On a landline. Most Google responses were for a cell phone. Making it more
difficult, I have answering machines in my home and adjacent office so
would need two of the devices or whatever. My answering machines don't have
any call blocking utilities. The phone service is CenturyLink.

Suggestions?

TIA.

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On 10/16/19 11:04 AM, KenK wrote:
On a landline. Most Google responses were for a cell phone. Making it more
difficult, I have answering machines in my home and adjacent office so
would need two of the devices or whatever. My answering machines don't have
any call blocking utilities. The phone service is CenturyLink.

Suggestions?

TIA.



Get a phone or a caller ID box that has a call block feature. Then
enter robo call numbers as you get them.

This one is great for older folks with reduced hearing:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

On 16 Oct 2019 18:04:03 GMT, KenK wrote:


On a landline. Most Google responses were for a cell phone. Making it more
difficult, I have answering machines in my home and adjacent office so
would need two of the devices or whatever. My answering machines don't have
any call blocking utilities. The phone service is CenturyLink.

Suggestions?

TIA.


The answering machine is my first line of defense. Robo callers
usually hang up on the machine.

On 10/16/2019 11:04 AM, KenK wrote:
On a landline. Most Google responses were for a cell phone. Making it more
difficult, I have answering machines in my home and adjacent office so
would need two of the devices or whatever. My answering machines don't have
any call blocking utilities. The phone service is CenturyLink.

Suggestions?

TIA.



Landline! LOL

What a ****ing idiot!!

On 10/16/2019 2:18 PM, Tele Tubby wrote:
On 10/16/2019 11:04 AM, KenK wrote:
On a landline. Most Google responses were for a cell phone. Making it
more
difficult, I have answering machines in my home and adjacent office so
would need two of the devices or whatever. My answering machines don't
have
any call blocking utilities. The phone service is CenturyLink.

Suggestions?

TIA.


Landline!Â* LOL

What a ****ing idiot!!

What a jackass you are. Some places do not get good cell reception,
some alarm systems need a land line.

On 10/16/2019 2:12 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 10/16/2019 2:18 PM, Tele Tubby wrote:
On 10/16/2019 11:04 AM, KenK wrote:
On a landline. Most Google responses were for a cell phone. Making
it more
difficult, I have answering machines in my home and adjacent office so
would need two of the devices or whatever. My answering machines
don't have
any call blocking utilities. The phone service is CenturyLink.

Suggestions?

TIA.


Landline!Â* LOL

What a ****ing idiot!!

What a jackass you are.Â* Some places do not get good cell reception,
some alarm systems need a land line.

Â* Down here in The Holler we don't even get TV signal , much less
cellular . Our landline with internet costs us less than most contract
cellphone with data plans . And we like it like that .

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On 10/16/2019 3:34 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:
On 10/16/2019 2:12 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 10/16/2019 2:18 PM, Tele Tubby wrote:
On 10/16/2019 11:04 AM, KenK wrote:
On a landline. Most Google responses were for a cell phone. Making
it more
difficult, I have answering machines in my home and adjacent office so
would need two of the devices or whatever. My answering machines
don't have
any call blocking utilities. The phone service is CenturyLink.

Suggestions?

TIA.


Landline!Â* LOL

What a ****ing idiot!!

What a jackass you are.Â* Some places do not get good cell reception,
some alarm systems need a land line.

Â* Down here in The Holler we don't even get TV signal , much less
cellular . Our landline with internet costs us less than most contract
cellphone with data plans . And we like it like that .


Same here. While tower is probably only 2 miles away there is a hill
between us. I also get VoIP. Idiots may be the ones paying regular land
line prices. The phone company will screw you like that even if
connection is via fiber. I just got rid of one like that. I used it for
business but was it fully paid for by a client. It required paying
extra for long distance service and even caller id and call block. What
a rip off.

As for question of blocking robocalls, I think the phone company should
do it as they must know who is forging names and numbers.

On 10/16/2019 3:43 PM, Frank wrote:
On 10/16/2019 3:34 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:
On 10/16/2019 2:12 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:


Same here.Â* While tower is probably only 2 miles away there is a hill
between us. I also get VoIP.Â* Idiots may be the ones paying regular land
line prices.Â* The phone company will screw you like that even if
connection is via fiber.Â* I just got rid of one like that. I used it for
business but was it fully paid for by a client.Â* It required paying
extra for long distance service and even caller id and call block.Â* What
a rip off.

As for question of blocking robocalls, I think the phone company should
do it as they must know who is forging names and numbers.

My phone company offer Nomorobo for free. It catches most of them on
one ring.

