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FCC Cracks Down on Robocalls
Cara_Latham writes "If you want to receive annoying robocalls from telemarketers you will have to opt in. Federal Communications Commission rules now require that telemarketers get your consent before dialing your number. Telemarketers will also have to obtain consent even if they had previously 'done business with' the consumer on the receiving end of a call."
Can we add text messages to this please?
I'm tired of paying per-message to receive spam.
I too and sick of my mobile going off to inform me I won a prize or am approved for a loan or some other BS. Do keep in mind these scumbags aren't the sort who will honor any legislation or directive. Mobile carriers should be enabling a crowd-based blocking feature - enough people report a number as robo-calling or scamming and it can be blocked by an opt-in program. (Yeah, too intelligent, hasn't got a chance, but I can dream)
A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
I wouls say you could simply disable text messages (entirely!) at the provider level.
But then you get this shit in the mail:
http://www.supercars.net/gallery/132464/1542/873030.jpg
That's right dick-heads. I disabled text messages. All of them. Even the ones from you. It took me three months of calling, but I finally did it. You think I want your spam mail in my mail box?!
Why isn't there a setting to just allow texts from numbers in the address book?