Yeah, we do. It sucks because we pay for the spam calls.
Most cell plans now include unlimited incoming calls and texts, so it's not really a problem, but the sender does not pay anything either, which is a problem.
> Yeah, we do. It sucks because we pay for the spam calls.
If the robocaller/spammer doesn't pay for it, I think that explains why these things are so rampant in the US. In Netherland, it's only the caller who pays, and robocalls and sms spam are extremely rare here (at least in my experience).
Although these days, many phone subscriptions come with unlimited calls and texts, so the caller/texter doesn't pay either. Somehow this doesn't seem to have lead to an increase in spam and robocalls.
There's negative side to it -- with caller pays system, you could potentially be hit with high call tolls, even if you do not own mobile.
While in Japan, I remember calling a mobile from payphone I could see the balance of the call card going down every few seconds...
Though, these days, I think most of them seem to have shifted to texting and VoIP calling on apps, which are free.
Even with "caller-pay" model, they still have experience good share of annoyances, that many of those caller opted for "one-ring" spam where they would call, but hang up before receiver picks it up.
These days, calling mobile usually costs the same as calling landlines, but I do remember when calling mobile cost more. But even then, at least the caller gets to decide whether to call or not. And mobile phone numbers look different from landline numbers, so you know what you're calling.
The only thing is when the mobile phone is abroad and there are roaming charges; in that case, the callee still pays, because the caller has no way of knowing. But these days, roaming charges have been banned within the EU, so that problem has also disappeared.
Wait, what, do people in US pay for receiving texts or calls?