This is a sleazy way to market and should be stopped.

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/R...il-Spam-139653


The GOPs leading campaign and fundraising arm, the Republican National
Committee, is throwing its support behind a push that could let
robocallers spam your voicemail inbox

On Friday, May 26, 2017 at 6:23:53 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> This is a sleazy way to market and should be stopped.
>
> http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/R...il-Spam-139653
>
>
> The GOPs leading campaign and fundraising arm, the Republican National
> Committee, is throwing its support behind a push that could let
> robocallers spam your voicemail inbox

I've got a "delete" key and I KNOW HOW TO USE IT TOO!!

John Kuthe...

On Sat, 27 May 2017 06:27:34 -0700 (PDT), John Kuthe
> wrote:

>On Friday, May 26, 2017 at 6:23:53 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> This is a sleazy way to market and should be stopped.
>>
>> http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/R...il-Spam-139653
>>
>>
>> The GOP’s leading campaign and fundraising arm, the Republican National
>> Committee, is throwing its support behind a push that could let
>> robocallers spam your voicemail inbox
>
>I've got a "delete" key and I KNOW HOW TO USE IT TOO!!
>

As I do not have unlimited minutes, I will put a message in the
voicemail welcome that I do not check voicemail and to please text or
call back and then let the damn spammers have the box till they overflow
it.
--
Mr.E

On 5/26/2017 9:36 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Fri, 26 May 2017 19:23:51 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
>> This is a sleazy way to market and should be stopped.
>>
>> http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/R...il-Spam-139653
>>
>> The GOP¢s leading campaign and fundraising arm, the Republican National
>> Committee, is throwing its support behind a push that could let
>> robocallers spam your voicemail inbox
>
> I don't understand the technical details of how this could even work.
> Note that it says voicemail, rather than phone answering machines. So
> this would be dependant on the voice mail features provided by your
> cell phone provider.

Or voicemail via any phone provider, including landlines. I have a
landline and an answering machine, not voicemail. I get a lot of calls
that immediately disconnect when they hit the answering machine.

> chicken, and sausage. Cole slaw, COTC, beans, and B-52's sweet potato
> cornbread.
>
> http://dangerousminds.net/comments/t...rnbread_recipe
>
> -sw
>
Never thought about adding sweet potatoes to cornbread. Haven't thought
about the B-52's in years.

Jill

On 5/29/2017 8:59 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 5/26/2017 9:36 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Fri, 26 May 2017 19:23:51 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>
>>> This is a sleazy way to market and should be stopped.
>>>
>>> http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/R...il-Spam-139653
>>>
>>>
>>> The GOP¢s leading campaign and fundraising arm, the Republican National
>>> Committee, is throwing its support behind a push that could let
>>> robocallers spam your voicemail inbox
>>
>> I don't understand the technical details of how this could even work.
>> Note that it says voicemail, rather than phone answering machines. So
>> this would be dependant on the voice mail features provided by your
>> cell phone provider.
>
> Or voicemail via any phone provider, including landlines. I have a
> landline and an answering machine, not voicemail. I get a lot of calls
> that immediately disconnect when they hit the answering machine.
>

For an answering machine to work the phone line has to let it connect on
your end. Voice mail on a cell phone is held on a server by your
provider. They just program to go right to the voicemail connection and
you see it later. Just as when your phone is off it can get a voice mail

On 2017-05-29, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

> For an answering machine to work the phone line has to let it connect on
> your end.

But, spam robocalls disconnect when they fetch up a landline's
answering machine.

> Voice mail on a cell phone is held on a server by your provider.

Yet another reason I have no cell phone.

nb

On Monday, May 29, 2017 at 12:29:25 PM UTC-4, notbob wrote:
> On 2017-05-29, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
> > For an answering machine to work the phone line has to let it connect on
> > your end.
>
> But, spam robocalls disconnect when they fetch up a landline's
> answering machine.
>
> > Voice mail on a cell phone is held on a server by your provider.
>
> Yet another reason I have no cell phone.

I don't have a landline. I might get one spam call per month on my
cell. I very rarely get a voice mail.

