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If I need a phone number (and a phone), I go to T-Mobile, sign up with my credit card and get a phone number. Whoever is giving me this phone number, I think, s
by kovek 7y ago
If I need a phone number (and a phone), I go to T-Mobile, sign up with my credit card and get a phone number. Whoever is giving me this phone number, I think, should be held responsible if I'm doing stupid calls.
The companies issuing the ability to robo-callers to do their work are enabling robo-callers to do their work (scams).
Last time I tried to trace down a call, I stopped at a company called OnVoy and got distracted with other issues...
- sillysaurusx 7y agoIf I need a phone number (and a phone), I go to T-Mobile, sign up with my credit card and get a phone number. Whoever is giving me this phone number, I think, should be held responsible if I'm doing stupid calls. Not a good idea. I get where you’re coming from, but we don’t hold ISPs accountable for people using the internet badly. That would be a change for the worse. Imagine if Comcast had to terminate your service due to something someone posted while using your wifi.
- xenospn 7y agoI think corporations should not be treated as people. No carrier should be able to block me if I’m being an asshole, but they definitely should if I’m a corporation and harassing their customers for a living.
- dredmorbius 7y agoThat already happens: "AT&T Threatens Persistent Pirates With Account Termination" https://torrentfreak.com/att-threatens-persistent-pirates-with-account-termination-130913/ https://torrentfreak.com/att-threatens-persistent-pirates-wi... The question isn't "can this be done?" It is: can this be done, fairly, effectively, reasonably, and with appropriate safeguards? The fundamental principle of regulation is that it applies methods and actions which can be harmful if misused. The key is to ensure they're not misused. Not to ban the concept of regulation entirely.