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I was out of the country last month. Absolutely no spam on my "in country" sim there. Just exactly what I asked for, useful calls and texts. The moment I got

• kube-system 4y ago
  If you get a new number in the US you'll likely have a similar experience
• pkaye 4y ago
  Looks like other countries have it too. What country were you visiting? https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045618/spam-calls-per-month-user-leading-countries/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045618/spam-calls-per-m...
  • gsich 4y ago
    Paywall
  • bowsamic 4y ago
    In the UK we have it, but not as bad as in the US. In Germany we don't seem to have it at all
    • davidkuennen 4y ago
      Can confirm. From Germany, have the same number for 15+ years, basically any provider has this number and probably leaked it at some time. Still no spam at all. I think there are heavy penalties for that in Germany.
    • Toutouxc 4y ago
      In the Czech Republic I get like one spam call per year, and it’s usually semi-relevant (carrier, bank, insurance), virtually zero scams or blind marketing calls. Same phone number for 17 years, dozens and dozens of companies have seen it.
• codalan 4y ago
  I bought a SIM in Brazil a few years ago and was bombarded with text spam within minutes of putting the card into my phone, most of it from the carrier.
• hdesh 4y ago
  Perhaps your "in country" number was not circulated well enough in the spam networks in a duration of one month?