Too many wrong number call on cell Page 2

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HFB1217 The Wizard Premium,ExMod 2000-01 join:2000-06-26 Camelot clubs: 1 edit	reply to Oleg Re: Too many wrong number call on cell For 2 years I would periodically have a woman call 2 or 3 times a day 4 to 5 days a week and carry on a long conversation with my answering machine she would fill up all 15 minutes of digital memory. I would call back and talk to her or her husband about this being a wrong number but still it persisted. I think she croaked because I have not had her calling for almost a year now. -- **aka The WIZARD * A Founding member of Seti BBR Team Starfire***
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maartena Stacked. Premium join:2002-05-10 Orange, CA	reply to Oleg Someone wrote: "For a good time, call (your number)" in a bathroom stall in a dive bar. -- "I reject your reality and substitute my own!"
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bostechie I'm too old to know everything Premium join:2002-02-05 Boston, MA ·Comcast 1 edit	reply to Oleg I once had (61_)825-7300 as my phone number with no problems. Then the N Shore office of the welfare dept changed their # which had been in the same area code as mine. Their new number was the same as mine, but in a different area code (78_)825-7300. Need I say more? I got on average 45 calls a day from these klunk heads calling the welfare office. Even with a detailed message about this being the wrong # and providing the correct # they would still leave lengthy messages. I had no choice but to change my #. It just goes to show you that you can "Never underestimate the power of human stupidity" I entertained the notion of screwing with these people by calling them back saying their welfare was being cancelled because they were too stupid to even be on welfare, but just couldn't justify being that evil. -- "Life is too important to be taken seriously" - Oscar Wilde "NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF HUMAN STUPIDITY"
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sbcretired join:2006-01-07 Scottville, MI	Try having a pre-paid cell phone getting wrong nrs, or a pre recorded message selling you car warranty. Now that ticks me off
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BarneyBadAss Badasses Fight For Freedom Premium join:2004-05-07 00001	reply to Oleg it's the way the providers insure you go over your limit. -- ---Barney
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Maccawolf Premium join:2001-02-20 Hillsdale, NJ	reply to Oleg My phone number is the same (only different area code) as WNBC television. I don't get MANY calls for them, but when I do, it's really laughable.... -- Mom and Crockett...... I miss you both!
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Sweet Witch Be the flame, not the moth. Premium,MVM join:2003-07-15 Gallifrey ·Comcast	reply to Oleg That happened with my first cell phone a few years ago. One was an Indian sounding woman looking for her daughter (left a vm) so I caled her back to tel her she'd left it on the wrong number because she sounded worried and I wanted her to know her daughter did not get the message. The others were for some little chit named Denise. One time I spoke to one of her friends and explained that she no longer had the number and she must have spread the word because the calls stopped within a day or two. -- "While you can teach an old dog new tricks, you simply can't teach him to be a cat." "Are you my Mummy?"
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CCat Purrplexity Premium join:2005-12-06 Wonderland ·RoadRunner Cable ·WOW Internet and C..	reply to Oleg I started getting calls from some credit repair outfit (same number I posted earlier). I have AT&T with plenty of rollover minutes but for a lot of people who don't it gets charged to the phone, not to mention its a PITA. I'm trying that free voicemail from YouMail. It lets you block numbers and assign different messages to whoever you select. I've only had it a couple of days so I can't tell you much about how good/bad it is. -- *Sometimes My Mind Wanders.....Other Times It Leaves Completely!*
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a101 @cox.net	reply to Oleg Some years ago after getting all manner of wrong number calls, I did some thinking and I started writing down the numbers that these idiots THOUGHT they were calling. I was flabergasted when one person got every single digit except the first one, wrong. Well, it turned out that my phone number had two repeating digits. Something like this: 335-8227. What apparently would happen is that people would be trying to call 358-227x or 335-827x and would get confused (or already were) and would hit the 3 or the 2 key twice without realizing it. The phone co equipment doesn't seem to care if you dial an extra digit at the end. And then there was the bitch that kept calling asking to speak with Debbie. First call she says "let me speak to Debbie" and I answer, "there is no Debbie at this number 335-8227". Caller says "yes there is, put her on". I ask what number she's calling and it turns out she did not misdial. This turns into a 2 month ordeal of phone calls at all hours of the day or night, with this bitch (Debbie's Mother, I assume) refusing to acknowledge that her daughter has intentionally or not, given her the wrong number. No amount of begging or pleading with this woman could get her to try to find out her daughter's real phone number from some other route. I got plenty of suggestions from others on how to get rid of this caller that ranged from "Debbie can't talk right now, because she's giving me h*" to "Debbie asked me to tell you to f* off and die". I never tried those but finally after being awakened from a sound sleep at 3am by one of these calls, I told this woman that she was insane and that if she really believed that Debbie did live here and that I simply wouldn't let her speak to her, then should she hang up and dial 911. I told her to give the police my phone number and that they will know where I live and have them send over a squad car, as I'd be happy to discuss the matter with them. Then I hung up. I never heard a word after that. No squad car, no more phone calls. I returned to the world of simple repeating digit idiot wrong numbers. As for the OP getting wrong numbers on a new phone, I'd heard that service providers normally give numbers a cooling off period after someone discontinues service, but that if you piss them off enough when ordering new service, they'll assign you a hot number that just went out of service for non-payment and your life will be a living hell for a few months. There is always the strategy that my daughter uses where she refuses to answer any calls from numbers that she doesn't recognize. It's a pain, as I have to remember to unblock caller id from the home phone when I call her cell, else no answer. I have noticed an interesting difference between the attitude women and men have towards cell phones. Women tend to see them as only for their personal convenience to make phone calls. Actually being able to receive calls, seems more of a nuisance than benefit to them. Men tend to be more pragmatic and recognize the benefit of both making and receiving calls. O.O.
