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>>>> Telemarketers aren't going away, so it's time to adjust to the modern
>>>> world. You need caller ID. Telemarketers didn't bother me when I
>>>> still had a landline. I looked at the ID and didn't answer the phone
>>>> if it wasn't someone I know and wanted to talk to. If you can't be
>>>> bothered to look at caller ID then it's time for a cell phone so you
>>>> can enter your sick relative and their caregivers into the address
>>>> book for your phone to identify them when they call.
>>>
>>> I have caller ID. I also have a call block box that cuts numbers I enter
>>> off after 1 1/2 rings. I do not want to hear it ring at all. I want them
>>> to stop calling when I am on the do not call list. If they don't enforce
>>> the DNC list with fines etc., it's just useless and a waste of money.
>>> After you've told them not to call again, and they continue to do it, I
>>> think it's akin to stalking.
>>>
>>
>> it is bad, terrible, and worthy of the death penalty, but it is nothing
>> like stalking.
>
> It is to me.
>


you obviously have never been stalked. You could tell the difference.

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>>>> "sf" > wrote in message
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>>>>> Telemarketers aren't going away, so it's time to adjust to the modern
>>>>> world. You need caller ID. Telemarketers didn't bother me when I
>>>>> still had a landline. I looked at the ID and didn't answer the phone
>>>>> if it wasn't someone I know and wanted to talk to. If you can't be
>>>>> bothered to look at caller ID then it's time for a cell phone so you
>>>>> can enter your sick relative and their caregivers into the address
>>>>> book for your phone to identify them when they call.
>>>>
>>>> I have caller ID. I also have a call block box that cuts numbers I
>>>> enter off after 1 1/2 rings. I do not want to hear it ring at all. I
>>>> want them to stop calling when I am on the do not call list. If they
>>>> don't enforce the DNC list with fines etc., it's just useless and a
>>>> waste of money. After you've told them not to call again, and they
>>>> continue to do it, I think it's akin to stalking.
>>>>
>>>
>>> it is bad, terrible, and worthy of the death penalty, but it is nothing
>>> like stalking.
>>
>> It is to me.
>>
>
>
> you obviously have never been stalked. You could tell the difference.

Well now, I do know someone whose ex kept calling her day and night at all
hours for weeks on end and she finally got a TRO against him for...wait for
it...stalking! So I consider unwanted calls that keep coming after you have
asked them to stop to be stalking, I don't care what you call it. If you
post your number, I will refer the telemarketers to you.

Cheri

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>>>>>
>>>>>> Telemarketers aren't going away, so it's time to adjust to the modern
>>>>>> world. You need caller ID. Telemarketers didn't bother me when I
>>>>>> still had a landline. I looked at the ID and didn't answer the phone
>>>>>> if it wasn't someone I know and wanted to talk to. If you can't be
>>>>>> bothered to look at caller ID then it's time for a cell phone so you
>>>>>> can enter your sick relative and their caregivers into the address
>>>>>> book for your phone to identify them when they call.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have caller ID. I also have a call block box that cuts numbers I
>>>>> enter off after 1 1/2 rings. I do not want to hear it ring at all. I
>>>>> want them to stop calling when I am on the do not call list. If they
>>>>> don't enforce the DNC list with fines etc., it's just useless and a
>>>>> waste of money. After you've told them not to call again, and they
>>>>> continue to do it, I think it's akin to stalking.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> it is bad, terrible, and worthy of the death penalty, but it is nothing
>>>> like stalking.
>>>
>>> It is to me.
>>>
>>
>>
>> you obviously have never been stalked. You could tell the difference.
>
> Well now, I do know someone whose ex kept calling her day and night at all
> hours for weeks on end and she finally got a TRO against him for...wait
> for it...stalking! So I consider unwanted calls that keep coming after you
> have asked them to stop to be stalking, I don't care what you call it. If
> you post your number, I will refer the telemarketers to you.
>

no need - they have it and use it. It is a PITA. But not as bad as the
stalker showing up in my backyard waiting for me, calling me to meet here or
there, etc. etc. There is a difference between random computer generated
calls, and the systematic and constant stalking by an individual.

if telemarketing calls are stalking, why don't you get a Restraining Order?

"Pico Rico" > wrote in message
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> no need - they have it and use it. It is a PITA. But not as bad as the
> stalker showing up in my backyard waiting for me, calling me to meet here
> or there, etc. etc. There is a difference between random computer
> generated calls, and the systematic and constant stalking by an
> individual.
>
> if telemarketing calls are stalking, why don't you get a Restraining
> Order?

The Do Not Call is supposed to handle it, but they are useless and should
just stop pretending that they're doing anything but collecting a salary. It
wouldn't surprise me if they were selling the DNC lists. LOL

Cheri

"Cheri" > wrote in message
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>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> Telemarketers aren't going away, so it's time to adjust to the modern
>> world. You need caller ID. Telemarketers didn't bother me when I
>> still had a landline. I looked at the ID and didn't answer the phone
>> if it wasn't someone I know and wanted to talk to. If you can't be
>> bothered to look at caller ID then it's time for a cell phone so you
>> can enter your sick relative and their caregivers into the address
>> book for your phone to identify them when they call.
>
> I just checked how many I got today, including one a few minutes ago.
> Today I had calls from Securehome 980-265-5604, Mortgage 206-209-2352, 5th
> Bay Hlth In 954-1091, Auto Insurance 602-892-9944, Toll Free Call
> 877-311-1433, Name not found 352-001-2060 and Alert 541-257-1209. This
> type of calling goes on just about every day, and usually more, so you can
> probably see why I'm a little disturbed by it.

