AH, that is much better than what I have been doing: hitting the volume down button. I will have to retrain my fingers.
On Tue, Apr 18, 2017 at 12:47 AM Gabe Griffith <gabrielgriff...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > Yes, tapping the power button twice will decline the call and send it > straight to voicemail. > Gabe > > > Sent from Gabe's iPhone > > > On Apr 17, 2017, at 8:10 PM, E.T. <ancient.ali...@icloud.com> wrote: > > > > Exactly what I do, ignore callers who are not in my contacts. I also > press the sleep button to stop the ringing. I think pressing sleep twice > sends the caller straight to voicemail, not sure. A legitimate caller will > leave a voicemail. > > > > From E.T.'s Keyboard. . . > > "God for you is where you sweep away all the > > mysteries of the world, all the challenges to > > our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off > > and say God did it." --Carl Sagan > > E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com > > > >> On 4/17/2017 7:03 PM, Sharon Hooley wrote: > >> I want my policy to be to remember not to answer every ring with a > stranger’s number. If the person really wants to talk, he/she can simply > leave a message. But thanks for sharing. It would probably cut down on > the ringing. I wish everybody would show those scammers that their work > isn’t worth it! I read an article some time ago about how we can make a > little profit by fining marketers for calling even when we have Do Not Call > registered, but I’m not sure if it’s only for landlines. > >> > >> Gerr! > >> > >>> On Apr 17, 2017, at 6:56 PM, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote: > >>> > >>> Hello All, > >>> > >>> I hope you find the following article helpful. > >>> > >>> Mark > >>> > >>> HOW TO STOP THOSE ANNOYING, ENDLESS ROBOCALLS TO YOUR SMARTPHONE > >>> By Jennifer Jolly, Special for USA Today. > >>> > >>> Have you noticed an uptick in those super annoying robocalls, > telemarketers, > >>> and scams hitting up your smartphone all hours of the day and night? I > have, > >>> and it's driving me nuts. Last month, I had a bogus call to lower my > >>> electricity bill. A few weeks ago, it was a pause after I said hello, > then a > >>> woman saying, 'Oh, I'm sorry, I'm adjusting my headset,' before > launching > >>> into a sales pitch of some sort. And then there's the daily deluge of > >>> numbers that look legit ' like my daughter's school calling, or a media > >>> outlet from Manhattan ' only to end up being an obvious scam. This is > George > >>> Michael,' says a male caller with a heavy accent, 'calling from your > online > >>> pharmacy with your diet medication. Talk about adding insult to injury. > >>> According to the Federal Communications Commission , there are nearly > 2.4 > >>> billion robocalls made every month. That's more than 7'calls per > person, > >>> according to new research from the YouMail Robocall Index. At best, the > >>> calls are frustrating. At worst, they're robbing us blind . So what > can we > >>> do about it once and for all? Let's start with a little > self-education. How > >>> the heck are these criminal-callers getting our cell numbers in the > first > >>> place? If you don't post it publicly across social media, use it on > shady > >>> shopping sites, or shout it out to every telemarketer who calls ' how > is it > >>> getting out there? The Better Business Bureau recommends Googling your > own > >>> number. Do it. I'll wait. Was it there? Mine was. It might not be > alongside > >>> your name, but chances are it's there, collected by a 'people search' > >>> company like Nuwber that aggregates information from 'White Pages > listings, > >>> Public Records and Social Network Information. Thanks to modern > technology, > >>> these lists are now easy for cyber scammers to scrape. 'And that's how > the > >>> the robo-games begin. Related: Putting your number in the Do Not Call > >>> registry is one step to blocking robocalls. (Photo: Jennifer Jolly for > USA > >>> TODAY.) If you haven't already, add your cell number to the National > Do Not > >>> Call list . I just went there to verify that I'm on the list and sure > >>> enough, I've been registered since February 2006. So much for that. > >>> Obviously, it doesn't fix the issue all the way around, but it does > help > >>> keep legitimate companies from cold-calling you. Sadly for us, the > bad-guys > >>> have easy workarounds (like #1). If you're already on the Do Not Call > >>> Registry and still get hit up, report the calls to the FTC , which > compiles > >>> the reports and hands out the