In article ,
says...
On a landline. Most Google responses were for a cell phone. Making it more
difficult, I have answering machines in my home and adjacent office so
would need two of the devices or whatever. My answering machines don't have
any call blocking utilities. The phone service is CenturyLink.



If your phone is through the internet VOIP it may have the same features
as mine. I have Spectrum and you can get on the internet and tell it
to block known robots. My phone will ring once and quit on those.

On Wed, 16 Oct 2019 15:43:56 -0400, Frank "frank wrote:

On 10/16/2019 3:34 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:
On 10/16/2019 2:12 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 10/16/2019 2:18 PM, Tele Tubby wrote:
On 10/16/2019 11:04 AM, KenK wrote:
On a landline. Most Google responses were for a cell phone. Making
it more
difficult, I have answering machines in my home and adjacent office so
would need two of the devices or whatever. My answering machines
don't have
any call blocking utilities. The phone service is CenturyLink.

Suggestions?

TIA.


Landline!Â* LOL

What a ****ing idiot!!

What a jackass you are.Â* Some places do not get good cell reception,
some alarm systems need a land line.

Â* Down here in The Holler we don't even get TV signal , much less
cellular . Our landline with internet costs us less than most contract
cellphone with data plans . And we like it like that .


Same here. While tower is probably only 2 miles away there is a hill
between us. I also get VoIP. Idiots may be the ones paying regular land
line prices. The phone company will screw you like that even if
connection is via fiber. I just got rid of one like that. I used it for
business but was it fully paid for by a client. It required paying
extra for long distance service and even caller id and call block. What
a rip off.

As for question of blocking robocalls, I think the phone company should
do it as they must know who is forging names and numbers.

Dropping my land line would only save me about $11 since it is bundled
with my DSL. That includes free LD, Caller ID and about a dozen other
"features" I seldom, if ever, use. I have used call waiting and
conferencing a few times tho.

On Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at 4:17:59 PM UTC-4, Ralph Mowery wrote:
In article ,
says...
On a landline. Most Google responses were for a cell phone. Making it more
difficult, I have answering machines in my home and adjacent office so
would need two of the devices or whatever. My answering machines don't have
any call blocking utilities. The phone service is CenturyLink.



If your phone is through the internet VOIP it may have the same features
as mine. I have Spectrum and you can get on the internet and tell it
to block known robots. My phone will ring once and quit on those.

Bingo. That is where I would start. And if his current VOIP service
doesn't have decent blocking, he could switch to another VOIP.
Ooma, for example is low cost and has an array of call blocking, both
custom where you enter numbers and known robo call list based.

On 10/16/2019 4:17 PM, Ralph Mowery wrote:
In article ,
says...
On a landline. Most Google responses were for a cell phone. Making it more
difficult, I have answering machines in my home and adjacent office so
would need two of the devices or whatever. My answering machines don't have
any call blocking utilities. The phone service is CenturyLink.



If your phone is through the internet VOIP it may have the same features
as mine. I have Spectrum and you can get on the internet and tell it
to block known robots. My phone will ring once and quit on those.


My wife was doing that and accidentally blocked a client of mine.
Robo callers keep munging their numbers. I've even had calls from myself.

On 10/16/2019 12:12 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 10/16/2019 2:18 PM, Tele Tubby wrote:
On 10/16/2019 11:04 AM, KenK wrote:
On a landline. Most Google responses were for a cell phone. Making it more
difficult, I have answering machines in my home and adjacent office so
would need two of the devices or whatever. My answering machines don't have
any call blocking utilities. The phone service is CenturyLink.

Suggestions?

TIA.


Landline!Â* LOL

What a ****ing idiot!!

What a jackass you are.Â* Some places do not get good cell reception, some alarm systems need a land line.


Spoken like a truly dumb polack (correct spelling?).

On 2019-10-17 8:52 a.m., Jasper Towing Service wrote:
On 10/16/2019 12:12 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 10/16/2019 2:18 PM, Tele Tubby wrote:
On 10/16/2019 11:04 AM, KenK wrote:
On a landline. Most Google responses were for a cell phone. Making
it more
difficult, I have answering machines in my home and adjacent office so
would need two of the devices or whatever. My answering machines
don't have
any call blocking utilities. The phone service is CenturyLink.

Suggestions?

TIA.


Landline!Â* LOL

What a ****ing idiot!!

What a jackass you are.Â* Some places do not get good cell reception,
some alarm systems need a land line.


Spoken like a truly dumb polack (correct spelling?).

you're fk all

On 10/16/19 1:13 PM, T wrote:
On 10/16/19 11:04 AM, KenK wrote:
On a landline. Most Google responses were for a cell phone. Making it
more
difficult, I have answering machines in my home and adjacent office so
would need two of the devices or whatever. My answering machines don't
have
any call blocking utilities. The phone service is CenturyLink.