Cindy Hamilton

On 5/29/2017 9:28 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 5/29/2017 8:59 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 5/26/2017 9:36 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>> On Fri, 26 May 2017 19:23:51 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>
>>>> This is a sleazy way to market and should be stopped.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/R...il-Spam-139653
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The GOP¢s leading campaign and fundraising arm, the Republican National
>>>> Committee, is throwing its support behind a push that could let
>>>> robocallers spam your voicemail inbox
>>>
>>> I don't understand the technical details of how this could even work.
>>> Note that it says voicemail, rather than phone answering machines. So
>>> this would be dependant on the voice mail features provided by your
>>> cell phone provider.
>>
>> Or voicemail via any phone provider, including landlines. I have a
>> landline and an answering machine, not voicemail. I get a lot of
>> calls that immediately disconnect when they hit the answering machine.
>>
>
> For an answering machine to work the phone line has to let it connect on
> your end. Voice mail on a cell phone is held on a server by your
> provider. They just program to go right to the voicemail connection and
> you see it later. Just as when your phone is off it can get a voice mail

Yes. That's why I pointed out such calls to my land line machine
immediately disconnect. Oh, and I just erase any odd messages.

Jill

On 5/29/2017 12:29 PM, notbob wrote:
> On 2017-05-29, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>> For an answering machine to work the phone line has to let it connect on
>> your end.
>
> But, spam robocalls disconnect when they fetch up a landline's
> answering machine.
>
They do indeed! Click.

>> Voice mail on a cell phone is held on a server by your provider.
>
> Yet another reason I have no cell phone.
>
> nb
>
Agreed. The spammers and robo-callers try to get around land lines but
they can't seem to do it. Damn, we just won't pick up the phone.

Jill

On 2017-05-29, jmcquown > wrote:

> Damn, we just won't pick up the phone.

Reminds me of the tale of an ol' Southern Gentleman. He was a former
slave owner and the first his neck of the woods to have one of them
nefangled phones put in. He hated it!

"Usta be, I'd ring and a servent had to come. Now, the phone rings
and I hafta come!"

nb

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
news
> Agreed. The spammers and robo-callers try to get around land lines but
> they can't seem to do it. Damn, we just won't pick up the phone.
>
> Jill


LOL, true.

Cheri

On 5/29/2017 4:16 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> It's looks like they're already doing it.


Steve Wertz - unrepentant woman stalker and total head case begging poor
Omelet to shoot him with a sniper rifle in austin.food:

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>
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Sorry I don't fit either of your Ideal Psycho Pal Profiles.

-sw
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I'd prefer you use a sniper rifle on me from a few hundred yards away.
There you go - a reason for you to buy yet another gun and ammo.

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On 5/29/2017 12:56 PM, notbob wrote:
> On 2017-05-29, jmcquown > wrote:
>
>> Damn, we just won't pick up the phone.
>
> Reminds me of the tale of an ol' Southern Gentleman. He was a former
> slave owner and the first his neck of the woods to have one of them
> nefangled phones put in. He hated it!
>
> "Usta be, I'd ring and a servent had to come. Now, the phone rings
> and I hafta come!"
>
> nb
>
That's a tale I never heard. Personally, I don't feel like I have to
answer the phone when it rings. Leave a message, maybe I'll call.

Jill

On 5/29/2017 7:09 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 5/29/2017 12:56 PM, notbob wrote:
>> On 2017-05-29, jmcquown > wrote:
>>
>>> Damn, we just won't pick up the phone.
>>
>> Reminds me of the tale of an ol' Southern Gentleman. He was a former
>> slave owner and the first his neck of the woods to have one of them
>> nefangled phones put in. He hated it!
>>
>> "Usta be, I'd ring and a servent had to come. Now, the phone rings
>> and I hafta come!"
>>
>> nb
>>
> That's a tale I never heard. Personally, I don't feel like I have to
> answer the phone when it rings. Leave a message, maybe I'll call.
>
> Jill

I sometimes answer if I'm not busy. The recorded calls are useless but
if you get person you can have fun with them. No matter how outlandish
what you tell them, they keep going. The guy calling about my student
loans did not question anything when I told him I graduated in 1967 with
a degree in 4th century Greek sculpture and have not found a job yet in
my profession.

