Frankly, I think the phone companies are in cahoots with these spammers. When I was driving rigs cross county I would get multiple spam calls a day from the area code that I was currently located. So either the phones companies allow this nonsense or the spammers have hacked into the cell towers all over the country.
Yes, the phone companies are in cahoots with the robocallers and scammers. Somehow they make money every time a new calling number is issued. Which explains why they make it difficult to block these calls.
Agreed. Phone companies sell local area numbers in huge bundles to these spammers. Then turn around and warn us about spam calls. Quite a PR spin. This also explains why they are constantly adding new prefix numbers to your local area. Then take a close look at your bill. Loaded with taxes as big brother cashes in.
I’ll normally scream my favorite profanities when a scammer calls about my car warranty or other fake crap they call about. I find it extremely satisfying.
I couldn't have been angrier than when I got a spoof call from MY KID'S SCHOOL per caller ID, which every parent fears that mid-day school call, dropping anything you're doing immediately... I screamed at that person with a fury. I hope they were able to find a different job.
The problem with adding doctors, hospitals, ect to your contacts is that they all have 100+ different numbers they can be calling from. So that’s virtually impossible to do.
Good call. Most large organizations like hospitals use voip, and when they pick up a phone to make a call, the system finds an available line to call from. So, a nurse could call you from her desk phone 3 times and the caller id would have 3 different numbers.
This! At my dentist alone, the clerk texted me as I was still in talking to them about rescheduling an appointment, and the number I got the text from was not the main one my dentist uses. Instead the number they used is the one they use to follow up when it comes time to confirm appointments.
Instead of a DO NOT CALL list we need a system where no one can call unless a person gives permission. You should be automatically on a do-not-call list unless a person deliberately agrees to be called.
Verrrry informative. The guys give a straightforward yet thorough discussion of spamming and what we can do about it. Thank you and Happy Birthday David!
The ability to spoof a phone number should be the equivalent of forgery. There is absolutely no legitimate reason to allow anyone to spoof a different caller ID. This would not be a hard thing to outlaw. Where are our legislators?
Spam call software usually doesn't usually allow the spammer to enter dial tones. I would really like a type of auto attendant that would ask the caller to enter a number to proceed otherwise it will go to voice mail. Not sure if Apple IOS can support this, but it would make identifying robocalls MUCH easier.
Thanks for all the other tips you all have given. Nice finding out all of the settings you can change to help your phone be more secure and more productive. 🙂👍🏻
Iv used silence unknown calls and unknown numbers for over a year now. It works brilliantly, until you are expecting a call that is not on your phone and you don’t get it. Turning off the silence feature temporarily doesn’t help, because having to leave it off till the wanted call comes through, spammers can call. And trust me it’s like they know it’s off 🤦🏼♀️. Overall that feature works brilliantly.
Thanks, David and David! The AT&T app will show a call being from a telemarketer, but you have to upgrade to block those. I have nothing nice to say about THAT.
yes, while our communication companies won't deal with this (and I think they can) we the consumer have to pay extra to deal with a service that is illegal for the majority of time. Something doesn't feel right.
I followed all of your tips to the letter and I’m still receiving spam calls yes they are blocked but they are being forwarded to my voicemail how do I get rid of that step?
Happy Birthday to you David!!!! Thank you both…. I try to watch everything you are so kind to share with us! You have helped someone who lives on a very small pension…. Bless you both!
I just love this Payett I originally learned Microsoft at my place of work when in upper management. So I thought Microsoft was all there was. Then my nephew many years later asked me why I didn’t use Apple. I said I knew nothing about Apple & then a whole new learning curve again ensued. Then when I went to his home, he had Microsoft & Apple on another computer. He explained that Microsoft was what businesses mainly used. Anyway, as I fumbled my way through, learning Apple, I found it much more intuitive & much better in my retirement years. I use my IPHONE, for most everything & rarely use my MacBook Air. I wasn’t born with a computer in my mouth. So you guys have filled in many blind spots. Thank you. 🙏🙏
Robocalls could end tomorrow if the punishment was 5 years in prison and a $100,000 fine for each call. A company that hires a robocall service should have its CEO arrested and thrown in jail.
