I am temted to set my ring tone to - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: metrologist
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 17, 2018, 04:25:15 pm
content: silent!Every day now I am getting calls from spoofed numbers (all come from my area code and same prefix). Then I will set individual ring tones for those in my contacts.

author: Red Squirrel
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 17, 2018, 04:30:20 pm
content: I had that issue a while back when I bought a domain through an auction site. I did not have the option of whois privacy when the domain got registered under a temporary registrar and I was getting calls non stop for days from SEO marketing BS companies. It was ridiculous. I ended up just keeping my ringer off completely. They also registered under Network Solutions and it's stuck there before I can transfer out, and they keep sending me so much spam in my email it's ridiculous. This kind of crap should be illegal, it's basically harassment at this point.

author: metrologist
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 17, 2018, 04:55:39 pm
content: yes it is and I am getting very targeted spam too. I was just thinking this morning that it's basically free for these organizations to do this and it's on such a large scale. It's becoming more menacing than taxes...

author: GreyWoolfe
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 17, 2018, 05:19:04 pm
content: I have been using TrueCaller on my Android for a bit now. Overall, I like it. It seems to do a fairly good job at identifying spam. Might be worth a look.

author: Mr. Scram
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 17, 2018, 05:22:14 pm
content: Downvote for clickbait title.

author: BravoV
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 17, 2018, 05:32:56 pm
content: Just set auto reject at unknown numbers, if you rarely "need" to receive them, unless you're expecting say like you're sales or potential customers/clients.

author: Gregg
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 17, 2018, 09:56:45 pm
content: The old school method in the days of answering machines was to record the greeting as the typical 3 tones that used to precede the “number you have dialed is not in service” message and nothing else. Then tell all your friends to just leave a message anyway. It might work as a greeting for voicemail, depending on where you are located.

author: edy
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 17, 2018, 11:57:47 pm
content: .... this (yes people are very confused when I answer my phone):

author: metrologist
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 18, 2018, 12:59:46 am
content: Quote from: Mr. Scram on April 17, 2018, 05:22:14 pmSorry. Given the context, I just felt like sharing the wealth.... and I think you knew what you were in for anyway. You've earned that credit, BTW.I like the idea of the three tone out of service number, but that is deprecated now? I feel like I'm doing the best I can just not answering. The texts though are another matter. Most of them do not even want a response. No nudies, yet... it will come I'm sure.

author: JoeN
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 18, 2018, 09:43:55 am
content: Time to write a script to send them a bunch of emails from different domains, each written in a different mashup, asking for a custom quote as soon as possible. Run their asses of and make them have no idea who they should be responding to or nit.