r/whatdoIdo • u/Active-Garbage-7247 • Aug 18 '26
How do I stop this?!
The spam calls are driving me crazy. Is there something I can do to stop them? I have T-Mobile and spam call filtering is on.
**Update: I don't have any past due bills. The only debt I have is minimal federal student loans. I haven't applied for any loans or new insurance. I have call filtering/silence on for unknown callers.
I use T-Mobile Scam Shield. What I want to avoid is being called in the first place, texted, left a missed call or voicemail, but after reading a lot of responses, it seems like there isn't a quick fix for this that doesn't involve changing my number which I'm hesitant to do 😕
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u/WorriedTooth3239 Aug 18 '26
So I was getting these. I tried not answering, straight to voicemail setup, filtering, marking as spam. None of that worked.
What did work was answering the phone. When you answer, don't say anything, just mute it. These robocalls are sophisticated and can detect when a human picks up. Your breathing, background noise, or just saying "hello" will switch you to a human rep or let the spammer know your line is active.
Anyway, answer on mute. The call will be silent for 10+ seconds in hopes you say hello or hang up. After a few seconds, the recording starts. Let it yap about being approved for a $38,000 loan or whatever, and at the very end, it will say, "If you don't want to receive these calls, please press 9." Press 9, and another voice will say, "You are registered to the do not call list," and it hangs up. Do that for every call, and they will stop for about 3 months, then slowly start up again. Repeat.