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I use Robokiller on iOS -- it screens the calls and answers spam with prerecorded scripts paced to match response times and then sends me the recording of the interaction.



What strikes me with robocalls that leave messages - they cut off by "talking" too early so I cannot identify who they are, yet if I answer, I get nothing but silence if I answer with "Hello? Hello?" Calm and slowly paced. That's my personal rule. I say hello slowly twice, and if theres silence, I hang up. Dont care if I start to hear a connection as I'm going to hang up. You called me, have someone on the line. My time is worth money to me. I am not amswering the phone to be put on hold for the next representative. Fuck off and call me when you have someone ready to talk to me.


I generally don't answer any number that's not in my contacts. If I don't know who it is they can leave a message or I'll look up the number and block it proactively.




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