now i have the courage to write a blog post about how i dont like toasters and have nightmares about them and how they chase me around corners and assault me in my sleep, to see how many comments it can gather. let's keep discussing this important one first though.
I hate telephones
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I’m saying that it doesn’t work well because Do Not Disturb blocks all notifications.
Do Not Disturb has a variety of options on iOS that can allow calls from your contacts and blocks all others.
People get other notifications that they want to see besides calls though.
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#404Me, too. I don't hear, so I don't phone. However some business is almost impossible to conduct without phoning. AWS requires identification by phone. Customs tried to call me to ask me something about my bike I sent home from a holiday abroad. Credit cards are only unblocked by a phone call. And so on. (And phone relays are only a partial solution because some commpanies deem them insecure - I have currently a credit…
Isn't this a violation of the ADA?
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Just curious where you got this information? I did it online a few years ago and iirc I was able to opt out of all the spammy 'covienience' services offered by USPS affiliates
From the USPS directly. I recently attempted to do it online and that was not an option available. I emailed them regarding that and was told I should fill out a card at the post office.
So I just went to USPS Official Change Of Address Site:
https://moversguide.usps.com/icoa/home
"Exclusive Mover Savings Get instant access to over $750 in valuable coupons Safe and Secure Safeguard your information with ID verification by a simple $1.00 charge to your credit or debit card Speed and Convenience Save a trip to the post office Email Confirmation Receive an immediate email confirmation of your Change of Address MyMove.com Local Information, Tools and Offers Make your move complete with catalog forwarding services, neighborhood deals and more at MyMove.com"
Privacy Policy excerpt: "(e) to mailers, if already in possession of your name and old mailing address, as an address correction service. Information will also be provided to licensed service providers of the USPS to perform mailing list correction service of lists containing your name and old address. A list of these licensed service providers can be obtained at the following URL: http://ribbs.usps.gov/ncoalink /documents/tech_guides/CERTIFIED_LICENSEES" ^that returns a 404 for me
With a big blue "Agree and Continue" button... I certainly won't be entering my phone number in that form.
I will assume phone number can be considered part of "address" but it's unclear.
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How do you block calls from numbers with blocked caller ID in the stock Android phone app? I can't find that option.
“block unknown callers” in the call blocking settings.
That doesn't exist in the latest version of the app. If I go to Settings->Call Blocking it's just a button labeled "ADD A NUMBER" plus a list of blocked numbers. The ADD A NUMBER button triggers a popup with an input field that only allows phone numbers.
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No, it is useful, they still don't want to waste time calling people that aren't going to take part in the scam.
Man i should get you to talk to my spam with that magic +5 robot charisma. Unfortunately, it still won’t prevent my number from being spammed. There is no human to talk to. Any indication you are alive is a confirmation your phone number is worth calling. The only thing you can do to convince them is not answer or somehow communicate a likely disconnection from a human.
So have you tried the approach I am advocating for a meaningful amount of time, say a week or two, or are you just sure that it won't work and thus avoid it because you are worried that you will do things like confirm you are worth calling?
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#408I receive about 20 spam calls per day. In contrast, I receive about 0.2 legitimate calls per day. Google itself suspects that these are spam calls, because it pops up a bright red "SUSPECTED SPAM CALLER" warning when the phone begins ringing. And yet, I have found no option to have the phone automatically decline the call. There's not even an option to silence the ringer for any call not from my contacts; I actually…
I don't get enough (any) spam calls to do this, but have you ever thought about using http://www.jollyrogertelco.com/ ? Instead of blocking the spam calls, it connects a bot that ties up the caller in a pointless conversation for as long as it can. I'm sure this would result in the telemarketers removing you from their lists themselves.
I implemented a system similar to this, where callers would be automatically given an explanation of not wanting to be called. After that they were put on a direct line with Rick Astley’s best hit.
It also customizes the message by looking for the caller number on spam services, and greeting them. At some point, I stopped receiving unwanted calls.
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#409I receive about 20 spam calls per day. In contrast, I receive about 0.2 legitimate calls per day. Google itself suspects that these are spam calls, because it pops up a bright red "SUSPECTED SPAM CALLER" warning when the phone begins ringing. And yet, I have found no option to have the phone automatically decline the call. There's not even an option to silence the ringer for any call not from my contacts; I actually…
Similar. I only pick up the phone if I recognize the name, or it's the city where my kids go to school.
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#410Earlier quoted context omitted.
Man i should get you to talk to my spam with that magic +5 robot charisma. Unfortunately, it still won’t prevent my number from being spammed. There is no human to talk to. Any indication you are alive is a confirmation your phone number is worth calling. The only thing you can do to convince them is not answer or somehow communicate a likely disconnection from a human.
So have you tried the approach I am advocating for a meaningful amount of time, say a week or two, or are you just sure that it won't work and thus avoid it because you are worried that you will do things like confirm you are worth calling?
Honestly I haven’t collected enough sample attempts to be sure. However, not answering unknown phone numbers seems to have worked very well.