Reddit reviews CPR V5000 Call Blocker for Landline Phones – Stop All Unwanted Calls at a Touch of a Button - Over 1 Million Sold - As Seen On TV
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Take back control of your privacy and join over 1 million+ customers worldwidePress #2 from Any cordless phone to activate the block Now buttonBlock Robocalls, Scam CalIs, Political Calls, International, Private, Unavailable Unknown Callers plus Area CodesAward winning company - don't forget to register your 3 Year manufacturer and lifetime technical SupportCaller ID service is required from your network provider for this product to work
First of all, not all those calls may be from Yelp. A typical scam is to convince you that someone is calling from Yelp and when you agree to signup, they sign you up in such a way that they take over your business listing. They then hold it hostage by essentially vandalizing it. Another scam is that they are a third-party marketing service that wants to facilitate you getting your business page "for a reasonable fee." Since these scams usually generate out of call centers, they have plenty of available manpower to continually harass you.
Here's what I usually advise businesses to do (mostly generic advice, because Angie's List, Home Advisor, Trip Advisor, etc. all use these tactics. Yelp is often the most egregious):
Every time they call file a complaint with the FTC's Do Not Call Registry
If you can, install NomoRobo on your landline. A part of the program will let you add phone numbers not in the system.
If you can not install NomoRobo you can get a call blocker box like CPR V5000. When they call you just have to push the big red button to block their number.
Weird, this article says ATT DOES offer it (both free version and upsell version) but maybe not in your area?
https://www.consumerreports.org/robocalls/best-ways-to-fight-robocalls/
For landlines (if via VOIP) it looks like you can do Nomorobo (as mentioned in the previous article) as well.
My relative also has a box that initially simulates a "number not in service" signal when it picks up which discourages most of the robocalls. Takes some getting used to from a legitimate caller's perspective though.
I'll see if I can find a link.
Edit - I cannot find a link to whatever device my relative is using but it must be one of the small boxes powered by the phone itself. Sorry.
Apparently there is a whole cottage industry for these things, with this linked one being one of the most popular and well-reviewed. I would do this if the budget allows.
https://www.amazon.com/CPR-V5000-Call-Blocker-Robocalls/dp/B0191XMBV2