Persistent Telemarketers...
gary-gary:
Quote from: azrobert on April 18, 2017, 09:57:25 pm
Using that method to block calls, the call is treated as unanswered and will continue to ring until sent to VM. To prevent this and ringing your cell the call must be answered. If you are not using the Auto Attendant, it can be used to answer the call. You can use a custom greeting with one of these announcements: http://www.beatriceco.com/bti/porticus/bell/recordedannouncements.html
If you don't like these you can search for others.
I'll show you how to modify the AA if you are interested.
There is a BOT called Lenny used to harass telemarketers, but I couldn't find a number that worked. Maybe you can find one. Do a Google search for "lenny bot".
I've listened to some of the Lenny calls on YouTube... very funny. But I've always preferred to not answer telemarketing calls as it just invites more such calls.
The auto attendant is something I rarely use. If it could be setup to play a SIT tone that might work.
Why does my attempt to route the call to the unused line port not work? Is it possible to route to the line port in such a manner as to deliberately cause a call failure and have the OBi110 generate a SIT tone?
-gary
gary-gary:
Quote from: Taoman on April 18, 2017, 11:08:29 pm
I've been using the SIT intercept tones from Wikipedia. It's just two consecutive SIT intercept tones without the additional message. Seems to be doing the job for me.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_information_tones
It downloads in ogg format which I just converted to a wav file with an online converter.
Are you somehow using the SIT tone with the auto attendant? Or...
-gary
gary-gary:
Quote from: azrobert on April 18, 2017, 11:24:59 pm
Quote from: drgeoff on April 18, 2017, 11:03:39 pm
Lenny can be reached as a SIP call to 2233435945@sip2sip.info
The OP has GV defined on both SP1 and SP2, so SIP is not an option for him.
Is this because both my SP1 & SP2 slots are occupied, or because GV is not SIP?
-gary
Taoman:
Quote from: gary-gary on April 19, 2017, 06:57:16 am
Are you somehow using the SIT tone with the auto attendant? Or...
-gary
No. I have a DID with VoIP.ms that I use strictly for SIP URI calls (although the calls originate from my GV number). I shouldn't be receiving any PSTN calls on that line. However, I started receiving a rash of telespammer calls to that number. I originally set it up to use Nomorobo which definitely works but you always get that first unwanted ring before the call is blocked. And the calls persisted. So I switched it to routing to the SIT intercept tone. Now it appears the robodialers will call twice and then give up judging by my call history.
Taoman:
Quote from: gary-gary on April 19, 2017, 06:58:09 am
Quote from: azrobert on April 18, 2017, 11:24:59 pm
Quote from: drgeoff on April 18, 2017, 11:03:39 pm
Lenny can be reached as a SIP call to 2233435945@sip2sip.info
The OP has GV defined on both SP1 and SP2, so SIP is not an option for him.
Is this because both my SP1 & SP2 slots are occupied, or because GV is not SIP?
-gary
It's because you have no SIP lines. That limits your options.
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