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Spam and robocalls getting out of hand at work

Posted on 3/7/19 at 3:20 pm
Posted by Tiger Prawn
Member since Dec 2016
21834 posts
Posted on 3/7/19 at 3:20 pm
Is there a way to deal with this? The landlines at my office have been getting inundated with robocalls with recorded messages or someone from an Indian call center on the other line. Getting 30-40 a day at times. Is there any way to get it to stop or block these numbers? Cox is our phone provider if that matters. Its gotten ridiculous how many robocalls a day we get now.
Posted by mdomingue
Lafayette, LA
Member since Nov 2010
29844 posts
Posted on 3/7/19 at 3:59 pm to
quote:

Spam and robocalls getting out of hand


Coulda just stopped right there.
Posted by lsu480
Downtown Scottsdale
Member since Oct 2007
92876 posts
Posted on 3/7/19 at 5:49 pm to
I get about 10 a day just wanting to talk about my google adwords account
Posted by SlapahoeTribe
Tiger Nation
Member since Jul 2012
12070 posts
Posted on 3/8/19 at 9:03 am to
Sally from student loans debt services finally stopped calling me.

Now I get several a day that either immediately hang up, offer me a “free” cruise, or want me to switch to their Canadian/Indian pharmacy.

Unfortunately I have to answer most of the unknown numbers because of my work.
Posted by idlewatcher
County Jail
Member since Jan 2012
78803 posts
Posted on 3/8/19 at 11:52 am to
Same here. I re-registered the DO NOT CALL List here, but it doesn't seem to be working

All "unknown" numbers too
Posted by Queen
Member since Nov 2009
3020 posts
Posted on 3/8/19 at 7:53 pm to
AT&T makes a landline phone with smart call block. I have it at my house. You can whitelist numbers, but anyone not whitelisted has to push pound and state their name to get through. You can then answer and choose to whitelist them from then on, answer without whitelisting or not answer and block them forever.

I get zero robo calls now.

ETA: it doesn’t matter if AT&T is your phone provider or not. Just buy the phones online or at Best Buy and plug them in.
This post was edited on 3/8/19 at 7:54 pm
Posted by cajuncarguy
On the road...Again!
Member since Jun 2013
3135 posts
Posted on 3/8/19 at 8:18 pm to
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AT&T makes a landline phone


But not a cellphone????
Posted by LSU-MNCBABY
Knightsgate
Member since Jan 2004
24326 posts
Posted on 3/11/19 at 11:23 am to
I have on Star in my truck and get them on there 2-3 times every time I’m driving somewhere. It’s certainly out of hand
Posted by FairhopeTider
Fairhope, Alabama
Member since May 2012
20750 posts
Posted on 3/11/19 at 3:47 pm to
I will vote for any Presidential Candidate, liberal or conservative, if their top priority were to rid the nation of robocalls.
Posted by Queen
Member since Nov 2009
3020 posts
Posted on 3/11/19 at 11:16 pm to
quote:

But not a cellphone????


You’d think .

They do have the AT&T CallProtect app. It isn’t perfect but it helps, because even some that get through are labeled as “potential spam” or “telemarketer.” That said, I have no idea why they don’t adjust the app to do this same thing - anyone in your contacts gets through and anyone else has to push pound.
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