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Great - thanks to Republicans caving into big business yet again, I am supposed to PAY for junk robocalls? They just do NOT get it.
Do you get charged even if you don't answer the phone? I don't have a cell phone. Probably never will. I'm not updated on the cell companies pricing policies.
Do you get charged even if you don't answer the phone? I don't have a cell phone. Probably never will. I'm not updated on the cell companies pricing policies.
No you gotta answer it for the call to count.
I can't see how this'll be effective; every cell phone has caller ID.
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Originally Posted by Hemlock140
Not that it can stop all of them, but I have an app on the android called "Blacklist." When you get one of these calls it's one tap to add it to the list, and if they ever call again it will answer than hang up so it won't go to voice mail. As I recall it was free. Works great so far.
Google voice is great for this stuff too. Forwards every voice mail to gmail and even though the transcription software isn't all that great you still get the gist enough of whatever message they leave to know whether or not to ignore/delete. Plus there's the spam option as well, which dumps any messages from that number into the trash. Total game changer as far as removing phone annoyances goes.
The big carriers (AT&T, Verizon,) have been fighting this sort of thing for a while now. There was a bill a few years ago to make all cellphone numbers public. It sort of kills one of the big advantages to a cellphone...privacy. Also, you pay for incoming calls if you answer it with most companies as far as your minutes used. I really hope this doesn't pass, it will make everyone's cellphone numbers much more public than you would like.
It's not even surprising anymore. What is surprising is the morons who continue to support these guys(Republicans)!
Well given the alternative " The Liberals" yeah I'll pass and stick with the Right. One can never agree with every single thing ones Political Party does. This just happens to be one of those situations. Heres to hoping this BS doesn't go through.
Do you get charged even if you don't answer the phone? I don't have a cell phone. Probably never will. I'm not updated on the cell companies pricing policies.
No but if you see a message about getting voicemail and check your voicemail using the cell, you get charged for that. I usually check my voicemail from a landline to avoid the charge. It's a primitive phone with no possibility of installing an app to block that garbage. There isn't much in the way of sophisticated technology available up here.
@vamos - I think you need to look up what "intrusion" means. Being pestered by companies with aggressive garbage is intrusion. Preventing them from doing so is common sense.
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