how can i stop all these silent calls i get on my landline phone

i keep getting calls on there and they wont talk and keep calling , i block their number and they still call, im getting to the point where i cant even go to the bathrm and they call, i reported it to the donotcall list im on but they still call, any suggestions? i take off the phone when im sleeping, i answer it thinking it could be something important, will not answering it help me get less calls? do i need to report it to the police?

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Roundandroundwego · 61-69

If it's a bot, of course it's set to talk only after you say something. I had a couple of those, and when I googled it said it was possibly illegal info fishing.

ArishMell · 70-79, M

@Roundandroundwego Oh, I regard them all as having criminal intent.

Most of the silent ones I have received don't respond to my speaking, but just cut out after a minute or so's silence.

The recordings, often spoken by a mellifluous woman, are easy to spot as such by trying to talk back. A real caller would be thrown by the interruption - these aren't.

Though much rarer now, I still occasionally hear a real person claim being from the "Windows Corporation and your computer has reported a fault" (or "illegal activity"),

I've sometimes responded with, "I know you are not, it has not, but you are a criminal. Goodbye!" and hang up before they can.