[PLUG-TALK] Surprising way to shut up unwanted calls

[Dick Steffens]

On 5/2/23 17:20, John Jason Jordan wrote:
> On Tue, 2 May 2023 14:48:25 -0700
> Dick Steffens<dick at dicksteffens.com>  dijo:
>
>> I like your NYC answer. Years ago I used to answer with, "Speak up.
>> It's your nickle." That gives you an idea of how many hears ago that
>> was. Some folks probably don't know what a nickle is. :-)
> I used to be plagued with robo-calls, but I stumbled into a solution.
> On accident while changing phone companies I was given a number with the
> 564 area code. This is a new code that applies in all of western
> Washington from Canada to the Columbia river. I quickly discovered that
> I got zero robo-calls and also zero cold sales calls. If my phone ever
> rings I know it is someone who I gave my number to.
>
> I expect that eventually the phone miscreants will discover this new
> area code and my days of telephone bliss will be over. Well, at least I
> can enjoy a period of respite.
> __________________________________________

It will be interesting to see how long it lasts.

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Regards,

Dick Steffens