OT - are you getting calls from the 660 area code?

[Kalmia]

I'm being bombarded at all hours with this as the calling number. No one leaves a message. Anyone else getting these? I understand that 660 is in MO. Received about 8 yesterday.

[rosie]

On Tuesday, August 19, 2014 11:12:29 AM UTC-5, Kalmia wrote:
> I'm being bombarded at all hours with this as the calling number. No one leaves a message. Anyone else getting these? I understand that 660 is in MO. Received about 8 yesterday.

Nope, nothing at all

[Ophelia]

<lucreti...@fl.it> wrote in message
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> If there's no message, its likely one of those robot calls. Can you
> programme your number to block all future calls from that number ? On
> my phone I dial something like *99* and then it tells me how to block
> the last number that called.
>
> I had an email today, apparently from a friend in Europe, who had
> broken her leg and needed some urgent financial help from me. That
> friend might indeed have thought of me but I am guessing she would
> know that I know she is not in Europe at the moment and at least she
> would have spelled her name correctly, broken leg or not :) Made a
> change from a wealthy Nigerian prince though :)

I've heard several complaints about those calls here:)


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[Dave Smith]

On 2014-08-19 12:12 PM, Kalmia wrote:
> I'm being bombarded at all hours with this as the calling number. No one leaves a message. Anyone else getting these? I understand that 660 is in MO. Received about 8 yesterday.
>
>

They mask their numbers. I tried calling some numbers that were showing
up on my call display. One was the Conservative Party of Canada customer
service desk or something like that. A couple of them were not in
service. Funny how they can call me, hang up on me, and then not be in
service a minute later.

[Moe DeLoughan]

It's called spoofing. It's quite simple to fake the Caller ID
information. Scammers often use made-up information, or sometimes even
the name and/or phone number of a real individual or business. You can
no longer assume that the information displayed is legitimate. Best
advice is, as always, to not answer calls coming from someone you
don't know personally or have a business/professional relationship
with. If you can, do a quick google search on the phone number when it
comes up on Caller ID. If it has been reported on any of the many
scammer report sites, it'll come up in the search returns, and you can
then read all about it.

[Dave Smith]

On 2014-08-19 12:12 PM, Kalmia wrote:

> I'm being bombarded at all hours with this as the calling number. No one leaves a message. Anyone else getting these? I understand that 660 is in MO. Received about 8 yesterday.
>

I don't know about that area code, but I got one few minutes ago that
was unidentified. It was someone claiming to be from ADT Home Security.
When I said that I was not impressed with the security of a company
who calls me when I am on a Do Not Call registry he quickly said he was
not selling me anything. My home had been selected for a free security
system. Yeah. Right. I didn't give him enough time to get to the part
where they would get to the monthly monitoring rates or upgrades.

[sf]

On Tue, 19 Aug 2014 09:12:29 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
<tween...@mypacks.net> wrote:

> I'm being bombarded at all hours with this as the calling number. No one leaves a message. Anyone else getting these? I understand that 660 is in MO. Received about 8 yesterday.
>
>

No.


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[Kalmia]

OH, I have done that. No one yet seems to have a clue what's behind it all. I'm just going to disable the @$#% phone before bed and take my chances that no Nigerian prince will be trying to get thru.

[Cherry]

Because it's an outbound number only?

Cherry

[Hypatia Nachshon]

On Tuesday, August 19, 2014 3:43:50 PM UTC-7, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 19 Aug 2014 09:12:29 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
>
> <tween...@mypacks.net> wrote:
>
>
>
> > I'm being bombarded at all hours with this as the calling number. No one leaves a message. Anyone else getting these? I understand that 660 is in MO. Received about 8 yesterday.

> No.

I'm in CA, and I'm being driven nuts by these robotic calls! I don't get the 600, but I get plenty of others. Sometimes I get 4 or 5 in one day from one particular nuisance. Unless I recognize the caller, I don't answer; let the machine pick up. If there's no message, that's a robot call.

You'd think even the coldblooded bastards that rig these calls would program the robot to desist after 'n' fruitless attempts!

This is disrupting my life!!! Is there a way for an un-handy person to disable these robot calls, using the number that shows up on the screen? Or how else?

There oughta be a law! IS there? If so, is it State or Federal?

TIA

HB

[Cheryl]

And even if the phone number is spoofed, report it via
https://complaints.donotcall.gov assuming you've registered your number
with the Do Not Call registry.