First a good explanation and instruction on what may possible stop Robo Calling. However, for me who has an Android and Spectrum for carrier, 100% of this video does not work. What I decided to do was answer the Robo until a human voice was on the line and said, “Jonny’s Pizza how may I help you”. I did this for a month and a month later and now 6 months total I have not received a single call. In short, all the calls were coming from a Virginia area code and was a Law Enforcement donation scam. Yes, I have number blocking but when Robo spoofs number’s call blocking can become tiresome. I guess no one wanted a pizza and someone deleted my number from their Robot. Good Luck and give it a try.
I notice that you did not mention that when you block unknown callers the calls go to voicemail. My voicemail message explains this and I ask people that really have business with me to leave a message and I will call them back. I find that the scammers rarely leave a message and that way I can call important calls back.
I have had many calls that are almost exactly like friends and numbers that I know and like you said they are off by the last number, that shows me that it knows my numbers in my file.
This is all well and good, but I have Android. What about us?? I can't afford extra spam blocking and what is provided free really doesn't seem to stop calls some days. I'll get the same call, recorded message/voice from different numbers maybe 5-6 times. You're correct, blocking the call really does nothing!
Thank you so much! I got 12 spam calls today. I registered for National Do Not Call, but in vain. So I tapped both Silence Unknown Callers & Call Blocking & Identification. I will see how it goes. Thank you, and happy belated birthday, David!
I have android on my motorola. A Built-in feature is 1) call stop, v-mail, or reject 2) call screening with recorded message for an unidentified caller , which I can override with "1-touch" to take the call, and 3) to take the call with "1-touch" I love it, because if I mistakenly pick up a sales call or robo call, the phone will hold the number until I label it SPAM. It is a BIG reason that I have Consumer Cellular/AT&T for providers (AT&T is my Wi-fi call network)
Here in China not only our phones already block spammers and scams by default but also the police keeps updating those numbers.. Also from time to time the police of your city keeps sending messages and warning for people to remember to not give any money whatsoever to strange numbers asking for it.
Fellow expat in China, hello! how can i install didi on a new iphone? i searched news within China that says that Didi was taken off the app markets in 2021 (for regulations reason) - if you got a new iphone, how can you workaround that? i still have Didi in my Android, but i want to switch phones now...and as we all know here in the middle kingdom, the english didi interface is a 1000% MUST app
The best thing to do is to engage the spam callers as much as possible. Press the option to talk to the "Specialist" or "salesman" or whatever they call the spammer, then when he asks you for your Vehicle ID for the warranty, tell him to please hold while you go get the Vehicle ID. Just put the phone down and let him wait, he'll wait about 5 or 10 minutes or more, and if you can keep them waiting, they can't spam as many people. Keep them on the line as long as possible, if 1000 people do that, you have waisted about 500 hours of their time, which costs them thousands of dollars. Everybody should do that, and that will stop them.
You have to be careful when you answer a spam call. With the use of robo dialers, they are just making blanket calls. When I worked on the telecom field we called it dialing for dollars. I used to work for AT&T and my local Bell company. Once you pick up the phone and answer the call you confirm that it’s a good number to use. You may then start receiving more calls in the hopes of finally getting you to pick up the phone and engage with their agents.
The best thing to do is not answer, and if you do hang up, pressing options could caused you to agree or sign up to something you’re not aware of. causing charges on your phone bill🤷🏽♀️ the more you answer the more they will call.
I love RoboKiller, I was getting at least 10 fake calls daily. I use my phone for work so it was really terrible. Also the spam/scam texts have stopped coming in; these were increasing daily at all hours! I don’t mind paying for something that gives me peace.
Thank you, guys. I talked at length with a former AT&T supervisor. Important to understand that these “calls” are digital (computer) and not placed from telephones
I've had decent success blocking unknown callers but I get a lot of spam messages. I block the numbers but they don't seem to be slowing down any. Do you have any comments or suggestions on how to block spam messages?
You guys help me so much. I am not technically inclined and need help often and get frustrated. I can’t fix my iPhone when I run into issues or need to do something like this video. I’m so happy I found you guys. I subscribed immediately! Thanks!! You’re both awesome!! ❤️🙏🏼😃📱
In the UK we use Telephone Preference Service (TPS) where you can set your number as one not to be sold or called randomly. There ARE penalties if a company breaches this. I also have a contact called ‘TPS’ (which is blocked on my device) and I add all scam numbers to it using add caller details
Thank you so much for this! Because I kept my number, when I moved out of state, I know when I’m getting spam calls. The unfortunate thing, is that it’s from an earlier time zone. 🙄 I’ve been blocking the numbers, but as you’ve said, they’re like Hydra.
