[conspire] robo calls

[Paul Zander]

Background:
  In past, I have tried black-listing certain numbers, but there are 2 limitations:
  * The robo calls keep coming from new phone numbers, and I have to manually add each new number.
   * Only a limited number of phone numbers can be black-listed.

So I signed up with NoMoRobo.

The process required going first to their website and answering a few questions, including who was my telephone provider.   (ATT).


Then I had to follow the directions on NoMoRobo to login my ATT account and add the NoMoRobo phone number under the "find me" feature.  Now, everytime someone calls me, it also "rings" at the NoMoRobo computer.

Since then, I have had several "one ring" calls. Those that I have matched to CallerId give numbers I don't recognize.  Some CallerIds have been "VOIP caller".  I haven't had to black list any new numbers.


So I am happy, except for the fact that someone is getting notified about every incoming call.  OK, the NSA already has that info, but what else might go wrong?


________________________________
From: Rick Moen <rick at linuxmafia.com>
To: conspire at linuxmafia.com 
Sent: Sunday, August 9, 2015 10:39 AM
Subject: Re: [conspire] robo calls


Quoting Paul Zander (paulz at ieee.org):

> Does anyone know anything about NoMoRobo.com which I learned about
> from the latest issue of Consumer Reports?   This service promises to
> get rid of 90% of those annoying robo calls. 

Apparently works as described.  However, these days with VoIP, 
the calling number can be and often is changed at will by the calling
party, so blacklist approaches cannot work against those.

Doesn't work on all telco carriers:  The carrier must support a feature
called Simultaneous Ringing.




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