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Re: Eliminating Robocalls

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Post by sdenton4 »

Noah-Huppert wrote: post #103
sephlietz wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are you aware of any robocallers that have answered your "simple arithmetic question" correctly?

Not that have targeted me! If you have encountered any robo callers who have please let me know. My idea was that if the robo callers get past the simple arithmetic questions I would give them harder ones like "which of these items doesn't belong? 1) ball 2) blue 3) red 4) green?" or other SAT / standardized test questions.

Which of the following is my name? a) Rupert, b) Noah c) Robert ') drop table us_phone_numbers;

Re: Eliminating Robocalls

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Post by pard68 »

jader201 wrote: post #183

It’s 2019. Why has Apple/Android not added the ability to reject (or at least send directly to voice mail) all calls outside of contacts, and make this the default setting? Seems like this would solve almost all of these problems. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18118664

Have you checked lately? I can't speak for Apple but my Android (S7) and my wife's (unsure of the make) both have these types of options. My wife has all numbers not in her contacts go to voicemail. My phone just hangs up on any unknown number.

Re: Eliminating Robocalls

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Post by giancarlostoro »

godzillabrennus wrote: post #52

I have had a Google Voice number since it was Grand Central. It has gone on all of my business cards. It's at the bottom of every email. I put it on my website. Google does an amazing, world class, mind blowing, job of filtering out robo calls. I get maybe one a week at most. I get more calls direct to my cell number from random call bots that hit every number with mobile carriers than I do through my Google Voice nu…

If Google Voice was free for Android users sure. Its interesting I heard at a telecoms conference from Google Employees they may be focusing on making Google Voice have newer business features.

I used to use Google Voice when Sprint had a deal with them so I didnt have to pay but now that I am on T-Mobile I cant use it... But I noticed the same as soon as I lost Google Voice I started seeing many more robocalls. They might even notice patterns in same call to 500 people with no human interaction when they respond lol

Re: Eliminating Robocalls

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Post by pard68 »

ryandrake wrote: post #78
avodonosov wrote: post #57

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I have DnD constantly too and find it convenient.

Not just convenient. I’ve been in DND mode all day every day for months now, and I’ve witnessed a drastically improved overall quality of life. Mostly from the lack of texts and notifications, not just from the lack of phone calls. It has also resulted in my not being glued to my phone responding to everything. I can feel my mental health improving, and I don’t think I could go back to non-DND.

I assume dnd is no notification or signal? I have had this since high school (15 years I guess)? At the time phones weren't allowed so every day my phone had to be on silent and I never turned it off. I started working and phones weren't allowed. Then college and phones weren't allowed. I don't even know what my ring tone is and I only assume my alert messages work because my phone can play music...

Re: Eliminating Robocalls

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Post by fro0116 »

godzillabrennus wrote: post #52

I have had a Google Voice number since it was Grand Central. It has gone on all of my business cards. It's at the bottom of every email. I put it on my website. Google does an amazing, world class, mind blowing, job of filtering out robo calls. I get maybe one a week at most. I get more calls direct to my cell number from random call bots that hit every number with mobile carriers than I do through my Google Voice nu…

I use Google Voice extensively too. The problem I often run into is a bunch of services (like Uber, and one of my credit card companies Synchrony Bank) don't accept Google Voice numbers. What do folks usually do in those cases? Are there services like google voice but don't have the non-acceptance problem?

Re: Eliminating Robocalls

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Post by coryrc »

cheerlessbog wrote: post #175
hermitdev wrote: post #155

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Probably not. Most charges are done per minute of talk time. An unanswered phone call would not generate a charge. If people are unwilling to answer the phone due to a high spam volume (such as myself), they're likely losing money from the spam. I only answer the phone from known numbers or if I'm immediately expecting a call. Everything else goes to voicemail. Carriera have an incentive to increase call acceptance,…

So why aren't carriers deprioritizing/throttling/delaying inputs to their networks that are originating calls with anomalously low pickup rates? (And maybe that have implausibly diverse caller ID'S.) Sort of how email servers blacklist servers sending them spam except they dont have to cut them off, just eg add a second or two before they pass the call on..

Because the networks are so convoluted they don't know where the calls are coming from.

Re: Eliminating Robocalls

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Post by simonebrunozzi »

Great article, but I jumped there hoping that Twilio had a solution to offer. Not yet, it seems.

I've been pestered by Robocalls for the last few years. Lately, I did the mistake of shopping online for health insurance, and signing up with a provider (I ended up not purchasing it from them). Since then (three weeks ago), I've received ~20 calls per day, half of it from robots, half from humans.

These people should f*ing go to jail. All of them.

Re: Eliminating Robocalls

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Post by manfredo »

simonebrunozzi wrote: post #197

Great article, but I jumped there hoping that Twilio had a solution to offer. Not yet, it seems. I've been pestered by Robocalls for the last few years. Lately, I did the mistake of shopping online for health insurance, and signing up with a provider (I ended up not purchasing it from them). Since then (three weeks ago), I've received ~20 calls per day, half of it from robots, half from humans. These people should f*…

Jesus, 10 robocalls a day? I thought I was unlucky when I got 2 or 3 in one day. Did you end up using an automated answering service?

Re: Eliminating Robocalls

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Post by oldgradstudent »

The death penalty for robocalls coming from inside the US, and drone strikes and extraordinary rendition for robocalls originating outside the US are out of the question, right?

But seriously, why is it so difficult to eliminate these robocalls. Each operation has to have employees, a call center (to handle the marks), payment processing, etc. It seems like a very easy target.

Re: Eliminating Robocalls

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Post by bonestamp2 »

js2 wrote: post #180
eeeeeeeeeeeee wrote: post #136

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Weird, I have a number on Google Voice and it is also the number I give out to businesses and post publicly (any people I don't personally know). The robocalls on that number have become so bad in the past year that I gave up and just turned it off so it won't ever ring through to my phone anymore. Which actually is fine, for how I'm using it, as I just go in and check it every now and then (and have email notificati…

Is it possible you don't have "Global Spam Filtering" enabled? (I can't find the setting in the new web UI, but it's available in the legacy web UI under Settings -> Calls.)

Only option I see now is "Filter spam" under settings > security.
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