Yes, we know that with the advent of the internet, privacy has become almost obsolete. But if you’re one of those who still believe that there’s some way to keep your landline, cell or VOIP phone numbers accessible only to people who actually know you, there might be some hope yet. Yes, Virginia, there are technologies that can anonymize your phone number or at least make it tougher for callers to reach you. VoIP News lists several ways how. Here’s a summary:

Jangl - Jangle’s MatchTalk service for Match.com, centers on VoIP-enabled online dating. The MatchTalk service creates an anonymous number that two people can use to call one another.

Craigsnumber – it’s a free service that auto-generates a phone number where people can reach you. Callers dial it and record a short introductory message, then Craigsnumber calls you at your designated number and plays the message. You decide whether to accept it. Callers won’t know your real phone number, and they won’t even be able to reach you through your Craigsnumber unless you permit it. Another plus is Craigsnumbers are not re-used.

Jaxtr - Sign up for Jaxtr and get a designated URL for yourself. To make calls, you first type in another person’s designated Jaxtr URL, then type in your phone number. Jaxtr will call you, then call the other person, and viola! You’re connected, anonymously and even internationally, for the price of a local call. Jaxtr can also handle calls on a per-caller basis, putting some people through, while shunting anyone not pre-approved by you to voice mail. In addition, Jaxtr’s VoiceBlast feature promises to bring prerecorded voice greetings to people’s blogs.

Privacy Corps – if your phone number is already public, you can block unwanted callers by using their Caller ID Manager. It’s a $100 device that blocks up to 175 numbers, area codes or even prefixes while giving you the ability to receive calls only from specific numbers.

VoicePulse - you can access a large menu of call-handling capabilities to block telemarketers and anonymous or unavailable callers, schedule do-not-disturb times and modify how your phone rings depending on the caller.

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