Subj : Re: Does Usenet still have value?
To   : boraxman
From : acn
Date : Tue Feb 15 2022 10:30:00

Am 12.02.22 schrieb boraxman@21:1/101 in FSX_GEN:

Hallo boraxman,

b> I get spam calls by phone, either automated, or some shoddy
b> company, or a scammer, and the phone company claims it can't do
b> anything.

I'm in the happy position that I don't get *any* spam calls via phone,  
neither on my landline nor on my mobile phone.

One thing that helped here is that none of my phone numbers is allowed  
to be published in the phone books (on paper or online; you can select  
being published or not when ordering a phone line).

The other thing is, that here in Germany, when you get phone spam, you  
can contact the "Regulierungsbeh”rde" (market regulation agency) and  
they will close down phone numbers that spam people, and they can make  
these companies pay a fine.

I'm living in Karlsruhe now since 2017 and never experienced a real  
problem here :)
Oh, and my mobile phone number is ~10-15 years old now, and it's also  
no problem there.
Both even given the fact that I've entered the number in several  
online shops...

So, maybe this is more of a non-EU problem? :)

Regards,
Anna

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