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The neighbor hung up, but the scammers didn't, and the call was not disconnected? That's not my experience. Is this what you meant?
by e40 5y ago
The neighbor hung up, but the scammers didn't, and the call was not disconnected? That's not my experience. Is this what you meant?
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- afiori 5y agoApparently it is a feature Called Subscriber Held (CSH). https://security.stackexchange.com/a/100342/143105 https://security.stackexchange.com/a/100342/143105 TL;DR It was just how analog phone worked, users came to rely on it, digital exchanges reimplemented it (with a timeout)
- BeefWellington 5y agoYes, and this is how it works as another responder mentions. The thinking by phone companies is essentially: guy calling pays for the call, so we can milk each call for a few extra cents each time even if they're shady or a wrong number.