Hi all, through my experience, the third party apps that are supposed to do this a pure trash. I mean true caller was pretty decent, but it was packed with ads and trackers of course and the overbearing permissions that constantly tries hijacking my set SMS and dialer apps… I don’t think using a third party app is the right solution.
I came across an internet protocol called NCID which is network caller ID, which sounds quite interesting, but strangely there is little documentation and virtually no online community discussion about this.
So I’m wondering what are some good caller ID options available? I’m a private person and I like knowing who is calling also, would like to stop spam. I’m sure there’s a whole world dedicated to this such stuff, but I can’t seem to find the solution. And tips or advice or anything would be great. Thanks
I just block everything that isn’t in my phone book. I use an app that sends it to voice mail without showing on my screen, so it doesn’t disturb me. I can turn it off anytime via the windowshade if I’m expecting a call.
If it’s someone who actually has business with me, they’ll leave a message, which my voicemail will transcribe and send to me quietly as a text notification. 90% of the time it’s a scammer or solicitor I don’t care about. Most of the rest are robo appointment reminders.
Do yourself a favor and don’t answer any calls you’re not expecting. You’re just putting yourself on scammers’ lists.
I’d love for digital assistances to answer a phone, get a call back number and extension, then call the caller back, then connect me. This would force the caller to both be contactable (no scammers, no call centers), and make them very invested in talking to me.
I can think of very few reasons someone wouldn’t leave a message/voicemail when calling, but those people would be ok with ‘Press 1 to have us call you back at your number’->1->‘Ok, the digital assistant will call you back in a moment’. disconnect, ring ‘This is the digital assistant you just called, please press 3+2 to ring out to the person your trying to contact’ #5… my phone finally rings…
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I just block everything that isn’t in my phone book. I use an app that sends it to voice mail without showing on my screen, so it doesn’t disturb me. I can turn it off anytime via the windowshade if I’m expecting a call.
If it’s someone who actually has business with me, they’ll leave a message, which my voicemail will transcribe and send to me quietly as a text notification. 90% of the time it’s a scammer or solicitor I don’t care about. Most of the rest are robo appointment reminders.
Do yourself a favor and don’t answer any calls you’re not expecting. You’re just putting yourself on scammers’ lists.
What app?
I’d love for digital assistances to answer a phone, get a call back number and extension, then call the caller back, then connect me. This would force the caller to both be contactable (no scammers, no call centers), and make them very invested in talking to me.
I can think of very few reasons someone wouldn’t leave a message/voicemail when calling, but those people would be ok with ‘Press 1 to have us call you back at your number’->1->‘Ok, the digital assistant will call you back in a moment’. disconnect, ring ‘This is the digital assistant you just called, please press 3+2 to ring out to the person your trying to contact’ #5… my phone finally rings…
Yea almost never answer calls I don’t know. I usually google them too, but figured there’s an easier solution to all of this