I AM SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SICK OF ROBO CALLS!!!!!!

[TruckFump]

It's one thing when there is a real party on the other end. However in the last few months, I have gotten super fast talking recorded calls -- over and over. It used to be that I could tell a real person that I am not interested, do not call back, etc. I cannot seem to get rid of these llatest, recorded a-holes...especially the Medicare ones.

When I block the call, there is just a new similar number that calls again.

Anyone else getting this garbage and have any ideas how to make them stop this!

[MaryMagdaline]

1. I'm making calls for Biden in Florida

Don’t yell at me too much.

[Karadeniz]

2. Me, me, me...ugh!

[nykym]

3. If it's a land line

get NOMOROBO.
It's free for land lines and works trust me said the spider to the fly.

[True Blue American]

10. And it works for

A couple of months.

I bought a phone that allows me to block calls. When it got to 100 the memory is full.

I now push the on button, then the off real quick. I am sick to death of them. Nothing works for long.

[TruckFump]

11. Landline is OK...no problem

It's my cell that is driving me nutso with the recorded BS calls!

[PBC_Democrat]

4. If you find out how ...

Please post it here!

I despise them also and because of some of my community activities I don't have the luxury of just answering calls from people I know.

It seems like this is something both sides of the isle could get together on and fix.

[BKDem]

5. If there isn't a caller ID I recognize, I hang up without answering.

I don’t care if it’s a person or a robot.

[True Blue American]

12. The number comes up on my TV screen. If I do not see a name I recognize

I do not answer.

[TruckFump]

13. That's what I did before the pandenium.

I do some remote legal work for other attys. Their clients call to give me details I need and some don't leave VMs unless they have spoken with me before.

So...I answer and I get BS Robo Call again and again!!!!!

[Midnightwalk]

14. This. If it's important they'll leave a message

So do some spam calls but at least I’m not answering directly.

There can be a technology fix to prevent spoofed numbers. At least smart phones could have a certificate that verified the number was valid. Half the calls already show up as potential spam.

I think phone companies would rather sell add ons so they and marketeers pay to prevent legislature.

[TruckFump]

20. With legal clients that some times is not true.

They often do not wish to leave a message since some of the content can be sensitive. So, while it might be important, they wish to speak to a live voice and not record a message about some topics.

[Midnightwalk]

23. Good point. Didn't think of that

My job/life doesn’t have that kind of issue. Any one calling me would at least feel comfortable leaving a call me back type message.

I can imagine doctors, teachers and others having the same issue

[The empressof all]

6. We've been getting a relentless one claiming to be from Apple

I can't seem to be able to block them as there is no number showing. I have Nomorobo on the cell and they aren't able to block it either. I finally just shut off all calls from people not in my contact list. It's inconvenient...but it's not ringing every 5 minutes. I thought the Do not call list was suppose to stop these. Sigh.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. Nomorobo. Works like a charm.

https://www.nomorobo.com/

[still_one]

8. I use T-Mobile which has a built in spam blocker. It has reduced these calls for by significantly,

and for the calls it misses I don’t answer calls from caller IDs I don’t recognize

If it is important enough they will leave a message

[catbyte]

9. I don't answer calls from numbers I don't recognize. If it's important they'll leave a message.

[AngryOldDem]

15. This.

This is the only way to handle these pests, since Do Not Call registries are jokes.

I get a lot of calls with weird-looking area codes on my cell, not so much on the landline anymore since I’ve blocked a lot of numbers. For the area codes that are familiar, if I don’t recognize the number, I don’t answer.

What’s scary is some of these calls do leave messages (which are cut off at the beginning) that involve credit card charges and money. How many people are taken in?

Tell me again how these calls are not abuses of a public utility?

[catbyte]

17. I made the mistake of answering a call from my area code a week or so ago. I had left a

voicemail for a local mom & pop business and I thought it might be a return call. I answered it and got a robot babbling at me in Chinese. WTH? Never again. I'll play phone tag, thank you very much.

[AngryOldDem]

27. My weirdness was a caller ID on my landline.

For a bakery. Never heard of it, never went there...curious, I looked it up online, and while it was across town from me, the number was totally different from what my phone log said.

I have missed a few calls by not recognizing the number, but they either left a message or sent texts later.

I have no idea how telecommunications are being weaponized these days, and don’t care to find out. Leave a message and I’ll get back with you.

[TruckFump]

19. The latest ones just say "United States" and not a city and state

What is weird is that by accident I hit the number to call back and I got a gibberish reply that I needed to enter a valid phone number. What I saw was total gibberish.

[COLGATE4]

16. There's a great free robo call blocker. I've used it now for about

a year and it's marvellous. It allows you to put a special ring on numbers that you definitely want to answer and disconnects robocalls after the first ring. It's called "nomorobo.com". Try it.

[Tribalceltic]

18. This is a republinazi moneymaker

Something that should have be regulated out of existence many years ago. There should be NO exceptions! I had given up a phone for over 2 years because of the crap we would get. I now have a cell phone that only accepts calls from my family, known numbers.

Charities that make money off of cold calls only get a small percentage of the amount donated.

[Rstrstx]

21. Three things you can do

Preferred option is to not answer then call the number back. If it’s a legit number someone will answer. If you get a message saying you’ve reached a non working number (or someone who says they’ve never called you) block it.

Another option is to pick up but then say silent and wait for the person on the other end to talk first; if you hear nothing it’s almost always a robocall or telemarketer.

A third option is to look the number up with an internet search before calling back. If the number is a scam it’s usually been noted as one on the web. Again, if it’s bogus block it.

[Dem2]

22. My Pixel blocks most calls without even ringing

The ones it doesn't, I simply screen. Only once has the caller been legitimate in the 2 years I've owned this phone.

[cwydro]

24. I never answer a call from a number I don't recognize.

Works for me.

[Midnightwalk]

25. I really want phone number validation

I’m not a security expert but there has to be a way for carriers to provide a certificate to me to verify I own the number for the call. It would probably only work with some smart phone at least until new flip phone hardware.

I should be able to tell my carrier to send non certified calls directly to voicemail or the bit bucket if the number used is certified.

The plus side is violators who spoof could he busted if they spoofed a certified number. Call volume on uncertified numbers could also be a flag to bust do not call violators. Put some teeth into the enforcement.

I’ll look at nomorobo but this really should be fixed at the carrier level. I pay then for my number and I don’t want insecure calls. I’m afraid doing it as an after market add on will never be as good.

[LeftInTX]

26. Is it Jenny from the Warranty Dept?

I don't know what you can do if you are in a profession where you need to answer all of your calls.

I'm a precinct chair, so I get calls from numbers that I don't recognize, so I answer them. Sometimes the number is often spoofed, as in "Jenny from the Warranty Dept", so it appears local. I feel for you because there really isn't a way to block them on your cell phone. What they're doing is illegal.