Message-ID: <20230114230515.GA1280341@telecomdigest.us>
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2023 23:05:15 +0000
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Panasonic call blocker
On Sat, Jan 14, 2023 at 01:37:37PM -0500, Julian THOMAS wrote:
> (There is a Panasonic Call Bloker) For about $110 - claims to be
> preloaded with 14000 robocall/telemarketing numbers.
>
> Is this worthwhile? Seems to me a lot of the nuisance calls use
> spoofed numbers.
Let’s talk about the real problem instead of magic boxes which depend
on me believing that I have to pay for someone else’s greed. In a
nutshell, it's that the telemarketing industry is taking advantage of
the telephone etiquette that Americans were taught in schools at a
young age: I learned in college that "Ma Bell" paid to distribute
educational materials to elementary schools nationwide, so as to
inculcate the next generation of consumers with habits that would
increase profits:
- Answer calls quickly
- Be polite and listen carefully
- Pay attention to what the caller is saying
- Take notes
Those lessons are still being taught, although by different
means: I doubt there is anyone under 40 years old who could stand the
thought of letting the electronic leash in their pocket buzz more
than three times before they strike a pose and push "answer," just
like all the actors on TV shows taught them to.
The only solution to ever-more-intrusive sales tactics is to demand
that our elected leaders start to care about OUR quality of life and
OUR right to have the quiet enjoyment of OUR free time.
At the moment, they obviously couldn’t care less.
Bill Horne
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Date: 15 Jan 2023 10:43:31 +0100
From: "Marco Moock" <mo01@posteo.de>
Subject: Re: Panasonic call blocker
Am 14.01.2023 um 13:37:37 Uhr schrieb Julian THOMAS:
> Is this worthwhile? Seems to me a lot of the nuisance calls use
> spoofed numbers.
Most abusive/advert calls I receive are from spoofed numbers, so such
devices won't really help.
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| Message-ID: <tpv2id$1ugc$1@gal.iecc.com>
Date: 14 Jan 2023 20:16:13 -0000
From: "John Levine" <johnl@taugh.com>
Subject: Re: Panasonic call blocker
According to Julian THOMAS <Jt@jt-mj.net>:
> (There is a Panasonic Call Bloker) For about $110 - claims to be
> preloaded with 14000 robocall/telemarketing numbers.
>
> Is this worthwhile?
No.
> Seems to me a lot of the nuisance calls use spoofed numbers.
No kidding. My landline, which I think is provided by the same
telco as yours, is pretty good at giving SUSPECTED SPAM with
the caller ID.
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Dummies",
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