Is Your Phone Number On The National Do Not Call Registry?
Almost every day I get a call from some form of telemarketer or phone scam artist. I know I'm not the only one as many others complain about it too. It's gotten to the point where I don't even answer my phone if I don't know the number.
Many mobile devices and carriers now have some form of protection from spam callers. For example, AT&T has their Call Protect app. These work okay to a point, but spam callers are crafty and it's now to the point where local numbers are being used and somehow don't get weeded out with call protection apps.
Years ago I signed up to be on the National Do Not Call Registry. For a while, it worked great and the amount of spam calls I was receiving dropped significantly. The things got bad, to the point of me getting up to a dozen spam calls a day. That's tapered off a bit as of late and some days I only get one or two spam calls, and sometimes very rarely I will not get any in a day.
I popped on to the National Registry last night to see if my number was still listed with them and indeed it was. What I noticed though was they added a feature since the last time I had logged in, many years ago.
An option was added to report unwanted calls. They specifically are looking for you to report robocalls, those ones with pre-recorded messages. Also they include information on who can still call you even if your number is in the registry, like political organizations, charities, and some survey companies.
A google search shows many sites claiming the National Do Not Call Registry works, and maybe it does to a point. It just seems like a lot of spammers still have my number. If you're not on the registry, it only takes a couple of minutes to sign up if you do receive a high volume of unwanted calls. Even if it only makes a little difference, hopefully it can help you out.
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