User: _ub3r_l337_

a different way of doing things....

On: Homemade Cell Phone Call Blocker?

Hi there
I'm from New Zealand, our phone networks here works differently to US and other countries

My home number is 64 07 # # # # # # #

However the cell phone numbers start with 027, 021, 029 or 025 depending on which carrier you're with. The home numbers are always shorter then the cell numbers
I almost never get wrong numbers to my cell phone, and it's usually an innocent mistake from a member of the public

In this country it's free to receive a call or sms (text) message, but costs a little more to send (or dial) them. This means the person who initiates the communication pays the bill, which seems far more logical

Our local calls (i.e. to some one in the same city) are free
As a result we have quite a few telemarketers
Which is a little annoying but I only get one call a week if that.
And chances are some one else will pick it up
It costs businesses around 1 cent to make each call, which is a bit of a deterrent to telemarketers or spammers

So that's just a different view point, I like the way it works here.
There's some food for thought

- Jeremy
www.liquiddesign.co.nz