It's easy enough to clear missed calls and actually picking up the call even if you hang up right away may be a cause why you keep getting these calls. I once read that if you pick up the call, the computer on the other end knows that it has called a valid number so it will continue to do so. Pretty much all these spam calls nowadyas are made by computers, it's not like there is a real person sitting there with a big list of numbers which they then call. Instead the computer dials hundreds and thousands of numbers and only when somebody picks up the call is then routed to a person who will say whatever it is they say and of course in some cases you don't even get that but instead you get one of these calls where the automated system on the other end tells you that your social insurance number was used in some illegal way and unless you press 1 to speak with somebody, you will be arrested and the most horrible things will be done to you, your children, grand children, nephews, nieces, your dog, cat and gold fish. I wonder why some people get so many calls, I have had the same cell number for probably 25 years now and I use it as my main number everywhere I sign up for an account online, and while I get the occasional spam call, it's probably not more than a handful a year.
Best regards, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Carolyn Arnold Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2024 4:55 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Mobile phone unwanted and scam monitoring. Wow, and three or four a year, I get more of those in a day, generally four to five, occasionally six. I answer, then hang up, because I don't want the imposition of missed call, every time I open my phone for Weather, Health, etc. -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Larry Smith Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2024 6:06 PM To: VIPhone <viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Mobile phone unwanted and scam monitoring. If the U.S. offers this feature, I’m not aware of it. > On Apr 11, 2024, at 1:04 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > > Don't US carriers offer a feature which requires a caller to press a random > number before the call is connected? Here in Canada you can ask for this and > if for example I call somebody who has this activated, I hear the following > message: > > The subscriber you are calling has call control. Please press 5 to be > connected. > > Of course the "5" is just an example, it could be any number, like I said, > it's random and a different one each time you call, it could be 1, 8, 3 etc. > The point is that unless you press the correct number you will not be > connected. Only thing which could be an issue is when you get a call from a > legitimate automatic system. For example, sometimes a health care provider > may have an automated system calling you to remind you of an appointment and > in some cases you may have to press 1 to confirm the appointment. Otherwise > this seems to be very effective. I don't personally have this activated on my > phone because I don't actually get many such calls, maybe 3 or 4 a year and > in those cases I just hang up once I realize it's not a legitimate call. > > > Best regards, > Sieghard > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Mary > Otten > Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2024 9:36 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Mobile phone unwanted and scam monitoring. > > Hi Larry, > This might not be what you want to hear, but I am also a T-Mobile user, and > never found Scam Shield all that great. So what I do is the nuclear approach, > which means I have set the setting in my iPhone so that the only calls that > ring through are those in my contacts. I get notifications if there’s a > voicemail, And the bad side of this of course is that if you’re getting a > call from somebody that’s not in your contacts, you’re going to have to call > them back. So that’s the downside. The upside is I don’t get spam calls on my > phone ever. It’s worth it to me. > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Apr 11, 2024, at 5:58 AM, Larry Smith <larry.smith...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hello list members. I was wondering if anyone is using an app to monitor >> and screen calls on their mobile phone. I am a t-mobile user. Scam shield >> does not do a very good job at least for me. I have used both the free and >> premium version. I was using robokiller until this month. It did an ok job, >> but their subscription service went from $24.99 to $74.99. I don’t mind the >> subscription increase so much. It didn’t always work as advertised. So, >> before I decided to renew or not, I thought I would ask what app others on >> this list might be using. I have also tried TrueCaller but Just couldn’t get >> id to work properly. 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