The security alarms are free but they want the $30 a month to monitor.
I have a story about that too. I can't afford it because I spend all my
money on beer and hookers. No, my kids won't pay. Those greedy
*******s never call anyway.

If they ask my name, it is Vladimir Sobiesky. I'm from Volkalostov in
Russia. When I came to this country I brought 6 kilo of gold.

"Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message ...

On 5/29/2017 7:09 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 5/29/2017 12:56 PM, notbob wrote:
>> On 2017-05-29, jmcquown > wrote:
>>
>>> Damn, we just won't pick up the phone.
>>
>> Reminds me of the tale of an ol' Southern Gentleman. He was a former
>> slave owner and the first his neck of the woods to have one of them
>> nefangled phones put in. He hated it!
>>
>> "Usta be, I'd ring and a servent had to come. Now, the phone rings
>> and I hafta come!"
>>
>> nb
>>
> That's a tale I never heard. Personally, I don't feel like I have to
> answer the phone when it rings. Leave a message, maybe I'll call.
>
> Jill

I sometimes answer if I'm not busy. The recorded calls are useless but
if you get person you can have fun with them. No matter how outlandish
what you tell them, they keep going. The guy calling about my student
loans did not question anything when I told him I graduated in 1967 with
a degree in 4th century Greek sculpture and have not found a job yet in
my profession.

The security alarms are free but they want the $30 a month to monitor.
I have a story about that too. I can't afford it because I spend all my
money on beer and hookers. No, my kids won't pay. Those greedy
*******s never call anyway.

If they ask my name, it is Vladimir Sobiesky. I'm from Volkalostov in
Russia. When I came to this country I brought 6 kilo of gold.
==

lolol

--
http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk

On Monday, May 29, 2017 at 11:29:25 AM UTC-5, notbob wrote:
>
> But, spam robocalls disconnect when they fetch up a landline's
> answering machine.
>
> nb
>
>
Explain, please.

On Monday, May 29, 2017 at 11:50:39 AM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:
>
> > On 2017-05-29, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
> >
> > But, spam robocalls disconnect when they fetch up a landline's
> > answering machine.
> >
> They do indeed! Click.
>
> Jill
>
>
I've asked notbob to explain this, would you explain it as
well?

On 5/30/2017 3:01 PM, wrote:
> On Monday, May 29, 2017 at 11:29:25 AM UTC-5, notbob wrote:
>>
>> But, spam robocalls disconnect when they fetch up a landline's
>> answering machine.
>>
>> nb
>>
>>
> Explain, please.
>

Most, but not all, the spam calls will just hang up if a machine answers
instead of a person. I do get the occasional message though about the
vacation I won or the IRS that I should call back.

On Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at 2:31:18 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 5/30/2017 3:01 PM, wrote:
> > On Monday, May 29, 2017 at 11:29:25 AM UTC-5, notbob wrote:
> >>
> >> But, spam robocalls disconnect when they fetch up a landline's
> >> answering machine.
> >>
> >> nb
> >>
> >>
> > Explain, please.
> >
>
> Most, but not all, the spam calls will just hang up if a machine answers
> instead of a person. I do get the occasional message though about the
> vacation I won or the IRS that I should call back.
>
>
Oooooooooh ok, I understand now. Yes, the vermin will hang up
when my answering machine picks up but it doesn't stop them from
calling again, and again, and again, and again, and again. For
that I have a ProCallBlocker and it was money well spent.

I thought y'all had some sort of special answering machine that
will block your phone number.

On 5/30/2017 3:03 PM, wrote:
> On Monday, May 29, 2017 at 11:50:39 AM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:
>>
>>> On 2017-05-29, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>>
>>> But, spam robocalls disconnect when they fetch up a landline's
>>> answering machine.
>>>
>> They do indeed! Click.
>>
>> Jill
>>
>>
> I've asked notbob to explain this, would you explain it as
> well?
>
Simple. If the phone is not picked up the robo-dialed calls disconnect.