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[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

On Tuesday, August 19, 2014 9:02:47 PM UTC-5, Hypatia Nachshon wrote:
>
> This is disrupting my life!!! Is there a way for an un-handy person to disable these robot calls, using the number that shows up on the screen? Or how else?
>

> TIA
>
>
Go to Amazon.com and order the "Pro Call Blocker" for about $60 plus s/h. It will block 1500 numbers but you must have caller id for this to work. I got one December 2013 and it has been a sanity saver for me. It looks very much like the caller id gizmos that came about 20 years ago.

If a blocked number calls, your phone will only ring once and finally they do stop trying to reach you. Since the first of the year I've blocked about 80 numbers.

[Ophelia]

"Hypatia Nachshon" <hypa...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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What is the point of them? What do they hope to gain?


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[Ophelia]

<lucreti...@fl.it> wrote in message
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> I believe it is tried, tested and true that for every so many robot
> calls they make, they hook X number of suckers. Everybody else gets
> driven mad by it :(

Yes, but I mean, what are they trying to sell?


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[Ophelia]

<lucreti...@fl.it> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 20 Aug 2014 11:44:43 +0100, "Ophelia"
> <Oph...@Elsinore.invalid> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>What is the point of them? What do they hope to gain?
>>>
>>> I believe it is tried, tested and true that for every so many robot
>>> calls they make, they hook X number of suckers. Everybody else gets
>>> driven mad by it :(
>>
>>Yes, but I mean, what are they trying to sell?
>

> All sorts of stuff, insurance, cruises, re-mortgaging, loans,
> everything shady. It's been so long since I heard one, I'm not up to
> date on it. I hear most of their victims are elderly, probably
> grateful for a chance to chat with anyone as they are lonely.
>
> I remember years ago one calling at supper time and I answered and
> incredibly he asked to speak to 'the head of the household' so I
> handed the phone to David :) He listened for a couple of minutes and
> then said "I think you made a critical error in asking for me, the one
> you just spoke to handles things like that and I don't think there's
> any value in handing the phone back to her" - I guess he was selling
> insurance courtesy of Sears. We had a good laugh over that one.

<g>

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[Dave Smith]

On 2014-08-20 5:59 AM, lucreti...@fl.it wrote:

>> If a blocked number calls, your phone will only ring once and finally they do stop trying to reach you. Since the first of the year I've blocked about 80 numbers.
>

> That's what I do but I found after a couple of years, the calls no
> longer came, can only think it is true, they hand the numbers that get
> answered around between themselves.

They sell those lists. Ever see those kiosks at fairs and other events
where there is a free draw for something? There is nothing free.
Everything comes with a catch. They want your name address and phone
number and you will be hearing from them. Next time you see one, enter
the name of someone who has recently pissed you off.

[Nancy Young]

On 8/20/2014 8:39 AM, Dave Smith wrote:

> They sell those lists. Ever see those kiosks at fairs and other events
> where there is a free draw for something? There is nothing free.
> Everything comes with a catch. They want your name address and phone
> number and you will be hearing from them. Next time you see one, enter
> the name of someone who has recently pissed you off.

Heh. Yeah, just the other day at the crab cake contest, there
was that guy who kept trying to sign us up to win something.
Ron's like, yeah, we get enough spam already.

Someone sold out one of my email addresses and I was getting
slammed with spam. At least blocking the domains has really
cut down the volume.

nancy

[Cheri]

"Ophelia" <Oph...@Elsinore.invalid> wrote in message
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They hope to gain gullible people, and if you're on the Do Not Call list
they're not supposed to call unless they're a charity or a politician or
someone you have a business relationship with. I had to laugh the other day
when they were giving tips to avoid identity theft in the newspaper, they
said make sure you're on the Do Not Call list. Yeah, right, as if they
actually enforced it. LOL

Cheri

[Brooklyn1]

On Tue, 19 Aug 2014 22:47:14 -0400, Cheryl <jlhs...@hotmail.com>
wrote:

Exactly. Ever since I've registered and reported calls I rarely get
any weirdo callers... in fact I can't remember the last time I
received a weirdo phone call, has to be well over a year.

[Ophelia]

"Cheri" <che...@newsguy.com> wrote in message
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Ok! We have something like that here but some firms ignore it.
Fortunately we get most calls on our mobile phones and if there is a call
showing 'number not known' or 'private number' we just don't answer it.
Earlier today we got a call on our house phone from someone telling us we
have a problem with security on windows! It is better I don't repeat what
my husband told him <g>

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[Kalmia]

Even that one ring is a pain.

[Kalmia]

On Wednesday, August 20, 2014 5:59:13 AM UTC-4, lucreti...@fl.it wrote:
they hand the numbers that get
>
> answered around between themselves.

