After repeated data breaches that no company really seems to give a s— about my phone is blowing up with literally hundreds of spam calls and texts month. I get and make MAAAAYBE 2 or 3 important calls per month, 180-200 of the rest are literally all spam. Anyone have any suggestions, apps ect that they have found refuge with? I really don’t use SMS that much either, mostly it’s via signal, discord whats app, ect…

Just to put it out there I run CalyxOS on a Pixel 5a.

  • rdyoung@lemmy.world
    12·
    1 year ago

    This is bad advice. All this does is is flag the number as in service and it will get even more calls.

    Aside from the advice I gave in another set of comments, you could and should check with your cell provider and turn on spam blocking if they offer it.

    I have a total of 5 numbers across 2 phones, 2 at GV and 1 at textnow. I get very very few spam calls and texts. I very rarely answer the phone for a number I don’t recognize, I let it go to vm and then if it’s legit and important I’ll consider calling them back. I keep my phone on silent and all calls and notifications go through my watch so I am not listening to the phone ring especially when I am working.

    • Chozo@kbin.social
      5·
      1 year ago

      All this does is is flag the number as in service and it will get even more calls.

      That’s not how it works. If the number rings at all, it’s in service. They know your number is valid before you even pick up.

      • rdyoung@lemmy.world
        2·
        1 year ago

        That’s not how that works. Maybe you don’t understand how these call centers work. These days it’s usually a bot dialing a list of numbers and flagging any with a person answering as one for a real person to call to sell/scam/whatever.

        I’m hoping for your sake that you are just being pedantic and hyperfocusing on my verbiage instead of the overall message.