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I find that 99% of spam calls (at least for now) can be eliminated by simply not answering any numbers that match the first six digits of my own telephone numbe
by timr 9y ago
I find that 99% of spam calls (at least for now) can be eliminated by simply not answering any numbers that match the first six digits of my own telephone number.
I don't know why telemarketers decided this would be a good strategy to increase conversions, but it certainly makes things easier for me.
- ja27 9y agoThat's my biggest source of callspam right now. So close to writing an iOS call blocker that just blocks those except a whitelist (though I think they automatically whitelist contacts with that API).
- dethswatch 9y agoWinCE (lol) had a feature that would let you change the ringer for unknown numbers. I could tell instantly, without picking up the phone, if I knew that person. Wish my current phone had that.
- lainga 9y agoBecause it's the 1950s, and it must be someone calling from the local exchange, probably the butcher's down the street at KLondike-0130...
- beamatronic 9y agoFor the same reason spam contains misspelled words and grammatical errors. If this turns you away, you aren’t the target audience.
- timr 9y agoI suspect that argument will win the day for about 15 microseconds, before everyone adapts and they're on to the next idiotic tactic.
- blhack 9y agoAt my old office, we bought phone numbers in blocks, so there was a good chance that if the first six digits matched, it was somebody from the office calling.