I left the dumpster fire that is T-Mobile years ago for AT&T, and I've never regretted it for a moment.
How long ago? Because T-mobile vastly improved.
I left the dumpster fire that is T-Mobile years ago for AT&T, and I've never regretted it for a moment.
Thank you so much for explaining this in such great detail, not sure how I could have lived in the US all my life and been in the tech industry for decades and not come across this startling info. Do you think you could explain to me how math works, next? I mean, who even understands what numbers are? Also, how do they get the numbers into the computer? It’s all so confusing!I'll be their source. The US telecommunications industry is pathetic and broken compared to most other countries. US coverage maps are really just areas they are licensed to provide service, not where they promise it. Giant holes exist in areas that are not near water because 'it's not financially profitable' to provide those people with the same degree of service as the larger cities. But these carries have no issues taking taxpayer money while not providing balanced services with public property. What property? Spectrum. Carriers sit on it for years to decades without using it so as to prevent competitors from being able to enter a marketplace. Most other countries require their telecoms to actually USE the spectrum provided to them to provide people with a service - they can't just buy it and hold it hostage. And that's the thing, US carriers only care about how much money they make and so they lie and steal to increase that number at the expense of the people who provided them the resources to do so.
Most other countries require their telecoms to actually USE the spectrum provided to them to provide people with a service - they can't just buy it and hold it hostage.
Pay? What do you mean? Free service per article.
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#1 - no - I'm guessing they leverage databases of known robo call sources.
#2 - All carriers have been logging phone calls accepted / declined / initiated for something like forever.
I was on a jury for a murder trial several years ago - part of the evidence was the cell phone company logs of the murderer's phone calls that afternoon. It included which tower his phone was making the call through, as well as which antenna on the tower - with the tower addresses and the antenna direction it was strong evidence of his (phone's) movements that day. ... and that was with a dumb flip-phone.
Wrong. US cellular licenses have buildout requirements.
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Thank you so much for explaining this in such great detail, not sure how I could have lived in the US all my life and been in the tech industry for decades and not come across this startling info. Do you think you could explain to me how math works, next? I mean, who even understands what numbers are? Also, how do they get the numbers into the computer? It’s all so confusing!
Considering many plans offer unlimited calling in the US there are no charges for incoming calls; and there is no extra charge to call a mobile number, unlike say the EU. The US was far more expensive years ago but based on my experience that is no longer the case. Somethngs are better, some worse. For example, in the US, you can roam anywhere and not worry if you use your phone for months on end outside your home area, and not worry about getting questioned and additional charges; unlike the EU.American carriers are ridiculous. Imagine paying to be able to receive calls, and then also paying to block them. What a joke.
Some people do.Did you get a SIM card and ongoing mobile service for free or did you pay some amount of money to a company to activate and retain that service?
I don'y know. Maybe it for the same reason Germans say "Oder." and Weiners "Oida.""Fewer spam calls. Period."
Why do americans always say "period"? What does female bodily functions have to do with the price of fish?
There’s this odd thing with language, where sometimes the same word can have different meanings. “Period” has a whole bunch of different meanings. It’s a little weird that you would think the only meaning is the one connected with a menstrual cycle. Anyway, one of the accepted definitions in American English is the punctuation mark at the end of a sentence, the little dot that sits on the baseline. I hear that in some other variants of English that’s called a “full stop”, which sounds funny to anyone in the US."Fewer spam calls. Period."
Why do americans always say "period"? What does female bodily functions have to do with the price of fish?
If you have an iPhone, you can select "Silence Unknown Callers" from phone settings. If the caller isn't on your contact list, the call rolls to voicemail without ringing the phone. Robocalls won't leave voicemails.I use the AT&T Call Protect app and can verify that it doesn't work at all and is completely and utterly worthless. It's powered by Hiya, so that is also totally ineffective.
It's actually kind of driving me crazy. I get a 3+ robo calls per day most days. I've actually considered porting my number to a VOIP such as Google Voice to be able to have an automated screening system, and using a data-enabled iPad Mini as my primary comm device instead of an iPhone.
This is an area where I think Apple should step up and try to find a solution. Getting too many spam calls with drive down iPhone sales, so they have a vested interest in this.
If you have an iPhone, you can select "Silence Unknown Callers" from phone settings. If the caller isn't on your contact list, the call rolls to voicemail without ringing the phone. Robocalls won't leave voicemails.
I know that T-mobile may have improved for you. But where I live it still sucks (very spotty service). Verizon is the only carrie that works in places that I need it too where I live. Just can't beat Verizon in rural areas.How long ago? Because T-mobile vastly improved.
No lol. What you might be thinking of as caller ID is juts the fact you have the number saved in your phone so it shows the name. If you don't pay for caller ID it just shows the number calling.Since when did the major carriers start charging for caller ID?!? Hasn’t that been a basic feature of cell phone service for decades?
Considering many plans offer unlimited calling in the US there are no charges for incoming calls; and there is no extra charge to call a mobile number, unlike say the EU. The US was far more expensive years ago but based on my experience that is no longer the case. Somethngs are better, some worse. For example, in the US, you can roam anywhere and not worry if you use your phone for months on end outside your home area, and not worry about getting questioned and additional charges; unlike the EU.
I wish they charged for incoming calls to mobile phones if you were using a non POTS/mobile phone; it would end a lot of spam calls if they were charged per connection, even if it is voicemail.
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Some people do.
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I don'y know. Maybe it for the same reason Germans say "Oder." and Weiners "Oida."
Agreed.That's too restrictive. I get some legitimate calls that aren't from saved numbers. For example, while job hunting; food delivery folks letting you know they're here; and I actually just a call from my insurance broker about a small thing.
I like the idea that Google Voice does with call screening. It's an inconvenience, but it seems to be the best balance of fighting robo calls while letting through legit calls.
Considering many plans offer unlimited calling in the US there are no charges for incoming calls
Don’t know where you are from, but over here in the Netherlands you can have unlimited minutes, texts and data for €35 per month. When you get to other EU-countries, you are usually still unlimited, but when you get over 20Gb per month, you get a warning and need to send a text/app message that you want to continue using it and you get something like another 5Gb. This way they prevent huge data-consumption that is often costing the carriers serious money.
In the US one line T-mobile magenta will cost you $70. I know this is apple’s and pears, but my point is that the US is not necessarily cheaper.
On topic: we have a “call-me-not-register”. It’s a database that is paid for by government and marketeers. You register your phone numbers in there and any marketeer is forbidden by law to call those numbers. If you do call, get reported and after investigation found guilty, you’ll get serious fines like a tens of euro’s per call. Doesn’t sound like a lot, but it does add up. Highest was to a company that was being smart: they devided different dummy limiteds that went bankrupt before the fine was even issued. So the UBO-mother-company got fined, 4x €850.000. They went bankrupt, together with a personal bankruptcy for the owners/board-members.
True in both cases.TL;DR
I’m not convinced the US is by definition cheaper;
There are possibly better & free solutions to the huge annoyance that robo/marketing calls are.
Unless you feel because you actaukky have to pay for a phone line you are charged fori coming calls, then yes, everyone who pays for a phone line pays for incoming calls; only those who get service for free don't, but TINSTAAFL.I am lost in this paradox.
I know that T-mobile may have improved for you. But where I live it still sucks (very spotty service). Verizon is the only carrie that works in places that I need it too where I live. Just can't beat Verizon in rural areas.
Keep telling us how your country’s phone service is better, we never get tired of it (but also this is new and useful information to us).