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mr. ed wrote:
For quite a while I've been deluged with scam callers accessing my cell phone. It's become so pervasive that I often don't even answer, and sure enough, when I check missed calls they're not from any of my contacts. So that means that virtually all calls received by my phone are illegitimate and unwanted. I contacted Verizon tech service to see if they could help. The tech recommended changing my number, but I refused that because I knew the scammers would eventually find me. He agreed and then mentioned an app that could be installed that could minimize these calls.
The main problem is I would need to dump my flip phone and get a smart phone in order to use the app. I really prefer my flip phone and have no other reason to own a smart phone. Unfortunately, these scammer criminals may force the issue. But I'm going to hold out as long as I can! 😉
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Jan-18-2019 07:58 AM
p220sigman wrote:
You might be surprised. My 82 YO mother got a smart phone about a year ago. Once the grandkids taught her how to use it, she loves it. She mainly just facebooks and plays some games, but commented over the holidays that she loved being out somewhere and just being able to look something up like a store's closing time. Her most recent discovery is starting to use the navigation capabilities when she travels.
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Jan-15-2019 11:43 AM
T18skyguy wrote:Yeah, that'd be nice, but as long as there's money to be made, ain't gonna happen. Enforcement is just too difficult.
Spam calls are the number one annoyance for American consumers. I want them out of business period.
Jan-15-2019 09:24 AM
chuckbear wrote:T18skyguy wrote:
I use Truecaller, which has the largest database of spammers. I got the paid version. Well worth it, and it also blocks spam sms, text, all of them. Money well spent to avoid all the aggravation.
I am also using Truecaller and find it does a great job of blocking annoying callers. IF I don't recognize a number, I don't answer. Check the number later and block it. Truecaller will either automatically block it or tell me it's a spammer and let me block it. It also allows you to report spam number so they can add them to their database. Chuck
Jan-15-2019 07:53 AM
2012Coleman wrote:ljr wrote:I also installed RoboKiller - it does nothing against the recorded spam calls that you normally get. I got one live caller that was duped by the robot conversation, but over 50 spam calls that only play recordings. Uninstalled before the trial period ended.
I’ve been using RoboKiller. It doesn’t just block, based on a huge database. It redirects calls to amazingly creative recordings designed to waste the caller’s time. I’ve come to look forward to telemarking calls so I can later listen to the recorded conversation. Some of them are hysterical.