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FCC bars providers for non-compliance with robocall protections

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379 points impish9208 | 2 comments | 25 Aug 25 16:06 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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patrickhogan1 ◴[25 Aug 25 16:58 UTC] No.45015983[source]▶
Something changed about 1 year ago where the spam calls I get are 10x higher than in the past. It got so bad I had to change how I use my phone. Any caller not in my contact list goes immediately to voicemail.

I’ve tried several robocall blockers, but they tend to cause connectivity issues.

If anyone else has this problem, what are you using to prevent robocalls?

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1. Workaccount2 ◴[25 Aug 25 17:11 UTC] No.45016150[source]▶
Pixel phones are excellent at blocking spam calls. In fact I will not let my mother use any other phone despite her desperately wanting an iPhone.

My SO has an iPhone and she gets at least 3-4 spam calls a day. I get probably 1 a week that gets through the filter, which you can screen with a bot anyway.

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2. mythrwy ◴[25 Aug 25 17:24 UTC] No.45016310[source]▶
Same. I have a Pixel on Google Fi and get like one spam call every 2 weeks. And it always shows "possible spam" in big red letters.

My girlfriend on the other hand gets several a day with a Samsung on A&TT. And it's worse for her because she is a real estate agent and can't afford not to take calls.