Then there are "robocall blocker" boxes. I have a friend who swears by the $100 CPR V5000 Call Blocker he picked up for his aging father, who suffers from dementia.
“These aren’t perfect solutions, it’s like bringing back the 80’s and 90’s, but it goes a long way to solve the problem.” He also told me that he convinced his mom to do this, too (and it’s working). If they do, he can still grab the phone while the caller is talking, or call him or her back. If the caller doesn’t leave a message, he doesn’t worry about it. Quilici said he turned his landline ringer off altogether, and all calls go through an answering machine with caller ID. “If I’m going to scam you to buy a fake cruise or install fake virus software, I need you to answer the phone so that I can pitch you.” “If no one ever picked up the phone when it rang, robocalls would stop,” says Alex Quilici, CEO of YouMail, a visual voicemail and robocall blocking service. As rudimentary as it seems, one the most effective deterrents is to screen your calls. I interviewed a half dozen of the nation’s top experts, getting advice from everyone from the Federal Trade Commission and Better Business Bureau - to a former robo-caller himself. Hundreds of people emailed with complaints, comments, and the same question asked over and over: How can I end those infuriating calls on my home phone, too? Superstar screening
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Watch Video: 4 steps to stop endless robocallsĪ few weeks ago, I did a story on how to stop annoying, endless robocalls to your smartphone.
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