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Spam phone calls

drizzellla — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 13:57:19 GMT

We seem to be on every spam phone list.

We have had trouble with our landline phone since the end of August. It goes "no line" frequently and no rhyme or reason -sunny day or rainy day; windy day or not windy day. We didn't really care because 99.9% of our landline phone calls are spam. And if friends/family wanted to talk to us, they used our cell phone numbers.

But it seemed when the landline was working we would get phone calls starting at 8 AM. We never answered. Aren't unsolicited phone calls supposed to start at 9 AM?

I am so tired of all the spam calls - I now like it when our landline is not working.

Re: Spam phone calls

vermint — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 14:14:17 GMT

@drizzelllawrote:
We seem to be on every spam phone list.

We have had trouble with our landline phone since the end of August. It goes "no line" frequently and no rhyme or reason -sunny day or rainy day; windy day or not windy day. We didn't really care because 99.9% of our landline phone calls are spam. And if friends/family wanted to talk to us, they used our cell phone numbers.

But it seemed when the landline was working we would get phone calls starting at 8 AM. We never answered. Aren't unsolicited phone calls supposed to start at 9 AM?

I am so tired of all the spam calls - I now like it when our landline is not working.

@drizzelllaThis is one of the main reasons we gave up our landline last summer--and it's been wonderful! We did not get one single campaign call during election season. We do still get some spam calls on the cellphones, but those are easily silenced. If I don't recognize the number and/or location, I just don't pick up and I can push the button on the side of my phone to silence it. I figure if it's important they'll leave a message.

If you can get rid of your landline, I highly recommend it!

Re: Spam phone calls

mimomof4 — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 14:14:21 GMT

Just wait your cell phone will soon start filling with those calls too. Every day I am blocking a new number. Then the company calls back again with a new number (same area code and prefix but new last 4 of the number). Very annoying.

I would keep the land line unplugged or cancel if you never get "Real" calls on it.

Re: Spam phone calls

gidgetgh — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 14:22:56 GMT

I never wanted to give up our landline. "I love the landline. I am never giving it up. I have always had one and will have it forever". I was firmly in the land of of the landline holdouts.

Summer of 2021 I had it disconnected and after about one day of wow, I don't have a landline anymore. I don't miss it at all.

Re: Spam phone calls

Imaoldhippie — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 14:30:12 GMT

@drizzellla................Is there a reason you are keeping the land line?

Re: Spam phone calls

drizzellla — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 14:30:39 GMT

Just today I got 3 spam calls before 9 AM. I am so sick of them.

We keep our landline so that our cell phones aren't getting all these calls. Guess because our landline was out of service the past week that we are getting all the calls we "missed" while the phone wasn't working.

Re: Spam phone calls

brandiwine — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 14:33:23 GMT

This last 6 months have been really bad. Between the elections and medicare sign up it's been brutal. We use Ooma and made a list of phone numbers to allow and everyone else gets blocked unless we allow them. Works great.

Re: Spam phone calls

Stray — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 14:36:04 GMT

I have Verizon and I have it set to block spam. The program doesn’t allow my phone to ring if the person is not on my contact list.

Re: Spam phone calls

drizzellla — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 14:43:16 GMT

@Imaoldhippiewrote:
@drizzellla................Is there a reason you are keeping the land line?

Yes, some places when you are checking out want you to give a phone number.

Or even if you talk to a salesman they want your phone number.

We get calls from lawyers about the Camp Lejeune lawsuit. My husband was never in the Marines or Camp Lejeune.

And the car warranty calls never seem to stop.

Most calls just hang up so you don't know why they called.

We don't want our cell phones cluttered with all these calls.

Re: Spam phone calls

drizzellla — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 14:49:01 GMT

@Straywrote:
I have Verizon and I have it set to block spam. The program doesn’t allow my phone to ring if the person is not on my contact list.

We have Verizon too. But I do not have any confidence in them. We have had trouble since August with the landline. We have had Verizon repairmen come out and "repair" the landline. Only to have it go "no line" a day later.

I will look into it.

But we have been "no line" for over a week. Today is the first day we have a working landline. Guess that is why we are inundated with calls.

