How to Stop Robo SalesCalls
Apr 14, 2019 17:14:24 #
worldcycle
Loc: Stateline, Nevada
First, no land line.
Second, refers to first. When you get cable and internet and the only way to get it cheaper is by the bundle that includes a landline, do not hook anything up to it. If some company really needs a fax and won't do business by email, they are dinosaurs and I do not do business with them. I mean they really think a fax is more secure?
Third, my voicemail message is. "You have reached 555-555-5555 (real phone number, not posting here) I am not answering because either I am unavailable or I do not recognize your number. Please leave a message and I will return your call shortly." So unless they are in my Contacts or I am really expecting a call from someone who may not be in my Contacts I do not answer the phone. That simple. The majority of the time a message is never left.
Remember, every time you answer the phone it registers as an active line and gets added to more robo call lists.
Second, refers to first. When you get cable and internet and the only way to get it cheaper is by the bundle that includes a landline, do not hook anything up to it. If some company really needs a fax and won't do business by email, they are dinosaurs and I do not do business with them. I mean they really think a fax is more secure?
Third, my voicemail message is. "You have reached 555-555-5555 (real phone number, not posting here) I am not answering because either I am unavailable or I do not recognize your number. Please leave a message and I will return your call shortly." So unless they are in my Contacts or I am really expecting a call from someone who may not be in my Contacts I do not answer the phone. That simple. The majority of the time a message is never left.
Remember, every time you answer the phone it registers as an active line and gets added to more robo call lists.
Apr 14, 2019 23:59:54 #
cschonwalder wrote:
OK, you folks are a very smart slice of the world population. Do you have anything that stops them cold? I have tried a couple of systems here in the USA (noMoRobo and an app for my iPhone) but they just keep coming.
I don't think there is anything out there that will stop them, at least not at this time!
Apr 15, 2019 05:58:38 #
chrissybabe
Loc: New Zealand
I know that these calls keep coming because obviously some people somewhere are actually acting on the calls even if it is only .001%. But the scammers must be stupid. We tend to get either MS Technical Dept or Spark (an ISP) calling. Now I don't know how many different callers use the same approach but assuming (and this might be erroneous) there is only one scammer using each approach wouldn't you think that after several years they would stop calling your number because they are getting no deal ?
Even if they think that since the number is a live one why is the recipient suddenly going to take notice of the caller after all this time ?
I have only ever abused them by suggesting they travel and then hang up. Continuing calling (about 200 times a year) is really an indication of just how stupid they are. I am starting on the whistle next.
Even if they think that since the number is a live one why is the recipient suddenly going to take notice of the caller after all this time ?
I have only ever abused them by suggesting they travel and then hang up. Continuing calling (about 200 times a year) is really an indication of just how stupid they are. I am starting on the whistle next.
Apr 15, 2019 06:47:57 #
jfdnp
Loc: Coastal Connecticut
cschonwalder wrote:
OK, you folks are a very smart slice of the world population. Do you have anything that stops them cold? I have tried a couple of systems here in the USA (noMoRobo and an app for my iPhone) but they just keep coming.
I use a app called RoboKiller. It has stopped about 95% of all bogus calls. It will recognize numbers from your address book and it has a fairly extensive library of Robocallers. It also has an extensive library of bots which will start a conversation with the spammer until they get frustrated and hang up. You can easily add numbers it doesn't catch. I believe it only is available for cell phones but since I have my landline calls forwarded to my cell, it is perfect for me,
https://www.robokiller.com/
Apr 15, 2019 07:08:43 #
I just added Robokiller to my Iphone. I love it! Costs me $3.99/mo. with the first week free. I love the feature of it recording the robocall & the responses by Robokiller to the live person! Fun to share! Instead of 5 a day I am suddenly down to less than one spam call! I will keep it for a while & see how good it is or if I get bad calls again when I drop it.
Apr 15, 2019 07:17:40 #
A friend told me about an app named Trucaller, I downloaded it to try and I like it. Your phone will ring as normal and you will have to block a number after it rings, but, once you have done so, that number will not ring again. It will show up as a blocked number. Some callers will be identified as spam initially and you can block them. The price for this feature????? it's free! You will have an option to upgrade for $2.99/month, but I've been satisfied with the free version.
Apr 15, 2019 07:46:23 #
foxfirerodandgun wrote:
If you have a Verizon land line, when you answer o... (show quote)
Blocking the number doesn't help because they never call from the same # twice! They spoof numbers to make you think it's someone in your neighborhood calling.
Apr 15, 2019 08:01:27 #
Tom DePuy wrote:
Do away with the landline and then cancel the cell phone....Walla no more ro-bo calls.... 
Yeah, as you lay dying on the kitchen floor and no way to call, 911
Apr 15, 2019 08:20:16 #
1Feathercrest wrote:
Walla? You are phonetically pronouncing a French term "Voilla".
Drives me nuts, too. BTW, it's "voila".
Apr 15, 2019 08:25:06 #
So many here are missing a great opportunity to turn the tables. When I get a live one I string him/her along with vague but ultimately absurd responses until they become so confused and frustrated they lose their cool and finally realize they have been had in reverse. If I could describe my methods better, I'd share them. But it just requires a great deal of spontaneous creativity and a willingness to put aside one's feelings about treating people decently, which is a hard thing to do until you realize that you are simply defending yourself from this scourge of privacy invasions and the contempt others hold for you which enables them to engage in this behavior in the first place.
Apr 15, 2019 08:36:50 #
Bill Gordon: Please describe a few of your methods ie games you play with them. I sometimes put them on hold ("Hold for a moment; I have another call coming in. Be back shortly"). I never come back, and then see how long they will wait before hanging up.
Apr 15, 2019 08:39:59 #
tuatara
Loc: Orig. NZ - currently SF area
If I don't recognize the number I ignore it, if it's genuine they will leave a message. I also use true caller app. There are some number combos I recognize as ear spam and ignore. Occasionally an ignored spam will leave a message, and it is always in what sounds Chinese
Apr 15, 2019 08:49:22 #
I use a Call Blocker CPR 10000 at home, and it works perfectly. My cell phone hasn't been hit with them yet.
The real solution has to come from our lawmakers, but I suspect they are more obliged to the robocall people than they are to the people who elected them. Does anyone like robocalls? There must be money in it because they keep increasing in number. A good call blocker is the way to go.
https://smile.amazon.com/s?k=cpr+10000&ref=nb_sb_noss_1
The real solution has to come from our lawmakers, but I suspect they are more obliged to the robocall people than they are to the people who elected them. Does anyone like robocalls? There must be money in it because they keep increasing in number. A good call blocker is the way to go.
https://smile.amazon.com/s?k=cpr+10000&ref=nb_sb_noss_1
Apr 15, 2019 09:20:37 #
I just thought of something after clicking on jerryc41's reponse. The ad for the callblocker came up and with it came an ad for something with prayers. That made me think of saying the Lord's prayer to the caller at the other end of the line. Wonder what they'd do with that.
Apr 15, 2019 09:27:02 #
wrangler5
Loc: Missouri
I have the impression that the telcos have the technology to block most of the robocalls, but do not deploy it because they get paid (for the service that the robocallers need to make their calls.) I also have the impression that the telcos spend lots of money persuading lawmakers NOT to pass laws requiring robocall suppression because they don't want to lose that revenue stream. We "ordinary" customers don't have the choice of not buying their service because no alternative provider is any better, so our revenue stream is secure to them. Robocall suppression would simply be a net loss of revenue for them.
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