# CallWave question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/callwave-question/43774>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 3, 2000, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/callwave-question/43774 "2000-12-03T02:08:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![IBBen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/85f322/32.png) [@IBBen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IBBen)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2000, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/callwave-question/43774/1 "2000-12-03T02:08:27Z")

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Hi,

I installed the Cave Wave internet answering machine recently and really like the free service but I tire of the advertisements constantly displayed on the un-closable Call Wave window. Is there a sneaky way to minimize this window? I have noticed that certain java or shockwave (?)applications override Call Wave and leave it in the background but as I type this post, I read about [Poetry.com](http://Poetry.com).

Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2000, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/callwave-question/43774/2 "2000-12-03T03:07:38Z")

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> \*Originally posted by IBBen \*  
> \*\* . . . free service . . . advertisements constantly displayed . . .
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> Any ideas? \*\*

Check the FAQ. I also have Callwave but I only got it to give to my mother, as I’m on a T1 line.

Other than that, be glad for the free service:) There is a reason it’s free, after all!

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**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2000, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/callwave-question/43774/3 "2000-12-03T07:27:31Z")

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Try [Pagoo.com](http://www.pagoo.com). It’s free for the first month, $3.95 a month after that, but you don’t get any ads. The interface only comes up when you have a call, and you can record a personal greeting, unlike Callwave.