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I'm baffled that telcos allow this, regardless of regulations. I get so many robocalls, I stopped answering my phone. But when I get a FaceTime call or an iMes
by pmcollins 8y ago
I'm baffled that telcos allow this, regardless of regulations.
I get so many robocalls, I stopped answering my phone. But when I get a FaceTime call or an iMessage, I'm on it.
Robocalls dilute the trust consumers have in the phone system. The telcos are rapidly ceding this trust to other forms of communication -- those provided Apple, Google, Amazon, Facebook etc. As robocalls proliferate, tech companies win and telcos lose. Unless they fix this, eventually the phone system might go away entirely. Consumers -- especially young people -- won't want or need it.
- ravenstine 8y agoTelcos are complicit in the crime because they know they're going to make money no matter what. Everyone is paying for 4G LTE and 5G now, and that's not going away. Why bother fixing the legacy phone system when it still brings in extra cash the way it is? I for one have had calls disabled on my phone for a long time. Couldn't be happier. AT&T, Tmobile, etc... it didn't matter what carrier I had, they would all tell me to install some 3rd party app to block "unknown" calls and robocalls. Absolutely ridiculous.
- gowld 8y agoTelcos are usually your ISP, so they win either way.
- jonhendry18 8y agoAnd they can upsell you to VOIP service which offers more controls on incoming calls.
- JdeBP 8y ago... but none of the guarantees that inetknght was bemoaning the lack of.
- Trundle 8y agoI don't think they care. Here in Australia at least, unlimited calls/text starts at pretty cheap plan options. It's the data use that's the moneymaker. As long as you're watching videos and snapchatting I don't think they care if you text or not.