Tech columnist geoffreyfowler answers: How do you stop robocalls to your landline?
By Geoffrey A. Fowler Geoffrey A. Fowler Technology columnist based in San Francisco Email Bio Follow Technology columnist April 8 at 8:00 AM It’s not much of a stretch to describe robocalls as 2019’s No. 1 tech problem.
For most people, I recommend starting with a service called Nomorobo. It also sells a $2 per month smartphone app, but its roots are in landlines, where it is free. It works using a system called “simultaneous ring,” which makes incoming calls to you also go to Nomorobo. If Nomorobo picks up first, its system tries to determine if it’s a robocaller. If it is, your phone won’t ring after that first time — and you’ll know it squashed some spam.If it’s a legitimate call, they’ll patch it on through to you. You just have to remember to wait for the second ring.
One thing to know: The product is free and — as I’ve written before about technology — that means it wants something from you. Nomorobo takes the data it gathers from landlines and uses it to figure out who to block from its paying smartphone customers. Nomorobo says it doesn’t sell that data and uses it only to combat robocallers, so it’s a decent exchange.
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