Jill

On Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at 4:11:15 PM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:
> On 5/30/2017 3:03 PM, wrote:
> > On Monday, May 29, 2017 at 11:50:39 AM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:
> >>
> >>> On 2017-05-29, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
> >>>
> >>> But, spam robocalls disconnect when they fetch up a landline's
> >>> answering machine.
> >>>
> >> They do indeed! Click.
> >>
> >> Jill
> >>
> >>
> > I've asked notbob to explain this, would you explain it as
> > well?
> >
> Simple. If the phone is not picked up the robo-dialed calls disconnect.
>
> Jill
>
>
Ed explained to me what you all were meaning. I was thinking
y'all had some sort of special answering machines. Yes,
they hang up when I don't answer too, but that does not
prevent them from calling me another 4 or 5 times each day.
For THAT annoyance I have the ProCallBlocker; they might call
again a few times but this device disconnects them after first
ring.

On 5/30/2017 5:49 PM, wrote:
> On Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at 4:11:15 PM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:
>> On 5/30/2017 3:03 PM, wrote:
>>> On Monday, May 29, 2017 at 11:50:39 AM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 2017-05-29, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> But, spam robocalls disconnect when they fetch up a landline's
>>>>> answering machine.
>>>>>
>>>> They do indeed! Click.
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I've asked notbob to explain this, would you explain it as
>>> well?
>>>
>> Simple. If the phone is not picked up the robo-dialed calls disconnect.
>>
>> Jill
>>
>>
> Ed explained to me what you all were meaning. I was thinking
> y'all had some sort of special answering machines. Yes,
> they hang up when I don't answer too, but that does not
> prevent them from calling me another 4 or 5 times each day.
> For THAT annoyance I have the ProCallBlocker; they might call
> again a few times but this device disconnects them after first
> ring.
>
I don't think there is anything that will prevent them from calling. I
won't pay extra for a blocking service or device. It's simple enough to
not answer the phone. If I know you and want to talk to you, I'll
answer. I might be busy, if so leave me a message, maybe I'll call.

Jill

On 5/29/2017 6:18 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Mon, 29 May 2017 12:50:33 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> Agreed. The spammers and robo-callers try to get around land lines but
>> they can't seem to do it. Damn, we just won't pick up the phone.
>
> nomorobo.com hangs up 97% of those calls for me during the first ring.
> I don't want to sit here and listen to 4-6 rings, then the beep of my
> answering machine, and then several seconds of dial-tone coming from
> my answering machine.
>
> -sw
>
Doesn't bother me. I don't have a Pavlov's dog reaction to a ringing bell.

Jill

On Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at 5:15:07 PM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:
>
> On 5/30/2017 5:49 PM, wrote:
> >
> > Ed explained to me what you all were meaning. I was thinking
> > y'all had some sort of special answering machines. Yes,
> > they hang up when I don't answer too, but that does not
> > prevent them from calling me another 4 or 5 times each day.
> > For THAT annoyance I have the ProCallBlocker; they might call
> > again a few times but this device disconnects them after first
> > ring.
> >
> I don't think there is anything that will prevent them from calling. I
> won't pay extra for a blocking service or device. It's simple enough to
> not answer the phone. If I know you and want to talk to you, I'll
> answer. I might be busy, if so leave me a message, maybe I'll call.
>
> Jill
>
>
I HAD to resort to buying the ProCallBlocker; it's a one time
purchase and I've had mine for about 5 years now. It looks
like the original caller id devices that were sold when caller
id became available. My phone was ringing 8, 9, 10 times a day
and the phone ringing that much gets annoying very quickly.
The next day it would start all over again; there was no let up.
When I worked the night shift I had to turn off all the phones
just to get some sleep.

