Unwanted Phone Calls

[timvolley]

I agree they can be a lot of unwanted calss. I just let my answering machine handle these calls when I am at home

[davidh121]

I've changed my cell phone number more than once as things got so bad too. Despite adding my home phone to the do not call list laws still allow solicitators despite processes in that past to charge them if they did that to certain people. There was a box I heard to help filter out, but I hate the idea I have to pay even more to block people.

[ShadeTree]

I get phone calls like this too. We don't respond to them though. Seems like if you do, a lot more start calling. After a while, the calls mostly stop. They never stop for good though. Eventually they start again, and we go through the annoying cycle all over again. 

[twol]

Sorry you are getting scammer calls. They are pretty aggravating. When I put my cell phone number up on a craigslist ad I started getting them. If I don't know the number, I won't answer. If they don't leave a voicemail, I label it as a scam caller and add it to my "reject list."

[king4cash]

Listen, the solution is just to install an answering machine or voicemail to let it do the work...Then you just zapp the recordings...no need to speak to anyone..

[dbsaus1]

Thanks to caller ID, anytime my wife and I get a garbage call we either hang up before answering or just let it ring.

I read an article that about this subject. What they suggested was not using your caller ID and do not answer  the call. If you answer the call,they know you are
home and they will keep calling.

A few months ago I got  calls in 1 day from a travel agency. I looked up the name of their CEO in Manta and threatened  to call him and the FTC if they did not stop
calling,texting etc. It worked !

[meg0694]

I'm not sure if you can ever get it completely blocked.  I hate getting unknown call as well!

[msmoneybags48]

I got them on my house phone until I had the number disconnected; I wanted my house phone, but we had problems since it was connected at our house.  When it finally got so bad I had to change the number to my cell phone because I had people calling my number and asking for people I wouldn't know, regardless of personal or otherwise, my hubby opted not to pay the bill.  There was a call for a woman I didn't know to my house phone.  I told the woman I didn't know the woman and hung up my phone.  The same woman called my cell phone, and that did it for me.  I have had hangups, or a clown would call and not say a word.  People are strange in that they think that playing on the phone is mature.  I think, if you have nothing else to do, find something better to do than being aggravating and nonsensical.  There should be a law against that, but I don't see it happening.

[springsgardner]

I get the Bank Card Services call, too. I think it's a scam. Don't answer it!

Also, I get one from Windows Department claiming my computer has a virus. I hang up on them. I don't see a name on the caller ID for those, so it's hard to know whether to answer or not.

My father in law will tell the caller from places like these that he needs their billing information because he is sending them a bill for the time they wasted. That quiets them up really quickly. Also, for legit companies, tell them to take your name off the list and never call you again. I bet it wouldn't work with Bank Card Services and Windows Department because they're committing fraud in the first place.

[elysee24]

Thanks to caller ID., I have had a habit of not answering the phone calls if I don't know the number.

[g0ku4life]

If it's a number I don't know: talk to my voicemail. Simple as that.

[nickylanena]

I used to get unwanted phone calls, but I haven't in a while.

[waterbearer94]

I think you can report them online the numbers if you are on a no call govt list or something?

[mrisha]

At one point I think my number was on every telemarketer or business owner in the USA. But I got fed up with them and getting wrong numbers and purchased a phone number blocker.  I don't mean going thru your phone company if you still have a landline-they simply charge too much.  My phone number blocker works great for me.  Although those same people may be calling but my phone only rings 1 time and then it is cut off.

[countrygirl12]

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?

Have you reported the phone calls?  Go to the DO NOT CALL registry and report the calls.  I have done that several times.  Not a lot you can do to stop it.  I have no problem letting my phone ring if I do not know the number.  I also just have a cell phone now.  Turned home phone off.  So if it shows up 'blocked' or 'unavailable' I do not answer it.