Harry, Oh I’m your understudy…we haven’t answered a phone call in years unless the phone announces someone we know…it goes to voicemail and if it’s important they will leave a message…AND, AT&T has an iPhone app that allows me to view those voices mails messages as text…it is very good at getting the translation darn near perfect….and of course I can view them from any location, I don’t have to be home to retrieve the call. Once I view the message it’s erased from the phone as well. If the translation is garbled then I can still listen to the voice recording.
I keep the landline due to the ADT alarm system that has to have good connectivity to work properly…and ADT also text me as soon as someone enters the home so I know who is there and when they leave as they send me another text…the log has all activity to view…it’s really a good system…it’s actually costing me nothing as the monthly fee is offset 100% with the discount on my homeowners insurance.. I never answer a call on the iPhone unless I know who it is…I “tap” the face of the Apple Watch, which silences the ring yet allows the caller to leave a message if they wish… All this really cuts down on time and stress of others using my time… John > On Nov 30, 2018, at 1:02 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer <[email protected]> wrote: > > So why do you answer their calls. I NEVER answer a phone unless I know who is > calling. > > But I do appreciate your stringing them along. > > :-) > > >> On Nov 30, 2018, at 11:06 AM, William Micou <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> There’s a great podcast where they try to research one of these ‘support’ >> centers. >> Podcast is “Reply All”, and look for episodes #102 & #103 called ‘Long >> Distance’. >> I too have fun with those calls. I act really excited that they found a >> problem and I’m so thankful that they want to help me. Eventually I tell >> them I have no Window system. >> Bill >> >> "It’s the sides of the mountain which sustain life, not the top.” >> >> On Nov 30, 2018, at 11:35 AM, John Robinson <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >>> Funny, love to toy with them and glad the bad guys are being arrested…how >>> many folks go along with them and get suckered…. >>> >>> John >>> >>> >>> >>>> On Nov 30, 2018, at 11:31 AM, Lee Larson <[email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Over the last few years I’ve been sometimes annoyed and sometimes amused >>>> by the frequent calls from “Microsoft Technical Support” about “problems >>>> with my Windows computer.” >>>> >>>> The calls always begin with someone speaking in a heavy Indian accent >>>> saying something like “Hello, this is Edward from Microsoft Technical >>>> Support. We have detected problems with your computer.” >>>> >>>> Just for fun, I usually ask “How do you know it’s my computer?” >>>> >>>> Edward: “We have extensive security monitoring and have matched it with >>>> the number under which you registered Windows.” >>>> >>>> At this point, I go in one of several directions. >>>> >>>> If I’m in a hurry, I say something like "But I have no Windows computers.” >>>> Or I ask “Does your mother know you’re a criminal?” These are usually >>>> answered by a quick click. >>>> >>>> If I’m not in a hurry, I’ll play stupid to see how long I can keep >>>> “Edward” on the line by having trouble with my computer. >>>> >>>> A while back, I fired up VirtualBox on my Linux machine and opened a >>>> Windows VM, just to see what they would do. I connected to the Web site >>>> they suggested and watched lots of traffic as they “diagnosed” my >>>> problems. There were lots of changes to the Windows registry. After a >>>> short time, they came back and suggested things could be fixed for $150. >>>> At that point, I used my mother-criminal line, hung up and deleted the >>>> Windows VM from the Linux machine. >>>> >>>> This has been going on for years and I’ve often wondered why Microsoft put >>>> up with it. According to ZDNet, it looks like they finally hit the >>>> breaking point. >>>> >>>>> New Delhi police have arrested 63 suspects in the last two months working >>>>> and operating 26 call centers that were engaging in tech support scams, >>>>> posing as tech support staff at Microsoft, Google, Apple, and other major >>>>> tech companies. The raids on Delhi-based call centers have taken place >>>>> over the last two months, Microsoft said. Police first raided 10 call >>>>> centers and arrested 24 people in October, and then raided 16 other call >>>>> centers and made 39 more arrests this week. >>>> >>>>> Microsoft said its staff received over 7,000 victim reports associated >>>>> with the 16 call centers raided this week, from over 15 countries. Users >>>>> reported paying between $100 and $500 for unnecessary tech support >>>>> services and products. The raids resulted in the seizure of substantial >>>>> evidence including call scripts, live chats, voice call recordings and >>>>> customer records from tech support fraud operations, Microsoft said. The >>>>> Delhi police's crackdown on tech support call centers came after >>>>> Microsoft filed legal complaints earlier this year. Microsoft has been >>>>> collecting customer complaints about tech support scams since 2014, via >>>>> its "Report a technical support scam" portal. >>>> >>>> L^2 >>>> >>>> --- >>>> Lee Larson >>>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> >>>> Glory awaits, gentlemen. In the words of General Tacticus, 'Let us take >>>> history by the scrotum.' 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