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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (3 children)

We have some of the highest phone bills in the world but also a ton of spam, come on CRTC

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I only get the occasional Chinese call about a package that still makes it through.

Google phone/messages takes care of a lot of spam. Blocking is effective.

Those with landlines receive a metric buttload of spam calls.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Yep. Voip is the way to go. I don't know how the spam filtering is with Bell or Rogers, but I run FreePBX and it's great for filtering spam calls.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's brutal. I don't answer any calls unless they're from someone I know. I probably get 10 spam calls for 1 real call these days.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I moved so my phone area code matches like 2 people who actually call me. 99% if I get a call from the same area code as my phone, it's marked as spam

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Ugh tell me about it. My phone bill went up $5/month at the start of the year for no reason. I'm on the same BYOD plan. I talked to my carrier and they were like "rest assured the funds are going towards upgrading our systems and providing better service." Yeah okay. I don't get service in half of my city because there aren't enough towers to handle the population but sure. Charge me more to not be able to make phone calls. Makes sense.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Telecom should get cheaper over time, not more expensive. Their capex is mostly spent, so unless they're upgrading to 6G there's not really much money to spend

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Funny story, I didn't have a credit card until this month. What pushed me over the line? Fido increased my bill and I need a credit card to sign up to Freedom Mobile. I'll pay like 10$ less and get twice the data. Fuck the telcoms