I seriously think the fed gov do not call list is a scam. They offer this service but yet, nothing is done, no matter the number of complaints filed.
I have Verizon for phone and internet. I called Verizon to ask about how to block numbers, as I don’t want my phone ringing and then having to go to voice-mail. Verizon said they can’t do that, actually, they said can’t block numbers (against the law, she said).
I use my answering machine to screen calls and block the numbers through the machine. . .but in a matter of days, they are back at it again.
On a rare occasion, I answer, wait for the “person” to come on the line, then BLOW A WHISTLE INTO THE PHONE.
There is much joy in hearing the telemarketer scream in pain.
Telemarketers have less self-respect and human dignity than TSA screeners.
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I use a canister signal horn sold for boat use!
I don't think it is against the law. We have Brighthouse digital phone here in the Tampa Bay area, and we can block up to 10 (I think) numbers. We had two numbers that were calling us every 30 minutes this summer, and we blocked those two.
We also have the caller ID that pops up on the TV screen when our home phone rings. For our cells, and our home phone, we never, ever answer a call where we don't recognize the caller or the number. Ever.
I would say 90% of the unknown numbers don't leave a message, and of the other 10%, nearly all are telemarketers.
“Verizon said they can’t do that, actually, they said can’t block numbers (against the law, she said)”.
Verizon told me the same thing. If it’s not illegal, I’d like to know so then I would switch to a phone company that allows it.
In the mean time, I simply do not answer callers that I don’t recognize.