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Re: Dumb Question
« Reply #15 on: July 15, 2020, 11:31:19 am »
I get phone calls and texts both, incessantly. I block and delete them but they keep coming. There used to be do not call places to report them, but they never worked for long either. I wish I could help you, but I'm in the boat with you.  :turkey:

BTW; not a dumb question.


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Do not call places? There still is.  You can go to donotcall.gov but it is a waste of time.  Esp since a lot of the calls are spoofed. In other words YOUR phone number can be used to make this type of call.  I know 2 people personally whose number was used.



I’m on the do not call list, I just checked to make sure.  It’s 1:30 and so far I received 7 on my cell and 6 on landline.  I always got them, but never like this.  Hopefully it will slow down.
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Re: Dumb Question
« Reply #16 on: July 15, 2020, 01:40:06 pm »
I get phone calls and texts both, incessantly. I block and delete them but they keep coming. There used to be do not call places to report them, but they never worked for long either. I wish I could help you, but I'm in the boat with you.  :turkey:

BTW; not a dumb question.


:fish:

Do not call places? There still is.  You can go to donotcall.gov but it is a waste of time.  Esp since a lot of the calls are spoofed. In other words YOUR phone number can be used to make this type of call.  I know 2 people personally whose number was used.



I’m on the do not call list, I just checked to make sure.  It’s 1:30 and so far I received 7 on my cell and 6 on landline.  I always got them, but never like this.  Hopefully it will slow down.

Yeah, I am too. I still get calls. If they originate from another country, and most do, apparently there is nothing the US can do about it. ::)

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Re: Dumb Question
« Reply #17 on: July 15, 2020, 02:23:51 pm »
I get phone calls and texts both, incessantly. I block and delete them but they keep coming. There used to be do not call places to report them, but they never worked for long either. I wish I could help you, but I'm in the boat with you.  :turkey:

BTW; not a dumb question.


:fish:

Do not call places? There still is.  You can go to donotcall.gov but it is a waste of time.  Esp since a lot of the calls are spoofed. In other words YOUR phone number can be used to make this type of call.  I know 2 people personally whose number was used.



I’m on the do not call list, I just checked to make sure.  It’s 1:30 and so far I received 7 on my cell and 6 on landline.  I always got them, but never like this.  Hopefully it will slow down.

Yeah, I am too. I still get calls. If they originate from another country, and most do, apparently there is nothing the US can do about it. ::)




I agree but it’s annoying as hell.
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Re: Dumb Question
« Reply #18 on: July 15, 2020, 03:18:29 pm »
I get phone calls and texts both, incessantly. I block and delete them but they keep coming. There used to be do not call places to report them, but they never worked for long either. I wish I could help you, but I'm in the boat with you.  :turkey:

BTW; not a dumb question.


:fish:

Do not call places? There still is.  You can go to donotcall.gov but it is a waste of time.  Esp since a lot of the calls are spoofed. In other words YOUR phone number can be used to make this type of call.  I know 2 people personally whose number was used.



I’m on the do not call list, I just checked to make sure.  It’s 1:30 and so far I received 7 on my cell and 6 on landline.  I always got them, but never like this.  Hopefully it will slow down.

Yeah, I am too. I still get calls. If they originate from another country, and most do, apparently there is nothing the US can do about it. ::)




I agree but it’s annoying as hell.

lol True but apparently you can't do anything but ignore the calls. Some people answer and argue with and troll the caller. Mess with them and keep them on the line being stupid. Waste their time. But sometimes that backfires too. There was one man who done something to make one of them mad and he got over 75,000 texts in just 24 hours. He ended up having to change his phone number. I have had my number a long time and don't want to change it. If I don't know the caller I do not answer. If the phone is by me I just silence the call or send it to voice mail then block the number.

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Re: Dumb Question
« Reply #19 on: July 16, 2020, 09:41:18 am »
same here, they drive me nuts daily

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Re: Dumb Question
« Reply #20 on: July 16, 2020, 10:55:50 am »
I don't have a helpful answer but mine was doing that (cell not landline I don't have a landline) and yes of course always a different number.  It was totally and completely aggravating.  I just kept blocking - I probably have a zillion blocked numbers but finally it has tapered down or stopped.

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Re: Dumb Question
« Reply #21 on: July 16, 2020, 02:44:44 pm »
I don't have a helpful answer but mine was doing that (cell not landline I don't have a landline) and yes of course always a different number.  It was totally and completely aggravating.  I just kept blocking - I probably have a zillion blocked numbers but finally it has tapered down or stopped.
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I have a few hundred blocked 😂

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Re: Dumb Question
« Reply #22 on: July 17, 2020, 09:33:24 am »
What good will that do? They are not calling YOU specifically.  They just call numbers. So they will call the new number as well.  And if you change your number you have to deal with people calling looking for the previous owner.  When I got my first landline the previous owner of the number was a dead beat who did not pay his bills and I have to deal with bill collectors calling and harassing me for 2 years.  I told them they had the wrong number and I had just got the number but they did not believe me and called again the next day.  IF that happened today I would report them. At the time I was young and did not know I could do anything about it.  Especially when they are not even looking for ME.
But I am receiving the calls nonetheless. I figured the possibility exists that maybe the amount of calls coming in now can be less to what could be if I were to change my number, comparatively. I mean, anything to help if even just a little.
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Re: Dumb Question
« Reply #23 on: July 17, 2020, 10:09:43 am »
I have both a landline and cell phone.  I don’t know what’s going on but for the past week I am being bombarded with phone calls from telemarketing, or there was United States, and some even say Spam Risk.  I’m talking about 15 to 20 a day on each phone.  I don’t answer them but they still ring and it drives me nuts.  I tried blocking, but of course they are always different numbers.  Does anyone know of anything I can buy that will stop the calls so I don’t have to constantly hear the phone ringing.

One of the reasons I'm still with Comcast/Xfinity is because of the call blocking. I had signed up with Nomorobo when they first offered (free) and my calls went from 20 a day to 5. Political parties were still allowed to get through, but they were blocked too. When a unwanted call came in, it would ring once, then go to the trash pile. Now they have updated their program even more. I'm down to 2 a day IF THAT. Some days no calls. If they happen to be my area code, they will get through but I don't answer.  I let them go to the answering service. If it's important, they'll leave a message but 9 out of 10 won't. I have peace every day now.

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Re: Dumb Question
« Reply #24 on: July 20, 2020, 09:34:15 am »
Not sure...my phone tends to detect spam, but every so often I receive a message and then try to block the number and it still sends messages later on....

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Re: Dumb Question
« Reply #25 on: August 04, 2020, 04:48:26 am »
You could try downloading nomorobo software and signing up for it. I tried it with my phones and it stopped quite a few of the robocalls. Not all of them, but a good percentage. It would certainly be better than what you are experiencing now.

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Re: Dumb Question
« Reply #26 on: August 04, 2020, 06:27:54 am »
When I had my landline I paid to have it unlisted and still got tons of calls, then a couple of years ago for some error when the install my new floor my actual line in the house got cut, I still had a Landline but no phone connected to it, so I transferred the land line calls to go to my cell phone and the call never stopped.  I registered to a call cehck from AT&T and they actually tell you if they call is an Spam, Political, etc.  Now that I finally cut the land line my calls have decreased to about 2% of what they were before. It goes to show you that no matter if your line is private or public they can still call you
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