[GRLUG] $50K Prize if You Find Way to Block Robocalls

[Joseph McLaughlin]

Or the apartment number of Fox on x-files



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 From: Scott Tanner <scott.tanner at comcast.net>
To: awilliam at whitemice.org; "Mailing List for LUG in greater Grand Rapids, MI area." <grlug at grlug.org>; Adam Tauno Williams <awilliam at whitemice.org> 
Sent: Wednesday, November 7, 2012 7:56 PM
Subject: Re: [GRLUG] $50K Prize if You Find Way to Block Robocalls
 

You could also have the astrisk server prompt to hit a randomly selected number to continue the call; "press 7 to continue", otherwise be dropped to purging voicemail box.   That would probably catch most of the robo-callers.

As the robo calls get smatter, the prompt could be changed to something  like "what's the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything?"

-Scott


Adam Tauno Williams <awilliam at whitemice.org> wrote:
On Wed, 2012-11-07 at 12:06 -0500, Josh wrote:
>
>haha wow good conversation pic!
>>
>>I will say the only way to stop these robot calls is to setup your
>>phone with an asterisk server, have the server answer and if all it
>>gets is electronic voice or nothing for 1 second, then ring it thru to
>>the phones.  That way you will not be filtering based on number but
>>the ability of the robocallers to act/sound human.
>Like a voice grey-list.  And interesting idea, and irritating for the
>caller, but a longer hold would be better - that way it drives up the
>caller's cost.
>
>
>Some of the things I
recommend you try when receiving a robocaller is
>>to hit numbers looking for an IVR menu.  Maybe they left it open and
>>you could reprogram it.
>
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