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While cold calls are an issue, I don't think phone numbers should be able to charge you money without you being aware of it.
by sha666sum 8y ago
While cold calls are an issue, I don't think phone numbers should be able to charge you money without you being aware of it.
- MrStonedOne 8y agoYou are aware of it. They always have a well known prefix, in the us its 1-900, in the uk its 0871.
- iMerNibor 8y ago..unless you're not, since you don't know the magic prefix of the country in question. There is a lot of variety https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premium-rate_telephone_number https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premium-rate_telephone_number
- lqet 8y agoWell, yes, it is up to you to check beforehand what certain things cost in different countries. Do you want countries to post signs with their exact speeding fines at borders?
- MiddleEndian 8y agoIdeally I could charge anybody any amount to call me. Not a timed rate but cash just to get through. I could charge nothing for my friends, family, building doorbell service, and everyone else I approve, and $10k for everyone else. If robots fail to determine that charge that's on them.
- metildaa 8y agoFyi, calling normal phone numbers costs your carrier anywhere from $0.05 to $0.00007 per minute in the US for normal numbers. The more rural a number is, the higher the cost