When your phone rings and the caller ID is blocked, or it's an unknown caller, it can be pretty frustrating. Especially when you receive repeat unknown calls. If you're ready to stop those annoying ...

There was a time when your landline phone would ring and you automatically answered without knowing who was calling. Today, the introduction of cell phones, voicemail, and caller ID has allowed us to ...

As a journalist, cold calling people is part of the job, as well as answering calls from unknown numbers. So, as a veteran of the cold-call art, let me give you my simple, polite tip: Just say, "Is ...

It never fails: Just as you sit down to enjoy a nice meal with the family, your phone rings. Sigh. Even more annoying is the fact that a glance at your smartphone screen doesn’t show who’s calling.

Seeing “Unknown Caller” appear when your phone rings can be a bit unsettling. Most of us are never quite sure whether to take a chance and answer these calls or send them off to our voicemail. After ...

Q: When I try to search the Internet for a random phone number that called me, all the sites that say they offer free reverse lookups charge to get the information. Is there an actual free service ...

Unwanted phone calls are out of control. Whether it’s a robocall trying to sell you something or spam calls from scammers trying to rip you off, it’s enough to make you want to stop answering your ...

You can call privately by entering *67 before you dial a number, which hides your phone number and name. You can also make a call private by turning off caller ID for all outgoing calls using the ...

Scam and spam calls are getting more common. And they’re hard not to answer because the number comes up as “unknown.” When there’s no caller ID number, you can’t be sure if it’s a spam caller or an ...