Should let the # go unanswered, and then go back to it, in RECENTS, and usually there is a little circle or icon to the right, click on it, and it brings up the option on what to do with that #. If you have a iPhone it's simple as pie, I KNOW others have similar ways to do it, call your local Best Buy etc, and or go down to their stores, and ask them to help. They will.
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ME
I have a Panasonic KX-TGEA20 which will allow me to block 250 numbers; I'm nearing the limit already. Some callers, such as the lower your credit card interest people, should be in prison as a RICO operation but I think one of them was correct when he said "Nobody can touch me". i've even had calls from my OWN number. They just change from one area code to another as do some others. That phone though works wonders as far as blocking- it never has to ring - that's the setting I use. The caller ID is there to check but if it';s blocked it won't ring.
Slim, be nice.. And thanks for posting the valuable info. Jim
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GovermentLetsiItHappen
I am hooking up my fax to my landline and using a cell for this reason. I seem to remember back when they first came out with caller ID there was a movement in Congress to make it unconstitutional because it was an invasion of privacy to the caller that the person being called could see who they were. I am sorry - if you call my home I want to know who you are and so did others so they did not make it with the legislation- thank goodness- what a bunch of crazies and idiots. When they first made the DoNotCall List is was good but then cronnie capitalism took over and they watered it all down. When was the last time Washington did a small quality of life thing to benefit the real people? I hope I can find a way to make sure that the fax tone is so loud that it deafens these horrible scum of the earth callers. I actually know also of an elderly gentleman that was really with it and smart that got taken- incredible...Perhaps part of the reason nothing makes it to the public to stop these calls is that politicians want to make sure they can call for campaign money which is allowed by Do Not Call - Sickening.
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Mongoose
Hi, I recently upgraded to the Digitone Call Blocker Plus, and I think blocking strategy makes up for the storage capacity of the device.
Briefly,
Number Blocking,
Instead of pressing the block button to block a whole number, I wait until the line clears, then I program the number back in using wild card entries. Example 1-210-319-5066, I go into the program mode and block 1210319####* because i know that most of these scammers vary their phone number. Or i might block the entire prefix, 1210### ####* if necessary. Sometimes I block area codes.
Use of wildcard blocking reduces the need for blocking many numbers.
If and when I reach the 200 number capacity, I can place my old call blocker back in service and use it in tandem with the Call Blocker Plus, to have a capacity of 300 stored numbers.
Default Blocking.
Call Blocker Plus, by default, blocks bogus area codes and non-standard number of digits; this cut my call volume way down.
The most important block was to block my own phone number. Doing this has no adverse effect on normal legit calls, and it reduced my scam call volume way way down.
Name Blocking
I block the most common CID names, especially Toll Free Caller. Scammers are onto this, and vary their names by using Toll Free Calle and Toll Free Call, all of which have to be blocked,. Wish list, the developer needs to add more storage, needs to be more than 20 stored blocked names, and/or wild cards in name blocking.
Scammer Strategy
Line Seizure - Even with AT&T Uverse, they have found a way to seize the line to prevent you from immediately using Call Blocker Plus. Before going into the program mode, check the line and wait until the line is back to dial tone.
Use of the 11 country code. Beware of this, there is no 11 country code.
Omitted Caller ID. In spite of the law, this is widespread. Use wild card phone number blocking, after you disconnect the scammer.
Use of AT&T's 20 limit call blocking. This plays announcement o the caller that the call is not welcome. Scammers laugh at this and vary the number by 1 digit then hammer you. Use it, but be aware you may need to do wild card blocking via Call Blocker Plus, anyway.
Bottom Line - I have no fiduciary relationship with the Call Blocker developer, I'm just a happy customer.
We finally bought a portable phone system from panasonic.com. The phones we bought have a call block button at the bottom of the phone. We use it all the time! It was around $100 when we bought it last year. We also bought one for my elderly parents because of the annoying calls they were getting, my mom loves the call blocking!
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Paul-C
I installed an Avaya commercial phone system in the house. While I cannot block calls with it, the auto attendant provides a barrier that auto dialers can't breech.
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ga girl
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Where I live, prank/scam phone calls are used to set you up for a burglary/robbery. They call, if no answer, then they check your house. If no one is home, they break in. They usually drop off one person with a cell phone or a walkie-talkie, go down the street, turn around. By that time, the burglar is in and out and your stuff is gone.
How do the thieves match the phone number to an address? I went cell only in 2003. My name is not in the phone book. That issue is probably worse for people who have a land line and have the number and address in the local phone book.
They have the addresses when they case a neighborhood, finding the matching phone number is their challenge. Property ownership is online in a lot of places and the name of the owner of a home can be found easily, from there the challenge is to find a phone number for the occupant of the home. It used to be easy because of the white pages for residences, and then listings on the Internet.
That's what I was thinking. Lots of people have gone cell-only. It would be hard to match those cell numbers to house numbers. They'd probably have to steal mail or hack the cell provider's computers.
Also, so many people screen calls a call that is not answered does not necessarily mean no one is home.
With some of the data breaches that have occurred in the last couple of years, some of that information can be found as well. Even though they know the credit card numbers from those breaches are now invalid, some of the other information still is valid and useful for phishing. People get new credit cards, but generally not new home/cell phone numbers and addresses after a breach. After all, how many people have information held at these companies: http://www.bankrate.com/finance/banking/us-data-breaches-1.aspx
For those not wanting to click through, they are: Anthem, Ashley Madison, Ebay, JP Morgan Chase, The Home Depot, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Target, Global Payments, Tri Care, Citibank, Heartland
Unfortunately most phone carriers (land line) charge for blocking. My carrier charges $1 per day per number. If I blocked every scammer number it would cost a fortune.
You don't have to use your carrier's blocking service. You can buy an electronic box at Best Buy or on Amazon. It plugs into the phone line between the wall and the phone, and it plugs into an electric outlet. Your carrier would not know you have this type of call blocker.
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