Suggestions?

TIA.


Get a phone or a caller ID box that has a call block feature.Â* Then
enter robo call numbers as you get them.

I found it almost useless, except for blocking legitimate calls. The
junk callers change numbers too often. What I really needed was a device
with a whitelist, that blocks all numbers except those I want.

I now get one ring only on my home phone except for calls I want.

This one is great for older folks with reduced hearing:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1


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On 10/16/19 1:13 PM, wrote:
On 16 Oct 2019 18:04:03 GMT, KenK wrote:


On a landline. Most Google responses were for a cell phone. Making it more
difficult, I have answering machines in my home and adjacent office so
would need two of the devices or whatever. My answering machines don't have
any call blocking utilities. The phone service is CenturyLink.

Suggestions?

TIA.


The answering machine is my first line of defense. Robo callers
usually hang up on the machine.

Usually. I do get a few that leave messages usually those that don't
care. The first of the message will be cut off (the idiot doesn't care
to wait for the beep). For example "...ess 4 to speak to an operator
(long pause since the idiot doen't care this is a machine)"

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"Jesus got stuck in the chimney flue. Jesus got stuck, we don't know
what to do. Now that virgin-born Jew is turning blue, Cause Jesus got
stuck in the flue."

On 10/16/19 1:18 PM, Tele Tubby wrote:
On 10/16/2019 11:04 AM, KenK wrote:
On a landline. Most Google responses were for a cell phone. Making it
more
difficult, I have answering machines in my home and adjacent office so
would need two of the devices or whatever. My answering machines don't
have
any call blocking utilities. The phone service is CenturyLink.

Suggestions?

TIA.


Landline!Â* LOL

What a ****ing idiot!!

One important advantage with a landline is you get NAME on the caller
ID. This has allowed me to recognize most of the calls I didn't want to
answer like:

1. UR POLICE ASS
2. AUSTIN TX
3. BREASTCANCER
4. TOLL FREE CALL
5. SURVEY
6. EASTER SEALS
7. DENVER CO
8. IRM INC

#1 is a charity or scam, #3 probably is too

#6 is a real charity, probably trying to treat me like an ATM. My answer
will be NO.

#2, #4, and #7 are almost certainly junk calls

#5 may actually be that. I'm still not interested

#8 meaningless letters, probably junk too. I'll answer if I'm familiar
with such a company

Note that #1 was probably abbreviated to fit short CID displays

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"Jesus got stuck in the chimney flue. Jesus got stuck, we don't know
what to do. Now that virgin-born Jew is turning blue, Cause Jesus got
stuck in the flue."

On 10/16/19 2:52 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

[snip]

As for question of blocking robocalls, I think the phone company
should do it as they must know who is forging names and numbers.

My phone company offer Nomorobo for free.Â*Â* It catches most of them on
one ring.

Doesn't that block numbers that have already been reported? That'd miss
a lot since the junk callers keep spoofing different numbers.

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"Jesus got stuck in the chimney flue. Jesus got stuck, we don't know
what to do. Now that virgin-born Jew is turning blue, Cause Jesus got
stuck in the flue."

On 10/16/19 5:48 PM, Frank wrote:

[snip]

My wife was doing that and accidentally blocked a client of mine.
Robo callers keep munging their numbers.Â* I've even had calls from myself.

I've had those too. When I'm out I get a call on my cellphone that
claims to come from my home phone. That bot does leave voicemail, which
seems to be a poor attempt to trick me into thinking I just called
voicemail. The fake voicemail sounds drunk.

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"Jesus got stuck in the chimney flue. Jesus got stuck, we don't know
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stuck in the flue."

On Thu, 17 Oct 2019 12:52:56 -0500, Mark Lloyd wrote:

On 10/16/19 2:52 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

[snip]

As for question of blocking robocalls, I think the phone company
should do it as they must know who is forging names and numbers.

My phone company offer Nomorobo for free.Â*Â* It catches most of them on
one ring.

Doesn't that block numbers that have already been reported? That'd miss
a lot since the junk callers keep spoofing different numbers.

There's no help for it. Sorry.

In article , lid says...

I found it almost useless, except for blocking legitimate calls. The
junk callers change numbers too often. What I really needed was a device
with a whitelist, that blocks all numbers except those I want.

I now get one ring only on my home phone except for calls I want.



My phone through Spectrum can be set for this.

Limit incoming calls to people whose numbers you specify and route all
other incoming calls ? except Blocked Callers ? to your voicemail.

I never check voice mail.

On 10/17/2019 1:52 PM, Mark Lloyd wrote:
On 10/16/19 2:52 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

[snip]

As for question of blocking robocalls, I think the phone company
should do it as they must know who is forging names and numbers.

