How to stop spam calls
Block them, turn on your phone's spam filter, and give out a number that screens calls for you.
What you can do today.
On the phone you already have. Two settings do most of the work, and a free register does the rest.
Block a numberPhone > Recents > info button > Block CallerTap the info button next to the number. Blocked numbers can no longer call, text or FaceTime you.
Filter unknown callersSettings > Apps > Phone > Screen Unknown CallersChoose Silence, and calls from numbers you have not saved go straight to voicemail and still show in Recents.
Register with the TPStpsonline.org.uk - freeUK companies must stop cold-calling you within 28 days. Scammers ignore it.
- Block a numberPhone > Recents > tap and hold > Block / report spam
Leave Report call as spam ticked - it helps flag the number for everyone else.
- Filter unknown callersPhone > Settings > Caller ID and spam protection
Turn on Filter spam calls as well, so suspected spam never rings. Menu names vary a little by phone maker.
- Register with the TPStpsonline.org.uk - free
UK companies must stop cold-calling you within 28 days. Scammers ignore it.
The catch: filters can't tell spam from a genuine caller on a number you don't know - a GP surgery, a courier, a callback you asked for. They get silenced too.
How a simp does it.
A cold caller rang Alex's AI number. Gareth picked up and found out what it was about. Alex never heard it ring.
Gareth - Screen the spamIncoming - AI number - 0:18- 00:01 - CallerAm I speaking with the homeowner?
- 00:04 - GarethYou're speaking to Alex's assistant. What is this regarding?
- 00:09 - CallerA free boiler assessment, no obligation.
- 00:13 - GarethAlex isn't interested. Please remove this number from your list.
Blocked. 3 more like it this week - you weren't disturbed.
Give out your AI number, not your own.
Use it on sign-up forms, delivery apps and listings. Unknown numbers meet your simp first, and you only hear about the ones that were real.
Questions about spam calls.
Will Simp stop spam calls to my existing number?
No. Your simp only answers calls to your AI number - the second number that comes with your plan. Calls to your existing number ring you directly, as they do now, so keep your phone's own filters on for that line.
How the AI number worksWhat happens when a genuine caller gets my simp?
Your simp takes the message - who they are, what they need and how to reach them - and sends you a summary in the app straight away. You decide whether to call back.
What your AI number doesWhich plans include an AI number?
All of them. Every Simp plan comes with an AI number and a monthly allowance of AI minutes. Time your simp spends screening calls comes out of that allowance, and you can top up in the app.
Compare the plans
Let your simp take the spam.
Every plan comes with an AI number of your own, and a simp to answer it.
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