Huaco Kid Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 People make a living just calling numbers to see if it gets answered. Guess what happens if you call xxx-xxx-0001 through xxx-xxx-9999? You get everyone! If you answer (or call back), it's a live number! They put live numbers on their list and sell them. If you put your number on a do-not-call list, you just confirmed it's a live number. It gets sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moshe Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 32 minutes ago, Huaco Kid said: People make a living just calling numbers to see if it gets answered. Guess what happens if you call xxx-xxx-0001 through xxx-xxx-9999? You get everyone! If you answer (or call back), it's a live number! They put live numbers on their list and sell them. If you put your number on a do-not-call list, you just confirmed it's a live number. It gets sold. I ignore a lot of phone calls that come in through my phone, the oddest ones listed themselves as Honduras and Afghanistan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 About the only ones I get now have my area code and prefix. I always wonder, "Huh. That might be a friend." (It's a work phone. I don't have personal numbers in there, anywhere.) "I guess they'll leave a message." They never do. Some friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul53 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 "Hello Mr. Tobango!!! Your car warranty is about to expire..... !!" 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moshe Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 5 minutes ago, Paul53 said: My wife keeps telling me I can't tell people that, so she had decided to manage calls by annoying people. She is worried about the whole interstate threat thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverRidge01 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Someone Gotta pass a law prohibiting Robo calling, but how do they police it? I don't have a mortgage, I don't need an extended warranty, I lease my autos, I got a zero balance on my credit cards and they keep calling and calling, friend of mines wife got a call regarding a Microsoft warranty, when she told the person she didn't have a microsoft processor the person calling started cursing her using foul and obscene language, think I either read or saw these kinda calls have doubled over previous year, gotta be a better way to make a living IMHO, bad stuff really bad !! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dric902 Posted February 18, 2019 Author Share Posted February 18, 2019 (edited) It’s not the problem of answering the calls, when it rings while I’m sleeping it wakes me up anyway. Got to keep it on for work calls. I’m a prisoner, I tell ya!!! . Edited February 18, 2019 by Dric902 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moshe Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 6 minutes ago, Dric902 said: It’s not the problem of answering the calls, when it rings while I’m sleeping it wakes me up anyway. Got to keep it on for work calls. I’m a prisoner, I tell ya!!! . I enjoyed giving them their damn electronic leash back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scwine Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 I have AT&T Call Protect. It works so-so. I still get many calls using a spoof number similar to mine with a guy wanting to lower my electric bill with solar energy. Drives me nuts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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