(Picture alt text: a screenshot of my phone’s call log, with numbers redacted (just in case). The phone numbers (except for one) are all spam calls)
I’m not sure if this is the correct place for this, but I am at my limit with these.
Constantly throughout the day I get spam call after spam call. I constantly report them to Google (I’ve got a Pixel 5, if it matters), yet nothing changes. This has been happening for months.
These calls will also leave the exact same, completely silent, 4-second voicemails. I will block and report spam, but you know how it is. There’s no way to turn voice mail notifications off, and I wouldn’t necessarily want to, because I know I’d miss something genuine or important.
What do I do? Is there anything I can do, beyond changing numbers? Even then, I’m sure a new number would exist in some database somewhere and be victim to more spam calls. This is heinous.
Thanks for reading. I’m just so frustrated.
Edit: this got a lot more attention than I anticipated. I appreciate the suggestions for different spam blockers and settings! It’s also nice knowing I’m not alone. Hopefully, at least in the US, we’ll get some real legislation eventually that will kill these spam calls once and for all.
I usually get around 1 spam call per day, but sometimes I can get as much as 12 per day. I legitimately wonder why I even have a phone plan at this point and I know I’m not the only one who has considered that.
There was one time I got spam calls just one after another for a good 15 minutes in a row. Like as soon as I’d reject the call, another one would come in. I ended up just turning off my phone for an hour or so. We’re really in a bad state with spam
I’ve had maybe 1 scam call in 5 year after turning on tmobiles blocking feature. Check with your carrier if they offer such a thing.
I don’t think you can get an exclusive data plan. Or disable phone calls. But I would if I could.
You can effectively block all calls using Yet Another Call Blocker.
Optionally send all calls to voicemail.
I don’t see an option to block all calls.
This is a nice app but it has the same pitfalls as most other apps: it filters by phone number, which is absolutely pointless in the age of number spoofing.
Turn off notifications, turn on the service and advanced mode.
My phone never even rings. Ever. All calls are sent to google voice mail.
For numbers that make it through Yet Another Call Blocker, they get sent to my Google voice mail (phone doesn’t even ring).
So then at most I have a notification of a call, and I can see it’s 2 or 3 seconds, so I know it’s BS.