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Verizon has my cell phone in some kind of trial for a new service that's supposed to filter out robocalls. They'll want to charge me for it soon, I'm sure. I'm
by kabdib 8y ago
Verizon has my cell phone in some kind of trial for a new service that's supposed to filter out robocalls.
They'll want to charge me for it soon, I'm sure. I'm betting that as soon as the trial is up (one that I never asked for, btw) that the number of bogus calls will skyrocket, and I'll be forced to whitelist.
My response will be letters to the FCC [nothing will happen] and the FTC [nothing will happen]. Companies and powerfully-placed individuals make a lot of money from these calls. I don't know how difficult the ESS-level work is for call filtering, but fixing the landscape of corrupt practices is a LOT harder.
- shakenAndStir 8y agoSounds like you've been opted-in to a trial of SHAKEN/STIR[0], which is a new government mandated technology that phone companies have to install to block robocalls this year. I believe it will be free to all because it will be required by the gov. [0]https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/02/ajit-pai-orders-phone-companies-to-adopt-new-anti-robocall-tech-in-2019/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/02/ajit-pai-orders-...
- SAI_Peregrinus 8y ago"I believe it will be free to all because it will be required by the gov." This is an industry that already sticks in "regulatory compliance" fees. Why would you think they'd make it free when they can charge you for it with no way to opt out of the fee?