Good grief! I would be tempted to change my number

We were away from home for a few years and cancelled our land line. When we
came back we got it back again with a different number. That was hellish.
It seems that the previous owner of the number had owed money to a LOT of
people and they were constantly on the phone wanting to speak to Mr X. In
the end we got the number changed and all that stopped.


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On 8/21/2014 4:44 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>
>
> "Cheri" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>> Telemarketers aren't going away, so it's time to adjust to the modern
>>> world. You need caller ID. Telemarketers didn't bother me when I
>>> still had a landline. I looked at the ID and didn't answer the phone
>>> if it wasn't someone I know and wanted to talk to. If you can't be
>>> bothered to look at caller ID then it's time for a cell phone so you
>>> can enter your sick relative and their caregivers into the address
>>> book for your phone to identify them when they call.
>>
>> I just checked how many I got today, including one a few minutes ago.
>> Today I had calls from Securehome 980-265-5604, Mortgage 206-209-2352,
>> 5th
>> Bay Hlth In 954-1091, Auto Insurance 602-892-9944, Toll Free Call
>> 877-311-1433, Name not found 352-001-2060 and Alert 541-257-1209. This
>> type of calling goes on just about every day, and usually more, so you
>> can
>> probably see why I'm a little disturbed by it.
>
> Good grief! I would be tempted to change my number
>
> We were away from home for a few years and cancelled our land line.
> When we came back we got it back again with a different number. That
> was hellish. It seems that the previous owner of the number had owed
> money to a LOT of people and they were constantly on the phone wanting
> to speak to Mr X. In the end we got the number changed and all that
> stopped.

Ms. O, we bought a cell phone in Louisiana in 2006, and we kept getting
calls from collection agencies for "Hank" or "Henry", after about 3
years, those telephone calls ended. We moved back to Texas, and now we
get calls on our house phone for "Julie", apparently she was a deadbeat,
just like Hank.

We bought the house my ex-husband grew up in, and I thought about
keeping my deceased MIL's phone number, just to keep that from happening
again, but I thought that would be too weird, even for me.

Becca

On 8/21/2014 9:56 AM, Ema Nymton wrote:

>
> Ms. O, we bought a cell phone in Louisiana in 2006, and we kept getting
> calls from collection agencies for "Hank" or "Henry", after about 3
> years, those telephone calls ended. We moved back to Texas, and now we
> get calls on our house phone for "Julie", apparently she was a deadbeat,
> just like Hank.

You missed out on some money. Debt collectors are not allowed to call
your cell phone you can be awarded money for damages. An article in the
paper last Sunday recounted a situation similar to yours and he was
awarded $30,000. He had a log and proof of the calls and went to court.

"Ema Nymton" > wrote in message
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> On 8/21/2014 4:44 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>
>>
>> "Cheri" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> "sf" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>
>>>> Telemarketers aren't going away, so it's time to adjust to the modern
>>>> world. You need caller ID. Telemarketers didn't bother me when I
>>>> still had a landline. I looked at the ID and didn't answer the phone
>>>> if it wasn't someone I know and wanted to talk to. If you can't be
>>>> bothered to look at caller ID then it's time for a cell phone so you
>>>> can enter your sick relative and their caregivers into the address
>>>> book for your phone to identify them when they call.
>>>
>>> I just checked how many I got today, including one a few minutes ago.
>>> Today I had calls from Securehome 980-265-5604, Mortgage 206-209-2352,
>>> 5th
>>> Bay Hlth In 954-1091, Auto Insurance 602-892-9944, Toll Free Call
>>> 877-311-1433, Name not found 352-001-2060 and Alert 541-257-1209. This
>>> type of calling goes on just about every day, and usually more, so you
>>> can
>>> probably see why I'm a little disturbed by it.
>>
>> Good grief! I would be tempted to change my number
>>
>> We were away from home for a few years and cancelled our land line.
>> When we came back we got it back again with a different number. That
>> was hellish. It seems that the previous owner of the number had owed
>> money to a LOT of people and they were constantly on the phone wanting
>> to speak to Mr X. In the end we got the number changed and all that
>> stopped.
>
> Ms. O, we bought a cell phone in Louisiana in 2006, and we kept getting
> calls from collection agencies for "Hank" or "Henry", after about 3 years,
> those telephone calls ended. We moved back to Texas, and now we get calls
> on our house phone for "Julie", apparently she was a deadbeat, just like
> Hank.

Oh dear


> We bought the house my ex-husband grew up in, and I thought about keeping
> my deceased MIL's phone number, just to keep that from happening again,
> but I thought that would be too weird, even for me.

Did you have problems with the new number?

