One Tech Tip: Getting a lot of unwanted phone calls? Here are ways to stop them
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One Tech Tip: Getting a lot of unwanted phone calls? Here are ways to stop them

Associated Press  

LONDON — Unwanted phone calls are out of control. Whether it’s a robocall trying to sell you something or spam calls from scammers trying to rip you off, it’s enough to make you want to stop answering your phone. The scourge of unwanted phone calls has been branded an epidemic by consumer groups, while the Federal Communications Commission says it’s the top consumer complaint. Android has a similar setting that allows you to block calls from private or unidentified numbers, although you will still receive calls from numbers that aren’t stored in your contact list. Just tell the company representative that you want to “revoke consent,” and if that doesn’t stop them, contact customer service and tell them that you don’t consent to receive calls and want your number added to the company’s “do not call” list, the center says.

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Receive a lot of unwanted scam phone calls? Here’s how to stop them
1 month ago

Receive a lot of unwanted scam phone calls? Here’s how to stop them

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Android has a similar setting that allows you to block calls from private or unidentified numbers, although …

6 in 10 Still Get Three or More Pesky Calls Each Day, Finds LocalCircles Survey
1 year, 1 month ago

6 in 10 Still Get Three or More Pesky Calls Each Day, Finds LocalCircles Survey

News 18  

While the pesky calls situation has shown minor improvement, 6 in 10 Indians surveyed still get three or more each day, with individuals selling financial services and real estate top offenders, a LocalCircles survey has found. 60% OF RESPONDENTS RECEIVED 3 OR MORE SPAM CALLS ON AN AVERAGE EVERY DAY The survey first asked respondents, “On an average, how many …

How to block spam calls and enable DND on Jio, Airtel and Vodafone-idea in simple steps
2 years ago

How to block spam calls and enable DND on Jio, Airtel and Vodafone-idea in simple steps

India Today  

Telemarketing and spam calls can be irritating and often waste your time, especially when you are busy in a meeting or waiting for some important call. Well to help you with that, The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has a special service to permanently block spam calls. TRAI has started the National Customer Preference Register, formerly the National Do Not …

Tired of spam calls? here are 5 ways to get rid of unwanted calls at once
2 years, 1 month ago

Tired of spam calls? here are 5 ways to get rid of unwanted calls at once

India Today  

No one likes spam or marketing calls. Register on National Do Not Call Registry Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has launched The National Customer Preference Register, formerly known as the National Do Not Call Registry, to help individuals block unwanted spam calls. Activate DND through your telecom operator You can also block spam calls by activating DND through your telecom …

Getting Spam Calls? Google Will Now Help You Block Them: Here’s How
2 years, 3 months ago

Getting Spam Calls? Google Will Now Help You Block Them: Here’s How

News 18  

Spam calls can be annoying, especially when you are expecting an important and you hear an automated caller selling products to you. The search giant is adding a suspected caller alert feature on Google Voice which as the name suggests will warn users that they are getting a spam call. Google’s feature means that users have the power to alert …

Robocalls Are (Finally) Being Shaken Up
2 years, 8 months ago

Robocalls Are (Finally) Being Shaken Up

Wired  

Hey, have you heard that your car’s extended warranty is about to expire? This week, the US Federal Communications Commission closed a loophole in a policy that requires voice service carriers to adhere to a standard that would help block robocalls. The Stir/Shaken standard doesn’t work on landlines, so old-school scammers could still make house calls. Insta-Delete If you’re an …

We get minimum 3 spam calls every day- Report
2 years, 10 months ago

We get minimum 3 spam calls every day- Report

India TV News  

It has been reported by LocalCircles, that around 64 per cent of average Indians get at least three spam calls every day. As per the report by the LocalCircles which is an independent engagement community and social media platform stated that more than 95 per cent of mobile subscribers have registered on the DND list from TRAI. These pesky calls …

How to Block Spam Calls and Text Messages
3 years ago

How to Block Spam Calls and Text Messages

Wired  

Life is busy enough without wasting time on spammers, scammers, and telemarketers. The major carriers and phone manufacturers have upped their game against unwanted calls and messages in recent years, so let’s look at how you can effectively block them. Frustrated by the whole situation and curious why no one’s been able to stop the barrage of spam calls? We …

Column: Don’t try to reach this robocaller. It doesn’t pick up the phone
3 years, 3 months ago

Column: Don’t try to reach this robocaller. It doesn’t pick up the phone

LA Times  

An L.A. man says he’s receiving as many as many as eight calls a day from a telemarketer called Quantum 3 Media. “I get other spam calls, but I’ve never had anyone come after me like this,” the Cheviot Hills resident said. “I’ve been getting phone calls at a rate of 6 to 10 per day from these spammers,” says …

