Re: OT: spam phone calls

On 3/21/25 9:48 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:

AJL <noemail@none.com> wrote:
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I simply use Do Not Disturb, a feature that came on my 5 year old Galaxy
 S10+ phone. If the number is not in my contact list the phone won't ring
 but will send it to Voicemail. I have Voicemail set to beep once so I can
 check it if I'm nearby. Dunno how many new phones still have this feature.

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 I don't use/need it, but I've just checked on my Samsung Galaxy A51
(Android 13) phone and the 'Phone' app has a setting ('Block numbers' ->)
'Block calls from unknown numbers'.

That sounds like my Do Not Disturb IF they're also sent to Voicemail.
My S10+ also allows blocking of individual numbers as they come in but I
 quickly found that a waste of time since spam always changes numbers

 I haven't turned that on, so I don't know what it does exactly -
redirect to voicemail? log the number/timestamp? other? -, but at least
it seems to *be* a do-not-disturb setting, however it's not named as
such.

DND bounced numbers also show up on my lockscreen so I can check further if
 curious...

 Of course there are also general 'Do not disturb' settings, but they
also cover app notifications and alarms and sounds, not just calls and
messages.

Yup. Perhaps the main reason I don't want a new phone is having to learn how
 to use it...  :-/

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 So important calls like family, doctors, etc. get through but otherwise
 not. To my surprise looking at the missed calls list I've found that only
 around 1 in 10 non-contact (junk) calls leave a Voicemail, and even then I
 can easily dispatch it after listening only a few seconds, so IMO I'm ahead
 in the battle. YMMV...