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About time .fight spam calls #6536767
05/13/19 01:11 PM
05/13/19 01:11 PM
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Hydropillar Offline OP
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robo calls


I hope they can get something done, i been getting 3 to five a day .... extended warranty, health insurance, credit card scams,
i had some time and played one of the extended warranty guys out till the end... he thought he had a sucker..... it was 175 a month for 3 yrs... i rattled off 7100 4100 yada yada then gave him 2018 expiration date.. he said thats expired... i said shoot lemme look ,, the rest of them i have are maxed out..lol then i went on to tell him he was a scam and i had fun wasting 10 minutes of his time!

the worst is they spoof local cell numbers and i have to answer as im in business and some of them are customers..


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Re: About time .fight spam calls [Re: Hydropillar] #6536873
05/13/19 05:46 PM
05/13/19 05:46 PM
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I am sick of them also. Waist my cell minutes, even if it is just a few seconds a call, I get enough of them, it would really tick me off if I figured how much of my time they waist! I'm not big on more laws, but this needs to be addressed!


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Re: About time .fight spam calls [Re: Hydropillar] #6536882
05/13/19 06:31 PM
05/13/19 06:31 PM
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I don't even answer them. If they are not on my contact list with no name coming up don't answer, if you do now the computer knows its an active number and they all start calling.

Re: About time .fight spam calls [Re: Hydropillar] #6536887
05/13/19 06:36 PM
05/13/19 06:36 PM
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Really is bad when all they use now is local numbers and you’re trying not to ignore customers or people you’re trying to get in touch with

Re: About time .fight spam calls [Re: Hydropillar] #6536890
05/13/19 06:42 PM
05/13/19 06:42 PM
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most of them are in foreign countries. not much our le can do


Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
Re: About time .fight spam calls [Re: danny clifton] #6536900
05/13/19 06:55 PM
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If people want me they gotta text. I know that's weird for a self employed guy, but all my clients know to text.

Re: About time .fight spam calls [Re: ] #6536908
05/13/19 07:18 PM
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Originally Posted by CGilliam
If people want me they gotta text. I know that's weird for a self employed guy, but all my clients know to text.


Same here. In my voicemail I say to text or email. Not uncommon to get 15/20 scam calls a day... the joys of owning a small business.

Re: About time .fight spam calls [Re: Hydropillar] #6536914
05/13/19 07:23 PM
05/13/19 07:23 PM
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Goldsboro, North Carolina
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I like the way Sterling Fur has theirs set up. I wish I had that service. When a call goes there, you're told to "please press 8 to confirm you're not a telemarketer". That takes care of the robot calls.



Re: About time .fight spam calls [Re: Hydropillar] #6536917
05/13/19 07:27 PM
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don't even answer my phone lucky I kept my landline # on 1 phone once they smell out your turning 65 expect 25 -- 30 calls a day when im in the house all day I just unplug it people close to me have my tracfone # which I do carry from time to time course I did get 1 call today on it but I won 950,000 dollars


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Re: About time .fight spam calls [Re: Hydropillar] #6536923
05/13/19 07:46 PM
05/13/19 07:46 PM
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Pennsylvania, 1B
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Get the RoboKiller app, lots of fun screwing with the telemarketers

Re: About time .fight spam calls [Re: Hydropillar] #6536925
05/13/19 07:50 PM
05/13/19 07:50 PM
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The ones that spoof a local number bug me the most. I typically dont answer if the number isn't in my contacts list. If it's important, they'll leave a message.

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