My landline was my decoy. When I removed it spam calls to my cell exploded. I tried the settings on my iphone but was irritated by all of the missed call notices, the few spammers who did leave voice mails, and missing calls from people like my doctor who have multiple numbers they call from. I got on the no-call registry and for nearly two years now I've had less than half a dozen spam calls. I say this with fingers crossed for the future.
DAVID please note, you were hacked. I have screen caps from someone saying they were you guys, giving away a iPhone 13 Pro Max as a member appreciation. I almost sent 100. to cover shipping! Dude kept calling me, a girl with a girls name, buddy. Can you please let me know how to send you the screen caps
I actually got a call showing my own number!! That was freaky. A friend of mine told me that her and her husband were sound asleep when their cell phone rang. When they answered it, it originated from the landline inside their home! The only landline phone was downstairs. Someone was calling them from inside their home!! Every slasher movie flashed through their mind!! 😱😱. It turned out to be one of those scammers calling them using their landline number. 😂😂
One thing, when you live in the U.K. as I do, there’s no point highlighting a service run by the FCC in the States or talking about a congressman, we have MPs who are generally useless, well they are at the moment!
Thanks a lot guys ... your info is extremely helpful because you don't just say do this and this, you take the time to explain it slowly and carefully for the rest of us that just never seem to have the time it takes to stay on top of this "stuff". (and if you're thinking that that was one hell of a long sentence, your right!) Cheers Mates!!
Thank you for this video. I received 26 freaken spam calls today, 26! I usually just leave my phone on do not disturb then go back to missed spam calls and block them. I literally have hundreds if not thousands of blocked numbers and now they are coming in every few minutes. I hate having to explain to people who call me why my phone is always on do not disturb and I need to call them back.
I’m having a problem with receiving scam type text messages- it’s almost like the spam emails I used to get are now coming through via my text message. There’s no way to really figure out who these people are and how to stop them from sending these text messages- Any suggestions?
My friend told me you have to call your provider and request they block such messages. I haven’t tried it. I get scam messages as well. They will text like 20 random numbers and it’s coming from an email.
Report these texts to “spam” (7726) on Verizon. I copy the text, send to 7726. Then I copy the phone number and send to the same number. Although the phone number is usually spoofed, it’s a data point for the carrier.
@@flowerbomb2765 While I agree, I find that I spend a lot of time on hold along with my time to stop the nonsense. so much to deal with. I agree that our communications industries aren't doing enough and must be profiting from most of it.
When will Apple learn how to set up their email app to deal with spam. I can’t even see the email address it’s being sent from much less mark it as spam. Also, where is the button to clear the spam folder. Maybe it’s the way I have it set up, but I’ve gotten used to looking at my mail on a windows pc.
What about spam and marketing text messages? I have blocked more than 50 and counting from fashion retail companies, to restaurant chains, to dental clinics bla bla bla … 😡
You guys are awesome! Hopefully UA-cam will fix its accessibility issues with the like buttons not displaying and I can give this an official like at a later date. Until then, accept this as both my "like" and also a warm happy birthday to David.
That’s weird, if you were VoiceOver use that as I am I could like this video quite easily but I know what you mean some videos you cannot get to the “like, dislike, save to playlists” etc
I honestly received a robo call from my own number…I answered just to see what I was selling or had to sell 😱. I swear the most random thing happen to me daily!!
Had a scammer call my partner that claimed he was from the IRS and she owed $5,000.00 in back taxes. Scared her to death, but fortunately she gave the phone to me and I figured out pretty quickly this scammer wasn’t from the IRS! Called him a few choices names and hung up. Naturally never heard any more from the IRS! 😂
The IRS never calls directly. If money is truly owed, you will receive an official letter from the IRS with the specifics relating to the issue. Never respond to phone calls claiming they’re the IRS.
My Dad is 92. He likes to play around with some of the scammers. He tells them he will ask his accountant about this. They don’t call him back! They think they have an older person on the line so they can work their magic. Sad to see the anguish they cause so many people.
