Thread: Pay to receive spam in US!
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Old 08-08-2006, 07:35 PM posted to uk.legal,uk.local.southwest,uk.local.london,uk.local.essx,uk.rec.gardening
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Default Pay to receive spam in US!
On Tue, 08 Aug 2006 18:50:18 +0100, Michael Cargill wrote:
"Just Another Legal Fan" wrote in message
ups.com...
I thought this one was a windup but no.... In the US, spammers can
now legally call your mobile and YOU pay for the call! What the ****
is the matter with these Yanks?

Erm, I think you will find that it is an urban myth.

No, it's not. US mobile owners pay to listen to telemarketing calls, just
like all other calls. Unlike the system in the UK where you pay a
different rate to call a mobile the US charge the same for mobiles and
landlines but the reciever pays to receive the call if they're using a
mobile.
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