Do not call list

[punkncat]

Not sure I am on the right section, but anyway...

I have registered myself on the do not call list on a regular basis since it came out. Not sure how well it works...but anyway.
Is texting not covered by this list/law?

I am getting a great deal of daily texts from unk #, generally car warranty and political. Is there a comparable thing I can do to opt out of such?

My blocked list is getting really long, lol.

 

[bignastyid]

Not sure I am on the right section, but anyway...

I have registered myself on the do not call list on a regular basis since it came out. Not sure how well it works...but anyway.
Is texting not covered by this list/law?

I am getting a great deal of daily texts from unk #, generally car warranty and political. Is there a comparable thing I can do to opt out of such?

My blocked list is getting really long, lol.

Scammers don't care about the do not call list. If you are breaking a few laws what's 1 more.

 

[USAFRet]

The DNC list matters not to robocallers/scammers.

Cell phones, both voice and text were already off the table as far as unsolicited calls.
Yet we all get them all the time.
They just dial every number, in sequence, until someone answers.


On my Ooma landline, I had one young "lady" start to swear at me when I tried to inform her about the FCC/FTC and the DNC list.
A call center in Pakistan does not care.

The FAQ from the FTC:
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0108-national-do-not-call-registry

 

[punkncat]

The calls are not nearly as irritating as they used to be. Running a home business I am rather obligated (as it were) to answer my phone for any unknown number. I answer with the business name and 99% of those sort themselves out immediately. These texts though...my gosh it as if someone put me on ALL the lists. Many times a day.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

When they started the do not call list all the spammers just moved offshore and started using computers to spoof your caller ID.

 

[hotaru.hino]

The Do-Not-Call registry in the US doesn't apply to:

• Political parties
• not-for-profit organizations
• people asking for a survey (presumably for a non-commercial entity)
• Companies you made inquiries to until a certain period of time
• Creditors

So basically, it looks like the only thing the US DNC protects you from are lawful companies trying to sell you something.

 

[USAFRet]

And just now...a txt on my phone.
Apparently, I've won an iPhone! 💩

 

[HamSwolo]

I'll vote for anyone who agrees to bring down the full technological and military force of the United States down on these phone scammers.

 

[Ralston18]

I am increasingly continuing to convince myself that the bad guy scammers are sniffing phone lines.

No formal statistics (may do that) but it seems that we get scammer type calls in bunches shortly after a live, legitimate conversation with family, friends, and businesses. Especially if the call happens to be long distance.

Mostly on our land line but cellphones sometimes do the same.

Overall, our family's rules, SOPs, and self-discipline mean that many calls just die after a ring or two. Especially if no one recognizes the number.

Calls that go to the answering machine generally just hang up without leaving a message.

If a message gets through to the answering machine - ERASE works well.

 

[Phaaze88]

This is interesting.

I dropped the home phone a long time ago because of that crap - just using a cell phone now.
It didn't stop them, but it made them easier to deal with because I have one less method of contact.

Nowadays I completely ignore/silence numbers I don't recognize. IF the unrecognized number pops up often enough, I'll answer it and either save the contact or move on.
Spammers/scammers/teles tend not to use the same numbers, making blocks ineffective. Easy enough to ignore/silence them.
Sometimes I'll also look up the numbers via Search.

 

[HamSwolo]

This is interesting.

I dropped the home phone a long time ago because of that crap - just using a cell phone now.
It didn't stop them, but it made them easier to deal with because I have one less method of contact.

Nowadays I completely ignore/silence numbers I don't recognize. IF the unrecognized number pops up often enough, I'll answer it and either save the contact or move on.
Spammers/scammers/teles tend not to use the same numbers, making blocks ineffective. Easy enough to ignore/silence them.
Sometimes I'll also look up the numbers via Search.

Look in your call settings there should be an option to block unknown callers. Shpuld send directly to voice-mail.

 

[hotaru.hino]

Look in your call settings there should be an option to block unknown callers. Shpuld send directly to voice-mail.

I think that only works if the caller ID literally says "Unknown" or "private."