I discussed this a bit with others after posting my comment and learned that the spam thing is a serious problem in the US. I don’t know what causes the difference but it’s less of a problem here. Looking at my call history I have on average one unanswered call from an unfamiliar number (presumed spam) every eleven days this year, which is relatively minor. Spam texts even less so.
I agree. I’ve had the same number in Sweden for over twenty years, and only get a handful of spam calls per year. And I’m not particularly careful about giving out my number either.
Hard to speak for others here but the unending amounts of spam/scam texts and calls from random numbers probably does not help that situation.
I discussed this a bit with others after posting my comment and learned that the spam thing is a serious problem in the US. I don’t know what causes the difference but it’s less of a problem here. Looking at my call history I have on average one unanswered call from an unfamiliar number (presumed spam) every eleven days this year, which is relatively minor. Spam texts even less so.
I agree. I’ve had the same number in Sweden for over twenty years, and only get a handful of spam calls per year. And I’m not particularly careful about giving out my number either.