robocalls

[pinkytoe]

Up until a few weeks ago, I was getting maybe 3-4 robocalls a week which I could tolerate. All of a sudden, I am getting 10-12 a day. No amount of blocking, ignoring or deleting shows them down. It has gotten so bad that I won't answer my phone at all unless the number is in my contacts. I am beginning to think the phone companies must be making money off of them somehow; otherwise, why would they be allowed to continue??

[Gardnr]

I don't believe phone companies are "allowing" this. Robocalls are computer programs. "Call all phones that start with 367-408- xxxx gets added in via the programming.

I never answer calls that are not known numbers. But I never have.

If they leave messages and they are significant , please take the time to turn it in to the Better Business Bureau.

https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/stop-unwanted-robocalls-and-texts

[jp1]

The problem is the way caller ID was originally set up. It’s super easy to spoof a phone number. Supposedly the phone companies are working on a solution. I’ll believe it when i see it. In the meantime i just avoid answering the phone. It’s not as though i want to talk to anyone on the phone anyway.

[Tradd]

Yes, it’s awful. I actually started looking at apps for call blocking last night.

[herbgeek]

I actually started looking at apps for call blocking last night.

If you use Verizon, look for Verizon Call Filter.

[Tradd]

I do use Verizon. I’ll look for that then. Thanks. How well does it work?

[iris lilies]

Are we talking cell phones here?

[Tradd]

Yes. Cell phones.

[catherine]

I don't answer any unknown callers, but I only get maybe 5/month, which I can live with. The WORST offenders are the Democrats. I gave money once, and they have been relentlessly stalking me ever since, from a different number every time. They are the reason I don't answer my phone now. And I have been very clear that unless they stop calling me, I'm voting for Trump.

[herbgeek]

How well does it work?

Too early to tell, I just loaded it on Friday. :) It did however automatically import previously blocked numbers which was cool, so I'm not starting from scratch.

[jp1]

Are we talking cell phones here?

So people still use landlines? We haven’t had one in over a decade.

[rosarugosa]

So people still use landlines? We haven’t had one in over a decade.

We have both landline and cell phones. We have our internet through Verizon DSL.

[happystuff]

We have both landline and cell phones. We have our internet through Verizon DSL.

We also have both landline and cell phones. If the number isn't programmed into my cell phone, it doesn't get answered. The landline is a different story. We don't have caller id, so we always answer the phone or the answering machine picks up. If it turns out to be a computer, I put the phone on speaker and just let it play until the computer hangs up. If it's a live person, I simply tell them to remove my number from their call list. I figure the longer I keep either computer or person on my line, the less time it/they have to bother someone else. LOL.

[jp1]

If it’s a computer they are calling thousands of people at once because with VOIP they are only limited by the amount of bandwidth their internet connection has.