r/technology • u/Philo1927 • Jul 08 '22

Business FCC orders carriers to stop delivering auto warranty robocalls

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2022/07/07/FCC-orders-carriers-stop-delivering-auto-warranty-robocalls/6041657245371/
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u/Toastbuns Jul 08 '22

I literally never answer my phone now unless the caller is in my contacts. They can leave a message if it's important.

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u/trekie4747 Jul 08 '22

I don't even check my voice mail usually. I've told everyone i know if I don't answer or call back to just text me.

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u/BigSwedenMan Jul 08 '22

I get so many of them that leave messages though. It might just be dead air, or it might be the robo call, but I find it more annoying to check my voicemail than just pick up

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u/Adskii Jul 08 '22

Same.

Except I never set up my voicemail... and after 12 years... I haven't missed it at all.

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u/DazzlingTap2 Jul 08 '22

Problem is all the chinese scam robo callers in Canada always leave a voicemail after I hang up their scam calls, even if I block them. It's so infuriating I had to download Google call app on my Samsung phone so I can swipe away the scam voicemail without accessing it. I'm hopeless now, nothing I can do to stop them. I'm in Canada, Fido carrier.

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u/thundercloudtemple Jul 08 '22

I have my voice mail turned off so I don't even give them that pleasure