I have to agree, the Do Not call Registry does not work,oh how I wish these call would stop ! Being a senior,with an unlisted phone number,I get about 12 different call a day,infact I even got rid of my cell phone,they were burning it up.I have a phone that blocked 30 numbers,I ordered a call blocker from E-Bay,it was a piece of junk($ 60.00) it cost me $12.00 to return it.
Put the blame where it really lay's, with the criminals and illegal telemarketers.
The DNC works just fine. It is for telemarketers only and honest business does indeed abide by it. It is the criminals (which includes illegal telemarketers), frauds and scammers that do not. However, the Fed. DNC does not cover some survey's, Political or Charities. You would need to check your states DNC laws to see if these are under your states DNC laws. The fact remains that they are not automatic call blockers though and can not protect you from the calls that are criminal, illegal or fraudulent.
Do consider maybe getting a call blocking device or phone..Most are not junk as you put it. You can google them and many are around $60.00 or so. Be careful of buying things from ebay. Panasonic makes a good phone, but phones don't block as many as devices do and usually more spendy.
Just received a call saying my primary care doctor notified them I'm of age, and the AARP will provide a free Life Alert System, along with $3000 in shopping coupons. Ironically, the recorded message starts with "Don't hang up - this is NOT a sales call!"
I find some of the remarks posted about these ‘faux telemarketer calls’ amusing. I put together a software program that has logged over 380 of these annoyance calls since 2012. Those of you that let the calls roll to your answering machine, voicemail or worse yet answered the call you have just ensured you will get another of these calls. Maybe not from the same number, but they’ve just identified your number as valid and passed it on. Most of the initial calls originate from software (aka; ‘robocalls’) – once your number is identified as active, then a person may be there on the follow up calls. If you have the capability to ‘block’ the number that called – that is the best action. If you don’t have a blocking option, keep a phone with caller ID close by and simply hit ‘talk’ and ‘off’ simultaneously. If you really want to block them – there is reasonably priced software that a layman can install. Of the 380 calls I’ve blocked, only 16 have been in the last 6 months. So the message is simple – blocking works….