DFW spam callers?

anyone else getting swamped the last week with spam callers? most of mine are coming out of "Ft. Worth". I know there are always a few week to week, but it is now like dozens a day.

I can block each one, but they keep coming from different numbers. iPhone use to have a report spam, but I don't see it now, just block. seems like telecoms can easily have customers report "spam" and when it breaks a certain threshold for reports it is obvious to shut it down, that will never happen if you can't report each number.

Anyone else have any advice? It might be worth a call to Verizon, but I dread that automated and hold nightmare.

 

so I'll figure this out eventually and document everything here.

first step is the Do Not Call Registry, you can confirm you are on it and also report spam calls.

https://www.donotcall.gov/

It says I have been registered since February 03, 2004.

 

reporting to FCC is pretty tedious, if you filled out all the forms it would take 10 minutes each, I did get it down to 1 minute just providing minimum info. I doubt they do anything, it is the government.

I did have a good experience with the FCC in the late 90's, I got slammed (telecom switched my phone to them without permission). The FCC went after them hard I provided all the info and my stuff helped them put them out of business.

 

Verizon has an additional app called the Call Filter, I will see how well it works.

 

the Verizon Call Filter app isn't doing anything yet. Calls are still coming through not blocked and not even going straight to voicemail.

 

FYI still getting 10-20 spam calls a day weekdays, not weekends. Call Filter app is blocking about 25% of incoming now, but I think they are ones manually blocked already. I don't think the Call Filter app does anything additional (preventive or spam report) than just Blocking the number in your phone.

 

i was probably 1-3 in past, just these last couple weeks it has hit 10-20 all of a sudden.

 

at some point will just have to get a new number, might be a good idea anyway after 25 years.