1) That's part of my problem, too. Read the quote in my post above (that seemed to have gotten through about the same time as yours).

2) Hah! I get that now from when my wife sits down on the DirecTV remote that the TiVo is recording from. But, realistically, you'd put this device in as the last thing in the chain so that you could (1) see it no matter what source you're watching and (2) have it degrade the signal no matter what source you're watching.

I actually have BellSouth's Privacy Director, which blocks calls from non-CallerID'd sources unless they agree to provide identification, either by allowing caller id info to go through or recording a message. Since I got it, my telemarketing calls have gone down from about six a day to about one every two months. For about $5 a month, it's a godsend. If your phone company has a similar service, I'd suggest you get it now.