No Carrier-Side Toggle to Block Unintended International Calls on Mobile
A FaceTime UI bug silently defaulted calls to cellular international instead of internet-based transport, accruing $1,240 in charges the user had no way to anticipate or prevent. No US carrier offers a user-accessible international dialing block, leaving consumers exposed to software glitches triggering massive unintended charges. Affects any smartphone user with international calling enabled.
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