Windows based program. Use a voice modem to fend off those nasty telemarketers.
Take a look at the Wiki to see more about this program.
https://github.com/philpw99/Spam-Call-Filter/wiki
THIS PROGRAM IS PROVIDED AS IT IS. YOU USE IT AT YOUR OWN RISK. I AM NOT LIABLE FOR ANYTHING HAPPENS RELATED TO THIS PROGRAM.
If you miss some important calls because of my program, that's on you, not me.
I have been annoyed by various agents calling my home for the last 5 years. They all claimed to be about my "property" in Mexico!? And they all tried to convince me that I could sell that property for thousands of dollars. Over the years, I kept sending Do-Not-Call agency hundreds of complains. Yet those telemarketers just kept on calling. It seems there will never be an end to this enormous waste of my time.
I got really fed up with this. Definitely need some tool to fight back. After just a little research I found out that I was not the only one. There are millions of people who are suffering the same bad experience just like me. I wonder why no one is able to stop them. Why the government just let this kind of things happen.
There is a very interesting Raspberry App called "It's Lenny" https://lennytroll.com . It can trick those telemarketers into talking to a machine and waste their time. I love this idea! Yet it's very limited, not so easy to setup, so I think maybe it's time for a little different favor. As everyone is much more familiar with Windows. Why not make a Windows-based program to do similar things?
The details are in the Wiki.
https://github.com/philpw99/Spam-Call-Filter/wiki/Requirement-and-Installation
Here is just a brief introduction:
- You need a modem that supports voice features, ideally with Conexant chipset.
- You need to have a phone line that supports caller id feature.
- You need an old computer or laptop to run this program. You need at least Windows XP.
- Once it starts monitoring your call, you can set the rules to apply to certain numbers. It will automatically pick up the phone calls that fits the pattern.
- White List. It will be top priority. Those numbers will be left alone and let you pick up the call.
- Fake Fax. The program will pick up the call and pretend to be a fax machine.
- Disconnect. The program will pickup the call, keep silence for 20 secends then hang up.
- Warning. The program will pick up the call, play a voice message and warn the caller do not call this number then hang up. The voice is provided by Microsoft Azure.
- It's Lenny. This feature is not yet working, so it's not in the first release. I am working on this for the next version.
- Want more rules? Raise an issue and let me know.
The v1.02 release is out. Click on the "Release" on the right.