The tellows app for Android and iPhone – Avoid Spam and Scam Calls with our Caller Identification

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You can now access real-time information about your incoming calls to learn more about the caller – whether it’s a trustworthy friend or an annoying telemarketer. Once your phone rings the tellows app will tell you the trustworthiness of the caller. Share you experience about the number by commenting on the caller’s phone numbers, thus warning your fellows tellows users against probable dangers.

The only requirement is of course, aside from internet access, an Android Smartphone or an iPhone.

So which system do you use?

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8 thoughts on “The tellows app for Android and iPhone – Avoid Spam and Scam Calls with our Caller Identification”

  1. anon

    Pfft, sounds like spyware: some third party gets told about user calls, and who-knows-what else. I presume each user is individually identified too, and consequentially trackable?

    Or does the thing work sensibly, downloading a blacklist periodically (WITH manual control options, inc. proxy) and letting the user’s machine make the choice? ie truly empower the user.

  5. Havin' it

    @anon (comment #1): Bl**dy hell, no pleasing some people is there?

    No dear, they’re not going to download their entire database onto your phone: I suspect it’s a bit large at this point and you wouldn’t thank them for it – how “empowered” will you feel if your phone’s effectively bricked due to its storage being 101% full? (To say nothing of the data charges!) I guess it’d be another solution to the nuisance call problem, though :/

    You can blithely label this app “spyware” if you like, but those sound like the bleatings of the type of person who can’t be arsed to read terms & conditions. Today’s reality when it comes to “social” apps is that yes, if you are not paying them, then you’re not the customer, you’re the product. This is a choice you make when you use a “free” service like this, Facebook, whatever: it’s up to you whether the ads, data-mining, etc. that will be part of the deal are worth it for the benefits the service brings you. Apparently you value your privacy more than freedom from phone-spam and harassment, so this app isn’t for you. Fair enough but don’t expect everyone to share your values. I mean why are you even posting this?

  6. Ashanti

    Havin’ it :
    @anon (comment #1): Bl**dy hell, no pleasing some people is there?
    No dear, they’re not going to download their entire database onto your phone: I suspect it’s a bit large at this point and you wouldn’t thank them for it – how “empowered” will you feel if your phone’s effectively bricked due to its storage being 101% full? (To say nothing of the data charges!) I guess it’d be another solution to the nuisance call problem, though :/
    You can blithely label this app “spyware” if you like, but those sound like the bleatings of the type of person who can’t be arsed to read terms & conditions. Today’s reality when it comes to “social” apps is that yes, if you are not paying them, then you’re not the customer, you’re the product. This is a choice you make when you use a “free” service like this, Facebook, whatever: it’s up to you whether the ads, data-mining, etc. that will be part of the deal are worth it for the benefits the service brings you. Apparently you value your privacy more than freedom from phone-spam and harassment, so this app isn’t for you. Fair enough but don’t expect everyone to share your values. I mean why are you even posting this?

    WELL SAID

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