Qiviut wrote: “We do get ‘spoofed’ and ‘real’ calls within our own area code. As they occur, I either block the number individually or block by area code/exchange. I can also block up to 20 by name. The only calls I have to actively block are those with our own unblocked area code showing on CID that prove to be spammers, frequent hangups, robo callers or whatever.”
You’re going to run out of blocks.
You’re going to run out of blocks.
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Nope, I won’t run out & here’s why:
1. I use the “Global Block Method” so all I have to do is block within my own area code.
2. If I get multiple calls from a particular ‘exchange’ (1st 3 numbers after my area code), I block by exchange rather than each individual number, which saves spaces .. ex. (123)-456-#### (# is a ‘wild card’ & blocks all numbers after ‘456’ exchange, thus entire exchange is blocked. We have certain exchanges that are problematic & the spammers change numbers a lot, but are still calling from the same exchange - blocking this way stops it & I only have to use 1 space.
3. I have space for 1,000 blocked numbers
4. Digitone has a “Blocked Number List Auto Delete” option and will delete on First In, First Out processing, IF I ever get to 1,000 blocked numbers (highly unlikely) & need to free up space.
I have had Digitone Call Blockers since the first one came out ... i.e. for YEARS. I know how they work. The first one had much less space for blocked numbers (30, I think). I was still able to make it work for us and stop the 6-12 spam/robo calls per day. The next one had 150 blocked spaces which was great (had only used up to about 90 blocked exchanges/numbers) - this particular Digitone was ‘killed’ by a lightning strike in August, along with the phone itself, so we had to get a new one, which was an upgrade. This latest upgrade has 1,000 spaces for blocked numbers - but for the lightning strike, I’d still be using the one with 150 spaces for blocked numbers.
I would suggest you read the FAQ on Digitone - it will answer a lot of your questions:
https://digitone.com/proseries-blocker-faq.html