It's seems to me that Verizon dosn't care about Robo calls . Any suggestions ?
I've had very good luck with the National Do Not Call Registry:
National Do Not Call Registry
Free, easy to use, and works for both land lines and cell phones.
Carriers really have no control over robocalls - your best defense is to not answer numbers you don't recognize (most smartphones have an ignore button or feature to silence the phone by flipping it over, sending the caller to voicemail. A legitimate caller will leave a voicemail.
I run a small business, so not all incoming calls are from familiar numbers, but in most cases I can recognize if it is from a familiar area code...if the caller leaves a voicemail I can check it right away and call back if necessary.
Verizon DEFINITELY cares about Robo-calls! That's why they developed an APP that you can PAY FOR every month. Verizon LOVES Robo-calls and they have now proven this with this conflict-of-interest / make-money-off-of-it-themselves APP-scam. So the more Robo-calls YOU get, the more likely you are to buy their APP!!!
So customer annoyance is a Money-Maker. So yes, they care...
Indeed- http://fortune.com/2019/01/18/robocall-verizon-id-blocking-att-tmobile/
Verizon does't care about robo calls they care about the "app that you can pay for every month" . There words quoted.
It should be free like your competitors.... hmmm
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Verizon Launches Free Service for Identifying and Blocking Spam Calls
sdbressler,
I'm saddened that you feel this way about us. We value you as our customer & we want your experience to be the best with our service. I'm not a fan of these pesky robocalls either. I'm sorry that you're receiving them. The good news is that we have the Call Filter app up & running for many devices. Please check out the details https://www.verizonwireless.com/solutions-and-services/call-filter/ Please note that there are features that are free. Does this information help?
AliciaD_VZW
i was just informed by tech support that here are known issues, my note5 shows call filter as unavailable in the playstore.
@Hatch1 wrote:It's seems to me that Verizon dosn't care about Robo calls . Any suggestions ?
My wife got 18 in one day. I answered one on her phone yesterday and told the person I wasn't interested in what they were selling, then asked them if they knew Jesus who died for them. They said, "thanks for your time, goodbye.". She hasn't had any robo calls today. Matt. 11:6
I have
cox telephone offers robo call blocking for free. Verizon does not. This awful!
Your mention of Cox leads me to believe you’re interested in a blocking feature for your landline. Is that right, donschon? While this is a forum for Verizon Wireless mobile service, I did locate a little information about a landline feature here.
https://www.verizon.com/support/residential/homephone/calling-features/stop-unwanted-calls
Let us know if this helps.
DavidH_VZW
I started to download the Verizon Call Filter. Right for $2.99 a month. That is garbage. If Verizon really cared about it's customers they would provide this service for FREE that is as in $0.00.
COX Robo Call blocker works great for FREE.
I'm trying to stop the same. The Do Not Call Registry seems useless at this point. I am registered. Verizon for home phone is allowing for nomorobo.com to be installed on a landline. Perhaps Wireless will join the effort. Right now if you buy, it is a monthly cost of $1.99 or annual cost of $19.99. It has been 75% effective on my landline. Today I have received about 10 robo calls pitching everything from health insurance to new electricity provider. I individually block each of those numbers, but the scammers just use another number -- probably a spoof number.
The problem with the filter is you still have to look at it. Being a mobile phone I can be anywhere, the most dangerous place is in my car, when I get these calls and there are so many of them now. We need a way to totally block robo calls from recorded messages.
I have been on the do not call registry for years and have to continue to report unwanted calls. I receive 15 to 20 calls a day which I have to report to the registry. While one set of calls may stop after a couple of days, the same people start with a different set of numbers. I have reported over 40 numbers for this week alone. Frustrating!
@thomasjh
It's great to hear that you have already made use of the Do Not Call list to report these spam calls. Have you been able to check out our Call Filter application? There is a free version available, as well as a premium edition that lets you automatically block calls that have been proven to match spam habits: https://www.verizonwireless.com/support/call-filter-faqs/#what
RussellM_VZW
Update today: "Your phone carrier can now block robocalls by default"
https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/06/tech/robocalls-blocking-fcc/index.html
I agree the Federal Do Not Call Registry does not stop Robo calls.
Your feedback is appreciated, drizzo167.
Call Filter, previously named Caller Name ID, is a service that helps you take control of your calls by identifying unknown numbers by name or as spam, and gives you the tools to manage those calls as you choose. http://spr.ly/6600EUv5A
As of 5/28/2019, the spam filter will automatically be set to block high risk spam callers when new customers subscribe to the free or paid versions of Call Filter via the app. Learn how to block numbers with the Call Filter app here http://spr.ly/6602EUv5C.
The FCC is working to combat this issue with robo callers as well, but the Call Filter is a start. http://spr.ly/6603EUv5h;
We hope this information is helpful.
TamaraH_VZW
Care? Yes a
@sickofrobocalls wrote: Verizon DEFINITELY cares about Robo-calls! That's why they developed an APP that you can PAY FOR every month. Verizon LOVES Robo-calls and they have now proven this with this conflict-of-interest / make-money-off-of-it-themselves APP-scam. So the more Robo-calls YOU get, the more likely you are to buy their APP!!!So customer annoyance is a Money-Maker. So yes, they care...
nd they will charge you to care- Why not take the lead VERIZON and offer a FREE ROBO call blocking service. You already charge for everything else-
This answer is a lie!
Carriers CAN block robo calls.
AT&T does it automatically now. Most carriers offer it as an option.
Actually Philajimc your post is a lie! At&t does not automatically block robocalls. If they did, they'd be sued as MANY people depend on the use of legal Robocall services to receive vital and life saving information from their jobs, child's schools and reverse 911 services.
Even thier own website confirms this in the Robocall section. https://about.att.com/pages/cyberaware/ae/robocall
They do offer a free optional app that helps identify and block them, as does Verizon now.
Educate yourself... The more you know!
community managers on here are absolutely useless. all this so called block spam should be at no charge, this is from a loyal customer for 27 YEARS......................
Im in the same boat. But you can BUY robo blockers from verizon. I pay for service. Yet they want us to pay more. Think if your water company said that. Oh there's sewage coming in with your water? Pay more and we'll clean it up.
They can do something.. For a price.
This is a service that Verizon should be providing FREE for its customers! Pay for protection? Are you kidding me????
Didn't the FCC mandate that verizon and att now have to allow customers a free robo call stopping service?
No
DON'T click on the "verison' link in this article. Just got a notice from my security app - "DANGER....".
To all Verizon customers... I found the 'free' service that Verizon offers: https://www.verizonwireless.com/support/call-filter-faqs/
