Call Blocking Devices

That's not exactly how this works. My deceased (TG) ex-brother-in-law was involved in setting up computer programs for these criminals. It targeted certain groups (people old enough for Medicare), etc. it also kicked out numbers that were disconnected, answered by fax machine, phones that never answered, etc. criminal don't want to pay for numbers that are not targets for their crimes.  He made a lot of money off of this. I am sure there are several programs out there. But from what I know not every phone in America is ringing one after another in sequence. That's why we are discussing blocking these criminals.  There are computer "lists" that are as creative as criminals will pay for. And trust me, they are reaping billions of dollars a year ripping off innocent people.

...not every carrier offers that service.

Free call blocking for cell phones.
The scammer calls, save them in your contact list under X, set there ringtone to NO RING.
And your done.  Free call blocking.

I used to do that but opted for a call blocking app instead for 2 reasons:  1) Contact list is limited and I don't want to use up my space with scammers, 2) scammers can still get to voice mail.  When I block with a call blocking app (I use a free one), the scammers never get to my VM and all they get is a continuous ring.  I hear nothing at my end.  If there's a limit to the number of calls you can block, I haven't found it yet and I think I'm up to more than 200.

In this day and age not many people have home phones any longer. I got rid of my home number 4-5 years ago.

(in reply to Mutton https://800notes.com/forum/ta-9af2c053871d6b2-3/call-blocking-question)  Not sure, but rather than spending the new money on another blocker, why not try a different blocking method? If blocking individual numbers is using up space, I'd go with blocking ranges of numbers or area codes whenever possible. Of course it depends on the the blocker and it's available options-a good read of the owners manual would be in order as well as thinking "outside of the box". Also making a list of the area codes you need and a list of the scammers you get most is in order. And this method may not work for all people.

There is also the option of an "automated attendant."
Current autodialers generally don't try to get past them.

I'll check that out, thanks William!  :-)

I use Callclerk.  It's the best customizable call blocker if you can setup a dedicated mini-PC for it.

have a home landline phone and getting spammers constantly and on daily basis.  bought a call blocker device and it helps.  once i program the number and they call again, i see the number on caller id but my house phone does not ring..  as of today, i have programmed over 1,300 phone numbers.  good thing this caller id blocker can hold 9999 numbers.  not sure what to do once i hit that limit.  for now, it is helping.  the 'do not call' website is useless..  i think they sell your registered number to the solicitors and spammers.  otherwise, after registering my phone number, why the spam calls have increased dramatically

I would be nice to post this Call Blocker App. Would help us.

You might find the lastest info about call blocking apps from a Google search. Technology changes all the time.

How about white listing?  Is there a device for a land line phone that lets you define, maybe 100 number that are allowed to call you and blocks all of the rest?

I'm asking this for a friend.  He has a relative who may have early stage dementia.  The relative lives alone and does well on most tasks, but she fall for every scam call she gets.  Other family members have taken over her finances, but that means they are always fighting with the scammers she promised to send money.  The family would like to block all the scam calls.  It looks like it would be easier to determine who should be calling and block all of the rest.

I have heard people mention this one,  TeleBlocker that has options for both WhiteList and Blacklisting. From what I understand, you can turn on White list and turn off Blacklist and only Whitelisted numbers will pass on through. I couldn't say if its any good or where to get one, I just found that link in a Google search for the name.