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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, November 27, 2006 - 1:16 am
And so if someone simply has a wrong number then their number is to be given out to random people? I can't figure out why this is such a huge deal or mystery. As for an area code. People can have a cell with pretty much any area code. I know people who choose to have a cell with the area code of someone who calls them often and cannot afford long distance. So that says nothing about the actual location of the person, does it?
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Abby7
Member
07-17-2002
| Monday, November 27, 2006 - 1:34 am
"And so if someone simply has a wrong number then their number is to be given out to random people? " ------- i thought about that Sea. no, it shouldn't be given out IMO. Cnd was most likely joking about that. i shouldn't have offered to call if she wasn't kidding, but i did. i just figured it was most likely a business. either way (kidding or not), it was silly of me to offer to call.
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Monday, November 27, 2006 - 9:04 am
Abby, Abby, Abby, you were doing a good thing. Not silly at all. The only silly thing is not answering the phone, returning the call, or just ignoring the whole thing.
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Cndeariso
Member
06-28-2004
| Monday, November 27, 2006 - 9:09 am
abby, i have no intention of providing the phone number to anyone. i was just kidding, but thanks for the offer. that was very thoughtful of you. everyone handles things in their own way.
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Monday, November 27, 2006 - 12:25 pm
tater has a Napa,CA area code on her cell phone. she lives Arkansas. I call her all the time, so it was cheaper to put her on friends and family on my plan than it was to use my minutes or my Long distance.
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Monday, November 27, 2006 - 12:28 pm
Landi, ask Tater to please stop calling Cnd.
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Cndeariso
Member
06-28-2004
| Monday, November 27, 2006 - 12:51 pm
?????
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Monday, November 27, 2006 - 3:37 pm
LOL rosie! cndeariso, rosie was responding to my post which was about sea's post which is quoted below: quote:People can have a cell with pretty much any area code. I know people who choose to have a cell with the area code of someone who calls them often and cannot afford long distance. So that says nothing about the actual location of the person, does it?
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Zachsmom
Member
07-13-2000
| Monday, November 27, 2006 - 9:33 pm
Pay as you go cell phones do not have a name attached to the phone. Until you answer the phone and say 'do not call' you cannot file stalking/harassment charges. even if it's a telemarketer, until you say 'do not call' or register you phone on the DNC website, you cannot file. Just answer the phone and say 'who are you and do not call again'
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Cndeariso
Member
06-28-2004
| Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 6:00 am
i don't want to answer the phone. i'm not going to answer the phone. i don't answer the phone for anyone i don't know. never have, never will. and, i know lots of people that are the same way as i. but, thank all of you for your advice. it shouldn't be a telemarketer as i only have a cell phone. and, telemarketers are not supposed to have access to cell phone numbers. i have someone here that has emailed me a website to try that may answer the question. i will try it after i get home tonight. if anyone else has a website they want to send me, please feel free to do so.
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Zachsmom
Member
07-13-2000
| Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 7:10 am
Telemarketers CAN call your cell phone. Here is the website for the do not call registry. DNC
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Cndeariso
Member
06-28-2004
| Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 7:20 am
FTC article Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations prohibit telemarketers from using automated dialers to call cell phone numbers. Automated dialers are standard in the industry, so most telemarketers are barred from calling consumers on their cell phones without their consent.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 7:22 am
We get all sorts of calls. Some are repeat callers and some are not. I find it amazing that you haven't encountered this problem before, given that you never answer calls from people you don't know. You must be a lot luckier than we are! 
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Cndeariso
Member
06-28-2004
| Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 7:24 am
not in the entire time i have had this cell phone. this is the first for me. i only give my cell phone number out to people that i want to have it. now, when i had a landline and it was a listed number that was a different story. i've always used either an answering machine or caller ID to screen my calls.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 7:39 am
How did you resolve this sort of thing when you had a landline?
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Zachsmom
Member
07-13-2000
| Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 7:40 am
Do they hang up before you voice mail kicks in? I have received calls from Telemarketers on my cell, until I registered the phone. What happens when you find out who it is and do not know them? Oh, I am the same way, unless I know the person/number I won't answer. And if it says 'unavailable' or 'out of area' I never answer.
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Cndeariso
Member
06-28-2004
| Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 7:50 am
what does all of this matter about how i handle it or how i used to handle it or how i might handle it in the future? i'm not sure the relevance to helping me get the answer to my question - is there a website that will give me the owners name? i appreciate all of the helpful advice i am getting. it's interesting how many posts this one simple question has generated. thanks!
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 7:55 am
It's just kind of what we do on the board here Cnd. Talk about things in a friendly way. Also, one of the ways to help someone is to find out more about the problem and maybe see a solution that they didn't think of. That way we can "think outside of the box" so to speak. 
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Zachsmom
Member
07-13-2000
| Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 7:57 am
sorry.
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Cndeariso
Member
06-28-2004
| Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 8:00 am
not a problem, zmom. all is good with me. i was just getting confused by all the questions instead of getting answer. 
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-31-2000
| Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 8:15 am
Cnd, I think folks are just trying to help. I guess they just find it unusual that you find it so bothersome, but won't do the simplest thing to end it - which is just answer the phone, find out who it is and tell 'em not to call ya any more. 
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Zachsmom
Member
07-13-2000
| Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 8:20 am
Back in the day before caller ID, I lived with 3 guys and a phone number that was similar to a drs office. (Our phone number was 619-286- XXXX and the drs office was 1-800-286 XXXX) The guys used to get so pissed off that people would not notice the 1-800 part and take appointments. I used to get so mad at them.
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Cndeariso
Member
06-28-2004
| Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 8:43 am
i know they are, karuuna, and i truly appreciate it.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 8:56 am
Reverse listing from either bigbook.com or the white pages or something. Or google the number.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, November 28, 2006 - 10:03 am
Cnd, I guess what it matters is you brought it here and asked us for opinions and you got 'em. I've gotten a few odd calls on my cell but what I really hate is all the messages I get and I don't know how do delete them and I don't want to pay to read them either. Bleh.
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