AT&T needs to have their asses kicked for not automatically
including some sort of blocking device in their services. In
last months bill they included instructions for blocking up to
60 calls, if I remember correctly, but they should have been
doing this years ago. The DoNotCall registry is a joke.

https://www.amazon.com/telemarketer-.../dp/B00E914II6

On 5/29/2017 6:18 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>
> > nomorobo.com hangs up 97% of those calls for me during the first ring.
> > I don't want to sit here and listen to 4-6 rings, then the beep of my
> > answering machine, and then several seconds of dial-tone coming from
> > my answering machine.
> >
> > -sw
> >
I'm sure it's a great service IF your local phone company subscribes
to it. But if it doesn't you have to resort to other means. But yes,
that was exactly what I was putting up with. Answering machine picking
up after 4 rings and then listening to several seconds of silence and
then 'click' only for them to call over and over and over and over.

Jill must have only gotten one or two calls per day.

On 5/30/2017 6:52 PM, wrote:
> On Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at 5:15:07 PM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:
>>
>> On 5/30/2017 5:49 PM, wrote:
>>>
>>> Ed explained to me what you all were meaning. I was thinking
>>> y'all had some sort of special answering machines. Yes,
>>> they hang up when I don't answer too, but that does not
>>> prevent them from calling me another 4 or 5 times each day.
>>> For THAT annoyance I have the ProCallBlocker; they might call
>>> again a few times but this device disconnects them after first
>>> ring.
>>>
>> I don't think there is anything that will prevent them from calling. I
>> won't pay extra for a blocking service or device. It's simple enough to
>> not answer the phone. If I know you and want to talk to you, I'll
>> answer. I might be busy, if so leave me a message, maybe I'll call.
>>
>> Jill
>>
>>
> I HAD to resort to buying the ProCallBlocker; it's a one time
> purchase and I've had mine for about 5 years now. It looks
> like the original caller id devices that were sold when caller
> id became available. My phone was ringing 8, 9, 10 times a day
> and the phone ringing that much gets annoying very quickly.
> The next day it would start all over again; there was no let up.
> When I worked the night shift I had to turn off all the phones
> just to get some sleep.
>
> AT&T needs to have their asses kicked for not automatically
> including some sort of blocking device in their services. In
> last months bill they included instructions for blocking up to
> 60 calls, if I remember correctly, but they should have been
> doing this years ago. The DoNotCall registry is a joke.
>
> https://www.amazon.com/telemarketer-.../dp/B00E914II6
>
>
>
I agree the Do Not Call Registry is a joke. Can't expect the government
to keep up with technology or the ever-changing forged numbers of the
robo-callers. I've actually gotten phone calls purporting to be from
myself to me. LOL

Can't you set the number of rings on your phone? I don't have a problem
turning ringer off. I don't let the telephone control my life. I'm
sure not going to pay to have someone do that for me.

Jill

On Tue, 30 May 2017 15:57:55 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

> On 5/29/2017 6:18 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>
>>> nomorobo.com hangs up 97% of those calls for me during the first ring.
>>> I don't want to sit here and listen to 4-6 rings, then the beep of my
>>> answering machine, and then several seconds of dial-tone coming from
>>> my answering machine.
>>>
>>> -sw
>>>
> I'm sure it's a great service IF your local phone company subscribes
> to it. But if it doesn't you have to resort to other means.

Your phone company doesn't "subscribe", they just have to have the
feature that supports it (allows two phone numbers to ring for each
incoming call). AFAIK, all the VOIP providers support it, but very
few landline providers do.

-sw

On 5/30/2017 6:57 PM, wrote:
> On 5/29/2017 6:18 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>
>>> nomorobo.com hangs up 97% of those calls for me during the first ring.
>>> I don't want to sit here and listen to 4-6 rings, then the beep of my
>>> answering machine, and then several seconds of dial-tone coming from
>>> my answering machine.
>>>
>>> -sw
>>>
> I'm sure it's a great service IF your local phone company subscribes
> to it. But if it doesn't you have to resort to other means. But yes,
> that was exactly what I was putting up with. Answering machine picking
> up after 4 rings and then listening to several seconds of silence and
> then 'click' only for them to call over and over and over and over.
>
> Jill must have only gotten one or two calls per day.
>
I can set my answering machine to pick up after a specified number of
rings. Zero rings or just turn the darn thing off is an option.

