Re:FCC orders phone companies to help trace illegal robocallers
by getpost on Thursday December 31, 2020 @04:26PM
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Similarly, I called for appliance service and added the number of the vendor to my address book. Then the technician tries calling me from his unknown cell, which does not ring. He was able to text me though.
Re:FCC orders phone companies to help trace illegal robocallers
by tenebrisalietum on Thursday December 31, 2020 @03:19PM
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I have a voicemail greeting that says outright "due to increased telemarking and spam calls, this number goes to directly voicemail. Please leave a short message if you can and I will call you right back."
Re:FCC orders phone companies to help trace illegal robocallers
by eppp on Thursday December 31, 2020 @04:48PM
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This is very annoying when I am trying to call someone back that requested me to call them. You specifically asked me to call and now I have to talk to a robot first.
Re:FCC orders phone companies to help trace illegal robocallers
by KingMachiavelli on Thursday December 31, 2020 @09:09PM
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It's less annoying that getting dozens of spam calls each day. If you will be calling the person frequently, just have them add you as a contact. No big deal.
Not answering unknown numbers not only saves you the trouble of getting them but also results in fewer robocalls over time since you do not answer.
For example I was dropping the dog off at the vet and I was in the parking lot waiting for our turn (lobby closed for social distancing). Their call to me was silenced even though I had called the same number minutes earlier to check in.
So now I’ve moved to aggressively adding numbers to my contacts for any business I interact with (auto dealership, vet, pet groomer, etc). Which isn’t terrible but it feels like this could get smarter at some point.