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Source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/fcc-robocall-mitigation-database-182723864.html
https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/filing-informal-complaint
elgalileo
Or you could just forbid them entirely. No call from a robot unless you specifically ask for it.
JiffyGee
I love the option to send all calls not listed in my phone list right to voicemail. It’s so nice.
oplekv2
I'm still waiting for the do-not-call registry to be enforced.
letshavacigarette
Well the FCC won't let me be they tried to shut me down like MTV
DancesWithHippos
GandalfTheWhitest
Isn't the real underlying issue massive consumer data leaks?
TheobromineAddict
Thank god. ⅔ of the calls I receive are robocalls. Good riddance to Ajit Pai.
zanaria
Interesting, hope this actually helps.
LSUDJB84
I've been getting 13 spam calls a day for the last 2 weeks. i'm on the do not call list and have that at&t security crap.
ScienceIsNotALiberalConspiracy
Wait, people still answer their phone if the number isn't in their contacts?
Ulthirm
I apply for many jobs, not all of them respond with a listed number, and many of them wont leave voice mails.
rbudrick
My cell co advertises a service where they will stop robocalls. They absofuckinglutely know how and could with .000002 efforts, but want $$$
WolfRamX4
B-But... What about our cars extended warranty!?
Zindarak1
robocall? is this another one of those things americans have to put up with?
JohnnySilverballs
Literally JUST got a robo scam call -- from my own cell number. Wtf?!
tpanyS
Phone systems are ancient, thanks to the caller ID model that never really got built secure you can basically spoof any number visually.
JediMasterSarah
For a brief period of time a year or two ago, robocalls essentially vanished for a short time. No one I know was getting them.What happened?
GlenL
So no more daily calls from a speak-n-spell telling me my "visa mastercard" has been compromised?
Skelletalmellons
I leave my phone on don't disturb forever. Only my favorite contacts can ring through. Anyone else can leave a message.
CommentBot2000
STIR/SHAKN? What kind of martini naming convention is this?
SodaSamtg
Can I just delete my phone app? Wouldn’t that solve the problem?
ProfessionalArceus
My understanding is that the FCC ain't nothin to fuck with. And much like the IRS will actually fuck you up if you cross them.
tpanyS
Problem is it requires a US based provider. A lot of these scam/spam calls come through foreign online/VoIP providers outside the US (1/?)
tpanyS
that have a reputation of taking ages on abuse reports so they can continue getting away with shit for a good while (2/2)
YouWereSupposedToBeBulletPoints
Someone sold out my number a few years back. I signed up for the 'do not call' list and never saw a change in spam calls....
yhellothargoodsir
They’ve started moving on to texting now. I got 12 texts from 6 different #s today about my PayPal account being locked with the same link
yhellothargoodsir
Or one similar. PayPal doesn’t send you links via text. The txt spam has been increasing with more rando marketing spam too.
SpaceSphere
It's gotten so bad I assume any email from paypal is a scam even the real ones
KinetoPlay
That's just good practice. If you need to do something with a company go to their website or use their app. Don't trust emails.
Foire
ScoobyDoobyDid
So how am I going to get my extended warranty?
vash77
And want about mt free week vacation with Marriott?
HomerTheGr8
And what about your 50% discount for DirectTV>
Hawkgirl203
Spammers called 5 times in one day and left voicemails saying they were IRS and it was an urgent legal matter and they left a callback 1/4
Hawkgirl203
number. I called back. I asked them why they stole my goat. They said i had to pay or I would be arrested. I asked again why they stole 2/4
Hawkgirl203
my goat. He said he didn’t. I said he did. I told him he stole my goat and the goat and he were now ordering things on Amazon and charging 3
Hawkgirl203
it to me. He was yelling at me that he didn’t steal my goat and he hoped I never find my goat and hung up. I called back. They blocked me!
