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I (in Germany) still wonder why I’m lucky. I’m not complaining, I’d like to keep it this way. But my phone number is relatively ancient, as it’s still the same

I (in Germany) still wonder why I’m lucky. I’m not complaining, I’d like to keep it this way. But my phone number is relatively ancient, as it’s still the same I got with my first phone around 22 years ago (maybe almost exactly? I think I got it for Christmas when I was 16 :D), and it even was included in the Facebook leak a while ago. After the FB leak, I got a maybe 6-8 spam calls over the next month, and that was it again. It’s maybe 1-2 per year, and they are easy to recognize because they call from different countries. I thought it was maybe Germany having stricter regulations, but people on Reddits /r/de do complain about spam calls, so no idea.

nielsole 2y ago
I think I've not had a single spam call in more than ten years. (Also Germany) Whenever I get a temporary number for the US I get spam SMS and calls.
- Izkata 2y ago
  In the US, I've had my number for about as long as GP and get something like one spam call every couple of months.
- patrickmcnamara 2y ago
  I get spam on my landline about once a year in Germany. It woke me up from a nap yesterday. :(
  - Towaway69 2y ago
    I haven’t had a landline for nah on 15 years - well not one connected since it remains a requirement to have one if you have DSL at home in Germany. Occasionally I check the caller list on my dsl box - probably low single figure spam calls per year.
Sweepi 2y ago
I agree. On this front, the Bundesnetzagentur (https://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/DE/Vportal/TK/Aerger/start.html https://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/DE/Vportal/TK/Aerger/start....) does its job quite well, for decades at this point.
ghaff 2y ago
Experiences seem to differ a lot. In the US, I only have a cell phone so I have to give out the number and I only get junk calls once a month or so. It's certainly not in the disable incoming calls category. (Although I also suspect that different people have different tolerances and different perspectives on people being able to reach them from possibly unknown numbers.)

nielsole 2y ago

I think I've not had a single spam call in more than ten years. (Also Germany) Whenever I get a temporary number for the US I get spam SMS and calls.

Izkata 2y ago
In the US, I've had my number for about as long as GP and get something like one spam call every couple of months.
patrickmcnamara 2y ago
I get spam on my landline about once a year in Germany. It woke me up from a nap yesterday. :(
- Towaway69 2y ago
  I haven’t had a landline for nah on 15 years - well not one connected since it remains a requirement to have one if you have DSL at home in Germany. Occasionally I check the caller list on my dsl box - probably low single figure spam calls per year.

Sweepi 2y ago

I agree. On this front, the Bundesnetzagentur (https://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/DE/Vportal/TK/Aerger/start.html https://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/DE/Vportal/TK/Aerger/start....) does its job quite well, for decades at this point.

ghaff 2y ago

Experiences seem to differ a lot. In the US, I only have a cell phone so I have to give out the number and I only get junk calls once a month or so. It's certainly not in the disable incoming calls category. (Although I also suspect that different people have different tolerances and different perspectives on people being able to reach them from possibly unknown numbers.)