'Do I Know You?' And Other Spam Phone Calls We Can't Get Rid Of
5 years, 9 months ago

'Do I Know You?' And Other Spam Phone Calls We Can't Get Rid Of

NPR  

'Do I Know You?' And Other Spam Phone Calls We Can't Get Rid Of Enlarge this image toggle caption smartboy10/Getty Images smartboy10/Getty Images The spam calls keep coming, offering you loans or threatening you with jail time for IRS violations. He figures his number is being "spoofed"; fraudsters use software to trick the caller ID system to make it appear …

How to stop robocalls: Tips for smartphones and landlines
6 years ago

How to stop robocalls: Tips for smartphones and landlines

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Billions of robocalls are vexing Americans — and it’s not slowing down. You can ban telemarketers by registering with the federal “Do Not Call” list — but that won’t stop fake telemarketers or scammers, many of whom have ways to get around spam filters. For $2.99 a month per line, the Call Filter app can …

Robocalls: AT&T, Comcast and Verizon offer updates on stopping spam calls
6 years ago

Robocalls: AT&T, Comcast and Verizon offer updates on stopping spam calls

CNN  

New York CNN Business — AT&T, Comcast, Verizon and other telecom giants want to tamp down on the scourge of robocalls. AT&T and Comcast also recently announced that they tested a new tool for identifying “spoofed” calls, which have allowed robocallers use fake numbers. Companies are taking the problem “extremely seriously,” says Jim McEachern, a senior technology consultant at telecom …

How To Stop Annoying Robocalls And Scam Calls Once And For All
6 years, 10 months ago

How To Stop Annoying Robocalls And Scam Calls Once And For All

Huff Post  

Detroit Free Press / Getty Images Nearly 31 billion robocalls were placed in the U.S. in 2017, up 19 percent from 2016, according to YouMail, a call blocking service. These and other apps designed to keep robocalls at bay pretty much rely on one thing: a database of phone numbers that scammers and telemarketers call from that is constantly updated. …

Phone companies get new tools to block spam calls
7 years, 4 months ago

Phone companies get new tools to block spam calls

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Phone companies will have greater authority to block unwanted calls from reaching customers as regulators adopted new rules to combat automated messages known as robocalls. Phone companies can already block some calls that trick consumers by showing up on Caller ID with fake numbers. The new rules make clear that they can block additional calls that are …

Phone companies get new tools to block spam calls
7 years, 4 months ago

Phone companies get new tools to block spam calls

Daily Mail  

Phone companies will have greater authority to block unwanted calls from reaching customers as regulators adopted new rules to combat automated messages known as robocalls. Phone companies can already block some calls that trick consumers by showing up on Caller ID with fake numbers. The new rules make clear that they can block additional calls that are likely scams, such …

Nuisance callers: How to waste their time and cost them money
9 years, 3 months ago

Nuisance callers: How to waste their time and cost them money

The Independent  

Sign up to our free money newsletter for investment analysis and expert advice to help you build wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. I noticed …

The Only Way To Stop Annoying Robocalls
9 years, 4 months ago

The Only Way To Stop Annoying Robocalls

Huff Post  

Highwaystarz-Photography via Getty Images I have tried screaming, blowing a whistle into the phone, and cussing like a drunken sailor. There are "a number of existing technologies that phone companies could use to block unwanted robocalls from reaching their customers. Robocalls are a top consumer complaint but the phone companies have failed to offer effective tools to stop them," according …

Why It's Hard To Put An End To Unwanted Robocalls
9 years, 4 months ago

Why It's Hard To Put An End To Unwanted Robocalls

NPR  

Why It's Hard To Put An End To Unwanted Robocalls Enlarge this image toggle caption iStockphoto iStockphoto Complaints about unwanted calls are up. "At the FTC, we get more complaints about Do Not Call and robocalls than anything else," says Bikram Bandy, coordinator for the Federal Trade Commission's Do Not Call Registry. Sponsor Message "A lot of these illegal telemarketing …

It’s time to take a call on this nuisance
14 years, 8 months ago

It’s time to take a call on this nuisance

Hindustan Times  

It started out innocuously enough. If God did want me to lose weight, then he also wanted me to buy homes in Gurgaon, invest in the stock market, get my car washed, see movies at Abhishek Cineplex, take out life insurance, exchange my old Acqua-guard, get ‘home tuition for all subjects’, get my kidney profile and iron profile blood tests …

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