I am recently receiving 20+ unwanted calls on my landline.....suggestions??

[#1 Cowboys Fan]

Why don't you tell us why you think you need a landline (that rings)? There are many alternatives depending on your reasoning. Let us suggest some.

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I mentioned before, my secondary phone/cell phone I don't use much....I 'pay' for the minutes.

So, when a Brother/Friend, etc call, and we talk for an Hour+..... the landline doesn't use 'minutes'.

I occasionally get a REAL call....Doctor's Offices, etc.....those I want to go to my Landline.

Others, too..... is it ok if I keep my Landline? Why do others want to talk me away from it, vs trying to solve the issue?
(I don't intend the above sentence to be 'mean.)

 

[DrQ]

I mentioned before, my secondary phone/cell phone I don't use much....I 'pay' for the minutes.

So, when a Brother/Friend, etc call, and we talk for an Hour+..... the landline doesn't use 'minutes'.

I occasionally get a REAL call....Doctor's Offices, etc.....those I want to go to my Landline.

Others, too..... is it ok if I keep my Landline? Why do others want to talk me away from it, vs trying to solve the issue?
(I don't intend the above sentence to be 'mean.)

If you have Caller ID on your landline, you can buy a whitelist/blacklist blocker.

https://www.amazon.com/ULTIMATE-CAL...ocphy=9191694&hvtargid=pla-734452648007&psc=1

Turn on whitelist call blocking to allow ONLY phone numbers on your whitelist to not be blocked. You will have to add additional numbers for exchanges that doctors offices may use to keep them from being blocked.

 

[dioxide45]

Others, too..... is it ok if I keep my Landline? Why do others want to talk me away from it, vs trying to solve the issue?

We personally can't stop you from getting the calls. No one really can. Many people here have offered suggestions, such as changing your landline provider. Also, landline can now mean many different things. Not just copper, not just through your cable provider. If you have internet, there are hundreds of other services out there that you can port your number over to that also offer unlimited nationwide calling (aka free minutes). Other services offer far better call blocking technologies than your current provider seems to offer.