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Skriven 2014-12-05 12:36:00 av NANCY BACKUS (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av DALE SHIPP
Ärende: Re: LOF 366
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-=> Quoting Dale Shipp to Nancy Backus on 12-04-14  00:03 <=-

 DS>> For the past year plus, we have had caller ID on our phones.  Now, we
 DS>> don't even pick up unless we recognize the name (or number).
 NB>> We've had caller ID for many years, partly in lieu of having an answer
 NB>> box or Voice Mail.  Unfortunately, we've found that some of the
 NB>> legitimate calls come up as Unknown Caller/Unavailable, particularly
 NB>> from certain doctor offices (like our primary) and the hospital where
 NB>> most of our tests get done...  So we can't afford to ignore them, just

 DS> For us, if they don't have an identity or number that we recognize
 DS> then we depend on them leaving a message in our voice mail. 

I've had some basic issues with voice mail over the years... mostly that
I tend to freeze when needing to leave a message... but also at one
point, there was a person that tended to fill up answer boxes with long
nasty messages, who could also be successfully avoided (or dealt with)
by Caller ID. 

 DS> Most of the sweat shop calling places seem to say Unknown, or have
 DS> their number in the place of an ID. 

Ours show various cities/states, like many wireless callers have instead
of their names.  Once in a while Unknown Caller, and occasionally a name
we don't recognize.  Latest new one was Asset Mgmt Spec, which turned
out to be Home insurance quotes again...  ;)  A number is shown as well,
with a area code that matches the city cited... but they all sound like
it's from the same insurance central located somewhere offshore where
they can get away with it...  

 DS> I have yet to see any robot caller leave a message.

Our latest string of irritation calls almost incline me to check out
that premise, and finally break down and set up the answer box.  But
we'd have to reeducate our friends and family...  ;)

 NB>> And no way to get them not to call...  So I set up with the phone
 NB>> company to make anonymous callers reveal themselves to get through...

 DS> Our phone keeps a record of callers until we erase it.  I wonder if
 DS> there is a way to block some of those numbers from even ringing?
 DS> Something to check out someday.

If it were always the same number for the same person(s), it probably
can be done... but now that they are using VOIP and can put any number
and/or name there that suits their fancy, it would come in some other
way, and blocking all calls would mean that legitimate calls, that you
do want, couldn't come thru either...  

 NB>> But, just to put icing on the cake, we recently got a phone call that
 NB>> the caller ID said was from our phone.  Name AND Number... clearly
 NB>> spoofed, and no, I didn't even pick it up...  For one thing, I was so
 NB>> flabbergasted to see that, that it took a few rings to even register
 NB>> properly...  And then, thankfully, the ring stopped before I quite got
 NB>> around to be curious enough to answer just to find out who Was
 NB>> spoofing us...  ;)

 DS> That happened to us one time a while back.

Mind-boggling, isn't it...!  :)

ttyl       neb

... Take it with a grain of salt, plus a slice of lemon & a tequila shot

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