Don't US carriers offer a feature which requires a caller to press a random number before the call is connected? Here in Canada you can ask for this and if for example I call somebody who has this activated, I hear the following message:
The subscriber you are calling has call control. Please press 5 to be connected. Of course the "5" is just an example, it could be any number, like I said, it's random and a different one each time you call, it could be 1, 8, 3 etc. The point is that unless you press the correct number you will not be connected. Only thing which could be an issue is when you get a call from a legitimate automatic system. For example, sometimes a health care provider may have an automated system calling you to remind you of an appointment and in some cases you may have to press 1 to confirm the appointment. Otherwise this seems to be very effective. I don't personally have this activated on my phone because I don't actually get many such calls, maybe 3 or 4 a year and in those cases I just hang up once I realize it's not a legitimate call. Best regards, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2024 9:36 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Mobile phone unwanted and scam monitoring. Hi Larry, This might not be what you want to hear, but I am also a T-Mobile user, and never found Scam Shield all that great. So what I do is the nuclear approach, which means I have set the setting in my iPhone so that the only calls that ring through are those in my contacts. I get notifications if there’s a voicemail, And the bad side of this of course is that if you’re getting a call from somebody that’s not in your contacts, you’re going to have to call them back. So that’s the downside. The upside is I don’t get spam calls on my phone ever. It’s worth it to me. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 11, 2024, at 5:58 AM, Larry Smith <larry.smith...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello list members. 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