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On 8/21/2014 10:48 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>
>
> "Ema Nymton" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 8/21/2014 4:44 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> "Cheri" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>>
>>>> "sf" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>
>>>>> Telemarketers aren't going away, so it's time to adjust to the modern
>>>>> world. You need caller ID. Telemarketers didn't bother me when I
>>>>> still had a landline. I looked at the ID and didn't answer the phone
>>>>> if it wasn't someone I know and wanted to talk to. If you can't be
>>>>> bothered to look at caller ID then it's time for a cell phone so you
>>>>> can enter your sick relative and their caregivers into the address
>>>>> book for your phone to identify them when they call.
>>>>
>>>> I just checked how many I got today, including one a few minutes ago.
>>>> Today I had calls from Securehome 980-265-5604, Mortgage 206-209-2352,
>>>> 5th
>>>> Bay Hlth In 954-1091, Auto Insurance 602-892-9944, Toll Free Call
>>>> 877-311-1433, Name not found 352-001-2060 and Alert 541-257-1209. This
>>>> type of calling goes on just about every day, and usually more, so you
>>>> can
>>>> probably see why I'm a little disturbed by it.
>>>
>>> Good grief! I would be tempted to change my number
>>>
>>> We were away from home for a few years and cancelled our land line.
>>> When we came back we got it back again with a different number. That
>>> was hellish. It seems that the previous owner of the number had owed
>>> money to a LOT of people and they were constantly on the phone wanting
>>> to speak to Mr X. In the end we got the number changed and all that
>>> stopped.
>>
>> Ms. O, we bought a cell phone in Louisiana in 2006, and we kept
>> getting calls from collection agencies for "Hank" or "Henry", after
>> about 3 years, those telephone calls ended. We moved back to Texas,
>> and now we get calls on our house phone for "Julie", apparently she
>> was a deadbeat, just like Hank.
>
> Oh dear
>
>
>> We bought the house my ex-husband grew up in, and I thought about
>> keeping my deceased MIL's phone number, just to keep that from
>> happening again, but I thought that would be too weird, even for me.
>
> Did you have problems with the new number?


Yes, our new telephone number gets calls for someone named Julie, it
sounds like debt collection agencies.

Becca

"Ema Nymton" > wrote in message
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> On 8/21/2014 10:48 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>
>>
>> "Ema Nymton" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 8/21/2014 4:44 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Cheri" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>>
>>>>> "sf" > wrote in message
>>>>> ...
>>>>>
>>>>>> Telemarketers aren't going away, so it's time to adjust to the modern
>>>>>> world. You need caller ID. Telemarketers didn't bother me when I
>>>>>> still had a landline. I looked at the ID and didn't answer the phone
>>>>>> if it wasn't someone I know and wanted to talk to. If you can't be
>>>>>> bothered to look at caller ID then it's time for a cell phone so you
>>>>>> can enter your sick relative and their caregivers into the address
>>>>>> book for your phone to identify them when they call.
>>>>>
>>>>> I just checked how many I got today, including one a few minutes ago.
>>>>> Today I had calls from Securehome 980-265-5604, Mortgage 206-209-2352,
>>>>> 5th
>>>>> Bay Hlth In 954-1091, Auto Insurance 602-892-9944, Toll Free Call
>>>>> 877-311-1433, Name not found 352-001-2060 and Alert 541-257-1209. This
>>>>> type of calling goes on just about every day, and usually more, so you
>>>>> can
>>>>> probably see why I'm a little disturbed by it.
>>>>
>>>> Good grief! I would be tempted to change my number
>>>>
>>>> We were away from home for a few years and cancelled our land line.
>>>> When we came back we got it back again with a different number. That
>>>> was hellish. It seems that the previous owner of the number had owed
>>>> money to a LOT of people and they were constantly on the phone wanting
>>>> to speak to Mr X. In the end we got the number changed and all that
>>>> stopped.
>>>
>>> Ms. O, we bought a cell phone in Louisiana in 2006, and we kept
>>> getting calls from collection agencies for "Hank" or "Henry", after
>>> about 3 years, those telephone calls ended. We moved back to Texas,
>>> and now we get calls on our house phone for "Julie", apparently she
>>> was a deadbeat, just like Hank.
>>
>> Oh dear
>>
>>
>>> We bought the house my ex-husband grew up in, and I thought about
>>> keeping my deceased MIL's phone number, just to keep that from
>>> happening again, but I thought that would be too weird, even for me.
>>
>> Did you have problems with the new number?
>
>
> Yes, our new telephone number gets calls for someone named Julie, it
> sounds like debt collection agencies.

Ahh sorry I misunderstood. Can you change it? That is what we did when we
were overwhelmed with such calls.

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On 8/21/2014 5:44 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>
>
> "Cheri" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>> Telemarketers aren't going away, so it's time to adjust to the modern
>>> world. You need caller ID. Telemarketers didn't bother me when I
>>> still had a landline. I looked at the ID and didn't answer the phone
>>> if it wasn't someone I know and wanted to talk to. If you can't be
>>> bothered to look at caller ID then it's time for a cell phone so you
>>> can enter your sick relative and their caregivers into the address
>>> book for your phone to identify them when they call.
>>
>> I just checked how many I got today, including one a few minutes ago.
>> Today I had calls from Securehome 980-265-5604, Mortgage 206-209-2352,
>> 5th
>> Bay Hlth In 954-1091, Auto Insurance 602-892-9944, Toll Free Call
>> 877-311-1433, Name not found 352-001-2060 and Alert 541-257-1209. This
>> type of calling goes on just about every day, and usually more, so you
>> can
>> probably see why I'm a little disturbed by it.
>
> Good grief! I would be tempted to change my number
>
That won't help. Telemarketers use auto-dialers. The programs run
through a random list of numbers and if they reach an answering machine
(or a fax machine tone) they simply disconnect. It doesn't stop an
auto-dialer (aka robocalls) them from dialing the number again. They're
notoriously difficult to stop.

> We were away from home for a few years and cancelled our land line.
> When we came back we got it back again with a different number. That
> was hellish. It seems that the previous owner of the number had owed
> money to a LOT of people and they were constantly on the phone wanting
> to speak to Mr X. In the end we got the number changed and all that
> stopped.
>
>
But that's a little different. You got someone's old recycled phone
number who obviously had money issues with different people/merchants.
Changing her phone number won't stop the robo-calls.

