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IF (area code == my area code) AND (prefix == my prefix) AND (last 4 != my last 4) THEN SPAM SPAM SPAM ?

by nlh 7y ago

runako 7y ago
YES 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 ago
  I wonder how long before AdTech uses location data change which robo-call center to choose from its aws equivalent in your area code.
- deleted 7y ago
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- Terretta 7y ago
  You 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 ago
    Yup, 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 ago
You 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.

IF (area code == my area code) AND (prefix == my prefix) AND (last 4 != my last 4) THEN SPAM SPAM SPAM ?

by nlh 7y ago

IF (area code == my area code) AND (prefix == my prefix) AND (last 4 != my last 4) THEN SPAM SPAM SPAM ?

YES 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 ago
I wonder how long before AdTech uses location data change which robo-call center to choose from its aws equivalent in your area code.
deleted 7y ago
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Terretta 7y ago
You 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 ago
  Yup, 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 ago

You 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.