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Warpy

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29. Caller ID is great

Sat Aug 10, 2013, 02:36 PM

Aug 2013

I don't pick up unless the caller is identified and I know who it is. It's taken a couple of years, but the number of junk calls has decreased markedly. Or maybe it's just the pervs who have been discouraged.

I kind of miss the pervs. I used to make them sick enough to hang up on me.

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Anything else besides Do Not Call List to stop telemarketers? [View all] AndyA Aug 2013 OP

The answer is...no brooklynite Aug 2013 #1

That is correct! SouthernLiberal Aug 2013 #32

No advice tabbycat31 Aug 2013 #2

These aren't political or charitable calls, they're commercial calls AndyA Aug 2013 #10

My office is getting commercial calls like crazy tabbycat31 Aug 2013 #14

Another thing is that a lot of telemarketers these days operate from India. backscatter712 Aug 2013 #50

Yes I think they use the do not call list for leads. bravenak Aug 2013 #3

LOL maybe I should try the prison line AndyA Aug 2013 #11

I notice that their war dialers listen for "Hello?... Hello?" backscatter712 Aug 2013 #52

Other ideas BadgerKid Aug 2013 #64

I lik the ones whose number shows up on my caller id. bravenak Aug 2013 #65

unplug the phone PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #4

There's Nothing you can do dem in texas Aug 2013 #5

I do normally hang up, but it doesn't make a difference. AndyA Aug 2013 #12

I agree with you hollysmom Aug 2013 #58

If they provide live operators Pab Sungenis Aug 2013 #6

Soundest advice I'm come across dipsydoodle Aug 2013 #7

I ask them for their credit card number PD Turk Aug 2013 #8

The "Do Not Call" list is a joke. It's not enforced and the LibDemAlways Aug 2013 #9

This is why I never answer the phone unless I recognize the number. MadrasT Aug 2013 #13

As you can see, not really. AngryOldDem Aug 2013 #15

This ^^^^^^.nt FLyellowdog Aug 2013 #44

No solution that I know of. pangaia Aug 2013 #16

I lost my cool a few years ago in a fit of anger Submariner Aug 2013 #17

I did something similar. AngryOldDem Aug 2013 #21

I get calls from telemarketers all the time. Let me tell you what I do. Th1onein Aug 2013 #18

I understand the people on the other end are just doing their jobs. AndyA Aug 2013 #27

Then file a complaint on the companies. Th1onein Aug 2013 #31

I have filed complaints with the FCC AndyA Aug 2013 #38

You don't understand how telemarketing works. Th1onein Aug 2013 #39

Apparently there are a LOT of someone's above the telemarketers not doing their job AndyA Aug 2013 #43

I'm polite to the American telemarketers csziggy Aug 2013 #34

Last week we got two different calls from the Indian guys pretending to be Microsoft MurrayDelph Aug 2013 #42

Yeah, they either deny being thieves or laugh at you for attempting to report them csziggy Aug 2013 #47

Bull fucking shit MattBaggins Aug 2013 #46

I do phone work also, it's amazing how demonized people who do phone work are Alameda Aug 2013 #55

While the Do Not Call list is ineffective, there is a list that will seriously reduce the number of ms.smiler Aug 2013 #19

Thank you -- I'm going to save this information and give it a try AndyA Aug 2013 #26

You're right about... pipi_k Aug 2013 #20

Airhorns work too! backscatter712 Aug 2013 #54

If you get a survey call and at the end they say "you may be eligible for a prize, may we applegrove Aug 2013 #22

What's real great is when they call YOU and put you on HOLD. millennialmax Aug 2013 #23

I may have found a solution AndyA Aug 2013 #24

Get "Phone Tray Free" Rochester Aug 2013 #25

When we were getting calls from 800 numbers Jenoch Aug 2013 #28

Hahahahah!!! pipi_k Aug 2013 #36

I like that. dipsydoodle Aug 2013 #51

Caller ID is great Warpy Aug 2013 #29

I only had pipi_k Aug 2013 #37

Those lower your interest scammers don't care about the list. hobbit709 Aug 2013 #30

If you do not give that number to anyone YOU want to hear from, just turn the volume OFF SoCalDem Aug 2013 #33

These simple words when you answer make them take your number out of the database very fast Lee-Lee Aug 2013 #35

the 'do not call' thingy is a farce. spanone Aug 2013 #40

A couple of things. Cleita Aug 2013 #41

My father gets tired of telemarketing calls where Jenoch Aug 2013 #45

Call block apps for those who have smartphones meow2u3 Aug 2013 #48

I haven't had a land-line phone in years. backscatter712 Aug 2013 #49

The classic response - IDemo Aug 2013 #53

A landline phone with callblock function helps for the repeaters. greyl Aug 2013 #56

If you have time, it's fun to fuck with them tularetom Aug 2013 #57

Poisoning landlines to the point where they're useless Newsjock Aug 2013 #59

both my land line and my cell are DesertFlower Aug 2013 #60

My son answering the phone stops them cold. Turbineguy Aug 2013 #61

i noticed most of you are talking about land lines. DesertFlower Aug 2013 #62

get an "access-only" line for your alarm system. mine williesgirl Aug 2013 #63

The majority of cold-callers these days are criminals, so the DNC lists don't work on them. Posteritatis Aug 2013 #66

Thanks to everyone for your suggestions AndyA Aug 2013 #67

My cell phone is my old land line number leftyladyfrommo Aug 2013 #68

Contact your phone company and see if you have number blocking 1-Old-Man Aug 2013 #69