fines. You can also block them right > from your > >>> smartphone and block any spammy texts too. Here's where to block calls > on > >>> your iPhone. (Photo: Jennifer Jolly for USA TODAY) On iPhones , tap the > >>> green phone icon on your home screen, select the 'Recents' tab on the > bottom > >>> of the screen, then tap the blue 'i' information icon next to the phone > >>> number you want to block. A screen pops up with a bunch of options and > at > >>> the very bottom you'll find 'Block This Caller. Tap it and then when > the > >>> verification screen appears, confirm your decision. On most Androids , > there > >>> are two easy ways to block numbers. If you're on the standard version > of > >>> Android 6.0 you can go into your call log and long-press on the number > you > >>> want to block, then select 'Block number' from the pop-up menu. If > you're > >>> using a version of Android other than the stock version (or if you > don't > >>> know which version you're actually using) you can select 'Settings' > and then > >>> 'Call blocking,' then tap 'Add number' and type in the number you want > to > >>> block. Blocked calls on my iPhone using Nomorobo. (Photo: Jennifer > Jolly/USA > >>> TODAY) There are a handful of apps that promise enough anti-spam ammo > to > >>> stop annoying calls for good. They all require a bit of set-up, but the > >>> toughest part of that so far for me has just been remembering my AT&T > >>> password. (You'll need the provider password for some of them.) > Nomorobo - > >>> (iOS) This is my best of these apps I've reviewed to date ' so it's no > >>> surprise that it won a competition by the FTC . After you download the > app > >>> onto your device, you can sign up for a free trial for 30-days, or > commit > >>> right away to either $1.99 per month or $19.99 per year. (If you don't > >>> remember to cancel your sign-up, you'll be auto-billed.) After you > install > >>> the app, it prompts go into your iPhone's settings, select 'Phone' > then tap > >>> 'Call Blocking & Identification' and tap Nomorobo to enable it. Back > in the > >>> Nomorobo app, it asks you to enter your phone number for verification > (to > >>> make sure you're not a robocaller yourself). After that ' you're done. > You > >>> can send yourself a test robocall to see exactly how it all works. > When a > >>> sketchy telemarketer hits up your phone number, your call screen shows > a big > >>> red dot and a note that says 'Robocaller' so you know to avoid it. > There's > >>> even an option in the app to block these calls automatically, before > they > >>> even reach your smartphone screen. Nomorobo swears it doesn't block > >>> legitimate calls from pharmacies, schools, or other important > institutions ' > >>> because it 'analyzes millions of calls made to hundreds of thousands of > >>> phone lines every single day. While it doesn't want to say much more > about > >>> its secret sauce than that, I'm using it and it seems to be working > well. > >>> Truecaller - This paid app ( iPhone , Android , Windows Phone ) > reports that > >>> it's collected more than 3-billion phone numbers and relies on > information > >>> from users to filter out the scams. When the app identifies a specific > phone > >>> number as robocall or scam, it lets you know with an alert on the call > >>> screen. The website says it gets its information from a central > database > >>> that is constantly being updated with new phone numbers. Set up is > similar > >>> to NoMoRobo. Download the app, follow the prompts. I like that you get > link > >>> it to Facebook to auto-fill and there's an animated screen that shows > you > >>> the entire set-up process. It doesn't get much easier than that. There > are > >>> several pricing options, but you end up paying about $1.50 per month > for the > >>> full suite of features. Because Truecaller queries a central database > for > >>> information on each number, the app requires a data connection to > identify > >>> new callers, so keep that in mind if you often find yourself in places > >>> without 3G or 4G available. Steps to enable Spam ID on TrueCaller. > (Photo: > >>> Jennifer Jolly for USA TODAY) Enough is enough! I posted a message on > this > >>> topic in my Facebook feed, and dozens of people chimed in. Other > people have > >>> good things to say about similar apps such as PrivacyStar , Mr. Number > , > >>> Hiya , and YouMail . We'll try those and deliver an updated anti-spam > >>> round-up with the next few weeks. Have you found a clever way to > outsmart > >>> robocalls? 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