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Blocking Annoying Cell Phone Callers?

Posted by Cliff on from the wireless-spam dept.

RobertB-DC asks: "Twice a week, for the past several months, I receive a call on my cell phone, from a 'Restricted' number. It's always the same: 'Please hold for an important non solicitation message.' It then tells me to call 1-800-842-0640 for further instructions. When I call (from a CID-blocked work phone), all I can get from them is the company name: NCO. They won't tell me more about their company unless I tell who I am. Verizon says they can't block the caller. Short of exposing my own identity to someone I don't know, how can I get rid of these annoying calls?" Are there cell phone carriers who are progressive enough to offer call blocking services of some kind?

9 of 128 comments (clear)

  1. Apparently by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    You're not alone.

  2. Watch out by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    That is a scam to get you to talk to them. From there they get your info and takes your money, it happened to me when they told me it was free and it wasn't free, my mama said nothing was free and she was right, now I coan't afford to post on a real message board, so I post here.

  3. You think that's bad? by psyconaut · · Score: 3, Funny

    I signed up for MSN .Net alerts....with my last phone...then I switched phone (same carrier) and tried to remove the alerts.

    I've tried everything I can, and STILL get alerts on my phone (via SMS) for Hotmail and eBay, and everytime someone on Messenger tries to chat.

    Do you think my carrier cares? Nope. Do you think it's easy to get ahold of anyone at MSN? Nope.

    Grrrr!

    -psy

  4. Fight fire with fire by the_other_one · · Score: 4, Funny

    The problem caused by one unpaid bill is easily solved with a second unpaid bill.

    Don't pay the phone bill.

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  5. EAsy by schnits0r · · Score: 2, Funny

    I have a plan. How about everyone on slashdot phone them similtaniously and Slashdot their phone line?

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  6. It is an extortion racket by wildzeke · · Score: 5, Funny

    I called the number and some guy calling himself McBride said I owed him $699.

  7. I am... by Eneff · · Score: 2, Funny

    Emmitt Smith.

  8. Re:This may be a stupid question, but... by Glonoinha · · Score: 3, Funny

    Dear IRS,
    I would like to cancel my subscription.
    Please remove me from your mailing list.

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  9. Re:Maybe you need to pay something? by itsari · · Score: 2, Funny

    NCO Group... SCO Group...