Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Blocking Robo Calls
What are some of the best devices for blocking robo calls from home lines and cell phones
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Hope this helps. I am sure there will be some additional posters (I hope) with additional info.
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We have found NomoRobo to be very helpful. It has cut down on our calls significantly and it is painless and free.
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Nomorobo works excellent in blocking calls. It rings once and then it is diverted to another number.
I believe it's free for landlines and a $5 or $10 charge for cell phones. Go to the nomorobo.com site. The site will tell if your carrier is available for landlines and the nomoriobo service.
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We have a fail proof method.
If the number calling is not in either of our contact lists we do not answer. Very easy and becomes almost natural look answer or look ignore. Some folks do feel if they do not answer the phone they may miss something. If the caller whose number you do not recognize either knows you or a legitimate call to you....they will leave a message. Robocallers do not leave messages....mostly anyway...scammers might. |
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Nomorobo works for VoIP landlines, not "copper" landlines, and yes, some of us have real "copper" landlines.
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Our T Mobile service must have a list of scammer phone numbers. When a call from a possible scammer conmes in we get the following screen "POSSIBLE SCAM". This has been a great feature. Our landline gets so many scam calls we seldom answer it, just look for voice mail messages. Call blocking doesn't work as scammers are able to change the numbers to fool blocking.
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For cell phones, I have the app hiya, which is free. Because I have a Michigan cell number, I had received a robo call from three Michigan numbers almost every single day. So yes, I don't answer, but it is annoying, and with kids out of town, I do have to go to the phone and see if it's one of them.
My friend told me about hiya. Once the number calls (and you don't answer, or even if you do...), you open the hiya app, which shows your call history. Click on the annoying number, and it gives you the option to block the number. I have blocked three numbers and not had anymore calls from those numbers.
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Cell Phone, try Mr. Number in your App Store. Works well.
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I tried blocking numbers from spoofed area codes. All they do is change a digit or two each time they call.
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New Jersey, Texas, Mississippi, Delaware, Mississippi, Viet Nam, New York, Guam, New York, Massachusetts, New York, The Villages. |
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New Phones
We use Spectrum for Voice Service and recently purchased new phones. These are AT&T Phones purchased at Sam's. They have a feature that will block Robo calls. How it works is simple. The caller hears a message that we record. If the caller complies, the call then ring through. We have not, to date, received a robo call since installing them. We like them VERY much.
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