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HAB911

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37. LOL

Reply to Thunderbeast (Reply #17)

Sat Nov 24, 2018, 03:57 PM

Nov 2018

I love that!

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Can something please be done about solicitation calls? [View all] edhopper Nov 2018 OP

Cell? Eliot Rosewater Nov 2018 #1

mostly land line edhopper Nov 2018 #2

My cell rings all day with these JenniferJuniper Nov 2018 #3

Real easy to block the calls, google how as to your phone, and yes they use different numbers Eliot Rosewater Nov 2018 #12

They usually don't use the same number twice JenniferJuniper Nov 2018 #27

can't speak for landlines crazycatlady Nov 2018 #4

There are calls from people edhopper Nov 2018 #9

You can block individual calls, numbers. Just google how to do it per your phone. Eliot Rosewater Nov 2018 #13

It's never the same numbers edhopper Nov 2018 #19

I know, frustrating, but block them anyway as I would think eventually they Eliot Rosewater Nov 2018 #20

Thanks, and this is what I am talking about edhopper Nov 2018 #21

they never reuse them, do you know how many numbers there are? come on CreekDog Nov 2018 #23

True about local numbers marlakay Nov 2018 #30

"Do Not Call" is a joke. They're using Caller ID spoofing dalton99a Nov 2018 #5

I love getting calls from "Ace Hardware" letting me know I've "won" a 4d/5n vacation to wherever. Afromania Nov 2018 #6

Check out Nomorobo. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2018 #7

Seems to only be for landline/VoiP SoCalNative Nov 2018 #10

There is an app for cells edhopper Nov 2018 #22

Oooh, send them all to drumpf. louis-t Nov 2018 #43

I wish, but the app just sends them to its own number. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2018 #44

I get about 20 per day on my landline, and it is the biggest... LuckyCharms Nov 2018 #8

They are rude about calling times, too. CrispyQ Nov 2018 #11

If you have caller ID, you can try this. safeinOhio Nov 2018 #14

We so that edhopper Nov 2018 #18

We have caller ID, and if someone calls we don't know, they get this message: LastLiberal in PalmSprings Nov 2018 #35

I hat the robocalls because I can't punish them csziggy Nov 2018 #15

There are a lot of scammy overseas boiler rooms making those calls. backscatter712 Nov 2018 #16

For a little more fun... Thunderbeast Nov 2018 #17

LOL HAB911 Nov 2018 #37

I very, very, seldom answer my phone. Hotler Nov 2018 #24

Which can be a pain in the ass edhopper Nov 2018 #25

I just let my answering machine handle calls from numbers I don't recognize. Different Drummer Nov 2018 #26

Yes! Every morning KT2000 Nov 2018 #28

I have CenturyLink MurrayDelph Nov 2018 #29

I get so much spam, robo calls and telemarketers that I want to... Initech Nov 2018 #31

Political and charitable calls are exempt from DNC, so the answer is "no". brooklynite Nov 2018 #32

Those are a small percentage edhopper Nov 2018 #34

The best way is don't answer the phone (land or cell). If it's someone important to you, ... SWBTATTReg Nov 2018 #33

The Do Not Call list works very well... SeattleVet Nov 2018 #36

Oh, I really like "North District, fraud division"! Thanks! n/t cyclonefence Nov 2018 #40

"Legitimate telemarketer" customerserviceguy Nov 2018 #46

I get robocalls in Chinese these days here in Las Vegas...I don't know why. pecosbob Nov 2018 #38

They are targeting Chinese immigrants... SeattleVet Nov 2018 #41

Sounds about right...I get another regular one about a problem with my credit card (I don't own one) pecosbob Nov 2018 #42

Easy--unplug the phone cyclonefence Nov 2018 #39

Dump the landline customerserviceguy Nov 2018 #45

We have reasons for a landline edhopper Nov 2018 #47

I'd be curious customerserviceguy Nov 2018 #48