I bet even an answering machine puts one in the 'anwered' bin, tho. Unless the call goes to a disconnect report ('no longer in service'), they know it's still a live number and will continue to attempt.

[Kalmia]

Everything from repaving your driveway to a discounted cremation.

[sf]

You're too easily annoyed. Turn the ringer off and check your
messages occasionally. When I had a landline, I had 6 phones in the
house but only one rang (at a very low volume) and it was placed in
the room farthest away from where I spent most of my time.

[Dave Smith]

Too bad phones can't be set not to ring on the first ring.

[Mayo]

Oooh, we have one like that, you just leave voice mail on and turn the
ringer to off.

[sf]

It's called turning the volume down and it's easy enough to do.

[Cheri]

"Brooklyn1" <grave...@verizon.net> wrote in message
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Reporting it does nothing.

Cheri

[Cheri]

"Kalmia" <tween...@mypacks.net> wrote in message
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=========

It is.

Cheri

[Cheri]

"sf" <s...@geemail.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 20 Aug 2014 08:19:08 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> <tween...@mypacks.net> wrote:
>
>> On Tuesday, August 19, 2014 11:18:59 PM UTC-4, itsjoan...@webtv.net
>> wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > If a blocked number calls, your phone will only ring once and finally
>> > they do stop trying to reach you.
>>
>> Even that one ring is a pain.
>
> You're too easily annoyed. Turn the ringer off and check your
> messages occasionally. When I had a landline, I had 6 phones in the
> house but only one rang (at a very low volume) and it was placed in
> the room farthest away from where I spent most of my time.

I disagree. It is annoying and there's no reason that they should be getting
away with these robo-calls. I think that an emergency call can't wait for
someone to check their messages occasionally, especially when there's an ill
family member involved.

Cheri

[Dave Smith]

On 2014-08-20 12:15 PM, Mayo wrote:

>>
>> Too bad phones can't be set not to ring on the first ring.
>>
>>
>>
> Oooh, we have one like that, you just leave voice mail on and turn the
> ringer to off.

Most of our calls are from friends and relatives. I take them. I am not
yet weird enough to refuse to answer all calls because 5% of them are
sales pitches and scammers. Besides, I started to have fun wasting their
time.

[sf]

On Wed, 20 Aug 2014 10:11:59 -0700, "Cheri" <che...@newsguy.com>
wrote:

Use your cell phone for that.

[Dave Smith]

On 2014-08-20 12:29 PM, sf wrote:

>> Too bad phones can't be set not to ring on the first ring.
>>
> It's called turning the volume down and it's easy enough to do.

Some cell phones have the benefit of increasing volume with subsequent
rings. We have a fair sized house with lots of sound dampening walls.

[Dave Smith]

On 2014-08-20 1:11 PM, Cheri wrote:

> I disagree. It is annoying and there's no reason that they should be
> getting away with these robo-calls. I think that an emergency call can't
> wait for someone to check their messages occasionally, especially when
> there's an ill family member involved.
>

There are several reasons why so many of them have Indian accents. They
are far enough away that NA DNC registries have little or no enforcement
issues. FWIW, the CRTC fined two Indian companies for violating the DNC.
One of them was fined only $12,000 but the other was hit with a $495,000
fine.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/crtc-fines-telemarketers-for-do-not-call-violations-1.1142345

[Cheri]

"sf" <s...@geemail.com> wrote in message

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I don't use cell phones, and I really don't see why I have to change the way
I do things so telemarketers can run rampant.

Cheri

[Kalmia]

On Wednesday, August 20, 2014 12:29:04 PM UTC-4, sf wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Aug 2014 11:59:53 -0400, Dave Smith
>
> <adavid...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On 2014-08-20 11:19 AM, Kalmia wrote:
>
> > > On Tuesday, August 19, 2014 11:18:59 PM UTC-4, itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
>
> > >>
>
> > >>
>
> > >>
>
> > >> If a blocked number calls, your phone will only ring once and finally they do stop trying to reach you.
>
> > >
>
> > > Even that one ring is a pain.
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > Too bad phones can't be set not to ring on the first ring.
>
> >
>
> It's called turning the volume down and it's easy enough to do.

My hearing is acute - I can hear the dryer ping from 4 rooms away.

I took Sheldon's advice and reported it to the do not call folks. We'll see how THAT works.

[Mayo]

Well..if your dryer keeps calling you, take a hammer to it!

&-)

[jmcquown]

It takes about 30 days for it to show up in the DNC registry database.
By then they'll have morphed to a different phone number. This is why I
simply don't answer the phone unless I recognize the caller's name and
number.

