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L.C.A.C.E. Club Historian

              History Report, 2019-01-12



            By Les Larkin
            L.C.A.C.E. Club Historian                            The App That Stops Spam Calls Forever
            History Report, 2019-02-9 Meeting                    by Jasmine D’Katz

            By Les Larkin                                        5.2 billion robocall were made during the gov-
            LesLarkin@AIM.com                                    ernment shut down because the National DO-
            <mailto:LesLarkin@AIM.com>                           CALL Reregister was offline. 50% of most calls
                                                                 today are ROBO calls.
            Our February meeting was conducted by Phil             RoboKiller will automatically block over a mil-
            Bock.                                                lion telemarketers and robocalls from even
                                                                 ringing your phone. Most robocallers are spoof-
            New Business was about our annual picnic. It         ing or changing their number and RoboKiller
            will be inside an environmentally controlled         will block them. RoboKiller thoughts a 90% re-
            structure.                                           duction in spam calls in your first 30 days of
                                                                 service.

            Bart Berndtson won the door prize. No clue           They use an AnswerBot to waste the
            what it was. Phil Bock won $9.00 in the 50/50        spammers time while detecting voice patterns
            raffle. Congratulations to our winners!              and can keep the spammer online for up to 45
                                                                 minutes. This all happens before you get the
            Linda Busch made the coffee, and she and             call and all you will receive is a notification that
                                                                 RoboKiller has blocked a Robocall.
            Fred Barnett provided munchables for us.             Check out their website and listen to the tech-
                                                                 nology in action and get a 7-day free trial.
            This month's presentation was about Skype,           There is a monthly fee for this convenience,
            and some alternatives, by Phil Bock.                 but you can decide if it worth your time and
                                                                 money.
                                                                 www.robokiller.com
            Another great meeting, and I hope to see you
            at our March 16 meeting.






























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