Spain’s 400 Prefix Goes Live: Why Cold-Call Rules Still Leave Spam Gaps

Spain’s 400 Prefix Goes Live: Why Cold-Call Rules Still Leave Spam Gaps

Spain has switched on a dedicated dialling range for telemarketing. From 17 October, companies covered by the country’s customer service legislation may only place commercial calls from nine-digit numbers beginning with 400 — a change that gives consumers a recognisable signal and, in theory, a single switch to silence it. The range derives from a … Read more

Wi-Fi Calling Explained: How VoWiFi Works, Its Hidden Limits and How to Enable It

Wi-Fi Calling Explained: How VoWiFi Works, Its Hidden Limits and How to Enable It

Wi-Fi calling — VoWiFi in industry shorthand — quietly reroutes your phone’s calls and text messages over your wireless broadband connection instead of the carrier’s cellular antenna. For anyone wrestling with dead zones at home or in the office, it is one of the most genuinely useful switches buried in a smartphone’s settings menu. It … Read more