GrumpyOldGrizzlyBear
I used to work in marketing (NOT ROBOCALLS, don't hate me), and it's way too easy to buy numbers and switch to new ones on the fly. 1/
GrumpyOldGrizzlyBear
It's why it's so hard to actually enforce "do not call" lists, etc. You can't stop them or report them, the number just changes. 2/
GrumpyOldGrizzlyBear
Unsure how much good this will do to stem that, but I can hope, because that shit's the worst.
rra8
Be assured this will be used against the people. They might call it " The great bad people banning act"
wellatleastitried123
Alphonsevaher
Two Texas telemarketers are already having to pay Millions for their robo calls. Allegedly.
SpaceSphere
I can see Verizon or ATT add a fee to cover their fines
d1d1t4t3hlulz0hl4wdy
even with a pixel phone, google has to answer a lot of my calls, all spam, all the time
ilikepiemorethancake
How bout net neutrality, tho? We forget about that already?
EmCeeMiNacion
I think Pai's vacancy needs to be filled before NN can be restored.
Frederf
NN can't be restored because NN has never been secured
ArcaneConjecture
Biden is on the job! https://www.zdnet.com/article/president-biden-appoints-net-neutrality-champion-to-chair-the-fcc/
AninOnin
Thank fuck. Keep the pressure on him though, I don't trust him to carry things like this without public momentum behind it!
ItsCaptain0bvious
What a fucking contrast; your previous, orange guy with his "no one knows XYZ better than me" approach, managed to fuck up everything he 1
ItsCaptain0bvious
touched. Biden is doing what a respectable leader does best: pick the right people for the job(s), and so far he's doing an outstanding job.
BioGoji1989
That's already being restored thanks to Ajit Pai leaving the FCC.
WonderlustCosmothot
Does that mean I'll finally get the advertised speeds from my provider? Speed test shows upwards 600mbs; a different site shows 100mbs.
MechaGandalf
and he can take his stupid mug and teeth with him.
BioGoji1989
Oddly enough, that mug was the one thing I liked about him. Because the mug itself never tried to kill net neutrality.
Cuntortionist
We don't know that
AsheLake
IT WAS THE MUG ALL ALONG
BioGoji1989
MoonMoon89
I get at least 5 robocalls a day to my cell and at least another 5 to my home phone. I get about one real call a week.
slidewhistlesymphony
Heck, I get ten per day on house phone, all the same message, from different numbers.
EchoOfSnac
I used to get several daily, but lately it's only been about once or twice a week.
SirBonSama
I answer mine and click to talk to a representative and when the scanners answers I ask for their credit card info or for free car so I (01)
SirBonSama
can renew the cart warranty that they're calling about. Managed to get one for 15 minutes before they hung up in frustration (02)
lemmonjello
My phone has an option enabled so the person on the other end has to dial a random number to connect no more bot dials
OneLetter
Tell them you’re reporting the number to the FTC they’ll stop for a while. At least that works in my experience.
taurondir
My built in answering machine now just goes "this number is not monitored, please call my mobile" and does NOT give the mobile number :)
Nalianna
same, "if you need me, and actually know me, shoot me a message on social media" - without mentioning which platform, or even my name.
IAmDuckHammer
I get 12 robocalls a day.
ComeOnManYouHadOneJobToDo
I’m lucky. My number is out of state. So I know who they are. I’ve stopped answering and they’ve stopped calling. If I mistakenly pickup,
ComeOnManYouHadOneJobToDo
It’s game over for about one-two months.
hiyo365
I'm in that penalty phase at the moment from one call I thought was someone I knew. I played the game and lost. Why is this life?
Sage042000
Fuckin finally. I get so damn annoyed anytime its mandatory to include my phone number when signing up for something, because regardless
Sage042000
/2 of what it says in the "how we use your personal info", section, they definitely sell my goddamn info. That's why when the spam calls die
Sage042000
/3 down after ignoring em for weeks, they start right tf back up whenever I sign up for anything.
PorneliusHubertII
I dont receive any call other than robocalls.
wadatahmydamie
I get calls from friends and family members from time to time, but the ones I’m close to know to text instead
taurondir
I have never given my landline number to anyone (i cant even remember what it is) so I know what a call there will be.
HappyShark
Remember when we were excited to get a call?
SS2000Ali
Guess where I’m calling you from...MY CAR!!! ?
