You can accomplish the same thing with a Google Voice number, which is
free. Then tell Google to send them all to voicemail, forward them to
another number, or screen them based on whatever criteria you give
them.
-Paul
On Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 6:07 PM Tom Shirley via Shop-talk
<shop-talk@autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> I disagree about getting rid of your land line. When anyone that isn't a
> personal friend asks for a phone number, they get the land line number
> (businesses, filling out forms, etc.). Caller ID and a recorder help to
> screen the nonsense. I block robocalls on my cell and rarely get any calls on
> it other than from my contacts.
>
> Tom
>
> On Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 3:40 PM PJ McGarvey via Shop-talk
> <shop-talk@autox.team.net> wrote:
>>
>> My simple suggestion (and it may be too late) is to ignore the calls, and
>> add them to block list if they come from the same number. Android has made
>> it easier by tapping on the number in your call log and there is now a
>> "block caller" option at the bottom. previously it was buried in the
>> settings.
>>
>> Nomorobo.com does cost money for cell phones last I checked. It was free for
>> our land line through Verizon - which supports the technology.
>>
>> I don't think handling it logically works anymore. As soon as you pick up
>> the phone or return a call, you've basically validated someone lives at that
>> number, and most likely those lists are shared with other spammer/scammers.
>>
>> Another would be to cancel your land line if you don't use it much anyway.
>> Or call your phone service providers and tell them they need to solve the
>> issue with spam calls. It sounds like providers are hearing from their
>> customers about this, and have most likely reached a threshold where they
>> realize this will hurt their bu$ine$$ if they don't adopt a solution soon.
>> ________________________________
>> From: Shop-talk <shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net> on behalf of john niolon
>> via Shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Monday, March 25, 2019 12:29 PM
>> To: shop-talk
>> Subject: [Shop-talk] annoying calls
>>
>> for some time Iâ??ve been getting calls on cells phones and home phone
>> offering me â??lower credit card ratesâ?? and have a limited time to
>> reply... when I press â??1â?? to speak to an associate, I get a foreign
>> being speaking almost english and when I tell him to stop calling they hang
>> up..these calls are two to three times a week and sometimes twice a day.
>> Today I called their 800 number and got bank of america. After three failed
>> attempts and a call back I finally spoke to a person and she told me it was
>> a scam and they mask their number and it shows BoAs 800 number. She said
>> there was nothing they could do... but put me on BoAs do not call list but
>> offered no incouragement that that would stop the calls
>>
>> Is there anywhere I can take this to get it resolved... I canâ??t seem to
>> block the number on my home phone since it[s a 800 number and havenâ??t
>> found a way on the cells yet... come on phone/tech/gurus... little help
>> here
>>
>> thanks
>> John
>>
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