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9. How Much Money Does The Phone Company Make From These Spam Call Services?....

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Fri May 27, 2022, 12:11 PM

May 2022

Seems to me that the phone companies have no incentive to stop these spam calls - because they make money off of them.

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WTF is going on? [View all] Archae May 2022 OP

Because phone numbers are so easily spoofed now, they don't care. Can't really trace them anymore Roland99 May 2022 #1

The Spammer is inside the house. OhZone May 2022 #2

Probably his SO Kaleva May 2022 #20

I'm frustrated too OLDMDDEM May 2022 #3

I have been getting streaks of spam calls, too. n/t John1956PA May 2022 #4

Corporate oligarchs love spam calls, therefore they will continue. Irish_Dem May 2022 #5

Exactly XanaDUer2 May 2022 #14

The US government does not work for the people. It works for the GOP and their donor oligarchs. Irish_Dem May 2022 #15

At this point XanaDUer2 May 2022 #16

Like George Carlin said "it's a big club and we ain't in it." Irish_Dem May 2022 #17

Yup XanaDUer2 May 2022 #18

I am retired from health care and saw first hand the SS Disability games played on people. Irish_Dem May 2022 #19

I won't XanaDUer2 May 2022 #21

This is how it has been for at least two decades. Irish_Dem May 2022 #23

The long term disability company XanaDUer2 May 2022 #24

Thank God. Irish_Dem May 2022 #25

Get this XanaDUer2 May 2022 #26

I know. Irish_Dem May 2022 #27

Thanks XanaDUer2 May 2022 #28

.... Irish_Dem May 2022 #29

My lawyer said the funniest thing XanaDUer2 May 2022 #30

I love this. Wonderful. Irish_Dem May 2022 #33

It might mess up my credit XanaDUer2 May 2022 #34

Follow your attorney's advice on this issue. Irish_Dem May 2022 #35

My lawyer said the funniest thing XanaDUer2 May 2022 #31

Hilton vacations and car repair warranties Claire Oh Nette May 2022 #6

I have a 'land line' with my cable company...... MyOwnPeace May 2022 #7

i block every one of those spam calls, slows them down a little, but i still get them. Meadowoak May 2022 #8

How Much Money Does The Phone Company Make From These Spam Call Services?.... global1 May 2022 #9

I live in GA and have been getting Fetterman PA texts SYFROYH May 2022 #10

I've noticed many of them seem to come towards the top of the hour. yonder May 2022 #11

I got rid of my land line Mz Pip May 2022 #12

We're In An Election Cycle & The Bulk Of These Spam Messages Are Political Calls From Candidatees... global1 May 2022 #13

They don't bother me a bit. My phone is on silence. tavernier May 2022 #22

There's no mechanism for enforcing the no-call list. Liberal In Texas May 2022 #32

They don't bother me. GoodRaisin May 2022 #36