I don't understand why Apple/the phone companies don't attack spam calls with a much easier process:
- When I get a likely Spam call, AT&T tells me it's Spam Alert and 99% of the time it's correct
- I block the number (yes, I know there are tens of thousands of phone number combinations spammers can use)
- Apple should communicate to AT&T that I want this number blocked because it's spam
- AT&T should do a daily or weekly lookup and if they see 203-123-4567 blocked more than 200 times, AT&T as a company should somehow block that number from dialing in the first place
I know there are other ways spammers get around the phone companies (or at least used to get around them decades ago), but at the end of the day, it's the PHONE COMPANY that is providing me phone service and should be responsible for annoying spammers. It's harassment plain and simple.