Jill

[jmcquown]

On 8/20/2014 6:44 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>
> <lucreti...@fl.it> wrote in message
> news:nss8v91n2s9foi24a...@4ax.com...
>>>

>>> What is the point of them? What do they hope to gain?
>>
>> I believe it is tried, tested and true that for every so many robot
>> calls they make, they hook X number of suckers. Everybody else gets
>> driven mad by it :(
>
> Yes, but I mean, what are they trying to sell?
>
>

You name it, they'll be trying to sell it to you. "Free" home security
systems (which are anything but free), car insurance, etc.

Jill

[Cheri]

"Kalmia" <tween...@mypacks.net> wrote in message

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> My hearing is acute - I can hear the dryer ping from 4 rooms away.
>
> I took Sheldon's advice and reported it to the do not call folks. We'll
> see how THAT works.

I have super hearing too, it's quite annoying actually.

Cheri

[Cheri]

"jmcquown" <j_mc...@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> It takes about 30 days for it to show up in the DNC registry database. By
> then they'll have morphed to a different phone number. This is why I
> simply don't answer the phone unless I recognize the caller's name and
> number.
>
> Jill

I have started doing that, and I block calls too. Since we had our own
business out of the home, we have always been bombarded with telemarketers,
but when dh retired and we disconnected to office phone and number, we
thought it would stop, but I get at least 5 of these calls a day, some as
late as 9:30 PM.

Cheri

[Cheri]

<lucreti...@fl.it> wrote in message
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> I have and use my cell phone quite a bit but I do not want it to be my
> only phone, when home, cell goes off and I use landline. Most of all
> I don't want to drag a cell phone around so I can hear it ring, if it
> rings in another room I can't hear it whereas I hear the land line in
> any room and a phone is always to hand. Kids all know, if there was a
> power failure I would remember to switch on the cell.

I have a wall hung phone in the kitchen, and portables throughout the house,
so if the power goes off the kitchen phone stays on.

Cheri

[news]

"Kalmia" wrote in message
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++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Send that number straight to voicemail or program it with a silent ringtone.

[Ophelia]

"Mayo" <af...@tr.oll> wrote in message news:lt2pdq$g0b$5...@dont-email.me...

<g>

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[jmcquown]

On 8/20/2014 2:53 PM, Cheri wrote:
>
>
> I have a wall hung phone in the kitchen, and portables throughout the
> house, so if the power goes off the kitchen phone stays on.
>
> Cheri

I have a *corded* wall phone in the kitchen. It works when the power
goes out; the cordless in the den doesn't. Late one afternoon last week
when there was a mere *threat* of rain, the electricity went off. I
used the corded phone to report the outage. Fortunately there aren't a
lot of power outages where I live. :) Otherwise, I don't use that phone.

Jill

[sf]

On Wed, 20 Aug 2014 11:01:22 -0700, "Cheri" <che...@newsguy.com>

Telemarketers aren't going away, so it's time to adjust to the modern
world. You need caller ID. Telemarketers didn't bother me when I
still had a landline. I looked at the ID and didn't answer the phone
if it wasn't someone I know and wanted to talk to. If you can't be
bothered to look at caller ID then it's time for a cell phone so you
can enter your sick relative and their caregivers into the address
book for your phone to identify them when they call.

[sf]

On Wed, 20 Aug 2014 15:14:53 -0400, jmcquown <j_mc...@comcast.net>
wrote:

Put a battery in the base and it will have a backup power supply when
the electricity is out. It's the same idea that your alarm clock and
thermostat work on.

[Nunya Bidnits]

Sending it to voicemail just creates clutter in your voicemail box.

Check with your land line provider about ways to manage nuisance calls. In
many cases you can configure blocked numbers online.

MartyB

[jmcquown]

The cordless phones have batteries. What they don't have is electricity
if power goes out.

Jill

[Ema Nymton]

We work out of a home office and we get calls that say Out Of Area, we
answer the phone and they hang up. The phone number changes every time
they call, and they call at 1:30am, 4:30am, you can say it is annoying.

Becca

[Kalmia]

On Wednesday, August 20, 2014 11:49:07 AM UTC-4, sf wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Aug 2014 08:19:08 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
>

> <tween...@mypacks.net> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Tuesday, August 19, 2014 11:18:59 PM UTC-4, itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > > If a blocked number calls, your phone will only ring once and finally they do stop trying to reach you.
>
> >
>
> > Even that one ring is a pain.
>
>
>

> You're too easily annoyed. Turn the ringer off and check your
>
> messages occasionally. When I had a landline, I had 6 phones in the
>
> house but only one rang (at a very low volume) and it was placed in
>
> the room farthest away from where I spent most of my time.

