Robo-calls ???
May 24, 2022 09:09:38 #
Haven't had a land line in over 10 years. My Motorola smartphone has caller screening. If it's a spam call it usually disconnects after a couple of seconds. If it is a legitimate call it lets the caller say why they are calling in text on the screen.
Will
Will
May 24, 2022 09:33:00 #
Soul Dr. wrote:
Haven't had a land line in over 10 years. My Motorola smartphone has caller screening. If it's a spam call it usually disconnects after a couple of seconds. If it is a legitimate call it lets the caller say why they are calling in text on the screen.
Will
Will
My landline phone sometimes shows "Spam Warning."
May 24, 2022 09:34:02 #
May 24, 2022 09:46:00 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I wonder if not hanging up when they call would mess them up.
The Robo part wouldn't care, if it was a person the would hang up shortly.
May 24, 2022 09:46:49 #
Longshadow wrote:
The Robo part wouldn't care, if it was a person the would hang up shortly.
I wondered if it would shut down their entire operation.
May 24, 2022 09:55:02 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I wondered if it would shut down their entire operation.
Not a chance!
May 24, 2022 09:56:26 #
May 24, 2022 10:03:27 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Wishful thinking. : )
Yup. Like wishing I could reach through the phone like they do in the cartoons......
May 24, 2022 10:06:04 #
We recently replaced our old home phones and the new AT&T handsets have a feature where an incoming call must press "1" and announce their name for the call to continue to ring. It also announces "spam risk".
May 24, 2022 10:13:01 #
sippyjug104 wrote:
We recently replaced our old home phones and the new AT&T handsets have a feature where an incoming call must press "1" and announce their name for the call to continue to ring. It also announces "spam risk".
Probably require Caller ID for that function?
May 24, 2022 10:15:21 #
Longshadow wrote:
Yup. Like wishing I could reach through the phone like they do in the cartoons......
May 24, 2022 11:36:31 #
Got an iPhone? Then check out the Do Not Disturb feature. It can be set up to only allow calls to ring thru that are in your contacts list. If the caller calls back from the same number within three minutes, the second call will ring through. My kids know to do that if the first call doesn’t go through, and you can turn the feature off if you’re waiting for someone to call that’s not in your contacts list then enable it again when you need to.
Andy
Andy
May 24, 2022 12:09:36 #
Robocalls will only stop when the phone companies stop allowing them to be made.
My personal belief is that a class action suit from a large number of people against all phone companies claiming remuneration for all the frustration, interruptions, time wasted, irritation and invasion of privacy (plus much more aggravation) caused by the robocalls from spoofed numbers (including disconnected and non-working numbers) is the solution to them. Telephone companies obviously are making a lot of money from the robocalls and will stop them only when it costs more to allow them than they are paid by the crooks doing the robocalling.
I have seen a couple advertisements for a a program to make robocalls. They claim robocalls are legal and will only cost pennies to make a large number of calls.
The other alternative, which will require a large grassroots movement, is to convince the federal legislature to make the calls illegal and place a large fine for violations.
My personal belief is that a class action suit from a large number of people against all phone companies claiming remuneration for all the frustration, interruptions, time wasted, irritation and invasion of privacy (plus much more aggravation) caused by the robocalls from spoofed numbers (including disconnected and non-working numbers) is the solution to them. Telephone companies obviously are making a lot of money from the robocalls and will stop them only when it costs more to allow them than they are paid by the crooks doing the robocalling.
I have seen a couple advertisements for a a program to make robocalls. They claim robocalls are legal and will only cost pennies to make a large number of calls.
The other alternative, which will require a large grassroots movement, is to convince the federal legislature to make the calls illegal and place a large fine for violations.
May 25, 2022 07:56:50 #
PhotogHobbyist wrote:
Robocalls will only stop when the phone companies stop allowing them to be made.
Could there be a financial incentive for the phone companies?
I wonder if the law allows them, and the phone companies have no choice.
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