How many telemarketer calls do you get each day? If you are like me, too many. I was using the blocking feature on my
Panasonic cordless phone but it ran out of memory blocking too many
numbers. Then I logged into my Time
Warner service to block phone numbers and they only allow 30 numbers. I contacted Time Warner to complain about the
30 limit and they recommend I try Nomorobo. I did some research on Google and
verified it’s a legit system, no fees, no hidden caveats.
Nomorobo maintains a database of all those phone
numbers that annoy us. They won’t block legitimate
calls like your Dr’s office reminding you of an upcoming appointment. I was able to get my Time Warner phone setup
in less than two minutes. It was
easy.
How does it work?
I logged into my Time Warner account and went to the phone section (they
call it Voice Zone). I had to enable a
feature that allows my phone to ring on multiple numbers at the same time. I didn’t even know my phone could do
that. Time Warner allows 5 different
numbers. You put in the 800 phone number
that Nomorobo provides. Then when your
phone is called, Nomorobo will quickly lookup the phone number calling you, if
the number is in their database, Nomorobo will pick up the phone first so your
phone won’t keep ringing. So yes your
phone will still ring one time with these spammers but that’s it.
When you setup your account on the Nomorobo page, they
first ask if the line you want to use is a landline or mobile. Then you tell
Nomorobo what phone service you have, i.e. Time Warner, Verizon, Comcast or
AT&T. A detailed instruction comes
up for your provider showing you exactly how to login into their web page and
make the settings change. It’s very well done.
The Nomorobo web page is a simple layout. They of course know that occasionally a robo
call may slip through to your phone.
They have a way to report those numbers on their website so they can be reviewed and
added to their database.
Nomorobo is free.
If you don’t like it, you login to the web account on your phone
provider and undo the settings change, so you are in total control of stopping the
service. I feel this is a great solution
to all those annoying calls. I
registered my phone number with the Do Not Call Registry and it does very
little to help. I reported countless
phone numbers on the government site yet they keep calling. The government can’t keep up with all these
spammers. Nomorobo is the solution.
Comcast even has a support page for Nomorobo:
