Tired of unwanted phone calls?

That is what we are doing now @BelleStarr

@PatZAnthony i do that also but get the same type call sometimes from a different number with the very same pitch/offer persay

@bunnybon7 We have Mr. Number on our cell phones and it is great for helping us block scams and spam calls.

We block calls when we can, but sometimes one sneaks through @DianneN because we are expected a call from someone not listed in our phone.

@PatZAnthony Same with us! It is so aggravating to say the least!

@PatZAnthony I have no qualms about hanging up on them.

Yes @Nawsheen they are very clever about using other numbers.

Funny how the spammers rarely have a message to leave @carebear29

@PatZAnthony right

It is really out of hand now, isn't it @LadyDuck

@PatZAnthony Absolutely, it seems that people cannot live without their phones, they even sleep with them and this is very bad for their health.

Those calls are really annoying @Courtlynn

@PatZAnthony yes. And i block the number then they call from another. Like 20numbers are bkocked from them

We have been getting such calls on our cell phones too @popciclecold Thank goodness the app Mr Number stops many of this after the first ring.

Yes @GreatMartin love that we can see who it is (in most cases) and just ignore calls we don't want to take.

@PatZAnthony If I see private # or something I can't identify I don't answer!! :O)

@GreatMartin Now we have an app on our phone that blocks some of the spammers! Isn't life in 2017 amazing?

That seems to be the best we can do @bluesa

Some do follow through with efforts to bring charges, but it gets complicated @garymarsh6 so we have never done this.

Picking up without saying anything might actually be fun @MarshaMusselman

@MarshaMusselman We have "Mr. Number" on our cell phones now, and that is really helping.

@PatZAnthony I do it a lot. A few times someone will finally say hello in an inquisitive voice like they're wondering why I've not said anything yet. I could ask them the same thing. Usually though, it's a recording and they will wait until someone says something before it starts, so if there's a long enough pause, i figure that's what's on the other end. I got that idea from a customer that didn't recognize my name on the caller id. I called his house a couple of years ago to see if they were ready to get their windows cleaned and the husband picked up the phone but held it and didn't put it to his ear I don't think. I could hear them talking in the background, but he never said anything into the phone itself. I hung up and called again. The wife answered that time as she realized who I was and explained what happened. I've begun doing that ever since especially if someone is napping, or I don't want it to go to the answering machine. It gets it over with quick that way.

This seems like the best thing to do @dwstory

Blocking these calls seems to be the only way to stop them @BettyB

@PatZAnthony Sadly more and more cell phone numbers are getting into the hands of the telemarketers. I have hung up on more than a few.

That is the best thing to do @magnumopus

This will be good info for many @dragon54u

Blocking calls is a great thing to be able to do isn't it @prashu228

We had some items for sale on Craigslist @AbbyGreenhill That experience taught us to use a temporary phone ($10 at Dollar General) to keep other numbers safe!

It is hard to be nice when someone is disturbing us to spew their nonsense about a spam @hostessman

That seems like the best idea @Freelanzer

Yes, it is tricky @JudyEv and sometimes we do miss a call we wish we would have answered.