Robocalls Flooding Your Cellphone? Here’s How to Stop Them

Re:Robocalls Flooding Your Cellphone? Here’s How to Stop Them by gldalmaso on Wednesday August 16, 2017 @07:23AM (#15026599)

I would add, if you do answer the phone, don't say "Hello" or anything like that. The automated callers are looking for hints that someone is on the other side of the line and give up easily to get to the next number, where a person would usually spend a couple of seconds to check if someone answered the phone properly.

Nowadays if I pick up to a silent line I usually just hang up.

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Re:Robocalls Flooding Your Cellphone? Here’s How to Stop Them by whipoodle on Wednesday August 16, 2017 @11:06AM (#15028012)

Yeah, I usually answer and put the mic on mute to see if there's anyone on the other end. Usually it's a robot waiting for audio from the other side to proceed, so it hangs up after several seconds without ever saying anything.

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Re:Robocalls Flooding Your Cellphone? Here’s How to Stop Them by hueving on Wednesday August 16, 2017 @07:38AM (#15026660)

That's kind of a dick move to normal people that are calling you because making the caller say "hello?" first is the complete opposite of the normal flow.

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Re:Robocalls Flooding Your Cellphone? Here’s How to Stop Them by bluGill on Wednesday August 16, 2017 @11:27AM (#15028230)

I understand in Japan the culture is different: picking up the phone is your answer and the caller is expected to speak first.

I have never verified the above though...

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