@HC_Charlie wrote:
@TwiggyI feel your pain! It's terrible for me, but especially for my personal cell number. I wish I had a good suggestion for you, but I have not found any. I've heard of screening apps, but I don't want another app on my phone and I've heard they may not work well.
I have a Google business number, that I reroute to my Cell phone to answer. There is a feature to enable the caller to "record" their name, and when you answer the call you'll hear their name before you accept the call. But I have this turned off; I think it's not exactly professional and seems like you're screening calls, although I am since there are so many scam calls.
In the U.S. they spoof phone numbers, so even though they look like local numbers for me, I can almost guess it's not a real call. The tell tale sign happens ONLY after I answer. There is a pause and then I hear a beep, and the caller comes on the line. At this point, the damage is done and you've wasted time answering the call.
I've ran Google Pixel Phones since the first Pixel dropped, skipping every other or so, depending on the specs. (I'm never in dire need of the next best, but my business phone gets the hand me down, so usually that's 4 years old when it upgrades).
Anyways, the stock call screening from Googles AI on the Pixel is pretty **bleep** accurate. I used to get around 5-10 of these types of calls a day, spoofing local numbers, which before it was hard NOT to answer because it may just be that chance its an actual customer.
Since they rolled that feature out though, I think maybe 1 if that may seem to find their way through call screening...a month.
It as so bad a couple years ago, I had to record a voicemail on the business phone, basically telling people to leave a message, and if they don't I will assume they are trying to sell me an extended car warranty and I won't return their phone call. it's still my business voicemail to this day.
