Anyone hate the phone? The phone drives me nuts. I can't stand when it rings. I can't dial the phone. We don't have the extras on the phone other then the answering machine. I seldom answer it when it rings and I rarely dial it. I don't mind talking to people. I do let most everyone know that if you want to talk to me, you HAVE to leave a message. I screen my calls. I will pick up the phone for most people when they call. There are some that I'll talk to when "I can" (part of SA). I'm going on and on about it because it just rang a few times in a row and I wanted to screem.