I tried turning off the ringer on evening and forgot to reinstate it for the entire next day. At this age, I have enough to do to remember to check the door locks at night, take pills, etc : ))

I also don't want to chance missing one of those red alert calls - "Tornado heading your way" etc. I don't know what would happen if the ringer were off - wud that red alert call talk to my voice mail? Hmmmm....

[sf]

On Wed, 20 Aug 2014 15:55:16 -0400, jmcquown <j_mc...@comcast.net>

I'm talking about the base, not the handset.

[jmcquown]

I guess my cordless phone isn't that fancy. There's no place for a
backup battery in the base.

Jill

[Dave Smith]

On 2014-08-20 2:39 PM, lucreti...@fl.it wrote:

>> I took Sheldon's advice and reported it to the do not call folks. We'll see how THAT works.
>

> Well I gather it has not worked well in Canada, in fact some suspect
> evil doings with the DNC list.
>


It worked well for a while. Now the calls are coming from India, where
they think they are immune from prosecution.

Maybe I am due to re-register.

I have also started to get these calls on my cell phone. I don't know
why they ever got that number.

[Cheri]

"sf" <s...@geemail.com> wrote in message

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> Telemarketers aren't going away, so it's time to adjust to the modern
> world. You need caller ID. Telemarketers didn't bother me when I
> still had a landline. I looked at the ID and didn't answer the phone
> if it wasn't someone I know and wanted to talk to. If you can't be
> bothered to look at caller ID then it's time for a cell phone so you
> can enter your sick relative and their caregivers into the address
> book for your phone to identify them when they call.

I have caller ID. I also have a call block box that cuts numbers I enter off
after 1 1/2 rings. I do not want to hear it ring at all. I want them to stop
calling when I am on the do not call list. If they don't enforce the DNC
list with fines etc., it's just useless and a waste of money. After you've
told them not to call again, and they continue to do it, I think it's akin
to stalking.

Cheri

[Cheri]

"sf" <s...@geemail.com> wrote in message

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My portables don't have a battery option in the base.

Cheri

[Cheri]

"jmcquown" <j_mc...@comcast.net> wrote in message

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Mine either.

Cheri

[Cheri]

"Ema Nymton" <EmaN...@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> We work out of a home office and we get calls that say Out Of Area, we
> answer the phone and they hang up. The phone number changes every time
> they call, and they call at 1:30am, 4:30am, you can say it is annoying.
>
> Becca

Very, and if you block *out of area* with the caller ID box, then you're
blocking most doctor offices, city services etc., who won't call back if
they're cut off as a rule. Whatever the reasons, I think it's ridiculous
that people have to continue to be held hostage by these unwanted calls. I
think people who don't mind, don't get them that often.

Cheri

[Cheri]

"Dave Smith" <adavid...@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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I find it ridiculous that you have to keep re-registering too. I can see it
if you change your number, but why otherwise?

Cheri

[Pico Rico]

"Cheri" <che...@newsguy.com> wrote in message
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my cordless is plugged into my computer room UPS, so it has plenty of life
if the power goes out.

[Pico Rico]

"Cheri" <che...@newsguy.com> wrote in message

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it is bad, terrible, and worthy of the death penalty, but it is nothing like
stalking.

[Ophelia]

"Cheri" <che...@newsguy.com> wrote in message
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>

Oh yes!

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[Cheri]

"Pico Rico" <Pico...@nonospam.com> wrote in message
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It is to me.

Cheri

[Dave Smith]

On 2014-08-20 6:48 PM, Cheri wrote:
ut a battery in the base and it will have a backup power supply when
>> the electricity is out. It's the same idea that your alarm clock and
>> thermostat work on.
>
> My portables don't have a battery option in the base.
>

Nor do mine. I have been looking for new cordless phones because mine
are getting old and it is usually just as expensive to buy batteries as
it is buy a new phones with extra features. I have not seen any with a
battery backup in the base.

[Cheri]

"sf" <s...@geemail.com> wrote in message

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> Telemarketers aren't going away, so it's time to adjust to the modern
> world. You need caller ID. Telemarketers didn't bother me when I
> still had a landline. I looked at the ID and didn't answer the phone
> if it wasn't someone I know and wanted to talk to. If you can't be
> bothered to look at caller ID then it's time for a cell phone so you
> can enter your sick relative and their caregivers into the address
> book for your phone to identify them when they call.

