How I Deal With Robocalls Without Changing My Number
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Summary
Telemarketers and scammers make billions of robotic calls every year, disrupting people’s lives with incessant calls for scams, political campaigns or selling you something you don’t want.
Most people want to know how to stop these robocalls, with the good news being that there are several ways you can tackle this problem.
Do not pick up if you are unsure if its a robot call, scammers will keep calling back or they will sell your number on to the highest bidder.
Sign up to the do not call registry, legally halting unwanted sales calls.
Block specific numbers which harass you, either using carrier-provided apps or third party apps.
Enable the Silence Unknown Callers feature on iPhones, and block unknown numbers on Android devices.
Consider paying a nominal fee to third party apps like Robokiller, Truecaller or Hiya to prevent spam calls.
Implementing various features together gives you the best protection against robocalls.
