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Old 10-17-2013, 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Steve & Deanna View Post
Not sure if it really works but for 'robocalls', it was said to hit the # button seven or eight times and for a general call from a live person, we tell them to wait just a minute and set the phone down and go about our business for a few minutes.
That is exactly what I was going to tell them to do.. once you get a live person on the line.. put the phone down.. and it ties up their end. Or else if I am in a goofy mood , I play like I have a little bit of craziness and just blabber away.
Thank goodness we don't get many of these calls.