Are you getting annoying robo-calls?
 

You can report them to the do not call list here:

https://www.donotcall.gov/

Then click on the File a Complaint button.

*crickets chirping*

No one else gets those annoying recorded sales calls? We've been getting them a lot - which is why I finally started reporting them.

only political ones during campaign season. And they are exempt.

They come in waves for us. Nothing for months and then 5 or 6 in a week. It seems like usually whatever outfit cropped up and started making the illegal calls gets shut down relatively quickly though. I'll only get online and file a complaint if they persist long enough to motivate me.

We've been getting a bunch for the last six months or so. I just finally got around looking up the site to report them.

I Google any number I don't recognize. It seems there are a bunch of telephone exchanges which are proxies for these robo-callers, and impossible for the do-not-call enforcers to stop.

Ditto.

We used one of those Tele-Zappers for a while. It makes the first tone of the 'this-number-is-disconnected' tune (beep-bupp-boop, the number you have dialed...), the autodialer autohangs up when it hears that first tone.

The things really work. Or they did. I don't know if they make 'em anymore.

Borrow someone's 2 year just to answer those calls. They love to sort of talk on the phone ;)

I might actually try that, but all the spam calls we're getting lately are recordings.

Thanks Pete I just started getting them on my cell.

Already was there years ago. The letter from the State Attorney General said:

I had that problem. Turned out my phone can be set to ring only if the caller is on my contacts list. The call still shows up as a missed call, so I'll know if I've received a call (also works with texts, but you can't tell that it has blocked a text, you just don't receive it). I then look at the number, if it's local, I'll call back.

Sometimes.

Is your number 867-5309? Or something beginning with 555-xxxx? Maaaaybe it's you, I'm just sayin.

BR549?

No. Nothing popular so far as I know.

But I did have a work number once that was one digit away from the local hospital. That was an interesting time. I was reeeely tempted to start giving bad medical advice, but I restrained myself. It took forever to get it cleared up.

Got one yesterday from 965-000-4775. What the fuck is that? How is that a legitimate number?

I replied earlier that we aren't getting these annoying calls, but yesterday when I was home with the sick lad, we got a few. So I want to change my answer.

I've been getting the calls where they don't say anything when you answer. Weird and very annoying.

I get a few each month on my cell phone and most are the same type. Today it was from a 424 area code which is California, were I have family so I answered it. It was a recording telling me how this was MY LAST CHANCE to lower my credit card interest (oh yes, right!!!) and I should just dial 1 if I want to speak to someone. So I did and I get my call answered but it is evident it is some kind of phone bank and the guy who answered my call is having a chat with his phone bank buddy. I get his attention and he starts his script. I interrupt and tell him I am on the Federal DNCL and he is breaking the law by calling me and to remove me from the list. He replies, "Oh that's great and this is not a solicitation!" and hangs up.

I think from now on I am just not going to answer any calls from any number I don't know.