You can still get a voice number. For what it's worth. But they changed it
from a true seperate number to glorified call forwarding. -_-.. When I used
it's call screen feature people that wanted to call me. Would read me the
riot act (looking at you kim) And scam callers would get through to my
Well, I'm not sure if you can still get a Google Voice number. But I just now added my
landline as the "linked number" in my Google Voice account. And it now forwards
there, screens calls, etc. So it's still there. Of course Google will/does kill things
arbitrarily.
On 4/19/23 08:37, Russ
I think Google has stopped its telephone service. It got enough samples of
voices to train its systems and needs no more.
It's fairly easy to turn a phone that supports voice mail and caller ID
into a call blocker.
- Have the phone answer on the first ring.
- Record your message saying
You should be able to forward to your landline from a virtual number like
Google Voice. Then only give out your virtual number. You should be able to
pick up your landline and Google will talk to you with a phone menu of options.
Of course, that doesn't solve people getting your landline
Nomorobo works pretty well on our landline. Free with comcast.
Ed
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Founding Director, Art, Research, Technology and Science Laboratory (ARTS Lab)
Professor Emeritus of Computer Science, University of New Mexico
1017 Sierra Pinon
Santa Fe, NM 87501
505-984-0136 (home)
I like Frank’s solution, but I’m also interested in a solution for
our land line. The other option for the land line is to cancel it
entirely, but about six weeks ago I got a call from a friend who looked
us up when he was in Santa Fe, which is when he found out we had moved.
He found our land
Android Pixel cell phone. It's nice to hear your voice, Nick.
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Santa Fe, NM 87505
505 670-9918
Santa Fe, NM
On Tue, Apr 18, 2023, 10:50 PM Nicholas Thompson
wrote:
> Frank
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> Landline? Or have you given up on that old stuff.
>
> n
>
> On Tue, Apr
Frank
Landline? Or have you given up on that old stuff.
n
On Tue, Apr 18, 2023 at 1:24 PM Frank Wimberly wrote:
> My Google phone warns me of suspected spam calls. When it does so I have
> the choice of "Screening" the call, blocking it, or answering it. If I
> select "Screen" the caller
gill, thanks for the warning. Be assured that I don't any more. Just
press the big red button. NIck
On Tue, Apr 18, 2023 at 12:47 PM Nicholas Thompson
wrote:
> Phellow Phriammers,
>
> After having my phone completely tied up by robocalls during some medical
> troubles, I put out cold hard
lol ed...oh I don't know just. I bet if you step on a lego you might be
able to match that person the trick would be to record it, and have it on
stand by just in case. Now cursing them out and ranting them is encouraged,
lol you never now just how much you need to get out of your system.
One of
I tried Nick’s approach a while ago (before full employment) and the person on
the other end starting crying. Made me feel terrible.
Another time, I cursed at one who was telling me a series of lies. He responded
with an admirable string of curses that I was unable to match.
Ed
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Ed
Nick. I need to warn you. Talking to these spammers, at your stage of life.
is very dangerous. They'll abuse how elderlies did like you did and try to
get some good from the call. Now that they know it's a live human they
won't stop. If the number comes back dead, sooner than latter its taken out
Nick -
I chatted up one of the callers. I suggested that at a time of full
employment, perhaps a bright guy like him might get a better job. He
replied that he was being paid quite well for his efforts! Apparently
the number of any fool who answers their phone is worth $7
Sounds like
My Google phone warns me of suspected spam calls. When it does so I have
the choice of "Screening" the call, blocking it, or answering it. If I
select "Screen" the caller hears
"Hi. The person you are calling is using a Google screening service.
Please say your name and the reason you are
Phellow Phriammers,
After having my phone completely tied up by robocalls during some medical
troubles, I put out cold hard cash for the CPR Call Blocker recommended by
my carrier. I have now blocked 70 numbers, and new ones come in daily,
although the rate has substantially decreased. I have
m *On Behalf Of *Gillian Densmore
> *Sent:* Friday, November 12, 2021 5:02 PM
> *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <
> friam@redfish.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] Call blockers
>
>
>
> Nick. Know that you not alone on robodialers. A youtuber from canada
&g
Coffee Group
Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Call blockers
Nick. Know that you not alone on robodialers. A youtuber from canada called
[different from Linus the Linux guy maker]. This linus runs a company called
LKMG it basically does reviewes and industry side back end work.. He has a 20
minut lon
Nick. Know that you not alone on robodialers. A youtuber from canada called
[different from Linus the Linux guy maker]. This linus runs a company
called LKMG it basically does reviewes and industry side back end work..
He has a 20 minut long rant about the problem. What set him off was how he
Nick Fwiw. Me being, me. I for a bit I used this clip to stop robodiallers.
because it seemed amusing and appropriate:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyenRCJ_4Ww
I guess it worked for about 12 weeks didn't get a single spam call.
On Thu, Nov 11, 2021 at 2:12 PM Gillian Densmore
wrote:
>
Sounds nobel prize worthy!
h sounds of "fast" internet in the 80s:
nee-nee-nee-neeh-k-hisss-static- static- static- static- pop his
screech pop.
My "fix" for robocalls is to let people I know msg me, i tend to screen
calls because of them-it works for all but 1 person. lol she calls it
Spam/Robo calls have driven me (long ago) to virtually never having my
ringer on or answering my phone when it does ring unless the caller is
in my contact list AND I know who it is. I can hardly remember how I
coped with my landline in this regard which I let go nearly 20 years ago.
FWIW I
I use Google's call screening app. It asks callers to State their name and
reason for calling. If they don't respond to that appropriately I block
their number. The app is free. I forward my home phone to my cell phone so
that the same thing happens to people who call my home phone (landline).
Nick,
Are you looking at the V5000 call blocker? This will be of a medium amount
of use, as it looks like you can block calls with no caller id info. The
phone comes with a blacklist of 5000 numbers that you can add more numbers
too, but you'll have to do this after/while they're calling, so your
We get nomobobo for free from Comcast on our landline. It works real well with
known numbers in their database and with numbers we add. We still get a lot of
calls that use false local numbers that nomorobo can’t really block. We don’t
add these numbers to the nomorobo database since they are
TELL ME ABOUT IT
Edd Angel uses nomo robo. because I mostly use a cellphone as my number
would get at least that many multiple times a day, even spam texts! that
cost real money. It got so fucking bad I joke that I have PTSD from them.
I'm trying
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