Verizon offers free robocall filtering


The Verge:

Verizon is taking new steps to combat the unrelenting nuisance of spam calls. Well, maybe not new, but you won’t have to pay extra money to tell when the robots are calling anymore. The leading US carrier has rolled out its free call filter service to both Android and iOS customers. When activated, Verizon says the filter will let customers "get alerts when a call is likely spam, report unsolicited numbers, and automatically block robocalls based on their preferred level of risk."

The service has two tiers, a free to for basic blocking and reporting and a $3/month service that adds caller ID services, personal blocking lists, and controls to help customize blocking and notifications.

The service can be activated via Verizon's website or the Verizon app. There's also a companion iPhone app to control and monitor the feature.

My volume of robocalls fluctuates month to month that scales from a nuisance to ridiculous. Hopefully, efforts from Verizon, other carriers and the government make at least a helpful dent in this stuff.