Newbie here! I need a lot of help on how to use my i phone, and your channel seems to help me in that regard, which Apple tech support won’t tell you how these things work. And showing steps in details. Thanks!
I found the easiest way to stop most of these calls. I don't have a fancy phone, just a flip phone (and 'til recently, just had Ooma, which is basically a landline that runs on the web). I was feeling goofy one day, so when a call came in that I was quite sure was going to be a spam or scam, I just answered with "Joe's Bar and Grill...may I help you?" Well, lo and behold, after that, I got a lot less of these calls, so I just continued doing that on the sporadic calls (doesn't work on recorded calls, or course), and now I don't get hardly any such calls anymore...can't even remember the last time I got one. (PS: I have dibs on the "Joe's Bar and Grill" greeting, tho. You need to make up your own fake business to answer with, such as "Bob's Brass Knuckle Buffing Service!")
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Simply, I don’t answer my phone unless I absolutely know who’s calling. If it’s important they will leave a message. If it’s spam I block the number.
I do the same thing.
Same and my phone is literally on dnd all the time however this one spam company keeps calling and it's annoying asl 😩
I get the same spam from the same company using all different numbers 10-15 messages a day. Always the same message.
Same. I tried to get my mother to do this but she just couldn’t do it.
Probably the best approach. Wait for the voicemail.
Frankly, I think the phone companies are in cahoots with these spammers. When I was driving rigs cross county I would get multiple spam calls a day from the area code that I was currently located. So either the phones companies allow this nonsense or the spammers have hacked into the cell towers all over the country.
The spammers could be tracking your location from overseas.
Yes, the phone companies are in cahoots with the robocallers and scammers. Somehow they make money every time a new calling number is issued. Which explains why they make it difficult to block these calls.
phone companies make millions on phone line usage they don't care who uses them for what
I’m a trucker and this happens to me everyday
Agreed. Phone companies sell local area numbers in huge bundles to these spammers. Then turn around and warn us about spam calls. Quite a PR spin. This also explains why they are constantly adding new prefix numbers to your local area.
Then take a close look at your bill. Loaded with taxes as big brother cashes in.
I’ll normally scream my favorite profanities when a scammer calls about my car warranty or other fake crap they call about. I find it extremely satisfying.
Same.
Be careful because now they can spoof your voice
I couldn't have been angrier than when I got a spoof call from MY KID'S SCHOOL per caller ID, which every parent fears that mid-day school call, dropping anything you're doing immediately... I screamed at that person with a fury. I hope they were able to find a different job.
The problem with adding doctors, hospitals, ect to your contacts is that they all have 100+ different numbers they can be calling from. So that’s virtually impossible to do.
Good call. Most large organizations like hospitals use voip, and when they pick up a phone to make a call, the system finds an available line to call from. So, a nurse could call you from her desk phone 3 times and the caller id would have 3 different numbers.
This! At my dentist alone, the clerk texted me as I was still in talking to them about rescheduling an appointment, and the number I got the text from was not the main one my dentist uses. Instead the number they used is the one they use to follow up when it comes time to confirm appointments.
Instead of a DO NOT CALL list we need a system where no one can call unless a person gives permission. You should be automatically on a do-not-call list unless a person deliberately agrees to be called.
Verrrry informative. The guys give a straightforward yet thorough discussion of spamming and what we can do about it. Thank you and Happy Birthday David!
Appreciate you both so much for keeping us informed and helping us fight this junk!
The ability to spoof a phone number should be the equivalent of forgery. There is absolutely no legitimate reason to allow anyone to spoof a different caller ID. This would not be a hard thing to outlaw. Where are our legislators?
Spam call software usually doesn't usually allow the spammer to enter dial tones. I would really like a type of auto attendant that would ask the caller to enter a number to proceed otherwise it will go to voice mail. Not sure if Apple IOS can support this, but it would make identifying robocalls MUCH easier.
Thanks! My wife & I have gotten a great deal of help from watching your videos. Keep up the good work, And the channel!
Thanks guys!! Happy Birthday David🎂. This was very helpful and just what I needed to silence the 30 plus calls I’ve been getting this week.
Thanks for all the other tips you all have given. Nice finding out all of the settings you can change to help your phone be more secure and more productive. 🙂👍🏻
What about spam texts?! I block them once I receive them but is there a way to filter them like we can phone calls?
