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I wish we could solve the unsolicited SMS problem.

• elric 3y ago
  I have received exactly 2 such messages in the 25+ years I've had a mobile phone. I imagine this is a regional thing, and that where you are eithet mobile networks are insecure, or operators are in cahoots with spammers?
• ai_what 3y ago
  I totally agree, and also unsolicited calls. Right now the only options that I'm aware of are: 1) Blocking numbers (which is pointless because they rotate them and spoof residential numbers). 2) Whitelisting numbers and blocking everyone else (this would cause me to miss legitimate calls). 3) Blocking entire ranges (this doesn't work because of the spoofing). 4) Using one of those spam screening services (currently looking into this). Still a bit concerned about missing valid calls and the privacy issue with this.
  • BlueTemplar 3y ago
    Unsolicited calls are annoying but not that much of a problem, because unknown number real people that have a good reason to join me can always leave voicemail, while spammers never do (not worth it for them I guess) ?
• jeffbee 3y ago
  I haven't got any since I switched to Android. Same with spam calls. Their crowdsourcing really works.