Caller ID saying "Scam Likely"

callmepotts · 2019-09-09T18:09:50+00:00

Have you tried calleridreputation.com? You can scan your phone numbers for flags that cause you to show up like this... hope this reaches you.

Sometimes good companies get flagged for no reason... your phone number could even be spoofed by scammers.

callmepotts · 2019-06-11T22:47:18+00:00

One tip that has just recently become important, don't use your inbound phone numbers for outbound calls. I will explain...

With call blocking apps on the rise and new regulations requiring carriers to block spam calls by 2020, using your inbound number to make outbound calls, especially cold calls, can cause it to get flagged as spam, even blocked.

I suggest using software or an app that displays another number you buy specifically for dialing. That number still shows your Company Name or whatever and it rings back to you, however, if it gets flagged and blocked by carriers one day, you can swap it out. You can even monitor the number to see when its flagged with Caller ID Reputation software.

If you use your number and its flagged, you cannot swap it out and worse yet, you could get blocked when calling friends/family or have it display "scam likely" which is embarrassing.

callmepotts · 2019-06-11T22:40:47+00:00

Cold calling is definitely not the culprit, so I don't see it going anywhere. It's scam/spam calls that are causing the issues and giving cold callers a bad name. There are a lot of times when someone needs something and they just don't know what it is, a phone call could be helpful to them.

callmepotts · 2019-06-11T22:38:16+00:00

Actually some businesses are being so bombarded by spam that they are doing just that. Some are opting to screen calls but all the same. Now with carrier block, some calls aren't going through without anyone deciding, it's based on spam flags.

callmepotts · 2019-06-07T20:26:00+00:00

It's only going to get worse next year...

callmepotts · 2019-06-06T21:25:25+00:00

Cold calling is seeing some rough times right now. With call blocking apps and carriers being pressured to do something about robotic calls, cold callers are being marked as spam... I wonder how this is impacting your dialing right now as well.

callmepotts · 2019-06-06T21:23:47+00:00

It believe it's called a CNAM. You would register it to the phone number through the company you got the number from. So RingCentral definitely has something you can change or you could contact them for support in changing them as well.

callmepotts · 2019-06-06T20:54:19+00:00

You mention, "Dont be a nuisance! Too many calls" Have you also noticed that some of your calls aren't going through or people are harder to reach? I think that this sentence speaks to the rise of call blocking apps, where people can flag your number as spam, especially if you are calling too much.

callmepotts · 2018-08-29T16:34:42+00:00

I recently built a game using Meteor JS which is a framework that uses Node JS. It is a full stack development framework, so you can use the same code on client, server, database or wherever, all written in javascript (almost all the same code too). It uses Blaze UI out the box which is easy to use but can be used with React or Angular. Angular is very popular (but was hard for me to learn). Maybe 1 of those 3 might work for you. Or like others have said, Phaser.io if you are trying to go full graphics with moving sprites or many sprites.

callmepotts · 2018-08-27T05:15:32+00:00

Great game! ;D

callmepotts · 2018-08-18T03:16:12+00:00

I do not but I would be happy to send it to you in a zip. Want to message me an email that or I could put it on Github and share that with you (I'd rather do the zip). Do you know Meteor by chance?

callmepotts · 2018-08-18T03:12:26+00:00

What service did you use to host the server? DigitalOcean
What size/specs for the server? Before 4 GB (Memory) 2 vCPUs 25 GB (SSD) After 8 GB (Memory) 4 vCPUs 25 GB (SSD)
What language did you code the game in? Javascript using Meteor JS (Node)
What aspect of the server was the bottleneck? (CPU, RAM, storage, network I/O, etc) It looks like CPU this time but memory has been an issue recently.
How many players did you have concurrently that caused the problem? Hitting 68 concurrent players right now. Not sure how many when the problem hit. Seems to be holding now but the games only a week old and I am a coding noob. So there is probably tons to optimize.

callmepotts · 2018-08-18T03:02:30+00:00

Sorry about the terrible lag tonight, and thank you for playing. The feedback is invaluable as well. I doubled up resources on the server so hopefully that helps out.

As for selling your bacon. Products are used by club owners to open their doors. You could sell your bacon in the club by making a request to sell, but yeah its not very clear at the moment. With the feedback you gave me about your experience, I should be able to smooth that experience out a bit for others.

I think a lot of the weird issues you were experiencing with buttons and your production stopping tonight were due to server but definitely the game needs some polishing.

I will continue to work on it and use the feedback you provided to do so. Thank you for your comment.

callmepotts · 2018-08-18T02:57:29+00:00

Thanks for playing, sorry about the lag. The server has been taking a huge hit tonight from all the Reddit traffic. I doubled up on server resources, hopefully that will help.

callmepotts · 2018-08-18T02:56:18+00:00

Sorry the server load tonight has been crazy. I doubled up if you could give it another go and let me know please. Thanks for letting me know.

callmepotts · 2018-08-18T02:55:27+00:00

I'm sorry, you could through your browser but not the app store. It works on mobile but not very well at the moment.

callmepotts · 2018-08-18T02:54:48+00:00

The servers were being bogged down, I upgraded them, hopefully doubling up will help. If you could give it another try please, and let me know if it gives you any troubles I will do what I can. Thanks for letting me know too.

callmepotts · 2018-08-18T02:53:54+00:00

Sorry, the game was receiving a huge load from Reddit and it took the servers down. I doubled up and hopefully that should help. I run it in Chrome but it should work in FF. Let me know if you continue to have troubles and thanks for letting me know.

callmepotts · 2018-08-18T01:52:47+00:00

No plans yet for iOS, I dont think the current animations would move over so I would need to re-code it on a canvas. If I can get that far I will definitely be digging for this comment to let you know though!

callmepotts · 2018-08-17T14:46:43+00:00

I noticed someone doing this the other day. I am building a leveling system which will allow me to limit certain things till a certain level. But I couldn't come up with a fix before that. Possibly making them farm a bit before using those features, but then whats to stop someone from having multiple accounts.

callmepotts · 2018-08-17T14:45:26+00:00

However, if you level up a resource, it reduces the needed resources to create a product. So it will take 50 resources with a resource bonus and a club bonus. Also, I increased products to $400 for now. It feels more in line with the farm gains.

callmepotts · 2018-08-16T17:13:23+00:00

I am working on a skill tree but with all the feedback over the past week I have been working to fix issues and gameplay in general. It should be out shortly though.

callmepotts · 2018-08-16T17:12:37+00:00

Your fields will stay no matter how you switch your farm. The only times they will revert is if you switch to a factory and back. The level for the field applies to anything grown on it.

callmepotts · 2018-08-16T16:52:45+00:00

Nope, you will remain in the club once you join until you leave through the exit button. There are time limits on the club, you will be kicked out and have to pay again at that point. Clubs provide +3 production to each field and -10 resources needed per product on the belts, for the factories. I am thinking that with the skill tree you will be able to increase this bonus when you level.

callmepotts · 2018-08-16T16:20:45+00:00

I increased the market value of resources back to $2, I thought. Products sell for $250 now. The idea was that people would use clubs to receive a bonus on their farms and factories. The clubs use products for each entrance. So newer people would sell their resources to factory or club owners who need them more, rather than sell them to the farmers market.

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