Workign on it!
Iv used silence unknown calls and unknown numbers for over a year now. It works brilliantly, until you are expecting a call that is not on your phone and you don’t get it. Turning off the silence feature temporarily doesn’t help, because having to leave it off till the wanted call comes through, spammers can call. And trust me it’s like they know it’s off 🤦🏼♀️.
Overall that feature works brilliantly.
Thanks, David and David!
The AT&T app will show a call being from a telemarketer, but you have to upgrade to block those. I have nothing nice to say about THAT.
yes, while our communication companies won't deal with this (and I think they can) we the consumer have to pay extra to deal with a service that is illegal for the majority of time. Something doesn't feel right.
AT&T was recently breached exposing millions of customers.
I followed all of your tips to the letter and I’m still receiving spam calls yes they are blocked but they are being forwarded to my voicemail how do I get rid of that step?
Happy Birthday to you David!!!!
Thank you both…. I try to watch everything you are so kind to share with us! You have helped someone who lives on a very small pension…. Bless you both!
I have Hiya and do not receive spam calls or texts. Worth the inexpensive charge for piece of mind. Best to all.
I just love this Payett I originally learned Microsoft at my place of work when in upper management. So I thought Microsoft was all there was. Then my nephew many years later asked me why I didn’t use Apple. I said I knew nothing about Apple & then a whole new learning curve again ensued. Then when I went to his home, he had Microsoft & Apple on another computer. He explained that Microsoft was what businesses mainly used.
Anyway, as I fumbled my way through, learning Apple, I found it much more intuitive & much better in my retirement years. I use my IPHONE, for most everything & rarely use my MacBook Air. I wasn’t born with a computer in my mouth. So you guys have filled in many blind spots. Thank you. 🙏🙏
FCC should do something about Indian's scam callers.. they become aggressive and won't stop calling regardless the time of the day...
Thank you guys for all the helpful information
Thank YOU for supporting us!
Happy birthday DAVID 🎉
Robocalls could end tomorrow if the punishment was 5 years in prison and a $100,000 fine for each call. A company that hires a robocall service should have its CEO arrested and thrown in jail.
Only problem is, they would have to find the scammers.
@@darkeyeze But if the company behind the scammers was punished those scammers would evaporate.
First a good explanation and instruction on what may possible stop Robo Calling. However, for me who has an Android and Spectrum for carrier, 100% of this video does not work. What I decided to do was answer the Robo until a human voice was on the line and said, “Jonny’s Pizza how may I help you”. I did this for a month and a month later and now 6 months total I have not received a single call. In short, all the calls were coming from a Virginia area code and was a Law Enforcement donation scam. Yes, I have number blocking but when Robo spoofs number’s call blocking can become tiresome. I guess no one wanted a pizza and someone deleted my number from their Robot. Good Luck and give it a try.
I notice that you did not mention that when you block unknown callers the calls go to voicemail. My voicemail message explains this and I ask people that really have business with me to leave a message and I will call them back. I find that the scammers rarely leave a message and that way I can call important calls back.
For UK user regarding Do Not Call Registry. Ours is called The Telephone Preference Service (TPS). It works the same way.
Can you do anything on spam texts please. I get more of these than calls now. Thank you for a great video 😊
Text STOP.
Yah right 😂
I have had many calls that are almost exactly like friends and numbers that I know and like you said they are off by the last number, that shows me that it knows my numbers in my file.
Unfortunately my iPhone doesn't have Silence Junk Callers😂😂😂
As an older un tech savvy person I love your vids. Have learned so much thanks!👏👍
Happy Birthday David!! Thank you both for all you do. Love your channel!
I’m on the registry. I answered a call where someone was selling a product. I told them I was on the registry, and they replied “I know”. I hung up
Happy Birthday David
Happy 28th Birthday, David. and many, many more
Happy Birthday, David! I like the clear advice you guys offer, and with a bit of humor in it. Keep us informed!
He looked pained, and actually always looks uncomfortable and unnatural on camera…unlike the other David.
Happy Birthday David🎁🎂
This is all well and good, but I have Android. What about us?? I can't afford extra spam blocking and what is provided free really doesn't seem to stop calls some days. I'll get the same call, recorded message/voice from different numbers maybe 5-6 times. You're correct, blocking the call really does nothing!
