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I answer every call, no matter what the caller ID says. In the last decade, I've probably gotten maybe 10 total spam/robo/telemarketer calls or texts. Strangers

by geor9e 3y ago

I answer every call, no matter what the caller ID says. In the last decade, I've probably gotten maybe 10 total spam/robo/telemarketer calls or texts. Strangers like recruiters or doctors never seem to have trouble calling me. My cell phone is posted all over the internet. On my website and my resume. I put it into probably a thousand forms online. What am I doing different? I've had the same Verizon plan and Google voice number the whole time. Are old numbers immune to this problem? Is the Google Voice-Verizon-Samsung combo of built-in spam filters just wildly efficient? I keep hearing about spam calls being an epidemic - are people just rawdogging their cell plan without turning on any spam filtering?

kjs3 3y ago
I got a half dozen obvious spam calls in the last 72 hours; by "obvious" I mean they had the same area code+nxx as my number. There's at least another 10+ that were flagged by AT&T as 'telemarketer' or 'probable spam' (according to voicemail, I have many home and car warranties that are about to expire). And there's a handful political calls, which maybe aren't spam technically but I don't want, and will only get worse later in the year. I don't advertise my phone number, tho I'm sure you could find it if you really want to. If you've really only gotten 10 spams in the last decade, I question whether we are living on the same planet.
- geor9e 3y ago
  >I question whether we are living on the same planet. I feel the same way when I see a friend ignore a call. I am curious what the difference is. What filters do you have in place? As far as I know, here's what I have: My number that I've been giving out freely for a decade > Law-abiding spammers check donotcall.gov > Google Voice checks it's known spammers list and forwards legit calls to my Verizon number (whatever that is, I never wrote it down) https://support.google.com/voice/answer/115089 https://support.google.com/voice/answer/115089 > Verizon checks its known spammers list (free, I think default?) https://www.verizon.com/solutions-and-services/call-filter/ https://www.verizon.com/solutions-and-services/call-filter/ > My Samsung phones have always come stock with a spam filter baked into their Android image https://www.hiya.com/products-smart-call https://www.hiya.com/products-smart-call > I get the call Someone in that pipeline is doing a fantastic job I guess.

by geor9e 3y ago

kjs3 3y ago

I got a half dozen obvious spam calls in the last 72 hours; by "obvious" I mean they had the same area code+nxx as my number. There's at least another 10+ that were flagged by AT&T as 'telemarketer' or 'probable spam' (according to voicemail, I have many home and car warranties that are about to expire). And there's a handful political calls, which maybe aren't spam technically but I don't want, and will only get worse later in the year. I don't advertise my phone number, tho I'm sure you could find it if you really want to. If you've really only gotten 10 spams in the last decade, I question whether we are living on the same planet.

geor9e 3y ago
>I question whether we are living on the same planet. I feel the same way when I see a friend ignore a call. I am curious what the difference is. What filters do you have in place? As far as I know, here's what I have: My number that I've been giving out freely for a decade > Law-abiding spammers check donotcall.gov > Google Voice checks it's known spammers list and forwards legit calls to my Verizon number (whatever that is, I never wrote it down) https://support.google.com/voice/answer/115089 https://support.google.com/voice/answer/115089 > Verizon checks its known spammers list (free, I think default?) https://www.verizon.com/solutions-and-services/call-filter/ https://www.verizon.com/solutions-and-services/call-filter/ > My Samsung phones have always come stock with a spam filter baked into their Android image https://www.hiya.com/products-smart-call https://www.hiya.com/products-smart-call > I get the call Someone in that pipeline is doing a fantastic job I guess.