PhoneTray Free
Windows  XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7
1.3 MB Windows Installer
Download time - About 7 minutes on a slow dialup connection. A few seconds on broadband connections

I have phone service provided by my cable company. EB has phone service provided by her telephone company of all things! One day I was sitting at the computer and the phone rang. My cable company provides caller-ID service free and the calling number is displayed on the telephone and on the TV screen. But, I was sitting at the computer and didn't feel like going to the phone to see who was calling - and the TV wasn't on. I thought, wouldn't it be nice if I could tell who was calling without answering the phone or having to have the TV turned on. Why can't I just see it displayed on my computer monitor. So that set me off on a search to find a program that would let me see who's calling without taking my weary eyes off the computer monitor.

After some searching I found an amazing program that lets me see at a glance who's calling - and a whole lot more. It lets you zap telemarketers and play an authentic sounding "I'm sorry. The number you are calling has been disconnected or is no longer in service" message. It also lets you set different ringtones for different callers and a whole lot more.

If you're using cable internet phone, listen up! Take a standard phone cord from your cable modem's phone line output and plug it into your computer's dialup modem input (yes, I said dialup - don't worry it has no affect on your connection or phone service). Run another telephone cord from your computer's dialup modem's "Phone out' jack and plug it into a home phone jack. Your calls will then be routed through your computer (intercepted as it were) and then to your house phones. Your phones will ring normally - except for the calls you want to zap. You can even set a quiet time when you don't want your phones to ring. Callers will receive a message that you're not accepting calls at this time.

If you're using dialup Internet you cannot use the free version of PhoneTray. You'll have to buy PhoneTray for dialup users. You cannot use PhoneTray Free with DSL connections.