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Originally Posted by emjay
When his phone bill drops on the mat at the end of the month, his online purchase via a premium number will be buried amongst dozens regular calls to friends, family and colleagues. With not a hint of the underlying purchase in sight. And since phone bills tend to get paid in full, chargebacks are practically unheard of.
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I agree 100% with everything you said but that part. If the phone is a home phone it doesn't list every phone call you make, at least not in the US. That call would stick out and I am sure be seen by a spouse or the same person you would be worried about seeing your credit card statement. If it is done using a cell phone then depending upon how they display it, it could be mixed in with a bunch of other calls but this one would be sticking out because it had a large charge next to it.
I agree with everything else and i would much rather give out my telephone number then credit card # and have to worry about people stealing it and running it up. But still there is some negatives (not as bad though) will these people call my house, will they sell my phone number to telemarketers...
It is definetly better from an anonymity standpoint but it is not without its drawbacks as well.