Thank you so much! I got 12 spam calls today. I registered for National Do Not Call, but in vain. So I tapped both Silence Unknown Callers & Call Blocking & Identification. I will see how it goes. Thank you, and happy belated birthday, David!
How did it go?
How is it going? Did it work?
Did it work ?
@@ryankulikowsky Worked fine!
@@darioussmith3450 Worked fine!
Thank you so much for all the information you provide! I really appreciate it!
I have android on my motorola. A Built-in feature is 1) call stop, v-mail, or reject 2) call screening with recorded message for an unidentified caller , which I can override with "1-touch" to take the call, and 3) to take the call with "1-touch" I love it, because if I mistakenly pick up a sales call or robo call, the phone will hold the number until I label it SPAM. It is a BIG reason that I have Consumer Cellular/AT&T for providers (AT&T is my Wi-fi call network)
I have the best spam blocker in the world! I don’t answer the phone unless it’s someone I know! How perfect is that?
Perfect! Roger, roger!
Happy Birthday David!
Problem with blocking all robocalls is it often also stops autodial calls from needed numbers, like doctor offices and such.
Google Fi with Google pixel call screen works like a champ!
Here in China not only our phones already block spammers and scams by default but also the police keeps updating those numbers..
Also from time to time the police of your city keeps sending messages and warning for people to remember to not give any money whatsoever to strange numbers asking for it.
Fellow expat in China, hello! how can i install didi on a new iphone? i searched news within China that says that Didi was taken off the app markets in 2021 (for regulations reason) - if you got a new iphone, how can you workaround that? i still have Didi in my Android, but i want to switch phones now...and as we all know here in the middle kingdom, the english didi interface is a 1000% MUST app
Happy birthday David!
How to block spam text?
Working on it!
Happy Birthday 🎂 David 🎉🎊
The best thing to do is to engage the spam callers as much as possible. Press the option to talk to the "Specialist" or "salesman" or whatever they call the spammer, then when he asks you for your Vehicle ID for the warranty, tell him to please hold while you go get the Vehicle ID. Just put the phone down and let him wait, he'll wait about 5 or 10 minutes or more, and if you can keep them waiting, they can't spam as many people. Keep them on the line as long as possible, if 1000 people do that, you have waisted about 500 hours of their time, which costs them thousands of dollars. Everybody should do that, and that will stop them.
People who have jobs and families don't have time for that
You have to be careful when you answer a spam call. With the use of robo dialers, they are just making blanket calls. When I worked on the telecom field we called it dialing for dollars. I used to work for AT&T and my local Bell company. Once you pick up the phone and answer the call you confirm that it’s a good number to use. You may then start receiving more calls in the hopes of finally getting you to pick up the phone and engage with their agents.
No it’s definitely easier to just ignore unknown numbers.
The best thing to do is not answer, and if you do hang up, pressing options could caused you to agree or sign up to something you’re not aware of. causing charges on your phone bill🤷🏽♀️ the more you answer the more they will call.
Many more happy returns of the day
“Call control” is a feature offered by some phone providers. Works perfectly.
The irony of contacting your representatives is that they are soliciting campaign contributions via texts.
I love RoboKiller, I was getting at least 10 fake calls daily. I use my phone for work so it was really terrible. Also the spam/scam texts have stopped coming in; these were increasing daily at all hours! I don’t mind paying for something that gives me peace.
ROBO-KILLER is awesome! I love it! Totally worth it!!!!
I just love it when I get a phone call from my own number. 😆
Great video but is there a set a similar to scams emails..thanks
Love if you tell us about spam texts please!
Thank you, guys. I talked at length with a former AT&T supervisor. Important to understand that these “calls” are digital (computer) and not placed from telephones
I’m starting to think that these spam calls are originated from your cell phone carrier in an attempt to get you to purchase their spam call blocker.
I just changed the servers & started to receive unknown callers. I forgot how I set up to stop unknown callers, so glad to find your video, thank you.
not having a phone BLOCKS scam callers FOREVER....
Can't argue with that!
I've had decent success blocking unknown callers but I get a lot of spam messages. I block the numbers but they don't seem to be slowing down any. Do you have any comments or suggestions on how to block spam messages?
