Unwanted Phone Calls

[BMaston12]

Ive been getting so many unwanted phone calls these days, I want to have my phone removed, its that bad. Ive put my number on the do not call registry list a dozen times at least. I dont have any kind of blocking available on my phone service (charter communications) Ive called Charter, they tell me theres nothing they can do about it.

One in particular is from a Bank Card Services, every time they call its a different number. Its a prerecorded message telling me if Im interested in lowering my interest to call them back, or press 9 to no longer receive these phone calls. I have pressed 9 in the past, but then saw a news story that sometimes by pressing certain buttons, your ok'ing your number to be charged with something, sorry cant remember the whole story.

I even called one of the numbers back and soon as the person answered they asked me are you interested in lowering your interest, I was about to say no, but can you please remove me from your list, no sooner then I got no out, she hung up, well that ticked me off, I called back and it said that my number was blocked from calling ...WTH!??!?

I get more phone calls from these scam places then I do people I know I no longer answer the phone if its not from someone I know. But daily I get at least a dozen calls from these scumbags 

Anyone else?

I hate the ones who won't talk after you pick up the phone. You just listen to dead air. But you know that someone is on the phone because you don't have a dail tone. My husband says that he is sorry that the cat got their tongue and then hangs up!
BMaston12

[LenoraMinogue]

That sounds terrible. I'm sorry you're having so many problems with unwanted calls.

[bremer51]

I don't answer the phone anymore...unless its a number I know and love.

[kountrypeach80]

i get them alot. so we have a house phone and cell phone. family and friends get our cell number and everyone else gets the house number. if ya call the house leave a message cuz we dont answer it lol

[melissajh44]

I put my number on the "Do not call" list, don't know if that will make a difference.

I only pick up for familiar numbers.

[catchow]

"Go to the DO NOT CALL registry and report the calls."

I didnt actually know that you can report them there! Wow that would be helpful

I have voicemail, that picks up after three rings, Ive wondered if that keeps them coming back, they are probably thinking its a answering machine

[ancmetro]

       
    It is the reason for which I have no cell phone. Too many hackers online!

[gaylasue]

I don't answer calls from numbers that I don't recognize.  If it is important, they will leave a message.  If they don't, it wasn't important enough to them to get in touch with me so I don't let it bother me.

[rpse1927]

unwanted phone calls are a bother. let the answers machine pick it up if you have one

[nannycoe1]

I have been getting a lot of phone calls also. Also some strange mail. A lot of scammers out there.

[CharmedPhoenix]

I've been plagued a lot lately too, even though I'm on the Do Not Call list.  I've been here and had this landline number for about a year and a half.  This summer they really increased.  Usually they wouldn't leave a message, but a couple did.  They were trying to collect a debt from some man I've never heard of.  Then there was another group looking for a women I don't know, for the same reason.  They would start at 8:30 am and go until 9:00 pm.  It was quite disruptive, especially in the morning since I'm a night person. 

I don't answer numbers I don't recognize and would just let the machine get it, but that left me with a bunch of messages to clear, many of which were blank.   

I decided to give them a taste of their own medicine so I started picking up the phone, with my thumb over the mic and just listen.  Some were recordings, some said nothing, some would ask "Hello?".  It was kind of fun actually.  I think it discouraged a few.   

I contemplated an outgoing message stating who I wasn't and that I did not answer such numbers, but it would have been a bit long and annoying for legit callers.   

Then I found my solution.  I was adding a new number to my phone and stumbled across the instructions for blocking certain calls.  I have a Panasonic and it lets you block calls from blocked numbers and up to 30 known numbers.  Now the phone rings once, reads "Caller Blocked" and that's it.  Much less disturbing.  The manual says that once the phone recognizes the number it gives them a busy signal then hangs up.  I really like this phone.   :thumbsup:

[cathy37]

I also get unwanted phone calls from someone that says they are calling about my credit card.  That there is nothing wrong.  At that point I hang up, so I don't know what else they would say.  Recently I got a call from someone who claimed they were from Publishers Clearinghouse and I had won.  They went through a whole process of getting me to verify that I had won and then told me I needed to get a card from Wal-Mart with an amount of money and that the money would be reimbursed.  That's when I called a friend of mine who is now Sheriff of my county.  He told me to tell the woman on the phone that he was on the other line and if this was legit to call him and he would let me know.  When I told her that she hung up.

[alaskakaren]

get on the do not call list...