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The Telecom Digest for July 30, 2012
Volume 31 : Issue 184 : "text" Format
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Re: Challenge-Response (Pete Cresswell)
Re: Challenge-Response (Dalenberg)

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Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2012 10:59:07 -0400
From: Pete Cresswell <PeteCress@invalid.telecom-digest.org>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Re: Challenge-Response 
Message-ID: <eev7181ljp3nol6uuucqgg1cmuiblk2f90@4ax.com>

Per T:
>It's not going to happen. Most phone services allow call-block now. And 
>on my phone I use Blacklist for Android - MetroPCS wants to charge me a 
>buck a month for phone block. A $2 app does it forever and I don't need 
>to pay MetroPCS for the privilege. 

But don't Call-Block services depend on a blacklist?  If so, who
maintains the blacklist?

What data does the Android app work from?   Does it just block
anything where the calling number is not in your phonebook?
-- 
Pete Cresswell




Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2012 09:42:35 -0500
From: "Dalenberg" <dalenberg@wowway.com>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Re: Challenge-Response
Message-ID: <F4D4F71038574DF49A9CD0AEE28A9650@ACER>

My elderly (90+) mother got stung twice by a "Credit Protection" agency, to 
the tune 0f $300.00.  I installed a Hybrid PABX, KCE Tech 416.  This way a 
three digit code is required to ring through into the house.  There is a 
voice attendant requesting an extension, and if none is entered, it passes 
the call to a T.A.D. (friday 2000 two line answering machine).  The TAD also 
has a  menu as well.  The TAD includes a pass thru on digit 8, to a seperate 
extension.  No telcom, NFP, Political or calls of any type.  Send written 
notification to Doctors, Police department, Fire department, and 
family/friends.  Works great, and I have been using the system for nine (9) 
years now.  --Paul D.






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