Jill

On 8/21/2014 12:11 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>
>
> "Ema Nymton" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 8/21/2014 10:48 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> "Ema Nymton" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On 8/21/2014 4:44 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Cheri" > wrote in message
>>>>> ...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "sf" > wrote in message
>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Telemarketers aren't going away, so it's time to adjust to the
>>>>>>> modern
>>>>>>> world. You need caller ID. Telemarketers didn't bother me when I
>>>>>>> still had a landline. I looked at the ID and didn't answer the
>>>>>>> phone
>>>>>>> if it wasn't someone I know and wanted to talk to. If you can't be
>>>>>>> bothered to look at caller ID then it's time for a cell phone so you
>>>>>>> can enter your sick relative and their caregivers into the address
>>>>>>> book for your phone to identify them when they call.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I just checked how many I got today, including one a few minutes ago.
>>>>>> Today I had calls from Securehome 980-265-5604, Mortgage
>>>>>> 206-209-2352,
>>>>>> 5th
>>>>>> Bay Hlth In 954-1091, Auto Insurance 602-892-9944, Toll Free Call
>>>>>> 877-311-1433, Name not found 352-001-2060 and Alert 541-257-1209.
>>>>>> This
>>>>>> type of calling goes on just about every day, and usually more, so
>>>>>> you
>>>>>> can
>>>>>> probably see why I'm a little disturbed by it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Good grief! I would be tempted to change my number
>>>>>
>>>>> We were away from home for a few years and cancelled our land line.
>>>>> When we came back we got it back again with a different number. That
>>>>> was hellish. It seems that the previous owner of the number had owed
>>>>> money to a LOT of people and they were constantly on the phone wanting
>>>>> to speak to Mr X. In the end we got the number changed and all that
>>>>> stopped.
>>>>
>>>> Ms. O, we bought a cell phone in Louisiana in 2006, and we kept
>>>> getting calls from collection agencies for "Hank" or "Henry", after
>>>> about 3 years, those telephone calls ended. We moved back to Texas,
>>>> and now we get calls on our house phone for "Julie", apparently she
>>>> was a deadbeat, just like Hank.
>>>
>>> Oh dear
>>>
>>>
>>>> We bought the house my ex-husband grew up in, and I thought about
>>>> keeping my deceased MIL's phone number, just to keep that from
>>>> happening again, but I thought that would be too weird, even for me.
>>>
>>> Did you have problems with the new number?
>>
>>
>> Yes, our new telephone number gets calls for someone named Julie, it
>> sounds like debt collection agencies.
>
> Ahh sorry I misunderstood. Can you change it? That is what we did when we
> were overwhelmed with such calls.

The calls for Julie has subsided, but we got a lot of calls for her
during our first year, here. Now, we get "Out of Area" calls and they
hang up, when we answer the phone. I am afraid, if we got a new number,
it would be worse than it is, now.

Becca

"Becca Love" > wrote in message

> The calls for Julie has subsided, but we got a lot of calls for her during
> our first year, here. Now, we get "Out of Area" calls and they hang up,
> when we answer the phone. I am afraid, if we got a new number, it would be
> worse than it is, now.

That is very True!!! So long as you can cope!

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"Ophelia" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> "Becca Love" > wrote in message
>
>> The calls for Julie has subsided, but we got a lot of calls for her
>> during
>> our first year, here. Now, we get "Out of Area" calls and they hang up,
>> when we answer the phone. I am afraid, if we got a new number, it would
>> be
>> worse than it is, now.
>
> That is very True!!! So long as you can cope!

I cope better on some days than others. I really hate to waste all those
swear words on a robo-call though. LOL

Cheri

On 8/21/2014 9:56 AM, Ema Nymton wrote:
> On 8/21/2014 4:44 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>
>> We were away from home for a few years and cancelled our land line.
>> When we came back we got it back again with a different number. That
>> was hellish. It seems that the previous owner of the number had owed
>> money to a LOT of people and they were constantly on the phone wanting
>> to speak to Mr X. In the end we got the number changed and all that
>> stopped.
>
> Ms. O, we bought a cell phone in Louisiana in 2006, and we kept getting
> calls from collection agencies for "Hank" or "Henry", after about 3
> years, those telephone calls ended. We moved back to Texas, and now we
> get calls on our house phone for "Julie", apparently she was a deadbeat,
> just like Hank.
>
> We bought the house my ex-husband grew up in, and I thought about
> keeping my deceased MIL's phone number, just to keep that from happening
> again, but I thought that would be too weird, even for me.
>
> Becca
>
The only reason I kept my parents' phone number is because Dad's older
sister (she was 87 at the time he died) and my mom's SIL (she was 83)
and some of their elderly friends knew the number. I'm not saying they
wouldn't have been capable of jotting down a new number but I didn't
want to confuse the issue. Same address, same phone number. Not to
mention it's a PITA to have to notify everyone you do want know
(friends, family, businesses) about a new number. BTDT, usually forgot
someone.

I was never really bothered by telemarketing calls at this number until
about three years ago. Suddenly, wow! The DNC list does seem to have
cut down on some of the repetitive numbers that were calling, but it
takes time.

The robo-calls are the ones we can't seem to avoid. Some people have
suggested spending MONEY to buy call blocking gizmos. We shouldn't have
to do that. I'm not about to.

These telemarketers/often scammers do the equivalent of nym-shifting.
They spoof/hijack legitimate numbers so they can slip through the DNC
list cracks.

If I don't recognize the name/number, I simply don't answer the phone.
Then again, the sound of the phone ringing doesn't bother me like it
does the OP. I have no trouble ignoring it unless I'm expecting a call,
in which case I'll check the caller ID. Do I know you? If not, nope.
Leave a message.