My phone company offer Nomorobo for free.Â*Â* It catches most of them on
one ring.

Doesn't that block numbers that have already been reported? That'd miss
a lot since the junk callers keep spoofing different numbers.


Catches about 80% or more. Not perfect, but helps. And it was free.

On 10/17/19 1:03 PM, Ralph Mowery wrote:
In article , lid says...

I found it almost useless, except for blocking legitimate calls. The
junk callers change numbers too often. What I really needed was a device
with a whitelist, that blocks all numbers except those I want.

I now get one ring only on my home phone except for calls I want.



My phone through Spectrum can be set for this.

Limit incoming calls to people whose numbers you specify and route all
other incoming calls ? except Blocked Callers ? to your voicemail.

I never check voice mail.

That'll work, although with Spectrum doing it you won't know the callers
you want but didn't expect (like your doctor calling from a number you
didn't know he had). With what I have, I at least get to look at the
caller ID after that one ring.

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On 10/18/2019 1:57 PM, Mark Lloyd wrote:
On 10/17/19 1:03 PM, Ralph Mowery wrote:
In article , lid says...

I found it almost useless, except for blocking legitimate calls. The
junk callers change numbers too often. What I really needed was a device
with a whitelist, that blocks all numbers except those I want.

I now get one ring only on my home phone except for calls I want.



My phone through Spectrum can be set for this.

Limit incoming calls to people whose numbers you specify and route all
other incoming calls ? except Blocked Callers ? to your voicemail.

I never check voice mail.

That'll work, although with Spectrum doing it you won't know the callers
you want but didn't expect (like your doctor calling from a number you
didn't know he had). With what I have, I at least get to look at the
caller ID after that one ring.


I have Spectrum also and just use the free NoMoRobo they offer. I see
the caller ID. My doctor gets through.

On Fri, 18 Oct 2019 12:57:18 -0500, Mark Lloyd
wrote:

On 10/17/19 1:03 PM, Ralph Mowery wrote:
In article , lid says...

I found it almost useless, except for blocking legitimate calls. The
junk callers change numbers too often. What I really needed was a device
with a whitelist, that blocks all numbers except those I want.

I now get one ring only on my home phone except for calls I want.



My phone through Spectrum can be set for this.

Limit incoming calls to people whose numbers you specify and route all
other incoming calls ? except Blocked Callers ? to your voicemail.

I never check voice mail.

That'll work, although with Spectrum doing it you won't know the callers
you want but didn't expect (like your doctor calling from a number you
didn't know he had). With what I have, I at least get to look at the
caller ID after that one ring.

Besides, how will you ever know Microsoft has discovered a virus on
your machine? ;-)

On Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at 1:04:09 PM UTC-5, KenK wrote:
On a landline. Most Google responses were for a cell phone. Making it more
difficult, I have answering machines in my home and adjacent office so
would need two of the devices or whatever. My answering machines don't have
any call blocking utilities. The phone service is CenturyLink.

Suggestions?

TIA.

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Kill your Phone!

I have phone via the Internet via BasicTalk and a cheap flip phone IF and WHEN I need a mobile VOICE phone!

And I also Killed My Television years ago! BOOM! Gone! And I don't MISS IT!

John Kuthe...

On 10/18/19 1:40 PM, wrote:

[snip]

Besides, how will you ever know Microsoft has discovered a virus on
your machine? ;-)

That'll be when I install Windows 8 or 10.

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more to undermine the virtue of the world than vice itself." [Lemuel K.
Washburn, _Is The Bible Worth Reading And Other Essays_]

One important advantage with a landline is you get NAME on the caller
ID. This has allowed me to recognize most of the calls I didn't want to
answer like:

1. UR POLICE ASS
2. AUSTIN TX
3. BREASTCANCER
4. TOLL FREE CALL
5. SURVEY
6. EASTER SEALS
7. DENVER CO
8. IRM INC

#1 is a charity or scam, #3 probably is too

#6 is a real charity, probably trying to treat me like an ATM. My answer
will be NO.

#2, #4, and #7 are almost certainly junk calls

#5 may actually be that. I'm still not interested

#8 meaningless letters, probably junk too. I'll answer if I'm familiar
with such a company

With the preponderance of scam callers, seems it would be better to just
send all strangers to voicemail. Sounds like you're still having to make
a response to their ringing.

On 10/20/19 9:50 AM, M. L. wrote:

[snip]

With the preponderance of scam callers, seems it would be better to just
send all strangers to voicemail. Sounds like you're still having to make
a response to their ringing.

Just a look at the caller ID when I can, to recognize legitimate
callers. Works with home phone, because of the NAME display.

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