You guys help me so much. I am not technically inclined and need help often and get frustrated. I can’t fix my iPhone when I run into issues or need to do something like this video. I’m so happy I found you guys. I subscribed immediately! Thanks!! You’re both awesome!! ❤️🙏🏼😃📱
We're glad we could help!
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In the UK we use Telephone Preference Service (TPS) where you can set your number as one not to be sold or called randomly.
There ARE penalties if a company breaches this. I also have a contact called ‘TPS’ (which is blocked on my device) and I add all scam numbers to it using add caller details
Thank you so much for this! Because I kept my number, when I moved out of state, I know when I’m getting spam calls. The unfortunate thing, is that it’s from an earlier time zone. 🙄 I’ve been blocking the numbers, but as you’ve said, they’re like Hydra.
My landline was my decoy. When I removed it spam calls to my cell exploded. I tried the settings on my iphone but was irritated by all of the missed call notices, the few spammers who did leave voice mails, and missing calls from people like my doctor who have multiple numbers they call from. I got on the no-call registry and for nearly two years now I've had less than half a dozen spam calls. I say this with fingers crossed for the future.
Has anyone else found spam-texts on the rise?
Hey guys, have you done a giveaway for David’s birthday? Or have you been hacked?
I’ve been told I won an iPhone, but something feels off
DAVID please note, you were hacked. I have screen caps from someone saying they were you guys, giving away a iPhone 13 Pro Max as a member appreciation. I almost sent 100. to cover shipping! Dude kept calling me, a girl with a girls name, buddy. Can you please let me know how to send you the screen caps
This is crazy! This person is demanding 100.
Was anyone else contacted?
Dear Sirs, I’m starting to get text messages from these sites, is there anything I can do to remove/block this type of spammers
I've been getting these texts too! It's so annoying. They find every way to invade our privacy.
Same with ads all over social meadow sites on my iPad. No 3rd party app can block them. Talk about invading your privacy.
I actually got a call showing my own number!! That was freaky.
A friend of mine told me that her and her husband were sound asleep when their cell phone rang. When they answered it, it originated from the landline inside their home! The only landline phone was downstairs. Someone was calling them from inside their home!! Every slasher movie flashed through their mind!! 😱😱.
It turned out to be one of those scammers calling them using their landline number. 😂😂
I don’t have that option, “Call Blocking and Identification”.
Do you have the latest iOS 15.5?
@@koochooloo007 I'm on 15.6.1 and don't have this option(?)
@@michaelberheide8191 I think, It's up to the provider to allow that option on their phone network!
You guys are awesome! Thanks for the great tips. And I love your light, humorous way of presenting information.
One thing, when you live in the U.K. as I do, there’s no point highlighting a service run by the FCC in the States or talking about a congressman, we have MPs who are generally useless, well they are at the moment!
In the words of your countryman, "A politician by any other name would be as useless." Your complaint is universally applicable.
I have to buy an app to do what AT&T should do because they are already paid; BS
Why isn't there an app that blocks entire area codes? I shouldn't be getting calls from Wyoming.
Whynoting? 😂
Thanks a lot guys ... your info is extremely helpful because you don't just say do this and this, you take the time to explain it slowly and carefully for the rest of us that just never seem to have the time it takes to stay on top of this "stuff". (and if you're thinking that that was one hell of a long sentence, your right!)
Cheers Mates!!
Thank you for this video. I received 26 freaken spam calls today, 26! I usually just leave my phone on do not disturb then go back to missed spam calls and block them. I literally have hundreds if not thousands of blocked numbers and now they are coming in every few minutes. I hate having to explain to people who call me why my phone is always on do not disturb and I need to call them back.
I’m having a problem with receiving scam type text messages- it’s almost like the spam emails I used to get are now coming through via my text message. There’s no way to really figure out who these people are and how to stop them from sending these text messages- Any suggestions?
Same question here!
My friend told me you have to call your provider and request they block such messages. I haven’t tried it. I get scam messages as well. They will text like 20 random numbers and it’s coming from an email.
Report these texts to “spam” (7726) on Verizon. I copy the text, send to 7726. Then I copy the phone number and send to the same number. Although the phone number is usually spoofed, it’s a data point for the carrier.
@@flowerbomb2765 While I agree, I find that I spend a lot of time on hold along with my time to stop the nonsense. so much to deal with. I agree that our communications industries aren't doing enough and must be profiting from most of it.
