Originally Posted By: Planobilly
I changed my phone number and email address and there has been a 98% reduction in unwanted calls and emails.

Who knows how long it will last?

Billy


It'll last for as long as you don't use them for anything public would be my guess. <grin>
Once you use the email for something that you don't read the Terms for ("we will only contact you when we or our affiliates .. " type stuff) .. once you do that all bets are off. It's almost impossible to avoid these days.

Then again email addresses have also been publicized by breaches as well, so even if you are diligent on agreements the next guy in line may not be so security oriented.
So basically; it'll last for a 'while'.
But I'm guessing the whole process wasn't really that painful. So the next time may start feeling routine.

Simply changing internet providers (ISPs) has caused this need here recently, and even though the spam wasn't *terrible, the reduction after doing so was a noticeable bonus to the reduced cost.

Apparently it's just a part of internet life these days.
As far as phone numbers, my provider marks most suspected spam calls as such (like a previous poster also said), so pretty easy to avoid. If I don't recognize it, I don't answer.

I do not work here, but the benefits are still awesome
Make your sound your own!