Jill

> wrote in message news:45985f3e-90d6-4f16-a3d5-

> AT&T needs to have their asses kicked for not automatically
> including some sort of blocking device in their services. In
> last months bill they included instructions for blocking up to
> 60 calls, if I remember correctly, but they should have been
> doing this years ago. The DoNotCall registry is a joke.
>
> https://www.amazon.com/telemarketer-.../dp/B00E914II6

I'm in the market for one, I have an old Radio Shack model that is wearing
out and not blocking sometimes. Is that model easy to set up and use? I want
easy.

Cheri

On Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at 6:07:28 PM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:
> On 5/30/2017 6:52 PM, wrote:
>
> Can't you set the number of rings on your phone? I don't have a problem
> turning ringer off. I don't let the telephone control my life. I'm
> sure not going to pay to have someone do that for me.
>
> Jill
>
>
Yes, I can set the number of rings before it picks up and no,
the telephone doesn't control my life. But the phone ringing
10 times a day is annoying but that device that I bought has
DRASTICALLY reduced the number of calls coming in now. I might
get a telemarketing call twice a week now. In my case, it was
$40 well spent.

> wrote in message news:383f6dbf-6cc0-4e3e-83a6-

> I'm sure it's a great service IF your local phone company subscribes
> to it. But if it doesn't you have to resort to other means. But yes,
> that was exactly what I was putting up with. Answering machine picking
> up after 4 rings and then listening to several seconds of silence and
> then 'click' only for them to call over and over and over and over.
>
> Jill must have only gotten one or two calls per day.


I get a ton of them that go unanswered, but it's annoying to say the least.
My old device will only block 20 calls and not working well.

Cheri

On Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at 6:12:29 PM UTC-5, Sqwertz wrote:
>
> On Tue, 30 May 2017 15:57:55 -0700 (PDT),
> wrote:
>
> > On 5/29/2017 6:18 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> >>
> >>> nomorobo.com hangs up 97% of those calls for me during the first ring.
> >>> I don't want to sit here and listen to 4-6 rings, then the beep of my
> >>> answering machine, and then several seconds of dial-tone coming from
> >>> my answering machine.
> >>>
> >>> -sw
> >>>
> > I'm sure it's a great service IF your local phone company subscribes
> > to it. But if it doesn't you have to resort to other means.
>
> Your phone company doesn't "subscribe", they just have to have the
> feature that supports it (allows two phone numbers to ring for each
> incoming call). AFAIK, all the VOIP providers support it, but very
> few landline providers do.
>
> -s
>
>
Landline is what I have and just last month the local AT&T offered
this or something like it. I guess they got tired of hearing their
customer base bitch about not being able to block these calls. But
I solved my problem about 5 years ago with the ProCallBlocker gizmo.

On Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at 6:23:26 PM UTC-5, Cheri wrote:
>
> > wrote in message news:45985f3e-90d6-4f16-a3d5-
> >
> > https://www.amazon.com/telemarketer-.../dp/B00E914II6
>
> I'm in the market for one, I have an old Radio Shack model that is wearing
> out and not blocking sometimes. Is that model easy to set up and use? I want
> easy.
>
> Cheri
>
>
I am VERY pleased with mine and yes it's quite simple to set
up. It's kept me from living in a padded room wearing a
straight jacket. Take a look at all the models offered to
see which one you like best.

I love it when the phone rings once and then stops. I know
immediately that it's a number that I have previously blocked
and they got a disconnect.

On Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at 6:25:26 PM UTC-5, Cheri wrote:
>
> > wrote in message news:383f6dbf-6cc0-4e3e-83a6-
>
> > I'm sure it's a great service IF your local phone company subscribes
> > to it. But if it doesn't you have to resort to other means. But yes,
> > that was exactly what I was putting up with. Answering machine picking
> > up after 4 rings and then listening to several seconds of silence and
> > then 'click' only for them to call over and over and over and over.
> >
> > Jill must have only gotten one or two calls per day.
>
>
> I get a ton of them that go unanswered, but it's annoying to say the least.
> My old device will only block 20 calls and not working well.
>
> Cheri
>
>
I was particularly ****ed off when I bought mine years ago. I
opted for the model that will block about 1000 numbers. The
'counter' only goes to 100 but it will rollover and start
counting again.