Myfirstgirlfriendturnedintothemoon
When I was a manager that worked 3rds and had to be on call, while working 60 hours a week... those calls raised my blood pressure
UncleDuckjob
Honestly if my phone rings now I just ignore it. I check my voicemail every day or two, the only person that ever calls me is 'scam likely.'
SpaceSphere
Nomorobo helps for land lines
darnesey
Thankfully my number has the area code of my home state so everytime I get a call from a number with the same area code, I know it's spam
ChickenFingerFingers
Same boat.
CloudStrife668
Its never going to stop.
Tpewop
I don't get calls. I get voicemails. If I didn't get a voicemail, my phone just decided to sing a song for a minute.
FiveShiftOne
Yeah, the robocalls have started leaving me voicemails if I don't answer. It's now less trouble to answer and hang up.
kickthetiresandlightthefires
I just accept the call, normally nothing happens, it hangs up, and then I block the number. Over and over. Every day.
Kagenical
My voicemail gets filled up - every day - by robo calls hanging up. And I've been missing important VMs now.
Skathix
I literally had to turn on do not disturb and customize it to only allow contacts to call me
Kagenical
Which is borderline useless for me. I just, don't bother. Email only for essential contact now ffs.
astrangehop
They text me. It's infuriating. I have a cheap plan so it costs money.
OneLetter
The fuck kind of plan costs you money to RECEIVE texts? That’s a load of bullshit, have you looked at other budget options?
MoonMoon89
I had the same problem. At one point, my text fees were almost $100, so I have gotten them to block ALL texts. I can't do texts at all now.
IWasACatAllAlong
Block them?
Ulthirm
Ulthirm
similar situations. )
Ulthirm
And no, my name is in fact NOT Keaton, never has been, never will be.
astrangehop
It's a different number every single time.
jermprobably
I get texts too. I created one contact, named it "Ro-Blocked" and I add that number to that contact just to see if I get the same guy lol
phtsl
They spoof. Had a guy call me bitching about me calling him. Nope. It was spoofed. He would not belive me.
cozynester
My pixel has a function that lets me screen them automatically. Never have to pick it up. Good shit
ThomasThundersword
iphone on verizon. about half the unexpected calls i get are flagged in caller ID as potential spam. of the other half. it’s about 50/59>
ThomasThundersword
50/50* real calls vs spam. that said i only get maybe 10 spam calls a week at worst. so it’s not nearly as bad for me as others
count3
My favorite feature no doubt. It auto screens people without affecting my use.
VerdantRah
I love that feature. Although I'm now getting texts instead of calls, no filter for that yet
DeanGulberri1
Do you use the stock Android Messages app? If u click on the 3 dots in the upper right, there is a section for all the blocked spam texts
GreenLanternCharizard
I have a pixel as well and it automatically detects incoming spam texts & blocks them.
bourbonist
Same with my samsung
AlkeneThiol
Gotta block em all manually
myhousesmellsliketuna
On my phone at least, blocking numbers doesn’t prevent them from texting. Only calling. Not sure if provider or my phone but meh.
AlkeneThiol
Damn. Yeah my phone blocks both
PotatoSpacer
I had two pixels. Both of them had the hardware shit out within a year. Loved the software though. Got myself am S21. Good phone
DeanGulberri1
I had the pixel 1 and now 3. Each have lasted 2.5 years until the battery started to degrade
photog
Batteries go bad after so many charge cycles. They degrade even more when you plug it in every night when it doesn't need it. If you do,>
photog
put it on a charger that's only 1 amp. Charging it slower will extend the life. Thermal/heat on fast chargers will degrade the battery also.
MinistryOfSillyTalks
Keeping your phone in a cool place while it charges also helps. Heat kills lipos.
cozynester
Interesting. I've had mine for 2 years now and it still holds up. Def has some glitchy moments every now and then tho
EchoOfSnac
I had the OG Pixel XL and never had a problem, but then one night the speakers just popped and the whole thing crashed. It would crash →
EchoOfSnac
shortly after booting after that, then it wouldn't boot at all. I got another one and still use it, and it's really only just recently →
EchoOfSnac
beginning to feel dated, yet still more than adequate.