We have been on the DNC list since it began. Seemed to work well for the first few years. Now it has been getting worse for the past few years. Majority of calls are about lower credit card rate or some variant to do with credit cards. When we do, rarely, get a live person we ask them to take our name and/or phone # off their call list. Sometimes we would get laughter/jeers in response. Have gone on the .gov site a few times & filled out their form when I have enough info on the caller. Now we just hang up or not answer when we recognize from caller ID. Thankfully, we have not rec'd any political calls this year that I know of. That is great!

soooo, here is my solution...i get these same calls both the credit card and home security calls...whenever a live person picks up...i then blow a very, very loud air horn into the phone...if they are going to call me after repeatedly being told not to...then, the will have to pay the consequences....

Even though I have been on the "Do Not Call List" since the day that it began, I have continued to get unwanted calls from companies with which I absolutely have no relationship (at least a couple of obnoxious calls per day except here recently where I have received several "extra" political calls per day ... I am so happy that the election is over). I generally let my answerphone take the calls; however, if I am taking a nap or up a ladder or in the shower, it is very frustrating! Something that works to stop these obnoxious calls seriously needs to be done (the phone company charges for blocking and not listing home phone numbers... such numbers as "Card Services" mask their phone numbers so that they can not be blocked with any success). I am so #@^& tired of getting these calls that I have seriously considered ending my land land service provider!!!

Dollibug....it's called an "ellipsis"....and there is a right way....and a wrong way....to use it....guess which one this is....?

As with anything else....someone always figures out a way around things....for instance....bullying....bullying has been going on for many years....OMG....and did anyone actually *watch the political debates* and see just how very RUDE these 2 grown adults were to the moderator????????? And we all know that adults are suppose to be role models.....the world is slap out of control....with anything and everything....I do not answer any calls either that I do not know who is calling....and for the most part....the caller hardly ever leaves a message....(except for the political calls)....

This is like anything and everything else....our country is in a MESS....a huge MESS and too much is going on....it is all out of control....and this applies to a lot of *issues*....especially the government run agencies....there are *corrupt people* trying to run things....there is actually NO ONE who can make anyone do *WHAT IS RIGHT*....did someone really think that anyone would *pay attention to a DO NOT CALL* list??????????

I haven't had a land line in years. I just use my cellphone's call handling features that block any callers that aren't listed in my contacts. Google Voice, which is free, has some really cool call routing features which make it very easy for people you want to keep in contact with to connect with you and for blocking or sending unknown numbers to voicemail. There are a ton of options out there to keep you from being bothered.

If it is a name or number I dont know I simply dont answer. I refuse to be held hostage by some phone scammer.

@paddie - I forgot to mention that I cancelled my LANDLINE telephone service 3 years ago, and (kept my number) for a cellular phone service with the same company. It may be that NOT having the landline phone helped to stop some unwanted spam calls.

kittykarekat: I don't know what else your TWC is bundled with, but I removed my Bellsouth land line last spring (saved some $ too) to stop all these crummy calls & interruptions, not to mention so we wouldn't have to receive all the crummy political calls. I had TWC installed ONLY for internet service, as we previously installed satellite for TV several years ago.

So, I think it's possible; check your area to see what TWC offers.

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