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Thread Number: 79789
/ Tag: Other Home Products or Autos
Robo calls have stopped for me!!! |
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Post# 1036906 , Reply# 1 7/2/2019 at 06:55 (1,753 days old) by askolover  (South of Nash Vegas, TN) |
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Post# 1036912 , Reply# 2 7/2/2019 at 07:00 (1,753 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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still getting them here.....usually around 3pm to 7pm....
its the same ones over and over.....even if you block their number, a new one pops up, for the same ad... I used to like because of a cell phone we didn't get them, used to be landlines only... first the caller ID would display a state...that alone told you it was a telemarketer, now their popping up with local numbers and a business name, until you answer it, realizing it is not even from them... | ||
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Post# 1036924 , Reply# 3 7/2/2019 at 08:35 (1,753 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Haven't had an unidentifiable call for several days, now that you mention it---and I'm certainly not complaining. Thanks for the info, Jon; I hadn't heard about it.
This is my policy: If the phone rings and it isn't from my contact list, I let it ring out. If it's someone who knows me, they'll leave a message. If not, then it's probably a robocall. | ||
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Post# 1036927 , Reply# 4 7/2/2019 at 09:47 (1,753 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.) |
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Ours have slowed down too, except we are still getting at least one robo call every evening about 8:30 with a local prefix, but a different number each time. And like Eugene, we also don’t answer any call unless we recognize the number, if its important they’ll leave a VM.
But last night something curious happened. Right after I’d finished the dinner dishes and sat down, a call with a Chicago area code popped up on the caller ID on the TV, but the phone didn’t ring! I immediately checked the number on the reverse directory, and sure enough SCAM in big red letters appeared advising a high probability of fraud. So I guess Comcast has found a way to head them off at the pass. But never fear, in six mo.or less these fraudsters will have found another way to try and hoodwink the unsuspecting. Crime never rests. Eddie | ||
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Post# 1036939 , Reply# 5 7/2/2019 at 11:52 (1,753 days old) by moparwash (Pittsburgh,PA ) |
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Post# 1036943 , Reply# 6 7/2/2019 at 12:08 (1,753 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay) |
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 For the first time in a long time, yesterday I received two or three calls that displayed my own phone number on the caller ID. Just for kicks, I picked up to see who was stupid enough to try that trick. It was a synthesized female voice claiming to be from Microsoft.
I read an article in the newspaper recently about a major federally mandated crackdown on robocalls in the offing, and it mentioned the telcos having he ability to stop them. As a telco veteran, I've been saying this for years. The telcos have always had the technology. To claim anything different is like saying you don't have the ability to lock your own doors to prevent a burglary.
I haven't noticed a significant decrease in calls yet, but they tend to vary from day to day. So far today, my phone has not rung. Seeing as how it's the first of the month when calls tend to flood in, I'm keeping my fingers crossed. | ||
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Post# 1036994 , Reply# 8 7/2/2019 at 21:43 (1,752 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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Post# 1037009 , Reply# 9 7/3/2019 at 04:35 (1,752 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN) |
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Post# 1037016 , Reply# 10 7/3/2019 at 06:20 (1,752 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI ) |
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| Post# 1037023 , Reply# 12 7/3/2019 at 10:11 (1,752 days old) by golittlesport (California) | ||
We've been using the free Nomorobo app. Seems to work very well. Phone rings once and disconnects before the number or caller ID appear if it is a robocall. If you get a second ring it is a real call.
I tried to get it for my mom's phone as she is harassed by robocalls, but she has AT&T service and they don't support it. I'm trying to get her to dump AT&T for that reason. | ||
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Post# 1037043 , Reply# 13 7/3/2019 at 16:37 (1,752 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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I don't have a cellphone, don't want one, although hubby has his iPhone. If I'm going out of town I take one of his old deactivated cellphones or my old Ipad, both have the Ooma app loaded on them and I can make phone calls if required from any wifi hotspot, which usually extends to the parking lot of many retailers and fast food joints,, so I don't even have to go inside, just sit in the car and make calls.
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