Not even remotely true anymore.overall compared to other major companies they are trash.
Not even remotely true anymore.overall compared to other major companies they are trash.
Keep telling yourself that.Not even remotely true anymore.
I don't need to tell myself anything. I'm capable of independent thought and critical thinking.Keep telling yourself that.
It doesn't block spam calls, it just guarantees that the number displayed is the actual number they're calling from. You don't need their app, and it doesn't "harvest" your contact info (unless you want it to).On this carrier and got a call about my expiring warranty (for my 10 year old car) yesterday (normally about 1 a day), will be interesting to see if this does a thing. If its only labeling, its close to worthless.
It does make me wonder if we really need phone numbers at this point, at the height of this nonsense (and inability or lack of motivation of the carriers to fix it), a full size ipod touch with connection through a wireless provider (but no phone number) was sounding pretty good.
Ahhh for actual blockage, you have to get their app, it appears, and it (according the app store) harvests your contact info, usage data and user content (whatever that is) along with other stuff not directly linked the user (but probably easily linked later on).
How annoying. That full size ipod touch with a wireless connection but no phone number anyone can call sounds better at every turn.
when overall compared to other major companies they are trash.
The FCC is requiring all carriers in the United States to implement STIR/SHAKEN by June 2021, so other major wireless providers like AT&T and Verizon will need to add the same protections for their customers.
Hoping other cell phone carriers follows this.
What needs to be done to these scammers is this:I wish there was even more that could be done to stop these scumbags. If there is a confirmed scammer then wouldn't it just be lovely if they could automatically be bombarded with the equivalent of a DNS attack, or maybe there could be provisions in the cell phone plans that if a number is being used for scamming then the calls are charged, not free. There just doesn't appear to be any way to *effectively* punish these guys...
The scam calls you're getting have a forged CID; how can you possibly tell what carrier they are from? Most scam calls are coming from some sort of IP telephony service and NOT from any kind of cellular phone.BTW, a large number of the spam/scam calls I get are from T-Mobile numbers, so obviously they cannot even police their own network.
No you don’t need the app. As you’ve found, the website has the same exact feature as this is a network-level setting!Does the app even do anything? I downloaded it before. All it seems to do is give me an interface to turn the feature on or off. Which I already had turned on through the website. So, the app seemed superfluous and I removed it.
The app showing you a number that the network blocked doesn’t mean the app itself blocked the call. You could have enabled the same feature from tmobile’s website and never even installed the app, and those 2 calls would still have been blocked.Works for me
You don’t and it is.Why do we need an App for that ? Shouldn't it be part of the infrastructure ?
I think the main point of the app is to try and upsell people on the paid spam options. By listing what you could do. If you pay more.No you don’t need the app. As you’ve found, the website has the same exact feature as this is a network-level setting!
The app showing you a number that the network blocked doesn’t mean the app itself blocked the call. You could have enabled the same feature from tmobile’s website and never even installed the app, and those 2 calls would still have been blocked.
You don’t and it is.
I have no idea why T-Mobile has decided to push this app so much given its redundancy. Do they think customers can’t handle a website? Is is because their website is awful to navigate and they know it? Is there a nefarious purpose to the app? It makes one wonder...
If I have nothing better to do at the moment, I pick up and tell them that I would like to extend the warranty on the following 3 vehicles: Abrams M1, Merkava and Armata. I usually get puzzled sound from the lowlife in the other end.If only they could stop the car warranty calls. Occasionally I do have to answer my phone while on the job and they got me yesterday.
When was the last time you used T-Mobile?Suuuuuuuure it does. Kind of like how they boast that the have the best network, when overall compared to other major companies they are trash.
Do you really use Visible? If you did, you'd know that Visible is VerizonAt least T-Mobile does it. I use Visible which is T-Mobile so I’m good.
No. You don’t need the app for full protection. You just enable scam blocking by calling #662# or enabling it online. The app is just for a counter or to use extra filters they charge for, and you don’t have to enable contacts if you don’t want to.On this carrier and got a call about my expiring warranty (for my 10 year old car) yesterday (normally about 1 a day), will be interesting to see if this does a thing. If its only labeling, its close to worthless.
It does make me wonder if we really need phone numbers at this point, at the height of this nonsense (and inability or lack of motivation of the carriers to fix it), a full size ipod touch with connection through a wireless provider (but no phone number) was sounding pretty good.
Ahhh for actual blockage, you have to get their app, it appears, and it (according the app store) harvests your contact info, usage data and user content (whatever that is) along with other stuff not directly linked the user (but probably easily linked later on).
How annoying. That full size ipod touch with a wireless connection but no phone number anyone can call sounds better at every turn.
I don't need to tell myself anything. I'm capable of independent thought and critical thinking.