July 9, 20187 yr Within the last few months, I have seen a big-time increase in marketing calls to my cell phone. Like 6 per day. Anyone else? And I can one-by-one "block" these callers but it seems that they have a bunch of other similar numbers to call from. How can I get off of these lists???
July 9, 20187 yr Any call I get that isn't from our home office's area code, or isn't in my contacts, I send it to VM. Listen to the VM and if it isn't legit, I block the number.
July 9, 20187 yr On your cell phone, there are several apps, trucaller and hello among others, that use databases of spam callers to block numbers that have been reported as spam calls.
July 9, 20187 yr At&t has a great app for this for at&t users, used to get 5 or 6 a day, now get one a month or so.
July 9, 20187 yr Any call I get that isn't from our home office's area code, or isn't in my contacts, I send it to VM. Listen to the VM and if it isn't legit, I block the number.That wouldn’t seem to work for shit since 99% of the spam calls I get (basically everything other than political fundraising calls) are ghosting not only my area code but my prefix.
July 9, 20187 yr 30 minutes ago, Parliament said: Any call I get that isn't from our home office's area code, or isn't in my contacts, I send it to VM. Listen to the VM and if it isn't legit, I block the number. I don't answer any number that I don't recognize -- those bastards are always spoofing to make it look like a local call. If it's legit they'll leave a message.
July 9, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, DanRydell said: That wouldn’t seem to work for shit since 99% of the spam calls I get (basically everything other than political fundraising calls) are ghosting not only my area code but my prefix. No kidding. The other night I called myself. Maybe it was the savant in me, but somehow I knew it wasn't legit. It must've been my sixth or maybe even my seventh sense.
July 9, 20187 yr I use RoboKiller for my app. It even auto-answers known spam callers and you can pick semi-humorous auto-bots that screw will the callers in the background. You can even go back and listen to the exchange if you care to. Not sure if it is any better or worse than other apps but it is what I use.
July 9, 20187 yr In iOS you can go to settings, do not disturb, allow calls from, all contacts. Everything else automatically goes to vm. From there I just read the message and decide if I want to call back...
July 9, 20187 yr I don't answer any number that I don't recognize -- those bastards are always spoofing to make it look like a local call. If it's legit they'll leave a message. This. I rarely ever answer my phone. If I get a legitimate message, I'll return the call. It is annoying though.
July 9, 20187 yr There are no lists. Everyone's number is being grabbed for these calls. That Do Not Call Registry was used for legit marketing calls from legit companies. And it was against the law for them to call you. There isn't much they can do since they are all originating overseas and they keep spoofing their number. I can't tell you how many numbers I have on my auto reject. I don't use any apps but now a lot of carriers will detect these and display it as Scam Likely when the call is coming through. They also love to spoof the number to where it's very similar to yours. Same area code and first 3 digits. I have even heard of people having their exact number call them. It throws them off so much they decide to answer to see what it is. It is out of control these days across the country with this shit.
July 9, 20187 yr 3 hours ago, Lobwedgephil said: At&t has a great app for this for at&t users, used to get 5 or 6 a day, now get one a month or so. Thanks for the heads up. The app was already installed but I had not set it up.
July 9, 20187 yr Thanks for the heads up. The app was already installed but I had not set it up.What is the app? Thanks
July 9, 20187 yr 3 hours ago, Reagan1k said: I use RoboKiller for my app. It even auto-answers known spam callers and you can pick semi-humorous auto-bots that screw will the callers in the background. You can even go back and listen to the exchange if you care to. Not sure if it is any better or worse than other apps but it is what I use. That actually sounds great. Get some Jerky Boys type of responses. "Look jerky, I don't need to talk to you! Get Brett Weir I said!"
July 9, 20187 yr Youmail voicemail even has one that says "this number is out of service." For reference: Trucaller Hello RoboKiller Youmail (but it is a visual voicemail service, so you may not want to use it).
July 9, 20187 yr 4 hours ago, Reagan1k said: I use RoboKiller for my app. It even auto-answers known spam callers and you can pick semi-humorous auto-bots that screw will the callers in the background. You can even go back and listen to the exchange if you care to. Not sure if it is any better or worse than other apps but it is what I use. I use robokiller too. Works great. Some of the pranks are gold.
July 9, 20187 yr Mine have decreased since I started calling them back. Usually there’s an option to opt out.
July 10, 20187 yr If the FCC gave a damn, I don’t think it would be that hard to stop calls from overseas that look like they originate inside the country. Then go hard at the calls originating in the country and throw some people in jail. No, not fine them; throw them in jail. But nobody gives a shit.
