They KNOW they’re spam calls. They KNOW the uncheckmarked numbers are not valid. So why the hell do they let these calls through? Anyone know?

  • Road_Not_Traveled@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Damn, I moved from CT back in ‘96. Very weird for me to see a post on Reddit showing a Waterbury phone number. I was from Naugatuck.

  • Navitach@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I used to get several spam calls a day. I started blocking any number that even remotely seemed like spam, and now I probably have over 200 on the list. It took a while, maybe a few months, but the calls gradually decreased until they stopped almost altogether. Now I may get one or two a month at the most.

  • CrippleSlap@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    My carrier (Telus) here in Canada has a great feature called Call Control. If an unknown # tries to call me it prompts them to input a code on their end to verify they’re human. I literally get no spam calls. Ever.

    With this feature I get to add 20 contacts as a whitelist who call me often and I verify.

  • applesuperfan@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    If you live in the US, your carrier likely offers an app that will prevent spam calls from ringing and spam texts from delivering. It may cost a couple bucks (USD) a month or may be free. AT&T ActiveArmor is absolutely superb at blocking spam calls and texts and I notice the crazy increase in spam every time I turn it off or leave AT&T. The premium version comes free with AT&T Unlimited Premium and AT&T Unlimited Elite (for those that still have it) and is I think a $3.99 /mo add-on for other plans. There is also a free, less robust version, available to users on cheaper plans as well. But to answer your question, carriers already can. It’s your job as a customer to decide if you want to let them.

  • superpopsicle@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I’ve been getting so many lately. The problem is that in the midst of all the trash, a few calls I need to actually accept get routed as spam and I end up missing them.

    • EastDragonfly1917@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      I did SO MUCH of that- ohhh the bad stuff I said. They start off all polite but when they hear me they turn into Satan. They’re all scumbags

      • jdsundevils@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        I have a coworker that tries to have elaborate conversations with them. I don’t have that kind of patience.