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madamesilverspurs

(16,535 posts)
Sun Aug 20, 2017, 11:15 PM Aug 2017

Well, that's new.

Answered the phone and it was one of those recorded messages (hate those!). The disembodied voice informed me, in rather sepulchral tones, that my Windows 10 registration had expired, and that I needed to immediately call . . .

That's when I hung up. Really rude of them to make it recorded. How am I supposed to mess with them when they do that?!

Sheesh.


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Well, that's new. (Original Post) madamesilverspurs Aug 2017 OP
I often keep my phone off and when I check it ... fierywoman Aug 2017 #1
Call blocking is a god send. Fla Dem Aug 2017 #2
I don't have an iPhone ... left-of-center2012 Aug 2017 #3

fierywoman

(8,631 posts)
1. I often keep my phone off and when I check it ...
Sun Aug 20, 2017, 11:54 PM
Aug 2017

... my T-Mobile tells me (of a phone call): "scam likely" or "nuisance likely" or "telemarketing". I'm new to a cell phone (this past June) so I find this all such fun!

Fla Dem

(27,773 posts)
2. Call blocking is a god send.
Tue Aug 22, 2017, 10:19 AM
Aug 2017

Didn't even realize I could do it on my iPhone until a friend showed me how. Was getting up to 6 calls a day. Now...most days none, sometimes 1. So that led me to check out my land line. I have service through xfinity. Googled "how to block calls on xfinity land line". There it was, copy the # down, then get dial tone, hit *60 and follow instructions. Reduced land line nuisance calls almost to 0. Peace and quiet.

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
3. I don't have an iPhone ...
Tue Aug 22, 2017, 10:56 PM
Aug 2017

But I downloaded a call blocker to my android,
and it does really well.

Mr. Number

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