Getting rid of phone spammers
Hyrules:
Hi, I have an usually high level of phone spammers and scammers lately and i'm trying to get rid of them. So i`ve decided to filter their phone number with the user digitmap on my obi202. Since i'm with freephoneline.ca and there is no busy line signal i can send them to so I have to send them directly to the voicemail. I was wondering if it would be a better way to handle them like building a small asterix server only for that ( I have vmware and can build any server i want) or use the auto attendant and send them to the goodbye prompt that would eventually hang up (if it would work ?) Any input would be appreciated.
jimates:
- send them to a free google voice account.
- The incoming calls to google voice will have the caller id of the service you use to send them there
- Set your google voice account to block all calls from that phone number. It will play a sit tone and the ....number is no longer in service....
Cybernet:
Look up the program called Phonetray. How it works is, you have a USB 56k modem plugged into your PC (or any computer you want to run 24/7 to stop these calls). I personally use an acer netbook hidden in the corner with my OBI100. You plug your Obihai box into the line port of the 56k modem, then the phone into the second port. You can block whole area codes, or certain numbers in different locations, or you can block it all and let in what numbers you do know. It uses your phones existing CallerID to log and filter the calls. I hope this helps. Cheers
Hyrules:
thanks to both of you for your input. I like the phonetray solution. it's simple and I actually have a server working 24/7 so I could filter the calls there. If there is a power failure i believe the modem will still work by letting the signal go thru but wont filter anything. I see that they are working on a Phonetray pro in beta testing right now seems to me that it will have a lot of features. I'll look at home tonight to see if i have an pci modem somewhere which I believe i have.
Hyrules:
the only thing I dont like about the idea of the Phonetray is that the phone will mostlikely ring at least once. the time the caller id get sent to the modem and phonetray answers the call otherwise tell me if i'm wrong.
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