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gireesh join:2004-10-09 Spring, TX	reply to Oleg I had the same problem a couple of years ago...but this was with a landline. ATT hooked us up in our new north Houston apartment with a new number and we started getting calls from Walgreens (about prescriptions), Harris County Jail authorities and a few spanish people who would start off the conversation so fast it was almost indecipherable. When the collection agency calls started, I found out that a deadbeat had this number ....hold your breath.... almost 4 years ago. What was funny was when ATT (as always) got their records in a twist and insisted that my line qualified for the low-income lifeline discount (based on the deadbeats info I bet). I had a hard time explaining to the lady that I did not want that discount and that they should give it to someone who really needed it. She sounded surprised that I turned down a discount which I did not qualify for. Regards Gireesh
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jerky boys @cgocable.net	reply to Oleg My 1-800 # which goes to my cell when I am out of the office is one digit off from a cruise line. Boy do I have fun with that one in the fall. My office fax is one digit off from a medical centers fax and I get peoples medical records with all their info faxed all the time. I am next to a university and alarm company in the phone book and get their calls all the time. If you are getting a few calls count yourself lucky. I'll trade you any day.
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JoelC707 join:2002-07-09 Tucson, AZ clubs:	reply to a101 said by a101 : There is always the strategy that my daughter uses where she refuses to answer any calls from numbers that she doesn't recognize. It's a pain, as I have to remember to unblock caller id from the home phone when I call her cell, else no answer. I have noticed an interesting difference between the attitude women and men have towards cell phones. Women tend to see them as only for their personal convenience to make phone calls. Actually being able to receive calls, seems more of a nuisance than benefit to them. Men tend to be more pragmatic and recognize the benefit of both making and receiving calls. That's actually what I do as well though I take it one step further. Unless I am expecting a call from someone and I might not know what their caller ID info will come up as, I refuse to answer the phone if I don't know the number. CID shows "unavailable", "Unknown", "private" or anything like that, forget it, I'm never answering your calls. My boss in Atlanta has his work number blocked like that and I never picked up when he tried to call my home or cell number. He eventually programed a speed dial for me that had the unblock code in front of the number and no more problems after that. When he would call the office number I did answer that obviously but he ended up being the only person to call with a blocked CID so I knew it was him anyway.
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JoelC707 join:2002-07-09 Tucson, AZ clubs:	reply to bostechie said by bostechie : I once had (61_)825-7300 as my phone number with no problems. Then the N Shore office of the welfare dept changed their # which had been in the same area code as mine. Their new number was the same as mine, but in a different area code (78_)825-7300. Need I say more? I got on average 45 calls a day from these klunk heads calling the welfare office. Even with a detailed message about this being the wrong # and providing the correct # they would still leave lengthy messages. I had no choice but to change my #. It just goes to show you that you can "Never underestimate the power of human stupidity" I entertained the notion of screwing with these people by calling them back saying their welfare was being cancelled because they were too stupid to even be on welfare, but just couldn't justify being that evil. Ouch yeah that would be evil but VERY tempting. Before I was born, my parents had a number that was close to the DeKalb County Police Non-Emergency number. They would get calls at all hours of the day and night that usually started out something like this: "help! I'm being robbed". Remember I said it was the non-emergency number? They got to where they just responded with "perhaps you should call 911 instead" click. And similarly my grandparents had a number that was one digit off from a security company in Atlanta. Same area code and exchange but the last four were 7223 for my grandparents and 7222 for the security company. You'd think it would be the other way around, the security company would get calls for my grandparents but it wasn't. In fact they got a couple of calls from me because I put "72223" in the speed dial without noticing it. My grandfather finally called BellSouth and they actually suggested he call the security company. So he did and they simply suggested he (my grandfather) change his phone number. My grandfather responded with "You just got your number, I've had mine for 25 years. You change YOUR number" click. It worked though, I'm not sure what they did because I know for a fact they still have the number even now but they have not gotten any mis-dialed calls for them anymore.