Jill

On 8/21/2014 3:06 PM, Cheri wrote:
>
> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>>
>> "Becca Love" > wrote in message
>>
>>> The calls for Julie has subsided, but we got a lot of calls for her
>>> during
>>> our first year, here. Now, we get "Out of Area" calls and they hang up,
>>> when we answer the phone. I am afraid, if we got a new number, it
>>> would be
>>> worse than it is, now.
>>
>> That is very True!!! So long as you can cope!
>
> I cope better on some days than others. I really hate to waste all those
> swear words on a robo-call though. LOL
>
> Cheri

A couple of months ago I kept getting calls from some out of state
number. I'd get the same call about 3 times a day. Nope, I don't know
anyone who lives in that area code. I can't for the life of me remember
if caller ID said it was from that vague "mortgage loan" or "auto
insurance". Some such BS.

The area code remained the same but the number kept morphing and it
wasn't even the same exchange much less sequential extension numbers.

One day I had ENOUGH. I finally picked up the phone and before the guy
got three words out I yelled at the top of my voice, "NO!!! NO! NO! NO!
NO!". I added a few choice curse words before saying "DO NOT CALL!" I
haven't gotten a call from that particular area code since. :-D

The problem with that method is you have to get fed up enough to answer
the phone. LOL

Jill

"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>>
>> "Becca Love" > wrote in message
>>
>>> The calls for Julie has subsided, but we got a lot of calls for her
>>> during
>>> our first year, here. Now, we get "Out of Area" calls and they hang up,
>>> when we answer the phone. I am afraid, if we got a new number, it would
>>> be
>>> worse than it is, now.
>>
>> That is very True!!! So long as you can cope!
>
> I cope better on some days than others. I really hate to waste all those
> swear words on a robo-call though. LOL

lol you have to vent those feelings somehow )))


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"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> On 8/21/2014 3:06 PM, Cheri wrote:
>>
>> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>>
>>> "Becca Love" > wrote in message
>>>
>>>> The calls for Julie has subsided, but we got a lot of calls for her
>>>> during
>>>> our first year, here. Now, we get "Out of Area" calls and they hang
>>>> up,
>>>> when we answer the phone. I am afraid, if we got a new number, it
>>>> would be
>>>> worse than it is, now.
>>>
>>> That is very True!!! So long as you can cope!
>>
>> I cope better on some days than others. I really hate to waste all those
>> swear words on a robo-call though. LOL
>>
>> Cheri
>
> A couple of months ago I kept getting calls from some out of state number.
> I'd get the same call about 3 times a day. Nope, I don't know anyone who
> lives in that area code. I can't for the life of me remember if caller ID
> said it was from that vague "mortgage loan" or "auto insurance". Some
> such BS.
>
> The area code remained the same but the number kept morphing and it wasn't
> even the same exchange much less sequential extension numbers.
>
> One day I had ENOUGH. I finally picked up the phone and before the guy
> got three words out I yelled at the top of my voice, "NO!!! NO! NO! NO!
> NO!". I added a few choice curse words before saying "DO NOT CALL!" I
> haven't gotten a call from that particular area code since. :-D
>
> The problem with that method is you have to get fed up enough to answer
> the phone. LOL
>
> Jill

I got one of the Microsoft scam calls the other day. I did answer, told him
that I know about his scam, and added several choice words too. I told him
do not call here again &*%$## as he tried to get words in. Usually, if I do
answer and someone is there, I just say I'm not interested, I'm on the do
not call list, and please don't call again then hang up, but I hate these
scammers. Funny as I'm writing this post there is a telemarketing call
coming in from DES MOINES IA 515-248-7685. LOL

Cheri

"Cheri" > wrote in message
...

> I got one of the Microsoft scam calls the other day. I did answer, told
> him that I know about his scam, and added several choice words too. I told
> him do not call here again &*%$## as he tried to get words in. Usually, if
> I do answer and someone is there, I just say I'm not interested, I'm on
> the do not call list, and please don't call again then hang up, but I hate
> these scammers. Funny as I'm writing this post there is a telemarketing
> call coming in from DES MOINES IA 515-248-7685. LOL

Hey, we had a Microsoft scam call just yesterday! As soon as he said there
was a problem with our Windows DH had a few choice words to say to him too!
That was on our landline though and is unusual.

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On 8/21/2014 2:40 PM, jmcquown wrote:

> That won't help. Telemarketers use auto-dialers. The programs run
> through a random list of numbers and if they reach an answering machine
> (or a fax machine tone) they simply disconnect.

I used to have a device attached to my landline. It recognized
a pause while the computer sorted out if it had reached a real
ringing phone or whatever it does. This device would just hang
up before I even knew a call was coming in.

Seems an app could do that for a smart phone, at least.

nancy

On Wednesday, August 20, 2014 5:47:01 PM UTC-4, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2014-08-20 2:39 PM, wrote:
>
>
>
> >> I took Sheldon's advice and reported it to the do not call folks. We'll see how THAT works.
>
> >
>
> > Well I gather it has not worked well in Canada, in fact some suspect
>
> > evil doings with the DNC list.
>
> >
>
>
>
>
>
> It worked well for a while. Now the calls are coming from India, where
>
> they think they are immune from prosecution.
>
>
>
> Maybe I am due to re-register.
>
>
>
> I have also started to get these calls on my cell phone. I don't know
>
> why they ever got that number.

Comeon!! They're just dialing every possible number goes right thru every exchange.

