Received a call on my business line at 9:31am, 6/15. Pressed the "block" button on my Uniden phone - no more problems. The caller is now blocked and can never get through again.
This caller also uses---
425 320-5027 That number is also blocked.
PLEASE READ BELOW...
FACT 1 - the DNC list CLEARLY does not work! Everyone knows this...or you should know this by now!
FACT 2 - filing a complaint with the FCC does not work! A total and complete waste of time. Been there. Done that.
FACT 3 - having an unlisted phone will not help you.
FACT 4 - asking/begging telemarketers to take you off their call list – you’ll get laughed at!
FACT 5 - no "class action" law suits are being filed and certainly, none are being LITIGATED.
FACT 6 – contacting the BBB – LAUGHABLE!!! The BBB and the National Chamber of Commerce are corrupt organizations that sell their ratings to the highest bidder. You can forget them.
STOP BEING FRUSTRATED OVER TELEMARKETER CALLS! STOP BEING A VICTIM!!! PLEASE DO THIS! PURCHASE A CALL BLOCKING TELEPHONE!!!
Call blocking phones are very inexpensive $40-$60 and they come with, at least, one wireless handset. Very, very convenient.
STOP BEING ANNOYED.
BUY A CALL BLOCKING PHONE!
Uniden and Panasonic make CALL BLOCKING telephones. They’re cheap - $40-$60 and they usually come with a 2nd wireless handset. COSTCO & AMAZON BOTH SELL THEM.
They work beautifully! These phones block “PRIVATE,” “OUT OF AREA” and "UNKNOWN" calls!!!
I have had the same home number and the same business phone number for over 15 years and my home and my business lines (both published) seem to be on every call list imaginable. I bought a Panasonic call blocking phone for my home and I bought a Uniden call blocking telephone for my business.
NO MORE PROBLEMS WITH TELEMARKETERS. We can stop these telemarketers IF we all buy a call blocking phone!
I agree with all you wrote re blocking calls from anonymous, private calls etc. I have such a phone myself, and caller id makes blocking private calls even easier by using anonymous call rejection on the line. However, the issue is not that simple. The spam calls, such as the one made to me today by 425 320 5037, cannot be blocked until AFTER they have made the first unwanted call. Only then can I block the number. And, as you pointed out, many of the larger companies use multiple numbers.
Your suggestion is very helpful; I have also used this procedure, but it offers only limited help, for if the number is displayed initially, the phone does not know to block the offending caller.
Just wanted to clarify for newbies. In my opinion, the phone blocking is well worth it. I know that major phone companies, such as Verizon etc, offer the ability to block any call. Here we dial *60 immediately after the unwanted caller to block them from calling again.
I've got calls from this number before - they try to pass themselves off as being affiliated with Google. I contacted Google, and they said they have "absolutely no affiliation with" whoever the people are behind these calls...
This is just what it looks like it is - some kind of scam being run by some sleazy scum...
Whenever I see this number on my Caller ID, I simply don't answer...
Anybody that wants to talk to me, or that I want to talk to, I know their numbers...
One doesn't need these phones being hawked as referenced above - does 1800Notes now allow people to market these phones using this website for free advertising?
I agree with the first post & my land-line carrier gives me to block a call after I know the telephone number BUT I got a call from the 425-320-5037 on my cell phone...not much I can do there. I did work as a telemarketer for a University Alumni association... (when I was in college at that Uni)... anyway, if someone was rude or hung up, all of us put them on automatic call back...of course you don't get the same person, so I would make a call, not knowing they had been called before and I would get screamed at - still, automatic call back. If you can't block the call, say you used to be a telemarketer and you know how rude people can be but you just aren't interested...you would be surprised that a bit of empathy (for the job) and kindness can get you on a no-call for that company. That's been my experience.