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Friday
Apr122019

How to Block Robocalls and Spam Calls

I post this out of complete irritation that I cannot answer my phone during the day without at least one annoying telemarketer calling.  Are you sick and tired of the robocalls and spam calls you get on your landline or mobile phone? Beyond registering your phone number with the FTC's Do Not Call Registry (which doesn't stop scammers and disreputable telemarketers from calling you), you can take other actions.

Apple iPhones and Android phones come with built-in features for blocking specific phone numbers, and mobile carriers offer their own blocking tools as well. Several third-party apps—such as Nomorobo, Hiya Caller ID and Block, RoboKiller, and Truecaller—strive to block telemarketing calls. Let's check them out.

 

Click here for more of the article from PCMag.com

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