On Mon, 13 Nov 2017 11:14:31 -0800 (PST),
hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:
>
> On Sunday, November 12, 2017 at 5:39:06 PM UTC-5, Andreas Kohlbach wrote:
> :
>> >
>> > CBS News article discusses issue and recommendations.
>> >
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/robocalls-to-mobile-phones-do-not-call/
>>
>> Isn't that off topic? Was there something like that, say prior 1990?
>
> No, the robo calling to cell phones is relatively new, the last
> few years or so.
When I still had a cell about a year ago I had these calls too I
assume. Never picked up on an unknown number. But I think these calls I
had since 10 years already.
I once even got a phishing SMS!
>> Plus that article is kind of meh.
>
> Not to the many people who have pay as you go cell plans and such
> calls cost them money.
>
> Not to the many people dependent on their cell phone for urgent
> calls from the doctor and hospital and can't dally around with
> wasted nonsense.
There might be better usenet groups for that. They are themed. This one
here is about folklore.
>> Anyway, you might be able to protect yourself against these calls if you
>> are savvy and have the equipment.
>>
>> You would basically run a white list. Have the numbers in this white-list
>> which are okay to call you (family, friends, work mates ...) and redirect
>> all others to your voice box, without having the phone ring. So if no
>> number is transferred or it is not on the white-list it goes to the voice
>> box without the phone ringing.
>
> Unfortunately, when you are awaiting a doctor to call you, you
> better take the call as it comes in otherwise you'll have a hard
> time reaching the doctor again.
Then you can temporarily deactivate the filter. But if there is nothing
urgent the method I mentioned should work.
--
Andreas
You know you are a redneck if
you know of at least six different ways to bend the bill of a baseball hat.