We have Century Link and received a phone # that belonged to a Villager. It's been over 2 years now and still get calls for this couple although much less now. I have found out who they use for car repair, appliances, spa services, wealth management etc. That said, I too was getting phone calls for someone I didn't know regarding probation, debt collection etc. I suspect the Villagers gave up their phone number for a new one because of these types of calls. Anyway, I went online with Century Link and found out how to put a block on one particular phone number. No more calls! My Iphone 5 with ATT has a block call feature. I blocked another number that was calling me on my cell. Done no more calls. I also have registered both phones on the do not call registery. Not sure the do not call list really works. It certainly doesn't work for callers from out of the country. BTW, I have reported a phone number from south FL to the do not call registery, twice, with no results. The calls stopped only after the Medicare sign up season ended. We continue to let the answering machine pick up and monitor the calls that way.
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