On Wednesday, August 20, 2014 9:46:21 PM UTC-4, Cheri wrote:
> "sf" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
>
>
> > Telemarketers aren't going away, so it's time to adjust to the modern
>
> > world. You need caller ID. Telemarketers didn't bother me when I
>
> > still had a landline. I looked at the ID and didn't answer the phone
>
> > if it wasn't someone I know and wanted to talk to. If you can't be
>
> > bothered to look at caller ID then it's time for a cell phone so you
>
> > can enter your sick relative and their caregivers into the address
>
> > book for your phone to identify them when they call.
>
>
>
> I just checked how many I got today, including one a few minutes ago. Today
>
> I had calls from Securehome 980-265-5604, Mortgage 206-209-2352, 5th Bay
>
> Hlth In 954-1091, Auto Insurance 602-892-9944, Toll Free Call 877-311-1433,
>
> Name not found 352-001-2060 and Alert 541-257-1209. This type of calling
>
> goes on just about every day, and usually more, so you can probably see why
>
> I'm a little disturbed by it.
>
>
>
> Cheri

You ARE being bothered, in spades. I shouldn't have complained.

On Wednesday, August 20, 2014 4:21:43 PM UTC-4, sf wrote:

>
> I'm talking about the base, not the handset.o a very

There is no way to kill the base ringer that *I* can find. I'd have to remove the entire mounting cord from the connecting block, which would mean almost having to move the fridge, as it's not a very accessible block in the kitchen. Oh, I know!! Rearrange the entire kitchen!!

"Ophelia" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> "Cheri" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>> Telemarketers aren't going away, so it's time to adjust to the modern
>>> world. You need caller ID. Telemarketers didn't bother me when I
>>> still had a landline. I looked at the ID and didn't answer the phone
>>> if it wasn't someone I know and wanted to talk to. If you can't be
>>> bothered to look at caller ID then it's time for a cell phone so you
>>> can enter your sick relative and their caregivers into the address
>>> book for your phone to identify them when they call.
>>
>> I just checked how many I got today, including one a few minutes ago.
>> Today I had calls from Securehome 980-265-5604, Mortgage 206-209-2352,
>> 5th
>> Bay Hlth In 954-1091, Auto Insurance 602-892-9944, Toll Free Call
>> 877-311-1433, Name not found 352-001-2060 and Alert 541-257-1209. This
>> type of calling goes on just about every day, and usually more, so you
>> can
>> probably see why I'm a little disturbed by it.
>
> Good grief! I would be tempted to change my number
>
> We were away from home for a few years and cancelled our land line. When
> we came back we got it back again with a different number. That was
> hellish. It seems that the previous owner of the number had owed money to
> a LOT of people and they were constantly on the phone wanting to speak to
> Mr X. In the end we got the number changed and all that stopped.

I have been missing a lot of calls lately. Due to the hot weather, I have
been sleeping on the couch because there is a ceiling fan right over it.
But my back and neck are telling me that this is gonna have to end. Heh.
Anyway... I keep forgetting to take the cordless phone with me. And people
are calling early in the morning. People who know me well know not to call
me then unless it is important. But in looking back through the numbers,
none are ones that I recognize. One said "Private Caller, Private Number."
I wrongly assumed that this was an old friend who recently got back into
contact with me. His mom died and he moved back into that house temporarily
to settle affairs and such. His dad had been a judge in Seattle so I could
see that number being unlisted. But... He said he hadn't called that
morning. So no clue who that was.

I also had a call that just said, "Market". No clue who that might have
been. I also get tons of calls from Copper Creek. I had to look them up
online. They go by another name as well but that escapes me. They sell
CPAP supplies. You can not actually answer these calls. They always tell
you to call the number. Which I have done and told them many times to put
me on their Do Not Call List. Each time they tell me brightly that they are
my supplier (they never were) and I am due for supplies. Then when I tell
them that I haven't used a CPAP machine for years, they try to tell me that
they are just following up on people who haven't gotten supplies for years.
Uh huh. I got my stuff from STAT medical and it is in no way related to
them. The last time I tried to ask her who she was calling for because my
husband also has a CPAP machine but never uses it. She hung up on me.

Then I started getting the calls about credit cards again. Always some
woman. She gives her name. All automated. And automated calls about duct
cleaning or carpet cleaning.

But one of the worst was a woman who called, asking me about a radio survey.
I'd had a particularly rough night for reasons that escape me now but I had
a serious lack of sleep and was really out of it. At the time, I could not
remember the name of the station I listened to. So she said, "Oldies?" And
I said, "No, not oldies. It's the one that plays all the hits!" Her reply
was, "All the oldies hits?" Feeling frustrated, I snapped at her. I
couldn't remember the call letters, the dial numbers or even who the DJs
were. I just told her to never mind and hung up on her. And then I
thought... Brooke and Jubal! That's who they are!

On 8/20/2014 11:19 AM, Kalmia wrote:
> On Tuesday, August 19, 2014 11:18:59 PM UTC-4, wrote:
>> On Tuesday, August 19, 2014 9:02:47 PM UTC-5, Hypatia Nachshon wrote:
>>
>>>
>>
>>> This is disrupting my life!!! Is there a way for an un-handy person to disable these robot calls, using the number that shows up on the screen? Or how else?
>>
>>>
>>
>>> TIA
>>
>>>
>>
>>>
>>
>> Go to Amazon.com and order the "Pro Call Blocker" for about $60 plus s/h. It will block 1500 numbers but you must have caller id for this to work. I got one December 2013 and it has been a sanity saver for me. It looks very much like the caller id gizmos that came about 20 years ago.
>>
>>
>>
>> If a blocked number calls, your phone will only ring once and finally they do stop trying to reach you.
>
> Even that one ring is a pain.
>
I don't mind the one ring. But when I'm on a conference call for work,
that's annoying and disrupting because of call waiting. I need to start
using a service provided by my phone company, "do not disturb". I can
add a white list of phone numbers allowed to ring through, and the rest
will be ignored.


