Re:The most insane "robocall mitigation plans" that telcos f...
by JumpCrisscross on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @02:57PM
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> when she gets a call from a number not in her contacts. It's not losing relevance, it's lost relevance so long ago
This isn't the network losing relevance, she's literally still using it. She's just gatekeeping with her contacts.
I'm not saying we don't need to clamp down. But the downside of clamping down too hard is the calls from contacts in her address book not getting connected. That, and HN being littered with stories about people who are--for some random reason--unconnectable due to no fault of their own. That's the natural response if you let the "throw everyone in jail for the most minor infraction" crowd into the building.
This isn't the network losing relevance, she's literally still using it. She's just gatekeeping with her contacts.
I'm not saying we don't need to clamp down. But the downside of clamping down too hard is the calls from contacts in her address book not getting connected. That, and HN being littered with stories about people who are--for some random reason--unconnectable due to no fault of their own. That's the natural response if you let the "throw everyone in jail for the most minor infraction" crowd into the building.