It is against the law to call cell phones. And to send out texts. And no matter how much the debt collection lobbyists try to change the law, it won't work.
People get fired for personal calls at work. I worked at a place where employee phone call was recorded and randomly monitored due to the sensitivity of our work. And every now and then an employee would get caught making/taking a personal phone call and would be fired with no questions asked. Work is not the place for personal business.
Welcome to Regulation Room kiko30, thank you for sharing your suggestions. Other commenters have raised concerns about paying for texts. Do you think these concerns would be solved by allowing texts only if the consumer expressly gives permission? Are there any privacy concerns with text messages, like other people being able to read it?
"But I can see them wanting to make sure they have the right number by verifying with a relative or neighbor. "
Potential for abuse. Here comes your neighbor knocking telling you he's getting calls looking for you. The same with family members makes holiday gatherings fun since it's clear it's a debt collector doing some location acquisition.
stopwithspoofedcallerID
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Texts will not work for consumers. Consumers must pay for texts and this is already against the law will rightly so.
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stopwithspoofedcallerID
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It is against the law to call cell phones. And to send out texts. And no matter how much the debt collection lobbyists try to change the law, it won't work.
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stopwithspoofedcallerID
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People get fired for personal calls at work. I worked at a place where employee phone call was recorded and randomly monitored due to the sensitivity of our work. And every now and then an employee would get caught making/taking a personal phone call and would be fired with no questions asked. Work is not the place for personal business.
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Welcome to Regulation Room kiko30, thank you for sharing your suggestions. Other commenters have raised concerns about paying for texts. Do you think these concerns would be solved by allowing texts only if the consumer expressly gives permission? Are there any privacy concerns with text messages, like other people being able to read it?
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"But I can see them wanting to make sure they have the right number by verifying with a relative or neighbor. " Potential for abuse. Here comes your neighbor knocking telling you he's getting calls looking for you. The same with family members makes holiday gatherings fun since it's clear it's a debt collector doing some location acquisition.
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