Stopping phone spam

PHONE SPAM IS a plague. Far from slowing down in the age of the internet, the number of unwanted phone calls has only increased. That includes outright scam calls, but also political robocalls, cold marketing calls, pollsters and other forms of telephone spam.

If you’ve reached your breaking point of calls telling you that there has been a problem detected with your computer, or that there’s a problem with your tax returns, or that there’s a great new opportunity to reduce your power bills, then there are some measures you can take.

We’re not going to lie – there’s only so much you