{"id":3752,"date":"2019-09-19T06:00:08","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T13:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\/blog\/?p=3752"},"modified":"2026-03-12T13:20:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T20:20:48","slug":"the-1-trick-to-reduce-spam-calls-with-numberbarn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\/blog\/the-1-trick-to-reduce-spam-calls-with-numberbarn\/","title":{"rendered":"The #1 trick to reduce Spam calls with NumberBarn"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Spam calls? Donut disturb!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Spam calls jam-pack your phone lines these days. Your eyes glaze over with frustration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s time to stop fryin’ and fight the batter!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This sweet article is sprinkled with a bite sized setting you can enable on your NumberBarn phone number to help cream those spam calls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’ve served up a platter of helpful tricks over on our article, How to Get Rid of Annoying Robocallers<\/a>, but like donuts, sometimes, one just isn’t enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A fabulous NumberBarn employee recently purchased a new phone number and received a ton of Spam calls on it. So, she set up an Auto Attendant Menu. Her success with blocking spam callers inspired this post.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s the trick that works<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Set up a menu to route your calls.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Included with the Call Forwarding plan, for no extra fee, is the option to forward your phone number to an Auto Attendant Menu. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When forwarding to a Auto Attendant Menu, the Auto Attendant greeting will answer your calls, instructing your callers to select an option to reach you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Callers then select a numeric option on the keypad to connect with you or are sent to voicemail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why this works<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Spam callers don’t have fingers to make a selection on the Auto Attendant Menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They’ll call in and will be sent to the ethers, not direct to your phone or voicemail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those that you do want to talk to will select an option on the Auto Attendant Menu to connect with you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note that their call will count toward your NumberBarn Call Forwarding plan minute usage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Set it up<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here’s an example Auto Attendant Menu that we like to call, “Spam Call Fryer<\/strong>“:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Callers dial to your NumberBarn phone number<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The Auto Attendant Menu Greeting plays, giving dial options<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Callers press option 1, it rings to your cell phone<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Callers press option 2, it forwards to the Donut Joke of the day<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Callers press option 3, it forwards to your NumberBarn voicemail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Of course, the above is just a sample – set it up with what makes sense for YOU!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The steps on HOW to set it up are outlined in this video below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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