> wrote in message
...
> On Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at 6:23:26 PM UTC-5, Cheri wrote:
>>
>> > wrote in message
>> news:45985f3e-90d6-4f16-a3d5-
>> >
>> > https://www.amazon.com/telemarketer-.../dp/B00E914II6
>>
>> I'm in the market for one, I have an old Radio Shack model that is
>> wearing
>> out and not blocking sometimes. Is that model easy to set up and use? I
>> want
>> easy.
>>
>> Cheri
>>
>>
> I am VERY pleased with mine and yes it's quite simple to set
> up. It's kept me from living in a padded room wearing a
> straight jacket. Take a look at all the models offered to
> see which one you like best.
>
> I love it when the phone rings once and then stops. I know
> immediately that it's a number that I have previously blocked
> and they got a disconnect.


TY, that's really all the info I need. I don't need a bunch of bells and
whistles, just something that does the job. I will order one today.

Cheri

On 2017-05-30, jmcquown > wrote:

> I don't think there is anything that will prevent them from calling. I
> won't pay extra for a blocking service or device. It's simple enough to
> not answer the phone. If I know you and want to talk to you, I'll
> answer. I might be busy, if so leave me a message, maybe I'll call.

I ended up making my monthly telephone (and broadband) bill $30USD
cheaper. I kept the CID pkg, though. I tend to wanna answer the
phone, also, but if I do NOT recognize the CID, I let it go to
my answering machine. All but live callers get disconnected.

nb

On 5/30/2017 6:52 PM, wrote:

> AT&T needs to have their asses kicked for not automatically
> including some sort of blocking device in their services. In
> last months bill they included instructions for blocking up to
> 60 calls, if I remember correctly, but they should have been
> doing this years ago. The DoNotCall registry is a joke.
>
> https://www.amazon.com/telemarketer-.../dp/B00E914II6
>
>
>
Don't blame ATT or Verizon. Our government thought that blocking calls
is not a good idea and would hinder commerce and they won't let the
phone companies block. Blame Congress. I did hear they are considering
changing the law.

On 2017-05-30 7:33 PM, wrote:
> On Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at 6:23:26 PM UTC-5, Cheri wrote:
>>

> I am VERY pleased with mine and yes it's quite simple to set
> up. It's kept me from living in a padded room wearing a
> straight jacket. Take a look at all the models offered to
> see which one you like best.
>
> I love it when the phone rings once and then stops. I know
> immediately that it's a number that I have previously blocked
> and they got a disconnect.
>

I had a charity of questionable value that called every few weeks after
my wife had been sucked into making a donation. I eventually blocked
their number. After a couple months the called from a different number.

My answering machine records spam calls from all those annoying "account services,"
or "credit card services" spammers. They never quit, no matter how often they don't get
returned calls or hang-ups. In my area, they lately have hijacked phone numbers
and caller names that seem to be from local cell phone prefixes, or from my alma mater.

N.

On Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at 8:26:43 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
> On 5/30/2017 6:52 PM, wrote:
>
> > AT&T needs to have their asses kicked for not automatically
> > including some sort of blocking device in their services. In
> > last months bill they included instructions for blocking up to
> > 60 calls, if I remember correctly, but they should have been
> > doing this years ago. The DoNotCall registry is a joke.
> >
> > https://www.amazon.com/telemarketer-.../dp/B00E914II6
> >
> >
> >
> Don't blame ATT or Verizon. Our government thought that blocking calls
> is not a good idea and would hinder commerce and they won't let the
> phone companies block. Blame Congress. I did hear they are considering
> changing the law.
>
>
Evidently some of these phone companies have not heard that congress
doesn't approve of blocking telemarketers calls. NoMoRobo or whatever
it's called has been around for many, many years. If they think it's
not a good idea to block them then why didn't they come up with
the DoNotCall registry which is a backdoor way of them supposedly
not being able to call? If they don't approve of being able to
block calls then these call blockers that ANYBODY can buy would
be illegal.