I just checked how many I got today, including one a few minutes ago. Today
I had calls from Securehome 980-265-5604, Mortgage 206-209-2352, 5th Bay
Hlth In 954-1091, Auto Insurance 602-892-9944, Toll Free Call 877-311-1433,
Name not found 352-001-2060 and Alert 541-257-1209. This type of calling
goes on just about every day, and usually more, so you can probably see why
I'm a little disturbed by it.

Cheri

[Pico Rico]

"Cheri" <che...@newsguy.com> wrote in message

news:lt3aq...@news6.newsguy.com...

you obviously have never been stalked. You could tell the difference.

[Sky]

On 8/20/2014 8:39 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>
> They sell those lists. Ever see those kiosks at fairs and other events
> where there is a free draw for something? There is nothing free.
> Everything comes with a catch. They want your name address and phone
> number and you will be hearing from them. Next time you see one, enter
> the name of someone who has recently pissed you off.

LOL!! That's wicked - heheheh ;>

Sky, who just posted a one-liner response !

[Cheri]

"Pico Rico" <Pico...@nonospam.com> wrote in message

news:lt3jfg$a5s$2...@news.mixmin.net...

Well now, I do know someone whose ex kept calling her day and night at all
hours for weeks on end and she finally got a TRO against him for...wait for
it...stalking! So I consider unwanted calls that keep coming after you have
asked them to stop to be stalking, I don't care what you call it. If you
post your number, I will refer the telemarketers to you.

Cheri

[Pico Rico]

"Cheri" <che...@newsguy.com> wrote in message

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no need - they have it and use it. It is a PITA. But not as bad as the
stalker showing up in my backyard waiting for me, calling me to meet here or
there, etc. etc. There is a difference between random computer generated
calls, and the systematic and constant stalking by an individual.

if telemarketing calls are stalking, why don't you get a Restraining Order?

[Cheri]

"Pico Rico" <Pico...@nonospam.com> wrote in message

news:lt3tug$ns5$2...@news.mixmin.net...

> no need - they have it and use it. It is a PITA. But not as bad as the
> stalker showing up in my backyard waiting for me, calling me to meet here
> or there, etc. etc. There is a difference between random computer
> generated calls, and the systematic and constant stalking by an
> individual.
>
> if telemarketing calls are stalking, why don't you get a Restraining
> Order?

The Do Not Call is supposed to handle it, but they are useless and should
just stop pretending that they're doing anything but collecting a salary. It
wouldn't surprise me if they were selling the DNC lists. LOL

Cheri

[Ophelia]

"Cheri" <che...@newsguy.com> wrote in message

news:lt3j1...@news3.newsguy.com...

Good grief! I would be tempted to change my number:(

We were away from home for a few years and cancelled our land line. When we
came back we got it back again with a different number. That was hellish.
It seems that the previous owner of the number had owed money to a LOT of
people and they were constantly on the phone wanting to speak to Mr X. In
the end we got the number changed and all that stopped.


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[news]

"Nunya Bidnits" wrote in message news:lt2u8t$o44$1...@dont-email.me...

news <ne...@news.net> wrote:
> "Kalmia" wrote in message
> news:b5f00633-c810-46a5...@googlegroups.com...

>
> On Tuesday, August 19, 2014 11:18:59 PM UTC-4, itsjoan...@webtv.net
> wrote:

>> On Tuesday, August 19, 2014 9:02:47 PM UTC-5, Hypatia Nachshon wrote:
>>
>>>
>>
>>> This is disrupting my life!!! Is there a way for an un-handy
>>> person to disable these robot calls, using the number that shows up
>>> on the screen? Or how else?
>>
>>>
>>
>>> TIA
>>
>>>
>>
>>>
>>
>> Go to Amazon.com and order the "Pro Call Blocker" for about $60 plus
>> s/h. It will block 1500 numbers but you must have caller id for this
>> to work. I got one December 2013 and it has been a sanity saver for
>> me. It looks very much like the caller id gizmos that came about 20
>> years ago. If a blocked number calls, your phone will only ring once and

>> finally they do stop trying to reach you.
>
> Even that one ring is a pain.

> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> Send that number straight to voicemail or program it with a silent
> ringtone.

Sending it to voicemail just creates clutter in your voicemail box.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Most of the time phone spammers don't leave messages.

[Ema Nymton]

Ms. O, we bought a cell phone in Louisiana in 2006, and we kept getting
calls from collection agencies for "Hank" or "Henry", after about 3
years, those telephone calls ended. We moved back to Texas, and now we
get calls on our house phone for "Julie", apparently she was a deadbeat,
just like Hank.

We bought the house my ex-husband grew up in, and I thought about
keeping my deceased MIL's phone number, just to keep that from happening
again, but I thought that would be too weird, even for me.

