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Post by finreporter on Apr 7, 2019 16:49:38 GMT
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Post by hallian on Apr 7, 2019 17:50:21 GMT
Yah, I know lots of younger people do that. Many of us oldsters are just to used to having a “land line”—even if it is coming across the Internet these days instead of a pair of copper wires in the good old days of POTS. ... I think I'm considered an oldster. I do NOT have a landline and do not ever want one again. I love that I can carry my phone with me wherever I go and I can block spam callers. I use an app called MrNumber ( but there are many others) that screens for spammers and my phone doesn't ring when these spam calls come in. I can review them or delete them and block them in the app or I can determine that they are legit. I also have my phone's ringer set to silent as default then I assign special ring tones to family members, friends or other important incoming calls. That way when my phone rings, I already know who it is before I even look at it. Have I missed calls from the doctor's office? Yes I have, but they always leave a voice mail and I call back when I want to. This is working well for me.
Now, I expect in the next few years we will be moving to an area that will not have consistent cell phone service. That will be inconvenient for sure. I imagine we will necessarily have to get a landline and it will annoy me.
Side note: I do not have an expensive phone. I am not in favor of spending $$$$ money on a phone. I have the least expensive Samsung smartphone that I could buy at Costco for T-mobile service. Love it!! Plus it has a camera! I take pictures instead of notes.
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Post by limefan on Apr 9, 2019 11:12:35 GMT
Thanks, Zazzles. Good to know. I wondered how that all worked. After writing that I read an article through Apple News about one particular individual who lives (well) in Florida who is the largest known robocall operator in the U.S. He was identified through a huge investigative effort by one employee hired by a travel site operator because in some of the scams he ran he used their company name as a lure. Through the investigator’s efforts the FCC was able to identify the individual who was dragged before a congressional investigative committee and raked over the coals, then filed about $120 Million by the FCC. Of course his view is that HE has been victimized, can’t afford to pay the fine, and is dragging out the who procedure with lawyers and appeals. The article did go on and say that the public proceedings created much publicity and stripped his anonyminity, causing his address and phone numbers to be public. And as a result, he has received much unwanted communications through people visiting his home in an exclusive gated community, calling him, and sending nastygrams through the U.S. Mail. I feel so sorry for this guy. NOT! Wow. Interesting. Guess he is getting a taste of his own medicine. What comes around goes around. I do not feel sorry for him either.
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Post by DotRen on Apr 10, 2019 13:28:14 GMT
We still have a land line and our cell phones lol. Cell for away from the house, but most people know to call the land line first I've been using nomorobo.com for a while and it really cuts back on the spam/scam calls. It rings once, but if it's a reported # it stops it then. If it gets through, just go to nomorobo site and report it. I've gotten 3 in the past 2 days, different #s but the same "Hi this is Angie with pain management" and another is about a class action suit against medical knee braces? I saw an ad on TV about it but I've never used one lol.
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Post by DebDoesWW on Apr 10, 2019 18:06:55 GMT
linda72 and DotRen it must be a Houstonian thing because the two of you are the only ones that mentioned those freaking brace/pain management robocalls. Those drive me nuts.
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Post by vicki on Apr 10, 2019 18:54:33 GMT
linda72 and DotRen it must be a Houstonian thing because the two of you are the only ones that mentioned those freaking brace/pain management robocalls. Those drive me nuts. I live in NJ and also get those calls. Vicki
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Post by bee on Apr 10, 2019 19:24:56 GMT
Deb, they call and say Medicare told them you were in pain. And Medicare will pay for _________ (fill in the blank). I ask them who at Medicare told them that because I am absolutely pain free. (The joints don't work well, but they do not hurt unless I eat wrong.) Then they hang up on you. finance.yahoo.com/news/feds-1-2b-medicare-back-161227267.htmlA few years ago it was the Boost scam here with the elderly.
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Post by zazzles on Apr 10, 2019 20:08:37 GMT
Deb, they call and say Medicare told them you were in pain. And Medicare will pay for _________ (fill in the blank). I have a vague recollection of at least a partial voicemail about braces left by one of their robots.
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Post by linda72 on Apr 10, 2019 20:30:57 GMT
The medical brace calls are a Medicare scam that Medicare is well aware of and does nothing about. "it's easier to pay their phony bills than to stop the claims and calls." Right, because Medicare isn't really paying all of these claims, the taxpayers are! It really infuriates me!
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Post by zazzles on Apr 10, 2019 21:25:43 GMT
linda72They are going after these particular scammers. And as difficult as it is to get Medicare to authorize durable medical equipmemt and procedures, I’d rather err on them getting scammed than making it even more difficult for all of us to get the services and supplies we need.
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Post by finreporter on Apr 10, 2019 21:27:43 GMT
Agreed with Mike.
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