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April 21, 2016 at 2:14 PM #21948April 21, 2016 at 2:20 PM #796854
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ParticipantYeah, we still have a landline but I pretty much use it exclusively for outgoing calls. Only my dad and a few other people call the land line. I get a lot of telemarketing calls but i never pick up unless I recognize the caller ID, and nobody ever leaves a message.
I’m on the do not call list, but that law is pretty much unenforceable.
For my business I use a Google voice number that rings through to my cell phone, and I do get occasional telemarketing calls to that line. I can see that they’re dialing the business number, not the cell number.
April 21, 2016 at 5:08 PM #796855no_such_reality
Participantyep. Phone rings all day long. bs sales calls. Political organizations (exempt). Charities (exempt). Bs charities. Scams from overseas. And all sorts of ba for ‘companies working with “county programs)
You can tell the solar places you’ve already got solar and they still call back week after week.
April 21, 2016 at 8:38 PM #796856spdrun
ParticipantThree words for you all — special information tones. You know the doo-dah-dee sequence before “the number you have reached, EIGHT-SIX-SEVEN-FIVE-THREE-OH-NINE has been disconnected?”
Record this on your voicemail, faintly. Many telemarketers’ robosoftware will think it’s a non-working number and flag the shit out of it. Actual humans will hear your voice over the tone set and still leave a message.
[audio src="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:IC_SIT.ogg" /]
April 22, 2016 at 7:49 AM #796857moneymaker
ParticipantThank you spdrun I’ve got it on my answering machine now. Will find out how it works over the next 2 days. Does it matter how many times the phone rings first?
April 22, 2016 at 7:59 AM #796859ParticipantI think the idea is that they at least won’t leave automated messages. 4 rings is fine.
April 25, 2016 at 8:39 AM #796921cvmom
ParticipantWill be very interested to hear if this works, can’t wait to try it out if so.
April 25, 2016 at 9:07 AM #796922La Jolla Renter
ParticipantI was getting telemarketing calls in the middle of the night on my cell phone, which piss me off 100x more than during the day. Then I finally learned how to turn on do not disturb on my iphone between 10pm and 6am.
The beauty is it lets callers through on a second attempt. So in the case of an emergency, someone trying to reach you will obviously try you back when they get your VM. What a great feature.
Has anyone else noticed a distinct reduction in text spam ads. Seems they really dropped off for me 6 or so months ago.
April 25, 2016 at 9:12 AM #796923carli
ParticipantBest solution to this problem is a new free service called Nomorobo. We have lousy cell service near our home so we’ve held on to our land line and were getting TONS of telemarketing calls daily. I read about Nomorobo in Consumer Reports magazine, where it was highly recommended and set it up a couple months ago. Works like a charm! Love it. Check it out: https://www.nomorobo.com/signup
EDIT: Nomorobo somehow knows to let some robocallers, such as my kids’ schools, through. Details in video here: https://www.nomorobo.com/
April 25, 2016 at 9:14 AM #796925poorgradstudent
ParticipantMy only land line is on my desk at my work.
April 25, 2016 at 11:00 AM #796929FlyerInHi
GuestSuch a waste of money to have a land line. A penny saved is a penny earned.
Tmobile and ATT wireless have wifi calling when cell coverage is bad.
April 25, 2016 at 11:20 AM #796931ParticipantIt still sounds like crap compared to a good landline phone. Ideally a 2500-set, designed to last for decades and not sound like you’re talking underwater while drunk.
Personally, given the choice, I’d ditch the cell phone and keep a landline. Even if it’s a VoIP landline. Because, really, who the fuck needs an electronic leash? The trend of needing a personal tracking device with you 24/7 is execrable.
Interestingly, the new LinkNYC terminals mostly provide wifi, but they also do free calling within the US via Vonage. So I could live without a cell, and just check voicemail occasionally from a Link if I’m outdoors, or from my laptop if I’m indoors/working.
April 25, 2016 at 12:01 PM #796934GuestLandlines don’t sound better. IP telephony sounds better. Did you try FaceTime audio, Viber, Skype or services like that?
Tracking is a problem but convenience is best. I’m typing this on smart phone while doing other things.
April 25, 2016 at 12:22 PM #796935ParticipantIt’s not the service, it’s the quality of the electronics/mic inside the phone. And I choose not to use any service that allows for video conferencing, because people will want me to turn on the camera. Video makes me way too self-conscious. Either talk on the phone, meet in person, or STFU.
April 25, 2016 at 12:48 PM #796937GuestYou can use whatever you want. But a landline is expensive, not portable and limited to voice only. You can give your money to the Bells if that’s what you want.
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