Re: Spam phone calls

teganslaw — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 14:51:38 GMT

I don't understand why some people think everyone should get rid of their landline. I've gotten more spam calls on my cell than landline, and I only give out my cell number to a handful of people. I know they're spam calls because the number isn't in my contact list, and they never leave a message. That's not always the answer to getting rid of spam calls. It doesn't bother me because I never answer those calls, anyway. This forum isn't allowing paragraphs right now, so that's why the sentences are bunched together.

Re: Spam phone calls

Krimpette — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 15:20:30 GMT

I have Verizon FIOS with Verizon phone service. They appear to be screening a number of spam calls. I can tell because there will be a phone number that appearsbriefly on my TV screen. Always a number I don't recognize. The phone doesn't ring, so I"m not bothered. I would think most carriers should be able to do some sort of screening for spam.

Re: Spam phone calls

drizzellla — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 15:31:11 GMT

@Krimpettewrote:
I have Verizon FIOS with Verizon phone service. They appear to be screening a number of spam calls. I can tell because there will be a phone number that appearsbriefly on my TV screen. Always a number I don't recognize. The phone doesn't ring, so I"m not bothered. I would think most carriers should be able to do some sort of screening for spam.

We also have Verizon FIOS. Maybe Verizon is screening spam calls. But we still get numerous spam calls all day long.

I guess I noticing how many spam calls we get because we have been without a landline for a week. We got 9 spam calls already today.

Re: Spam phone calls

CelticCrafter — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 15:33:06 GMT

@teganslawwrote:
I don't understand why some people think everyone should get rid of their landline. I've gotten more spam calls on my cell than landline, and I only give out my cell number to a handful of people. I know they're spam calls because the number isn't in my contact list, and they never leave a message. That's not always the answer to getting rid of spam calls. It doesn't bother me because I never answer those calls, anyway. This forum isn't allowing paragraphs right now, so that's why the sentences are bunched together.

@teganslawI agree. I don't want to be walking around 24/7 with the cell phone in my pocket or hand and I certainly don't want to sleep with it in case of overnight emergency phone calls.

Re: Spam phone calls

ID2 — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 15:52:04 GMT

There is absolutely no reason to deep your landline phone. Sounds like you are experiencing so much undue stress needlessly.

Re: Spam phone calls

kaydee50 — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 16:02:51 GMT

I only use my cell phone--not a smartphone--when I'm away from home. Hate talking on it. We have an answering machine and call block on our landline. Have no intention of giving it up.

Re: Spam phone calls

mspatmac — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 16:14:43 GMT

@drizzelllawrote:
@Straywrote:
I have Verizon and I have it set to block spam. The program doesn’t allow my phone to ring if the person is not on my contact list.

We have Verizon too. But I do not have any confidence in them. We have had trouble since August with the landline. We have had Verizon repairmen come out and "repair" the landline. Only to have it go "no line" a day later.

I will look into it.

But we have been "no line" for over a week. Today is the first day we have a working landline. Guess that is why we are inundated with calls.

I have the same with Verizon and it's wonderful, no spam calls at all. Voice mail is available so if someone is trying to reach me and not on my contacts they leave a message.

I got rid of land line because of spam calls, don't miss it at all.

@drizzellla

Re: Spam phone calls

Imaoldhippie — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 16:20:11 GMT

@drizzellla.................checking out? Give them your cell number. Sad fact but telemarketers already have your cell numbers, so it wont make a difference & spamers use a automatic machine that auto dials all number combinations.

Your land line is causing you a pain and money. Seriously rethink it and dump it. (just my opinion of course)

Re: Spam phone calls

Imaoldhippie — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 16:22:03 GMT

@teganslaw.............because its her landline is what is giving her grief.

Re: Spam phone calls

hckynutjohn — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 16:49:25 GMT

@drizzelllawrote:
We seem to be on every spam phone list.

We have had trouble with our landline phone since the end of August. It goes "no line" frequently and no rhyme or reason -sunny day or rainy day; windy day or not windy day. We didn't really care because 99.9% of our landline phone calls are spam. And if friends/family wanted to talk to us, they used our cell phone numbers.

But it seemed when the landline was working we would get phone calls starting at 8 AM. We never answered. Aren't unsolicited phone calls supposed to start at 9 AM?

I am so tired of all the spam calls - I now like it when our landline is not working.
@drizzellla
We have a landline and I have no idea what "no line" means. I am familiar when we have "no dial tone", but not "no line". Are you talking about your caller id showing this?
Seems strange to me to have a land line and say: "I now like it when our landline is not working".
hckynut 🇺🇸