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If a person averages 5 calls per day, that comes to $7/mo. That's an additional 20% above T-Mobile's cheapest plan. We would want to design a system that acts
by runako 6y ago
If a person averages 5 calls per day, that comes to $7/mo. That's an additional 20% above T-Mobile's cheapest plan.
We would want to design a system that acts as a deterrent on spammers without acting as a communications tax on the poorest.
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- KingMachiavelli 6y agoIs the average number of daily calls even 5? The poorest are probably not on the high end of that distribution in any case. It also doesn't need to be applied to regular mobile numbers - just VOIP numbers. At the call volumes these spammers use there is no way they are using diverted SIM/mobile numbers. Another solution is to make the call cost $0.05 or some nominal cost unless the call duration is longer than 20 seconds. Or make calls that are unanswered cost more, etc.
- trident5000 6y agoMake it per contact per month. Most people reoccur calls to the same few people. Theres a way to get creative to penalize spammers but keep it cheap for customers.
- ALittleLight 6y agoDo people really make 5 calls a day? I'd be surprised if I make 5 calls a month.
- maccard 6y agoYes, definitely. My parents have "unlimited calls", and they regularly call people for a conversation that you would have via whatsapp/sms. They might even call the same person 5 times in the same day (and that person on another day might call them 5 times).