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Old 10-13-2021, 12:30 AM   #41
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Is it not a massive failure of the telecom companies that this isn't easily stopped? Can anyone explain to me like I'm 5 why nothing has been done to stop spam calls especially spoofing from known phone numbers.
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Old 10-13-2021, 12:53 AM   #42
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Is it not a massive failure of the telecom companies that this isn't easily stopped? Can anyone explain to me like I'm 5 why nothing has been done to stop spam calls especially spoofing from known phone numbers.
Generally done from out of the country, not much they can do about it

Koodo call control works fantastic for me, haven't had a single spam call since I enabled it
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Old 10-13-2021, 06:43 AM   #43
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Of course they can do something about it.

But the average IT worker doesn't have the skill to do it.

Certainly not the ones that work at telecoms.
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Old 11-15-2021, 06:02 AM   #44
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i enabvled the anti-spam feature on telus cell phones. calls have stopped.

this morning at a little after 5 i got a phone call from daniel at amazon telling me an iphone 5 was ordered and Saturday morning i got some other call at about 6.50.......i wish shaw would get telus's software to stop this stuff.
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Old 11-15-2021, 06:18 AM   #45
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I have 2 coworkers who always have their ringers on and answer every single call, minimum 2 times a day each. Incredibly annoying, I just recently convinced them to start ignoring them but the ringers are still going off at full volume.
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Old 02-16-2022, 12:49 PM   #46
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Anyone getting a lot of calls today? I have had 4 calls today. I am sure they are spoofing since they have been from a hair dresser in Grand Prairie, a Dr office and a bank in Ont and one that was a similar to my number.
I let them all go to VM and they are just 10 seconds of dead air.
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i had 2 calls yesterday, one from Winnipeg, and one from Bonnyville. I googled the phone numbers, and i think these are spam calls from the trucker protests?
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Old 02-16-2022, 01:33 PM   #48
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Anyone getting a lot of calls today? I have had 4 calls today. I am sure they are spoofing since they have been from a hair dresser in Grand Prairie, a Dr office and a bank in Ont and one that was a similar to my number.
I let them all go to VM and they are just 10 seconds of dead air.
You really need to see if your cell provider has spam protection. Since I activated mine with Telus a year ago, I've had zero.
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Old 02-16-2022, 01:40 PM   #49
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On the iPhone, turn on 'Silence Unknown Callers'. in your Settings -> Phone. Silences unknown numbers, but does let your contacts and recent calls and Siri suggestions get through.

Even then, I just don't answer my phone haha. I just Tyler Durden that #### and call someone back if it's important. You're not legally obligated to answer your phone anyways, so I don't. It's been amazing.
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Old 02-16-2022, 02:43 PM   #50
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the calls to our land line had died down, after christmas until last week.

lots of calls aabout my social security number being suspended, mary or daniel from amazon noting some apple products ahve been ordered and sara from discover mastercard and amy from some medical related thing that applies tot eh US.

why doesn't shaw get the same software as telus that forces you to dial a random number to complete the call......
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Old 02-16-2022, 03:03 PM   #51
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I've gotten a couple this morning on my cel that purport to be from Ontario and the language is definitely not English. I didn't answer them but they always left a message. I blocked them and reported as spam so maybe I won't get any more
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Old 02-16-2022, 03:33 PM   #52
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Just wondering since we can't stop spam callers, why do they not call at like 2am or 3am? Nothing stopping them from doing that.
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Old 02-16-2022, 03:35 PM   #53
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I have had 7 spam calls today, 6 from Ontario and one from BC.

So annoying.
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Old 02-16-2022, 05:18 PM   #54
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I find that if I wait 4-5 seconds to say hello when I answer, it fools the auto-connect into thinking its a machine and then it just hangs up.
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I tell them to suck my D$ck and to get a real job. Most just hang up but a few chirp back. I enjoy it.
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Old 02-17-2022, 11:55 AM   #56
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got a call this morning at 6.20. thankfully i was up and already working.

i would love to get one of those canned air horns and as soon as officer dan smith answers he gets a blast.....
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