XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.mobile.android   
   From: nospam@nospam.invalid   
      
   In article , The Real Bev   
    wrote:   
      
   >   
   > If you have a landline the Sentry 2 device ($50 from Amazon, less if you   
   > can find a used one) will automatically block ALL robocalls   
      
   no it doesn't. nothing can block *all* robocalls.   
      
   > and a goodly   
   > number of known spammers AND allow you to add numbers to the blacklist.   
      
   blacklisting doesn't do much since spammers often spoof a different   
   number each time they call. whatever number you blacklist today will   
   never be used again.   
      
   worse, they spoof legitimate nearby businesses because they know people   
   will answer and are highly unlikely to blacklist them.   
      
   > Since I never give my cellphone number to anyone except actual friends   
   > and family, I've been almost spam-free for years.  Maybe 5 total.  After   
   > the first one I yelled at T-Mobile because I had to pay on a per-call   
   > basis and they did something magical so I didn't get any more.  The   
   > Chinese woman got through once, and every once in a while I get alien   
   > calls, which I just reject if I even know about them.   
      
   that doesn't matter. spammers auto-dial entire exchanges and your   
   cellphone number is likely on numerous lists anyway.   
      
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