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That stopped my scam/rob-o-call issue.

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I’m sure all here share my frustration with scam/rob-o-calls, It seems like as fast as I block numbers new ones come up. I have a hunch that my landline number gets priority as retribution because I used to mess with these people pretty hard. I would actually time how long I could keep them on the line as a reverse scam sort of thing.

Anyway’s, my provider( Comcast) now supports a free service called “Nomorobo” What it does is recognize the ever increasing know numbers and captures them via a call forwarding. So far it has worked flawlessly, I will get a very short ring and then nothing, thats the service intercepting the call. I noticed when signing up that this service is supported by many other phone providers, not just Comcast. If you get these calls like I do give it a look.

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We keep our landline connected to a fax machine. ;)

100% effective.
 
<-------still has a landline for the time being.
 
woodsman said:
I’m sure all here share my frustration with scam/rob-o-calls, It seems like as fast as I block numbers new ones come up. I have a hunch that my landline number gets priority as retribution because I used to mess with these people pretty hard. I would actually time how long I could keep them on the line as a reverse scam sort of thing.
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That sounds like the right past-time for a very empty life.
 
ttwtt78640 said:
A non-cellular phone connected to a wire. Hint: try google of "landline phones" for examples.
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You mean that thing that most people got rid of years ago, right?
 
Cephus said:
You mean that thing that most people got rid of years ago, right?
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Yep, that thing which gets your internet bill reduced by "bundling". They basically pay you to have one. ;)
 
In the Netherlands we have a "bel-me-niet-register" or in English a "do-not-call-me-registration" in which companies are not allowed to call people mentioned in that database. And people who get called (who are not registered yet to have no cold calling) get the option at every call to register them because all businesses have to tell people they have the right to register them to not have cold calling again.

Companies, political parties, charitable groups first have to check your name is not mentioned in the "do not call me register" before they are allowed to call you (no matter if it is your land line or mobile number) and companies who knowingly ignore the do not call me register and still cold call people could be punished by 450,000 euro per infraction so companies as a rule no longer cold call.
 
ttwtt78640 said:
Yep, that thing which gets your internet bill reduced by "bundling". They basically pay you to have one. ;)
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Lots of us cut the cord entirely and only have Internet. Nothing to bundle.
 
ttwtt78640 said:
Yep, that thing which gets your internet bill reduced by "bundling". They basically pay you to have one. ;)
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That’s exactly it, When I upgraded to a faster internet plan the three way bundle was cheaper than the internet and TV separately. I’m also not a big cell phone fan even though I have an iPhone. They’re just not that reliable in my state, once you get into the hills and mountains coverage is very spotty.
 
woodsman said:
That’s exactly it, When I upgraded to a faster internet plan the three way bundle was cheaper than the internet and TV separately. I’m also not a big cell phone fan even though I have an iPhone. They’re just not that reliable in my state, once you get into the hills and mountains coverage is very spotty.
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Once you get out of your driveway then the landline coverage is spotty. ;)
 
Cephus said:
Lots of us cut the cord entirely and only have Internet. Nothing to bundle.
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If you wanted to nitpick, technically it’s not a designated landline as in times past. It comes over the cable providers system and the phone plugs into the router/modem. And yes, Comcast does have bundle deals with internet, TV and voice. Their voice function is pretty decent, it translates voice messages to text and also allows you to text-message from you PC. I find it convenient to have and only give that number out, never my cell number.

I do have a rather unusual landline situation at my fishing camp. The phone line and poles were run for 3 miles to the cabin to accommodate Theodore Roosevelt. At the time my cabin was part of an upscale girls summer camp and this stay was both a campaign and fishing trip. To this day the phone company ( currently Verizon) are legally bound to maintain the line via some grandfathered clause. The connection is about as bad as it gets but Its good enough to call 911.
 
Peter King said:
In the Netherlands we have a "bel-me-niet-register" or in English a "do-not-call-me-registration" in which companies are not allowed to call people mentioned in that database. And people who get called (who are not registered yet to have no cold calling) get the option at every call to register them because all businesses have to tell people they have the right to register them to not have cold calling again.

Companies, political parties, charitable groups first have to check your name is not mentioned in the "do not call me register" before they are allowed to call you (no matter if it is your land line or mobile number) and companies who knowingly ignore the do not call me register and still cold call people could be punished by 450,000 euro per infraction so companies as a rule no longer cold call.
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Yes, we also have a do not call registry. Unfortunately, political and charity calls are exempt from the registry.
 
natsb said:
Yes, we also have a do not call registry. Unfortunately, political and charity calls are exempt from the registry.
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Also, a lot of scams will bypass it.
 
natsb said:
Yes, we also have a do not call registry. Unfortunately, political and charity calls are exempt from the registry.
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The US Do-not-call registry is a complete joke. If it had some teeth with enforcement and fines it could work. Currently we have offshore call centers using (local area code prefixes) they have hundreds/thousands of numbers per state. You can’t just block 800&888 numbers any longer, they have found away around that to make it seem Its a local call.

It’s been five days with the service I mentioned in the OP, I now have zero calls even being intercepted.
 
natsb said:
Yes, we also have a do not call registry. Unfortunately, political and charity calls are exempt from the registry.
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Well that sucks, especially if you live in a county where there are lots of robo-calls from political parties.
 
natsb said:
Yes, we also have a do not call registry. Unfortunately, political and charity calls are exempt from the registry.
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And most companies couldn't care less because there is no real penalty for violating it. I actually had someone laugh when I told them I was on the do-not-call registry. They don't care.
 
Peter King said:
Well that sucks, especially if you live in a county where there are lots of robo-calls from political parties.
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There are tons of them. But once I got rid of my landline, I stopped getting those calls, so it was worth it.
 
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