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Same thought here. I have been toying with the idea of building something OSS so that people could run it themselves, for this reason. (Also I have what is pos
by runako 7y ago
Same thought here. I have been toying with the idea of building something OSS so that people could run it themselves, for this reason.
(Also I have what is possibly a common filtering case in the US that would eliminate 95% of my spam calls without blocking any relevant calls from "new" numbers. And for whatever reason, I have not seen it implemented anywhere yet.)
- nlh 7y agoIF (area code == my area code) AND (prefix == my prefix) AND (last 4 != my last 4) THEN SPAM SPAM SPAM ?
- runako 7y agoYES Also: if (area code == my area code) AND (number NOT IN whitelist) Basically: I have a mobile number in an area I left 15 years ago. Any call I get from there that's not one of my friends is de facto spam.
- prashnts 7y agoI wonder how long before AdTech uses location data change which robo-call center to choose from its aws equivalent in your area code.
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- Terretta 7y agoYou may be looking for Hiya Spam Call Blocker: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hiya-spam-phone-call-blocker/id986999874 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hiya-spam-phone-call-blocker/i... This supports area code and local prefixes (but not wildcard local prefix). Unlike Trucaller etc., the privacy policy is ok. If you want to block all prefixes, see WideProtect above.
- SandyAndyPerth 7y ago>I have a mobile number in an area Wow, that's fascinating to find out that is how the US works. Australian mobile numbers and I'm pretty sure most of the European ones, are prefixed by carrier and have no geographical breakdown.
- runako 7y agoYup, the first 3 digits (the area code) tell you the the part of the country where the number is located. Obviously this was setup before mobile! > prefixed by carrier and have no geographical breakdown. I'm not sure how/if that would work here given the active mergers & acquisitions in telecom. (Among other things, some of these require some customers to be divested to achieve approval of the deal.) Additionally, we actually had Congress pass a law requiring the ability for consumers to take their number to other carriers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Numbering_Plan#Number_portability https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Numbering_Plan#... Prior to this, carriers could use as leverage the fact that people prefer not to change their phone number.
- Terretta 7y agoYou may be looking for ‘WideProtect Spam Call Blocker’: For iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wideprotect-spam-call-blocker/id1171024059 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wideprotect-spam-call-blocker/... If only one or a few prefixes need match, use Hiya below. If you want all wildcard prefixes, you want WideProtect. Most do not support the wildcard formula, this does.
- joshmn 7y ago> Same thought here. I have been toying with the idea of building something OSS so that people could run it themselves, for this reason. I'm in the process of open-sourcing the core part of a SaaS I run that does exactly this. It relies on Twilio but could be easily made to work with any API that exposes the forwarded number, which should be all of them.
- runako 7y agoWould love to sign up to get notified when this is ready! Good luck!
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