Becca

[Nancy2]

Not that one, but I have been very successful entering them in Google and hearing I am not alone in
my suffering. ;-). With the persistent telemarketers, there is usually that number already reported
and complained about.

I had a new one yesterday...apparently, I called myself from my home number. At least, that is what
caller ID said. If there is another me out there, I would like to rob it of some body parts...hips, knees,
back and shoulders. LOL.

N.

[Ed Pawlowski]

On 8/21/2014 9:56 AM, Ema Nymton wrote:

>
> Ms. O, we bought a cell phone in Louisiana in 2006, and we kept getting
> calls from collection agencies for "Hank" or "Henry", after about 3
> years, those telephone calls ended. We moved back to Texas, and now we
> get calls on our house phone for "Julie", apparently she was a deadbeat,
> just like Hank.

You missed out on some money. Debt collectors are not allowed to call
your cell phone you can be awarded money for damages. An article in the
paper last Sunday recounted a situation similar to yours and he was
awarded $30,000. He had a log and proof of the calls and went to court.

[Ed Pawlowski]

On 8/21/2014 10:46 AM, Nancy2 wrote:

> I had a new one yesterday...apparently, I called myself from my home number. At least, that is what
> caller ID said. If there is another me out there, I would like to rob it of some body parts...hips, knees,
> back and shoulders. LOL.
>
> N.
>

I don't get that. If someone is sleazy enough to do that to get
through, do they think people would trust them to buy from? Evidently
they make enough sales to make it worthwhile.

[Cheri]

"Ed Pawlowski" <e...@snet.net> wrote in message
news:AZidncKGON3OkWvO...@giganews.com...

I agree. I have some idiot trying to sell medicine by using my real email as
the sender. As if I would buy anything from a flake like that.

Cheri

[Ophelia]

"Ema Nymton" <EmaN...@comcast.net> wrote in message

news:lt4tq...@news4.newsguy.com...

Oh dear:(

> We bought the house my ex-husband grew up in, and I thought about keeping
> my deceased MIL's phone number, just to keep that from happening again,
> but I thought that would be too weird, even for me.

Did you have problems with the new number?

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[Nunya Bidnits]

Ya think?

Doesn't matter if you specifically sent it to voicemail. (speaking now of
cellphones)

There's a good call blocker ap for Androids (maybe Iphone too, I don't know)
which is called Call Control. It has blocked several hundred spam calls to
my cell phone. Rather than sending to voicemail it just hangs up on the call
unless you configure it otherwise.

MartyB

[Ema Nymton]

Yes, our new telephone number gets calls for someone named Julie, it
sounds like debt collection agencies.

Becca

[Nancy2]

Yeah, Ed, I don't get the reward, either, for a scammer to make such an obvious fake call.
Of course, I didn't answer, just noted the ID.

N.

[Ophelia]

"Ema Nymton" <EmaN...@comcast.net> wrote in message

news:lt57t...@news4.newsguy.com...

Ahh sorry I misunderstood. Can you change it? That is what we did when we
were overwhelmed with such calls.

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"Nunya Bidnits" wrote in message news:lt574i$jr1$1...@dont-email.me...

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I don't get a lot of spam on my cell phone, but here at the office the
telemarketing calls are relentless. If I don’t like the caller ID, and let
the machine answer, I would say that 90% don't leave a message.
__________________________________________________________

Doesn't matter if you specifically sent it to voicemail. (speaking now of
cellphones)

There's a good call blocker ap for Androids (maybe Iphone too, I don't know)
which is called Call Control. It has blocked several hundred spam calls to
my cell phone. Rather than sending to voicemail it just hangs up on the call
unless you configure it otherwise.

-----------------------------------------------------------

I used that when I had a Blackberry, but haven't bothered to put it on the
Android yet. I used the free version that only blocked three numbers, but it
did indeed work well.

[jmcquown]

On 8/21/2014 5:44 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>
>
> "Cheri" <che...@newsguy.com> wrote in message
> news:lt3j1...@news3.newsguy.com...
>>
>> "sf" <s...@geemail.com> wrote in message
>> news:rat9v9lqjv4nd5mk3...@4ax.com...
>>
>>> Telemarketers aren't going away, so it's time to adjust to the modern
>>> world. You need caller ID. Telemarketers didn't bother me when I
>>> still had a landline. I looked at the ID and didn't answer the phone
>>> if it wasn't someone I know and wanted to talk to. If you can't be
>>> bothered to look at caller ID then it's time for a cell phone so you
>>> can enter your sick relative and their caregivers into the address
>>> book for your phone to identify them when they call.
>>
>> I just checked how many I got today, including one a few minutes ago.
>> Today I had calls from Securehome 980-265-5604, Mortgage 206-209-2352,
>> 5th
>> Bay Hlth In 954-1091, Auto Insurance 602-892-9944, Toll Free Call
>> 877-311-1433, Name not found 352-001-2060 and Alert 541-257-1209. This
>> type of calling goes on just about every day, and usually more, so you
>> can
>> probably see why I'm a little disturbed by it.
>
> Good grief! I would be tempted to change my number:(
>