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MsTerra Completely Ridiculous Premium join:2002-08-20 Cambridge, MA	reply to Oleg When I got a cell phone in NYC about 2.5 years ago, that happened to me. I ended up with a number that had previously belonged to some young woman named Tia. They must not have given the number a very long "cooling off" period, because Tia had been job-hunting and I was getting calls from places where she'd interviewed, as well as calls from friends, and calls from Blockbuster, where she was late returning some videos. It was such a nuisance that I tracked her down on MySpace and asked her to let people know her phone number had changed. After a while I started getting calls from women for some guy called Andre. My guess is that this guy was a player who gave women my number if he didn't want them to call him. I kept that number for a while after I moved back to MA, but I finally got fed up with the wrong numbers and the "wrong texts" and got my number changed to a MA one. It's a relatively new area code, and I almost never get wrong numbers or texts now. -- "Strive to change the world in such a way that there's no further need to be a dissident." Lawrence Ferlinghetti
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Oleg Bellsouth Fastaccess Premium join:2003-12-08 Birmingham, AL	reply to Oleg Thank for your great stories everyone.
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carpetshark3 Premium join:2004-02-12 Colorado Springs, CO ·Qwest.net	reply to Oleg Number you don't know - google it. If it's a solicitor, stick them in the phone book under an obscenity and a silent ring. Since they got those auto warranty pests, it's been a bit quieter. I'm paying for the cell phone to use the way I want to. BTW - I don't use the answering service or have text messaging. I use missed calls. Weezt
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NY Tel Premium join:2004-04-09 Smithtown, NY ·VOIPo 1 edit	reply to Oleg Well everyone who knows me, knows my name. I have an outgoing message that deliberately says just my first name and not my last. So when you call me, you hear: "Hi this is Bob, please leave a message at the tone and I'll call you back". I get messages for Cynthia, Phil, Jack etc. and no one bothers to listen to the name on the message. Unbelievable? Nope? Stupidity? I'd say there is a high likelihood that is what is happening..... I just recently ported my Voice Over IP number to my cell and now it is very quiet. My number was an original AT&T Callvantage (new, never used number in the 212 area code). I get 1 wrong number a year and it is for a guy also named Bob with a different last name but that is at least understandable.
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CrzyCrakr Premium join:2005-06-24 Edgewater, MD	reply to JoelC707 said by JoelC707 : Sadly, such is the problem with recycled numbers. You think it's bad now? Just wait till you get a number that a deadbeat had. You'll get collectors calling at all hours of the day who don't care that you aren't who they are looking for - probably because as a deadbeat, that would be a good tactic to throw them off your trail lol. I like the "this is not Sylvia, please do not leave a message for her" and then they still do anyway. I'd bet if you found Sylvia's new number and had it in the greeting, people would STILL leave a message for her on your phone. I wonder what people would think if you returned their call only to tell them what a dumb ass they are for not following directions. Yes this is what happened to me with my cell. I have had my cell with Verizon for a good 10+ years with the few and far between wrong number. I am hardly ever home so I got rid of my land line. When the Do Not Call List came out I put my cell on it and renewed it as needed. Then about a year and a half ago I started getting calls to sell me magizines and text messages for some sweepstakes. Now I rarely gave my number out to anyone and when I call people I don't know I make sure to block my number. Anytime I sign up for anything that requires a number I have always used the fax number at work so I was surprised that I was even getting these calls. When I would answer the calls to tell them to stop calling cuz I am on the DNC list...The number of calls seemed to multiply. So I called Verizon and they promptly changed my number. I also put this number on the DNC list. I got the deadbeat number. I was getting calls from her friends trying to get money for a bar tab she ran out on to AMEX and Target calling her about her account. I was getting calls from the Board of Education to tell me when schools were closed on snow days and I was getting the collection agency calls. All but one of those that I asked not to call me anymore were understanding and polite and I never heard from them again. Yes you got it...All but the collection agencies. You would think me being male and them looking for a female would have made some sort of difference. It doesn't. When they would call and I would tell them that it is not her number anymore and my number is on the DNC list they would just call me under another number. I still get calls for this girl but not as frequent. Maybe like one a month. I now only answer my phone from people I know or if I am expecting a call I will answer the phone only until I get the call I was expecting. Any calls I don't know or are blocked get a silent ringtone. Much less stressful. I am intrigued by this Youmail and I am thinking of getting it just to put the "This number has been disconnected" message on my phone for all the numbers I don't know. I need to look into it a little more though.
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Alcohol Premium join:2003-05-26 Somerset, NJ	reply to Oleg Get a blacklist program for the phone.
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Arctic nut join:2006-11-26 Thief River Falls, MN ·HughesNet Satellit.. ·Alltel Axess 1 edit	reply to Oleg A few years ago I switched cell providers and got a number which hadn't sufficiently 'cooled off'. First it was the barrage of personal calls and then a few months later, the dunning calls began. I got calls from this deadbeat's friends, family and creditors ranging from the local power company to the IRS. I stated noting the CID info and passing the list on to anyone who called asking for this person willing to speak with me. Those owed money were very interested in my data. It didn't take too long for the calls to stop completely when a DA from another county looking for this deadbeat mistakenly called me one afternoon.
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