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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 10:08 am
As far as the other info, that may be helpful to someone else reading the thread. I just went and registered my cell phone on the do not call registry.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 10:11 am
Oh and the really bad calls that went to my answering machine for my landline came from FAX machines! long recordings of earsplitting (and cat-frazzling) beeeeeeps. I finally did get the phone company to look up and somehow we notified the fax sender that not only was it driving me and the cats bonkers (they were around to hear the "message" being recorded) but the faxes weren't getting to their desired location.. and they stopped.
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Cndeariso
Member
06-28-2004
| Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 10:24 am
all i asked for was a website. but, i don't mind the opinions. they are interesting to read. 
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 10:38 am
Ok Cnd I looked back at your original question. You wanted to find a website to do a reverse lookup that you don't have to pay for? Someone from whatever code keeps calling you and you don't answer but you considered having someone in the Sherif's dept look it up for you but you didn't want to go that route. And you don't want to use up your minutes to call back or answer. Yes? Ok I'm giving my opinion here in that the sherif thing sounds a lil extreme when you could just answer the dang phone. Anyhoo I suggested bigbook.com or google. Or the ticketyboo way is just answer or call back after 9pm when it's free. Or just go ahead and use the 1 minute it would take.
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Heyltslori
Moderator
09-15-2001
| Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 10:43 am
LOL @ "ticketyboo". That's a good word! 
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 11:04 am
I've used that British expression for years. I believe it actually means 'everything is great or okay'. Oh, the things you can learn from a question about phones.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 11:11 am
What cracks me up are the automated dialers that call and say please hold for our next available operator. Are they insane?? Like I'm really going to hold for their telemarketer! LOL
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Halfunit
Moderator
09-02-2001
| Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 11:22 am
When I get those, I wait until an operator gets on the line and I say, "Please hold for the next available answerer".
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Heyltslori
Moderator
09-15-2001
| Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 11:24 am
HAHAHA! Great idea!
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Cndeariso
Member
06-28-2004
| Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 11:38 am
i've tried Google, Bigbook & Anywho without much luck so far. but, thanks for the ideas on the websites, mocha.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 11:41 am

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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 11:58 am
Cnd, have you gotten any more calls?
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 12:00 pm
LOL - Something tells me if someone kept calling Mocha like that, she would definitely answer the phone! And then there would be no more calls! Mocha, It's not that Cnd doesn't want to use her minutes. She just doesn't want to answer the phone.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-31-2000
| Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 12:05 pm
I have a feeling if you called the Sherriff's dept, they'd ask you why you won't just answer the phone and find out who it is. I'm just sayin... 
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 12:10 pm
LOL Half! I love it! Can I borrow that?
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 12:17 pm
I got one of those calls from Direct TV. I had to laugh but then I just hung up. Calling us to hold for an operator is pretty clever really. Too bad we wouldn't hold for them. Half is very clever.
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Cndeariso
Member
06-28-2004
| Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 1:33 pm
yes, OG. i have as of yesterday @ 5:44 while i was at the doctor's office. but, as my phone was off i didn't know about it until i got home. so, am i to take it that no one else has any ideas on of a free website? if not, i will handle it another way after i checkout the ones tonight that i have received via email from some of you. 
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 3:51 pm
Good luck Dearie! Hugs. 
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Cndeariso
Member
06-28-2004
| Wednesday, November 29, 2006 - 6:59 am
got the info on who the phone belongs to! yay! thanks to all of you who provided me with websites to check out.
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Zachsmom
Member
07-13-2000
| Wednesday, November 29, 2006 - 7:23 am
was it a long lost love? 
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Wednesday, November 29, 2006 - 7:25 am
Yeah, that's who I was thinking it was...
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Dlmmo
Member
11-20-2003
| Wednesday, November 29, 2006 - 7:32 am
The mystery continues . . . I love a good mystery, LOL.
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Wednesday, November 29, 2006 - 8:31 am
Was it a TVCH member? Was it the IRS? Was it an attorney trying to notify you of an inheritance? Was it a telemarketer?
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Wednesday, November 29, 2006 - 8:39 am
I think it was ketchuplover!
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Justavice
Member
11-22-2005
| Wednesday, November 29, 2006 - 9:17 am
How did you finally track it down? Did one of the sites listed here work?
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