Robocalls have triumphed over the Do Not Call list
In the UK&#x2F;the rest of the world where everyone has to pay calls by the minute, things maybe a a little different here than in the US of A, and Canadia.<p>My approach is a little different than to hang-up as quickly as possible, as this is a behaviour that the telephone solictors use to their advantange.  In short, I try to soak a call for as long as possible.  The best tactic is to be a little bit dumb, but fean interest in whatever the person is calling about.  I generally find that getting them to explain each sentance they say about 3 times is about right, before moring on to the next sentance.<p>Anyway, I answer all calls, and press the button to talk to a human, then try to keep the human on the line for as long as possible.<p>The cost centre for these automated calls is for a human to talk to me.  On at least 4 occasions after being an affible fool for about 20 minutes, without the sales person on the other end, they have said &quot;okay, I get it, you don&#x27;t want us to call you, and we will put you on our &#x27;do not call list&#x27;&quot;.  At which time they promptly hang up in a huff.<p>I my numbers, work, cottage&#x2F;holiday home, mobile, work mobile, and work line now only get about 1 call a month, of which I am more than happy to take, and generally ends with the above result.  Previously I used to get 4 or so random unknown calls a day.<p>I also notice that after calling for a taxi, the number of unwanted calls goes up.