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Do Not Call Registry
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07/02/20 02:08 PM
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Payne
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Is there anything else to help stop the robo/spam calls on an ATT landline? It's a digital phone.
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Re: Do Not Call Registry
[Re: Payne]
#7888079
07/02/20 02:11 PM
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TXHOGSLAYER
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Sorry can't help. Haven had a landlines in 20 years.
LETS GO BRANDON
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Re: Do Not Call Registry
[Re: Payne]
#7888082
07/02/20 02:11 PM
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Payne
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neither have I, that's why I'm reaching out.
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Re: Do Not Call Registry
[Re: Payne]
#7888092
07/02/20 02:15 PM
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jhenderson
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Don’t think the do not call list even works. I bet I still get 20-30 calls a week for car warranty.
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Re: Do Not Call Registry
[Re: jhenderson]
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07/02/20 02:20 PM
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TurkeyHunter
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Don’t think the do not call list even works. I bet I still get 20-30 calls a week for car warranty. It works for legitimate companies. Most of those you may be referring to are robodials for a shady offering.
To be determined
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Re: Do Not Call Registry
[Re: Payne]
#7888120
07/02/20 02:34 PM
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Paluxy
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Press *61 after the call to block that number. That obviously doesn't keep the scum from using a different number
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Re: Do Not Call Registry
[Re: Paluxy]
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07/02/20 02:56 PM
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Simple Searcher
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Press *61 after the call to block that number. That obviously doesn't keep the scum from using a different number This is a good idea, but I have received a call from my own phone number and from one of my employee’s phones. One offering a vehicle warranty, the other was a college loans call. Odds are thin but I may end up blocking a number that I want to answer. As I get many calls a day from people that are not on my list, I still must answer all calls. The do not call registry is a joke. Scammers are not bothered by such a thing, they cannot find them to stop them, there is no way they can track them down them down to fine them. Even if they do, I am sure the fine is nothing compared to the other problems that they will have. It is like thinking a "no guns allowed" sign is going to stop someone that is planning to kill 50 people.
"Man is still a hunter, still a simple searcher after meat..." Robert C. Ruark
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Re: Do Not Call Registry
[Re: Payne]
#7888158
07/02/20 02:59 PM
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hook_n_line
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Record a tritone disconnect message and put it as your answering machine message. When a robo calls comes in it will detect it as a diconnected number and hangup.
Sometimes it's hard being me! But somebody has to do it.
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Re: Do Not Call Registry
[Re: Payne]
#7888303
07/02/20 04:28 PM
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Payne
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Hmmm that’s interesting, not sure I could get the 80 yo to do that
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Re: Do Not Call Registry
[Re: Payne]
#7888520
07/02/20 08:16 PM
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bassfishinglawyer
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I'll start the list:
... is dead.
... is worthless.
... gives false hopes to people.
... has no one enforcing it.
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Re: Do Not Call Registry
[Re: Payne]
#7888531
07/02/20 08:28 PM
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Payne
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that's about what I figured, is there anything else that might work besides the tritone disconnect message?
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Re: Do Not Call Registry
[Re: Payne]
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07/02/20 08:53 PM
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Teal28
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I’ve put my number on there several time over the years. Never stopped Toni calls
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Re: Do Not Call Registry
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07/02/20 09:21 PM
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DannyB
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Re: Do Not Call Registry
[Re: Payne]
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07/02/20 11:14 PM
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bill oxner
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I almost missed a robo call about my prescription today.
Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill
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Re: Do Not Call Registry
[Re: Payne]
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07/06/20 12:37 PM
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copperhead
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I usually have fun with the callers. They always tell me to hit "1" to speak with a warranty specialist. I love when they ask for my year, make, and model of my vehicle. It's a 2020 Lamborghini El Diablo or a 1910 Mod A Ford. If a female answers the call I ask her what color her panties are. That stops the calls for about a week or more then they start up again. One agent asked why I don't just punch in the "remove from caller list" and I tell them I have, 27 times. I then tell them I will continue to waste their time as long as they continue to waste mine.
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Re: Do Not Call Registry
[Re: Payne]
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07/06/20 03:07 PM
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JimBridger
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I never answer a call from someone not on my contact list. I block all the unknown calls which has reduced the number of Robo calls substantially. Only had a Robo caller leave a message one time. It was for a car warranty.
All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. Edmund Burke
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Re: Do Not Call Registry
[Re: Payne]
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07/06/20 03:47 PM
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RGLass
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It does not work. I like to get a live person on the phone and ask for their name and number. They say “ I can’t give you that!” I ask them “Why not, you have mine!”
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Re: Do Not Call Registry
[Re: Payne]
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07/06/20 04:58 PM
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TexasKC
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We've been on the do not call list since 2006. I've had 3 "unknown " calls already today.
In the end, it's not the years in your life that count, it's the life in your years.
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Re: Do Not Call Registry
[Re: Payne]
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07/06/20 07:20 PM
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StephenB
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Stop answering with "Hello". Have some official business sounding standard answer.
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Re: Do Not Call Registry
[Re: Payne]
#7892131
07/06/20 07:42 PM
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QMC SW/EXW
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I have been getting one recently from an 844 area code about the US Census. I did my census online and still have the confirmation message that it was submitted. The Govt will never contact you by phone if there is an issue, they use the mail and send a hard copy.
Retired Navy Chief NJROTC Instructor for Tascosa High School
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Re: Do Not Call Registry
[Re: StephenB]
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07/06/20 07:49 PM
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Texan Til I Die
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Stop answering with "Hello". Have some official business sounding standard answer. When I feel like answering an unknown number, I usually say "Bomb Squad" or "Astrodome Third Base Dugout."
Silver spurs and gold tequila keep me hanging on. Pretty girls and old cantinas give me shelter from the storm.
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