Re: “Localhost tracking” explained. It could cost Meta 32 billion.

Marion <marion@facts.com> writes:

Does Facebook provide free calls? Or do you mean WhatsApp instead?

Both Facebook and Whatsapp are owned by Meta. Meta is the problem. Meta
owns Instagram too.

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I get my free calls (in & out) with Google Voice (on the iPad only).
(Google Voice on Android creates a Google Account on the device!)
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It calls any number (including POTS) and it receives from any number.
And it sends the voicemail to an email address. All for free.
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But it won't call Europe for free.
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SO I use WhatsApp (with the separate dialer so I don't have WA
contacts).  Everyone I know in Germany uses WhatsApp (which is one
reason I use it).
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The other reason for WhatsApp (without the dialer) is that I get
grandchildren and now great grandchildren videos daily and they're all
messed up on my PUlseSMS Android messenger from the iPhone parents.

I don't know what individuals can do, but organisations shouldn't be
using these things and advertising "contact us with whatsapp, follow us
on facebook" etc. Meta breaks the law.

I have used Amazon Echo to make free calls, it is very tempting to do
when you want to phone the council and they stick you in a queue for
half an hour. Nothing is really free, you pay a price of some sort, if
not money then data. Voipfone is reasonable for calling landlines at
1.2ppm in the UK, but any company could be tempted to make a bit extra
from data. Calls to USA landlines (not Alaska) and mobiles 2p.