That won't help. Telemarketers use auto-dialers. The programs run
through a random list of numbers and if they reach an answering machine
(or a fax machine tone) they simply disconnect. It doesn't stop an
auto-dialer (aka robocalls) them from dialing the number again. They're
notoriously difficult to stop.

> We were away from home for a few years and cancelled our land line.
> When we came back we got it back again with a different number. That
> was hellish. It seems that the previous owner of the number had owed
> money to a LOT of people and they were constantly on the phone wanting
> to speak to Mr X. In the end we got the number changed and all that
> stopped.
>
>

But that's a little different. You got someone's old recycled phone
number who obviously had money issues with different people/merchants.
Changing her phone number won't stop the robo-calls.

Jill

[Becca Love]

The calls for Julie has subsided, but we got a lot of calls for her
during our first year, here. Now, we get "Out of Area" calls and they
hang up, when we answer the phone. I am afraid, if we got a new number,
it would be worse than it is, now.

Becca

[Ophelia]

"Becca Love" <EmaN...@comcast.net> wrote in message

> The calls for Julie has subsided, but we got a lot of calls for her during
> our first year, here. Now, we get "Out of Area" calls and they hang up,
> when we answer the phone. I am afraid, if we got a new number, it would be
> worse than it is, now.

That is very True!!! So long as you can cope!

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[Cheri]

"Ophelia" <Oph...@Elsinore.invalid> wrote in message
news:lt5fn2$knc$2...@dont-email.me...

>
>
> "Becca Love" <EmaN...@comcast.net> wrote in message
>
>> The calls for Julie has subsided, but we got a lot of calls for her
>> during
>> our first year, here. Now, we get "Out of Area" calls and they hang up,
>> when we answer the phone. I am afraid, if we got a new number, it would
>> be
>> worse than it is, now.
>
> That is very True!!! So long as you can cope!

I cope better on some days than others. I really hate to waste all those
swear words on a robo-call though. LOL

Cheri

[jmcquown]

On 8/21/2014 9:56 AM, Ema Nymton wrote:

The only reason I kept my parents' phone number is because Dad's older
sister (she was 87 at the time he died) and my mom's SIL (she was 83)
and some of their elderly friends knew the number. I'm not saying they
wouldn't have been capable of jotting down a new number but I didn't
want to confuse the issue. Same address, same phone number. Not to
mention it's a PITA to have to notify everyone you do want know
(friends, family, businesses) about a new number. BTDT, usually forgot
someone.

I was never really bothered by telemarketing calls at this number until
about three years ago. Suddenly, wow! The DNC list does seem to have
cut down on some of the repetitive numbers that were calling, but it
takes time.

The robo-calls are the ones we can't seem to avoid. Some people have
suggested spending MONEY to buy call blocking gizmos. We shouldn't have
to do that. I'm not about to.

These telemarketers/often scammers do the equivalent of nym-shifting.
They spoof/hijack legitimate numbers so they can slip through the DNC
list cracks.

If I don't recognize the name/number, I simply don't answer the phone.
Then again, the sound of the phone ringing doesn't bother me like it
does the OP. I have no trouble ignoring it unless I'm expecting a call,
in which case I'll check the caller ID. Do I know you? If not, nope.
Leave a message.

Jill

[jmcquown]

A couple of months ago I kept getting calls from some out of state
number. I'd get the same call about 3 times a day. Nope, I don't know
anyone who lives in that area code. I can't for the life of me remember
if caller ID said it was from that vague "mortgage loan" or "auto
insurance". Some such BS.

The area code remained the same but the number kept morphing and it
wasn't even the same exchange much less sequential extension numbers.

One day I had ENOUGH. I finally picked up the phone and before the guy
got three words out I yelled at the top of my voice, "NO!!! NO! NO! NO!
NO!". I added a few choice curse words before saying "DO NOT CALL!" I
haven't gotten a call from that particular area code since. :-D

The problem with that method is you have to get fed up enough to answer
the phone. LOL

Jill

[Ophelia]

"Cheri" <che...@newsguy.com> wrote in message

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lol you have to vent those feelings somehow :))))


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