http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20465132 en Sun, 06 Dec 2009 10:59:04 EDT Sun, 06 Dec 2009 10:59:04 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20465132 swhx7 : Is it really going to be any better when the the phone companies manage to block outside spam, and send their own instead? They will then be advertising at you (selling you to marketers) - and making you pay for it. This lucrative prospect is the only reason they restrain spam at all.

What's wanted is a sender-pays rule. No one should be able to impose costs on anyone else without the other person's consent. And as the article indicates, you can't always know whether the text or call is one you want before opening/answering.

European cellphone customers have sender-pays, and wonder why Americans put up with an "everyone pays" rule. And the phone companies know that if people start noticing the injustice of "everyone pays", they'll demand sender-pays and the companies won't get away with double-charging anymore.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20465132 Sun, 11 May 2008 12:01:18 EDT