Robot calling, not obsolescence, is killing our enthusiasm for landlines. We owe no debt, do not donate cars or possessions to charity, and have no intention or need to refinance. Still, we get no less than twenty robo calls every day from mortgage companies, charity pick up services, and rogue debt collectors. Our telephone alllows us to block fifty numbers, but that capacity has long since been exceeded. We are plagued by annoying calls and it is only getting worse.
It is a strong step, and we are not there yet, but you may want to consider one of those devices that allows you identify _only_ the numbers you will receive.
It requires caller ID, but is great for senior citizens who could be vulnerable to the robo-call scammers.
I pick up the phone when it rings. If there is no “hello”
within two seconds I hang it up. That is no more annoying than having to haul out the cell phone to look at the number. I don’t run from one end of the house or interupt something to go answer the phone either between about 0900 and 2000 hrs.