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| From | "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | aus.computers, aus.tv |
| Subject | Re: Phone call.. |
| Date | 2016-05-02 09:33 +1000 |
| Message-ID | <doni22Fcvr4U1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | (9 earlier) <ng001k$66i$1@dont-email.me> <doipndFdh7qU1@mid.individual.net> <ng5up7$e0l$1@dont-email.me> <donedrFcb1gU1@mid.individual.net> <ng6137$kul$1@dont-email.me> |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
"BruceS" <bruces42@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:ng6137$kul$1@dont-email.me... > On 05/01/2016 04:31 PM, Rod Speed wrote: >> >> >> "BruceS" <bruces42@hotmail.com> wrote in message >> news:ng5up7$e0l$1@dont-email.me... >>> On 04/29/2016 10:13 PM, Rod Speed wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> "BruceS" <bruces42@hotmail.com> wrote in message >>>> news:ng001k$66i$1@dont-email.me... >>>>> On 04/28/2016 02:15 PM, alvey wrote: >>>>>> On Thu, 28 Apr 2016 08:47:51 -0000 (UTC), news16 wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thu, 28 Apr 2016 12:20:17 +1000, alvey wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I get none at all now. Moved house and ditched the landline. It's >>>>>>>> marvellous. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> you're not with optarse them. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> SWMBO purchased a new mobile, new number and within the first week >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> scams had started. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> In any case, just give it time; their robo caller will connect you. >>>>>> >>>>>> I've had the same number since the beginning of Time magazine. >>>>>> Presumably it's still too expensive for the spammers to call mobiles. >>>>> >>>>> What difference does it make to the spammer whether your number is a >>>>> mobile or a land line? >>>> >>>> It costs some spammers a lot more to call a mobile than to call a >>>> landline. >>>> >>>> That's the case with my voip service, it costs me just 10c per >>>> call to landlines, regardless of the length of the call. It costs >>>> me 15c/minute with per second billing to call a mobile. >>>> No fixed charge per month at all. >>> >>> That's kind of how my mobile service works; no monthly charge, >> >> Yeah, mine does too. >> >>> just 10c/min >> >> In my case 12c/min >> >>> plus $1 daily charge any day I use it. >> >> Nothing like that here. >> >>> I can change to something like 15cmin without the daily charge, but I >>> tend to use it in chunks, mostly on trips, so this is cheaper. >> >> I do too, use it mostly on Saturdays for calling, during the garage >> sale run. We coordinate the opening times using mobile phones. >> >> It wouldn't save me anything because I pay by the minute and >> most calls only cost me 12c. I don't normally spend $1 on all calls. > > When I'm on a trip, there's a good chance I'll spend over two > hours on the mobile in a single day. While at home, I go weeks without > using it, since I have the home phone. > >>> My VOIP is a straight monthly charge. I don't recall them even having >>> a plan that differentiated between mobile and land-line. >> >> I can't remember one that didn't. > > I just checked the pages for mine (Ooma), and don't see anything that > differentiates calls to mobiles vs. calls to land lines. I guess this > one of those things done differently here than there, whether because > of some regulatory difference or just how the companies try to maximize > profits. When I make a call, unless I know the recipient I usually > have no idea whether the number is for a mobile or not. Yeah, that's the big difference between here and there, all our mobile number have a unique 04 prefix. And we don't pay a cent when someone calls us on our mobile, unlike you lot. >>> It seems to me a spammer would have to be a bit silly to go with >>> anything but a straight monthly charge, unlimited use type of plan. >> >> Sure. >> >>>>> I've noticed that I don't get spam calls to my cell, >>>> >>>> Yeah, I've never had one either. >>>> >>>>> while I get plenty to my land line despite being on no-call lists. >>>> >>>> I might get one a week at most and I am on the DNC too. >>>> >>>>> I don't know why, though. >>>> >>>> See above.
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