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Cheryl

I have had Panasonic, VTech and AT&T cordless, and by far the best audio quality (no static) is Panasonic.
They have a wide range of options. I don't have backup batteries, but I would guess they make them.

The worst for static was VTech by a long shot. My current set has four handsets and the base has the
answering machine.

N

"Cheri" > wrote in message
...

> I got one of the Microsoft scam calls the other day. I did answer, told
> him that I know about his scam, and added several choice words too. I told
> him do not call here again &*%$## as he tried to get words in. Usually, if
> I do answer and someone is there, I just say I'm not interested, I'm on
> the do not call list, and please don't call again then hang up, but I hate
> these scammers. Funny as I'm writing this post there is a telemarketing
> call coming in from DES MOINES IA 515-248-7685. LOL

Those Microsoft calls are the worst. The first time I got one, I called my
brother about it. He hadn't left for work yet. He told me who to report
the guy to. So I did and I told him that I did. But to stall him and try
to look up the number he was calling from, my brother had me play dumb. I
pretended that I was trying to do what he said but couldn't figure out how
to do it. I kept the guy on the phone for at least an hour. And then after
I told him that I had reported him, he had the nerve to call me back and
twice! Those times I just ripped into him. Told him he was calling someone
in the land of Microsoft and that I knew people who worked there. Microsoft
just wouldn't do such a thing.

What really worries me though is that my mom might get such a call and I
have a feeling she would fall for it. Some distant relative got the bogus
call from the grandchild and they wired the scammer every dime that they
had. She was sticking up for the relative and saying that of course anyone
would have given all of their money in such a situation. There was no
talking sense to her.

She herself got such a call not long before this from a man saying he was
her favorite grandson. I think the only reason she didn't fall for that was
because her one and only grandson had literally just left her house and was
in fact getting into his truck in the driveway as the call came in. She
could look out on the window and see him. So she told the crook, "You're
not ____!" Giving him the name of her grandson. Then of course the scammer
called right back, using the name she had just given him. She hung up on
him.

Unfortunately it would seem that when people get senile, all sense of normal
reasoning goes out the window. They will reason things out, but the way
they do it only makes sense to them. Of course they are just as likely to
forget what they have said once they have reasoned it all out in their own
fashion.

On 8/21/2014 4:49 PM, Nancy2 wrote:
> I have had Panasonic, VTech and AT&T cordless, and by far the best audio quality (no static) is Panasonic.
> They have a wide range of options. I don't have backup batteries, but I would guess they make them.
>
> The worst for static was VTech by a long shot. My current set has four handsets and the base has the
> answering machine.
>
> N
>

My first PC was a VTech computer. It had a 386SX processor and a 425 MB
hard drive. It sold for only $1200 which was just spiffy. These days,
VTech is mostly known for educational toys and evidently, really crappy
cordless phones but that first PC was pretty darn good at a bargain price.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 8/21/2014 5:44 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>
>>
>> "Cheri" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> "sf" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>
>>>> Telemarketers aren't going away, so it's time to adjust to the modern
>>>> world. You need caller ID. Telemarketers didn't bother me when I
>>>> still had a landline. I looked at the ID and didn't answer the phone
>>>> if it wasn't someone I know and wanted to talk to. If you can't be
>>>> bothered to look at caller ID then it's time for a cell phone so you
>>>> can enter your sick relative and their caregivers into the address
>>>> book for your phone to identify them when they call.
>>>
>>> I just checked how many I got today, including one a few minutes ago.
>>> Today I had calls from Securehome 980-265-5604, Mortgage 206-209-2352,
>>> 5th
>>> Bay Hlth In 954-1091, Auto Insurance 602-892-9944, Toll Free Call
>>> 877-311-1433, Name not found 352-001-2060 and Alert 541-257-1209. This
>>> type of calling goes on just about every day, and usually more, so you
>>> can
>>> probably see why I'm a little disturbed by it.
>>
>> Good grief! I would be tempted to change my number
>>
> That won't help. Telemarketers use auto-dialers. The programs run
> through a random list of numbers and if they reach an answering machine
> (or a fax machine tone) they simply disconnect. It doesn't stop an
> auto-dialer (aka robocalls) them from dialing the number again. They're
> notoriously difficult to stop.

<snip>

I wonder though... Does anyone actually buy from a telemarketer? I never
have and I wouldn't. I also never buy from people who come to the door
unless perhaps it is some kid that I know but that never seems to happen any
more. And I certainly would never buy from a spam email.

"Nancy2" > wrote in message
...
>I have had Panasonic, VTech and AT&T cordless, and by far the best audio
>quality (no static) is Panasonic.
> They have a wide range of options. I don't have backup batteries, but I
> would guess they make them.
>
> The worst for static was VTech by a long shot. My current set has four
> handsets and the base has the
> answering machine.
>
> N

Agree on the V Tech. Horrible thing. Only brand I could find in the store.
It actually never really worked at all. One of the best ones I had was some
kind of Disney Princess phone. Best in terms of call quality but it only
seemed to last for a couple of years and then died. I've bought whatever
brand Costco sells. Can't remember. They're good but you have to buy so
many of them.