Do you have Verizon? Make a copy of the spam texts and send it to 7726
Make it illegal for legitimate companies to sell phone numbers.
When will Apple learn how to set up their email app to deal with spam. I can’t even see the email address it’s being sent from much less mark it as spam. Also, where is the button to clear the spam folder. Maybe it’s the way I have it set up, but I’ve gotten used to looking at my mail on a windows pc.
Thanks guys!
Thank you! You both are clear and concise and don’t ramble on 😂. Great information!
Can you do a video on how to block unwanted text messages?
We're working on it because you asked for it!
What about spam and marketing text messages? I have blocked more than 50 and counting from fashion retail companies, to restaurant chains, to dental clinics bla bla bla … 😡
David Happy Birthday I hope your celebration gives you many happy memories !!! thanks your videos help me a lot!!!
Thanks a bunch. Just got rid of my Sam sung phone and got my new iPhone. Hopefully I won’t get so many junk calls any longer. You guys “rock”!!!!!
What do you do when you get a scam call that is your own personal number? Because I’ve had this happen a couple times
You guys are awesome! Hopefully UA-cam will fix its accessibility issues with the like buttons not displaying and I can give this an official like at a later date. Until then, accept this as both my "like" and also a warm happy birthday to David.
That’s weird, if you were VoiceOver use that as I am I could like this video quite easily but I know what you mean some videos you cannot get to the “like, dislike, save to playlists” etc
@@aob4214 Yes. hardly any videos lately allow me to get to like or share or playlist options lately using Voiceover.
I honestly received a robo call from my own number…I answered just to see what I was selling or had to sell 😱. I swear the most random thing happen to me daily!!
I talked to them and pretending that I am interested.
After I wasted their time for 10 or more times,
they are now afraid to talk to me.
Sounds like you should make UA-cam videos :)
Happy birthday David! 🎂🧁🍰😎
Had a scammer call my partner that claimed he was from the IRS and she owed $5,000.00 in back taxes. Scared her to death, but fortunately she gave the phone to me and I figured out pretty quickly this scammer wasn’t from the IRS! Called him a few choices names and hung up. Naturally never heard any more from the IRS! 😂
The IRS never calls directly. If money is truly owed, you will receive an official letter from the IRS with the specifics relating to the issue. Never respond to phone calls claiming they’re the IRS.
@@dennycannon8410 right! And if they did, they certainly don’t have any offices in INDIA!! Lol
I’ve gotten a few of those and I always report them to the FCC.
My Dad is 92. He likes to play around with some of the scammers. He tells them he will ask his accountant about this. They don’t call him back! They think they have an older person on the line so they can work their magic. Sad to see the anguish they cause so many people.
i dont understand how people can fall for that.
I followed their instructions and it silenced all calls including those who were in my address not just junk calls. Be careful.
Happy bday David! Yeah! Another Bull 🐂
Thank you guys for your tips, great channel 🙏
Thanks so much, Jessica!
One of the customers from a computer store i worked at had her house phone number spoofed and called her on her cell phone.
Or a family member with an offbeat sense of humor.
HBD! Also mad congratulations on getting to a million. Well deserved with all the useful content and terrific hosting.
Made my day much quieter! Thanks!
Newbie here! I need a lot of help on how to use my i phone, and your channel seems to help me in that regard, which Apple tech support won’t tell you how these things work. And showing steps in details. Thanks!
I found the easiest way to stop most of these calls. I don't have a fancy phone, just a flip phone (and 'til recently, just had Ooma, which is basically a landline that runs on the web). I was feeling goofy one day, so when a call came in that I was quite sure was going to be a spam or scam, I just answered with "Joe's Bar and Grill...may I help you?" Well, lo and behold, after that, I got a lot less of these calls, so I just continued doing that on the sporadic calls (doesn't work on recorded calls, or course), and now I don't get hardly any such calls anymore...can't even remember the last time I got one. (PS: I have dibs on the "Joe's Bar and Grill" greeting, tho. You need to make up your own fake business to answer with, such as "Bob's Brass Knuckle Buffing Service!")
You guys are the best! Happy Birthday David!!!
Just tell the robo caller that you passed away, they’ll apologize and say they will update their records- calls went from ten a day to once a week 😝
"I'm dead. Please remove me from your list." Now why didn't we think of that?