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I'm Getting Really Annoyed

Jordan2 — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 21:52:24 GMT

For about the last week or so, my phone has been ringing often (landline), I have Caller ID and don't pick up unless I recognize the number. I have been getting so many calls, some get blocked after the first ring, the majority get through, however they never leave a message. If this is someone who knows me and wants to speak to me why not leave a message so I can call them back, or pick up?

Re: I'm Getting Really Annoyed

Sooner — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 21:54:55 GMT

It is annoying that the phone rings, but unless it is a number I recognize or they leave a message, it is simply ignored. I've done all I can do about the problem.

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ValuSkr — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 21:55:11 GMT

The calls are probably political in nature. 'Tis the season, after all.

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NickNack — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 22:01:05 GMT

I don't really think they're political. Political calls are usually recorded messages. As soon as your voice mail picks up they start talking so you would have at least part of a message.

I've quit answering my home phone, too. No one I know ever calls me on that number. I do check my messages, and I block any number that hasn't left a message. I used to get 10-20 calls a day from "Anonymous." I figured out that Comcast will let you block anyone whose number says "Anonymous," so I don't get those at all anymore. I also have Nomorobo, but I have never felt like it did any good at all.

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CelticCrafter — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 22:03:02 GMT

If they are hanging up when the answering message comes on its a probably a spam call

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ThinkingOutLoud — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 22:04:20 GMT

@ValuSkr wrote:
The calls are probably political in nature. 'Tis the season, after all.

Not necessarily. I just blocked one offering to lower my interest rate. I've also been getting ones to renew my car warranty, something about medicare and satelite tv. So glad we got new phones that have call block on them!

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ValuSkr — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 22:05:08 GMT

I think they're political. I've been getting more than usual; thankfully, Nomorobo cuts most of them off after one ring. The local calls still get through and sometimes they leave a message, as my state senator did earlier today.

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queendiva — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 22:07:22 GMT

Not sure why people have a landline AND a cell phone. Do you need it for a home security system?

I "ported" my long-standing landline number to my cell phone at least 12 years ago and have not looked back. Very few problems with "junk" calls and I am sure I have saved thousands of dollars.

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PA Mom-mom — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 22:07:29 GMT

@Jordan2 They are pollsters.

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ValuSkr — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 22:07:39 GMT

@ThinkingOutLoud wrote:
@ValuSkr wrote:
The calls are probably political in nature. 'Tis the season, after all.
Not necessarily. I just blocked one offering to lower my interest rate. I've also been getting ones to renew my car warranty, something about medicare and satelite tv. So glad we got new phones that have call block on them!

@ThinkingOutLoud I didn't say they were all political. I was just suggesting the reason you might be getting more such calls than usual.

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Jordan2 — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 22:08:36 GMT

Wow, this went fast!!!

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FlyersGirl — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 22:09:08 GMT

@Jordan2 My Landline is getting a lot of calls now too. And I do have Nomorerobo and Anonymous calls blocked. I also think that they may be political. Looks like this will be the norm for the next few months.

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Teddie — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 22:11:45 GMT

We decided to turn our ringer off some time ago. The phone would ring and I’d have to stop what I was doing to be interrupted to go see who was calling. It was never anyone and not worth answering so I didn’t. And a message can still be left if needed. We have cell phones and anyone who knows us have our numbers. It’s been much more peaceful.

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FlyersGirl — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 22:12:25 GMT

@queendiva The ONLY reason that I have a landline is that Comcast, in my area, actually give a less expensive rate on a "triple play" package (cable/internet and landline) than they do on a cable and internet only package. A lot of people I know have a landline because of this pricing.

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Porcelain — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 22:16:58 GMT

On a couple occasions someone was giving out my number either accidentally or as a fake number. One week, I got a bunch of calls and voicemails all at once. Someone's shift manager needed to talk to me urgently, an Army recruiter told me when my appointment was, the person's mom left me a stressed out message letting me know the shift manager had called her, and I got some fairly flirty text messages from someone who said she met me at a bar. (I called the mom and the shift manager back because I didn't want the guy to lose his job.)

Then the calls stopped almost as abruptly as they started. I think maybe the young man had gotten a new number and wrote it down wrong or memorized it wrong? I was entertained.

So @Jordan2 maybe someone has your number by mistake and is expecting you to recognize their number and call back. Not much to do about it. I hope it stops for you soon.

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DiAnne — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 22:17:39 GMT

I have a landline because I would rather talk on one. Less static and cutting out.

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Tessa Mendoza — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 22:19:41 GMT

Our phone rings all day. We also have Caller ID so usually don't pick up, but when my husband is bored sometimes he does. It's usually a Chinese company (no English spoken) or an insurance company trying to sell him a car warranty. Very few polls.

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chickenbutt — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 22:23:51 GMT

I've been seeing an increase in calls, of late, also. I don't know what they are, as I don't answer them and I turned the voicemail for my landline off a long time ago. But it seems that nomorobo really does catch the majority of them, thankfully.

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coco14 — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 22:24:17 GMT

This is an ongoing problem and has nothing to do with politics - my friends and I receive at least 5 calls a day - they are for lowing interest on credit cards (I don't have any), for your Apple device (don't own one), for car insurance (don't own a car), for my Amazon Credit Card Account (don't have one), from supposedly Medicare, from the fake IRS etc etc.

Recently, I am getting 3 calls a day, from March of Dimes - all from different telephone numbers.

All have been reported to no avail.

Don't answer any call from a number you do not know -

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Still Raining — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 22:25:01 GMT

It this has really gotten to you, get rid of the land line. If it were me I think I would have thrown it thru the window.

Get some kind phone that will allow you to control who gets in.

I have some who can call 24/7, more who can call/message when I flip the switch, and blocked ones. But strangers can call and leave a message without a sound, then I can decide which silo to put them in.