"dsi1" > wrote in message
...
> On 8/21/2014 4:49 PM, Nancy2 wrote:
>> I have had Panasonic, VTech and AT&T cordless, and by far the best audio
>> quality (no static) is Panasonic.
>> They have a wide range of options. I don't have backup batteries, but I
>> would guess they make them.
>>
>> The worst for static was VTech by a long shot. My current set has four
>> handsets and the base has the
>> answering machine.
>>
>> N
>>
>
> My first PC was a VTech computer. It had a 386SX processor and a 425 MB
> hard drive. It sold for only $1200 which was just spiffy. These days,
> VTech is mostly known for educational toys and evidently, really crappy
> cordless phones but that first PC was pretty darn good at a bargain price.

Their toys were good. Angela had a lot of them. They never broke even when
stomped on.

"Kalmia" > wrote in message
...
> On Wednesday, August 20, 2014 9:46:21 PM UTC-4, Cheri wrote:
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>>
>> ...
>>
>>
>>
>> > Telemarketers aren't going away, so it's time to adjust to the modern
>>
>> > world. You need caller ID. Telemarketers didn't bother me when I
>>
>> > still had a landline. I looked at the ID and didn't answer the phone
>>
>> > if it wasn't someone I know and wanted to talk to. If you can't be
>>
>> > bothered to look at caller ID then it's time for a cell phone so you
>>
>> > can enter your sick relative and their caregivers into the address
>>
>> > book for your phone to identify them when they call.
>>
>>
>>
>> I just checked how many I got today, including one a few minutes ago.
>> Today
>>
>> I had calls from Securehome 980-265-5604, Mortgage 206-209-2352, 5th Bay
>>
>> Hlth In 954-1091, Auto Insurance 602-892-9944, Toll Free Call
>> 877-311-1433,
>>
>> Name not found 352-001-2060 and Alert 541-257-1209. This type of calling
>>
>> goes on just about every day, and usually more, so you can probably see
>> why
>>
>> I'm a little disturbed by it.
>>
>>
>>
>> Cheri
>
> You ARE being bothered, in spades. I shouldn't have complained.

Well, I only got four today- Unknown Name Unknown Number, Go Green Educat
435-9367, Unknown Name 434-738-2222, and the Des Moines IA thing that I
mentioned earlier so it was a fairly quiet day. LOL

Cheri

On 8/21/2014 9:20 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On 8/21/2014 4:49 PM, Nancy2 wrote:
>> I have had Panasonic, VTech and AT&T cordless, and by far the best
>> audio quality (no static) is Panasonic.
>> They have a wide range of options. I don't have backup batteries, but
>> I would guess they make them.
>>
>> The worst for static was VTech by a long shot. My current set has
>> four handsets and the base has the
>> answering machine.
>>
>> N
>>
>
> My first PC was a VTech computer. It had a 386SX processor and a 425 MB
> hard drive. It sold for only $1200 which was just spiffy. These days,
> VTech is mostly known for educational toys and evidently, really crappy
> cordless phones but that first PC was pretty darn good at a bargain price.

I had NO idea they ever made a PC, wow.

On 8/20/2014 5:47 PM, Cheri wrote:
>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> Telemarketers aren't going away, so it's time to adjust to the modern
>> world. You need caller ID. Telemarketers didn't bother me when I
>> still had a landline. I looked at the ID and didn't answer the phone
>> if it wasn't someone I know and wanted to talk to. If you can't be
>> bothered to look at caller ID then it's time for a cell phone so you
>> can enter your sick relative and their caregivers into the address
>> book for your phone to identify them when they call.
>
> I have caller ID. I also have a call block box that cuts numbers I
> enter off after 1 1/2 rings. I do not want to hear it ring at all. I
> want them to stop calling when I am on the do not call list. If they
> don't enforce the DNC list with fines etc., it's just useless and a
> waste of money. After you've told them not to call again, and they
> continue to do it, I think it's akin to stalking.
>

Stop complaining about the DNC. You're wasting your breath. The DNC
list is for legitimate businesses to abide by - and the vast majority
of legitimate businesses DO honor it.

Your problem (really, everyone's problem) is with the criminals who
are making a living using the telephone as well as email and internet
to scam people. Criminals, by definition, don't follow the law. So the
existence of the DNC means nothing to them. They know about it, the
fact that they ignore it tells you all you need to know: the caller is
a criminal. Expecting a criminal to honor the DNC is as unrealistic as
expecting a burglar to honor a "keep out" sign.

On 8/20/2014 5:52 PM, Cheri wrote:
>
> "Ema Nymton" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> We work out of a home office and we get calls that say Out Of Area,
>> we answer the phone and they hang up. The phone number changes every
>> time they call, and they call at 1:30am, 4:30am, you can say it is
>> annoying.
>>
>> Becca
>
> Very, and if you block *out of area* with the caller ID box, then
> you're blocking most doctor offices, city services etc., who won't
> call back if they're cut off as a rule. Whatever the reasons, I think
> it's ridiculous that people have to continue to be held hostage by
> these unwanted calls. I think people who don't mind, don't get them
> that often.
>

I don't know anyone who doesn't mind. I do know many people who
recognize the extreme difficulty of finding an effective and universal
solution for it. There's NoMoRobo, which has been endorsed by the FTC,
but not every phone carrier enables it. You can enter your phone
number on their website and they'll tell you if it will work for you -
and if not, they'll give you contact info for your phone company, so
you can ask them to enable it.
https://www.nomorobo.com/

But crooks will be crooks, and stealing via telephone swindle schemes
is cheap, simple, and effective, thanks to autodialers and offshoring.
Also thanks to the fact that the majority of people who get these
calls persist in thinking these people are legitimate businesses
offering legitimate services, when they are not. The DNC is designed
to stop legit firms from calling people who don't want to be bothered.
Crooks pay no attention to laws.