>If you received a random call from an unknown New Mexico number, with the caller ID of "Quay County Jail", would you even answer? If you answered, and heard a robocall announcement asking if you want to accept a collect call from an inmate, would you even wait for the message to finish?
Is there a tech solution here ? I used to have an obi device that bridged pstn and voip lines and would do call forwarding. I suppose I can set up a DID number that can then patch to a real connection. The main issue would be automating the "accept collect call" part and avoiding abuse.
It's not a tech solution because it's not a tech problem. The prisons don't use these convoluted solutions because they can't just use a normal phone and give the prisoners calls on a normal phone contract for free, they do it this way because it's profitable
My question was whether I can create a gateway so that if I had to call from a prison, I can still reach friends/family/lawyer without the call being marked as spam, collect fees etc.
Is there a tech solution here ? I used to have an obi device that bridged pstn and voip lines and would do call forwarding. I suppose I can set up a DID number that can then patch to a real connection. The main issue would be automating the "accept collect call" part and avoiding abuse.