What to do when your own number appears to ring your home phone (2)
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Jul 4, 2025 7:26 PM UTCQuote:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/what-to-do-when-your-own-number-appears-to-ring-your-home-phone/ar-BB1lb8uz?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=501c8a6475ca42589b799f1d5e1e371c&ei=37
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EXCERPT: f you are like me and refuse to give up your home landline, or cell phone you're probably no stranger to... well, strange calls. Landlines are more prone to spam calls than cellphones, which offer better call-blocking options.
If you're used to getting the occasional spam call on your landline, you likely already have a system in place to handle it. Perhaps you just hang up the call as soon as you see a number you don't recognize (or, maybe you recognize it at this point because they call so much!). Or, maybe you even pick up the line and give them a piece of your mind. However, is this the right thing to do?
On my cell if I don't recognize it I don't answer and if it's important they will leave a message that I will deal with later. It can be difficult for some people with the ability of scammers to spoof any number. I don't have that problem since so far nobody's spoofed a number I recognized.
When I had a landline I didn't have anyway to see who's calling so again I just let the answering machine pick it up. Although in the announcement I would tell them to start talking and if I recognized them I would pick up. I never had any scammers take me up on it until more recently where it's always robo calls that start talking and leave messages.
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/what-to-do-when-your-own-number-appears-to-ring-your-home-phone/ar-BB1lb8uz?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=501c8a6475ca42589b799f1d5e1e371c&ei=37
EXCERPT: f you are like me and refuse to give up your home landline, or cell phone you're probably no stranger to... well, strange calls. Landlines are more prone to spam calls than cellphones, which offer better call-blocking options.
If you're used to getting the occasional spam call on your landline, you likely already have a system in place to handle it. Perhaps you just hang up the call as soon as you see a number you don't recognize (or, maybe you recognize it at this point because they call so much!). Or, maybe you even pick up the line and give them a piece of your mind. However, is this the right thing to do?