You can avoid ANIs for $0.00 in most areas by dialing your local operator and saying "Could you please dial this 800 number, I am having problems getting through to it." The ANI returns a bogus number, and toll free operator assistance costs nothing here (C&P bell).

Well, that would be the truth here! I haven't been able to complete the call to the 800 number *yet*. My home phone gets a couple of clicks, and then a fast busy, my work phone goes immediately to fast busy. *sigh* -Bill