It shows the geo-location of the ostensible ID on the call.
True that said ID may be completely bogus... sigh.
It affects my behavior in the following way. If a call comes in from a known number, I take it. If it comes from the local area, I am likely to take it. If it comes from a geo-location I have recently called, I take it.
If not, generally, I don't answer, and send to voice mail, and I check that. If there is no voice mail, I return the call through Lookout to see if it is a known spammer.
One phone spammer was calling with caller ID from around the country, and it was up to 2-3 a day. I got defensive.
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Date: 2013-02-14 05:21 pm (UTC)True that said ID may be completely bogus... sigh.
It affects my behavior in the following way. If a call comes in from a known number, I take it. If it comes from the local area, I am likely to take it. If it comes from a geo-location I have recently called, I take it.
If not, generally, I don't answer, and send to voice mail, and I check that. If there is no voice mail, I return the call through Lookout to see if it is a known spammer.
One phone spammer was calling with caller ID from around the country, and it was up to 2-3 a day. I got defensive.