Now We Have Robo Texts?

digitS'

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That has happened here on the house - caller id shows our number; it's even showed my name.

Caller id can probably show whatever the caller's computer has programmed. Copy/paste ... How long before contacts are hacked and the id shows as someone we know? Hopefully, blocking is sophisticated and recognizes the number behind the sham id.

A telephone wire in our backyard offers few choices and it is certainly obvious to me that spam calls are much, much more common from that monopoly. Cell or Land - the companies must take on the responsibility. Do we have any honest ratings on service? As someone who only uses texts, I'm mostly just exposed to DW's aggravations.

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My phone can only keep a finite number of blocked numbers. I will be shopping for a new phone soon. I think I will make an effort at that time to subscribe to or buy what ever is available to block spam.
 

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We have AT&T for cell service. While we get lots of calls, AT&T has a spam service, after a number makes so many calls, it is recognized as a spammer. So when that number calls or texts, "FRAUD ALERT" comes up on the phone. It helps.
 

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