Nomorobo works pretty well on our landline. Free with comcast. Ed __________
Ed Angel Founding Director, Art, Research, Technology and Science Laboratory (ARTS Lab) Professor Emeritus of Computer Science, University of New Mexico 1017 Sierra Pinon Santa Fe, NM 87501 505-984-0136 (home) edward.an...@gmail.com 505-453-4944 (cell) http://www.cs.unm.edu/~angel > On Apr 19, 2023, at 8:17 AM, Barry MacKichan <barry.mackic...@mackichan.com> > wrote: > > I like Frank’s solution, but I’m also interested in a solution for our land > line. The other option for the land line is to cancel it entirely, but about > six weeks ago I got a call from a friend who looked us up when he was in > Santa Fe, which is when he found out we had moved. He found our land line > number and I just happened to be around when his call came in, and his caller > id was announced by voice bot that lives in our land line. We might not have > reconnected had I discontinued the land line. TBH, though, I had been trying > to get his number — we were both thinking about the upcoming 60th anniversary > of our canoe trip to York Factory on Hudson’s Bay. > > —Barry > > On 18 Apr 2023, at 15:23, Frank Wimberly wrote: > > My Google phone warns me of suspected spam calls. When it does so I have the > choice of "Screening" the call, blocking it, or answering it. If I select > "Screen" the caller hears > > "Hi. The person you are calling is using a Google screening service. Please > say your name and the reason you are calling. The person will get a > recording and transcript of what you say." > > Or words to that effect. Almost nobody leaves a message. > > --- > Frank C. Wimberly > 140 Calle Ojo Feliz, > Santa Fe, NM 87505 > > 505 670-9918 > Santa Fe, NM > > On Tue, Apr 18, 2023, 12:47 PM Nicholas Thompson <thompnicks...@gmail.com > <mailto:thompnicks...@gmail.com>> wrote: > Phellow Phriammers, > > After having my phone completely tied up by robocalls during some medical > troubles, I put out cold hard cash for the CPR Call Blocker recommended by my > carrier. I have now blocked 70 numbers, and new ones come in daily, although > the rate has substantially decreased. I have to say, pressing that big red > block button is very satisfying. It also has a mass-blocking function for > voip-rogue calls, name withheld calls, private caller calls,and any area code > you take a dislike to. > Still I have questions. > > 1. Has anybody else tried this device? > 2. Do you fully understand the navigation functions > 3. Is it working for you? > 4. Do you have any wisdom to share? > > I chatted up one of the callers. I suggested that at a time of full > employment, perhaps a bright guy like him might get a better job. He replied > that he was being paid quite well for his efforts! Apparently the number of > any fool who answers their phone is worth $7. > > Nick > > -. --- - / ...- .- .-.. .. -.. / -- --- .-. ... . / -.-. --- -.. . > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Fridays 9a-12p Friday St. Johns Cafe / Thursdays 9a-12p Zoom > https://bit.ly/virtualfriam <https://bit.ly/virtualfriam> > to (un)subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > <http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com> > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ > <http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/> > archives: 5/2017 thru present > https://redfish.com/pipermail/friam_redfish.com/ > <https://redfish.com/pipermail/friam_redfish.com/> > 1/2003 thru 6/2021 http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/ > <http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/> > -. --- - / ...- .- .-.. .. -.. / -- --- .-. ... . / -.-. --- -.. . > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Fridays 9a-12p Friday St. Johns Cafe / Thursdays 9a-12p Zoom > https://bit.ly/virtualfriam <https://bit.ly/virtualfriam> > to (un)subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > <http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com> > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ > <http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/> > archives: 5/2017 thru present > https://redfish.com/pipermail/friam_redfish.com/ > <https://redfish.com/pipermail/friam_redfish.com/> > 1/2003 thru 6/2021 http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/ > <http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/>-. --- - / ...- .- .-.. .. -.. / -- --- .-. > ... . / -.-. --- -.. . > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Fridays 9a-12p Friday St. Johns Cafe / Thursdays 9a-12p Zoom > https://bit.ly/virtualfriam <https://bit.ly/virtualfriam> > to (un)subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > <http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com> > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ > <http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/> > archives: 5/2017 thru present > https://redfish.com/pipermail/friam_redfish.com/ > <https://redfish.com/pipermail/friam_redfish.com/> > 1/2003 thru 6/2021 http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/ > <http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/>
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