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Re: [Shop-talk] robocalls and such

To: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] robocalls and such
From: John Mitchell <jmitch@snet.net>
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2020 07:26:01 -0400
Cc: "shop-talk@autox.team.net" <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
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I have Xfinity voice.=C2=A0 I'm not sure how it happened, but now when a =
new=20
number calls my home, they have to press 1 before the call will go=20
through to me.=C2=A0 This eliminates 99% of junk calls.

On 6/18/2020 7:12 AM, Jeff Scarbrough wrote:
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 10:07 PM John Miller <jem@milleredp.com=20
>
>     =C2=A0I don't answer most calls from numbers I
>     don't recognize, and in mobile phones there's usually a 'block as
>     spam'
>     button somewhere.
>
>
> The problem with that is that about 75% of the calls I get have the=20
> number spoofed.=C2=A0 A guy in Bangalore is not calling me from a numbe=
r in=20
> my area code.=C2=A0 If I block it, I'll be blocking someone who may be =

> legit, and not the spam caller.
>
> I love getting these calls for extending my auto warranty. I make them =

> do the spiel and then tell them I have a 1975 Triumph...
>
> "Oh.=C2=A0 Do you have another vehicle?"
>
> "Yep.=C2=A0 A 1976 Triumph."
>
> *click*
>
>
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    <p>I have Xfinity voice.=C2=A0 I'm not sure how it happened, but now =
when
      a new number calls my home, they have to press 1 before the call
      will go through to me.=C2=A0 This eliminates 99% of junk calls.<br>=

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    <div class=3D"moz-cite-prefix">On 6/18/2020 7:12 AM, Jeff Scarbrough
      wrote:<br>
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          <div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at
            10:07 PM John Miller &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:jem@milleredp.com"=

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            0.8ex;border-left:1px solid
            rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">=C2=A0I don't answer most
            calls from numbers I <br>
            don't recognize, and in mobile phones there's usually a
            'block as spam' <br>
            button somewhere.</blockquote>
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          </div>
          <div>The problem with that is that about 75% of the calls I
            get have the number spoofed.=C2=A0 A guy in Bangalore is not
            calling me from a number in my area code.=C2=A0 If I block it=
,
            I'll be blocking someone who may be legit, and not the spam
            caller.=C2=A0 <br>
            <br>
            I love getting these calls for extending my auto warranty.=C2=
=A0
            I make them do the spiel and then tell them I have a 1975
            Triumph...</div>
          <div><br>
          </div>
          <div>"Oh.=C2=A0 Do you have another vehicle?"</div>
          <div><br>
          </div>
          <div>"Yep.=C2=A0 A 1976 Triumph."</div>
          <div><br>
          </div>
          <div>*click*</div>
          <div><br>
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          <div>=C2=A0</div>
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