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marivan

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harassing phone calls from telemarketers and spammers

I am fed up, they call early in the morning and all day and night. There is no relief, except to pull the phone cord from my telephone, but then I miss important phone calls. 

Is there a charge, based on this, for changing my phone number? I am disabled, caring for a blind man and do not get enough sleep, at night because of intense chronic pain. I try to rest in the mornings or afternoons, but these callers keep calling, letting the phone ring, then hang up. Or they will wait til the answering machine and hang up. I sure need help in changing my number. It will be a hassle, for I will have to notify Medicare, disability and other important offices and people, but I need the peace. 

Thank you for your assistance in this matter...

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One thing I'd suggest for starters if you haven't done so already is to visit http://www.donotcall.gov and register your phone number with them.  It may take a month or more to update however once complete telemarketers that have not done business with you in the last 6 months are not allowed to call you at that point.

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yak

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Many people have posted this same question. No one likes the scammers who call. The FCC do not call list is not working very well (they say they are trying their best).  Many of us have unplugged our phones when we go to bed.

I got a call after midnight from a company saying that my computer was sending out viruses and they could help me stop it. 

You have 2 options. You can pay Cox for a feature called "selective call rejection" but it only stops 29 phone numbers from calling you. And it won't stop someone who is calling from "unknown number" or "anonymous caller". But it is better than nothing.

You can buy one of the Panasonic phones that block 250 phone numbers ( i don't work for Panasonic or promote them). I learned about them from a previous answer on this forum. Model KX-TG7872 or newer. Cost is apx $60.  It really does work better than anything else to stop the calls.  Changing your number won't help at all. 

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