July 10, 20187 yr That wouldn’t seem to work for shit since 99% of the spam calls I get (basically everything other than political fundraising calls) are ghosting not only my area code but my prefix. I don’t answer any call with my prefix since I don’t know anyone with it.
July 10, 20187 yr Author 8 hours ago, Lobwedgephil said: At&t has a great app for this for at&t users, used to get 5 or 6 a day, now get one a month or so. I have AT&T. What's this app?
July 10, 20187 yr If the FCC gave a damn, I don’t think it would be that hard to stop calls from overseas that look like they originate inside the country. Then go hard at the calls originating in the country and throw some people in jail. No, not fine them; throw them in jail. But nobody gives a shit.This is where we should be using drone strikes. Start blowing up these overseas call centers and I bet it stops pretty quick.
July 10, 20187 yr 2 hours ago, CooterBrown said: I don’t answer any call with my prefix since I don’t know anyone with it. Same here. That always tips me off that it is a spam call.
July 10, 20187 yr 9 minutes ago, Southland said: Same here. That always tips me off that it is a spam call. That's interesting. I get a lot of calls with my AC and prefix that I never answer. My number also happens to be somewhat similar, apparently, to a realtor in Arlington (when unknown to me numbers leave messages, most often it's something about an open house or whatever), so I just thought a lot of people with Sprint in the Metroplex were calling that realtor. I have also received several calls with the caller ID "Testing I Alpha," under different numbers, several with ac and prefix. Any idea what that's all about? Edited July 10, 20187 yr by TwiceHorn
July 10, 20187 yr 3 hours ago, XYZ said: If the FCC gave a damn, I don’t think it would be that hard to stop calls from overseas that look like they originate inside the country. Then go hard at the calls originating in the country and throw some people in jail. No, not fine them; throw them in jail. But nobody gives a shit. I’m in this camp. And add the FTC to the list of who should be stopping it. The callers are misrepresenting who they are and what they’re selling. Can’t the major carriers work together to validate the caller before putting them through?
July 10, 20187 yr 33 minutes ago, RD3 said: Downloaded the Call Protect app.... how does it work? I got a call yesterday evening that popped up with a red flag and identified as telemarketer. I thought it would actually block calls, but maybe not.
July 10, 20187 yr sad that so many have moved to a point where we don't answer unknown numbers. You actually should want to talk to unknown people, who are legitimately calling you. Ask any parent if they want to ignore an unknown number. Could be a teacher or even a stranger who is helping their kid. For me if my dogs get loose, someone may call me by seeing my phone number on my dogs' collars. I don't answer and they choose to not leave a message. I missed out on getting them back quickly. there should be a free, simple method for a caller to prove they're legitimate. in the past, the long distance costs gave some legitimacy to the caller. A phone bank in India couldn't afford to talk to thousands of Americans each day. We're now harmed by our efficiencies.
July 10, 20187 yr Author 1 hour ago, Nice Guy Eddie said: sad that so many have moved to a point where we don't answer unknown numbers. You actually should want to talk to unknown people, who are legitimately calling you. Ask any parent if they want to ignore an unknown number. Could be a teacher or even a stranger who is helping their kid. For me if my dogs get loose, someone may call me by seeing my phone number on my dogs' collars. I don't answer and they choose to not leave a message. I missed out on getting them back quickly. 100% agreed with you. With kids in school, you never know if the call is from a teacher or the school nurse. So I field these unknown calls and it can be frustrating b/c 95% of them are spam. Of course that 5% has been the school nurse and fielding that call makes the 95% worth it. BUT this app has worked so far. I have had 2 so far and it is showed as "Suspected Spam". I filtered that out.
July 10, 20187 yr Call Protect does catch a decent amount of spam but it doesn’t really stop the ones that are spoofing your area code and prefix.
July 10, 20187 yr I got a call yesterday evening that popped up with a red flag and identified as telemarketer. I thought it would actually block calls, but maybe not.Some it does block. Others it just warns you about. You can also manually block a number in the app if the same one is calling repeatedly.
July 11, 20187 yr I downloaded ATT Call Protect app but it looks like you need at least an Iphone 8. App said I couldn't proceed because I didn't have 'digital voice' activated.
July 11, 20187 yr I downloaded ATT Call Protect app but it looks like you need at least an Iphone 8. App said I couldn't proceed because I didn't have 'digital voice' activated.I have a 6s
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