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I have been getting calls today and when I answer, once again is dead air. I think it is an auto dialer. It appears on the caller ID unknown name 000-000-0000. Obviously they don't want people to know who they are. This is getting rediculous. Has anyone else had a number like this show up?

Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 1:53 pm Subject:

yep!! I have!!! and usually, like what you're saying, theres no one on the other end. shirley

guest · Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 3:57 pm Subject:

I received 999-999-9999 calls and figured out they are automated calls reminding me I havent returned a video from BlockBuster video.

Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 4:03 pm Subject:

You need to talk with your telephone company regarding this. If you have caller ID, maybe it's the brand you have that will display 999-999-9999 as an unknown call. Reading over your manual will tell you this. If it's suppose to display Unknown Caller, then this is an issue with the actual service provided by your phone company. They may be able to fix the problem, if it's something that should be getting displayed.

Regards-
Mike

Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 5:10 pm Subject:

How annoying.

My favorite is "No Data" and you'll actually hear voices, and then someone hangs up.

Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 5:49 pm Subject:

haen't gotten that one for a while.

Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 6:12 pm Subject:

Jessi

No date usually means you picked up the phone too quickly, or the cords are about to come out.

Also, having done telemarketing, same goes on the other end. Screen on their end won't pop up, and the earbud of the telephone headset is letting us know there is a call on the end with a beep. So you hear constant chatter.

Regards-
Mike

Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 6:14 pm Subject:

thanks Mikey, that makes sense. Just like Jessi, I've gotten those same type of calls as well.

Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 6:36 pm Subject:

Every now and then I get the 000-000-0000 come up on the caller id. Never know who it is cuz they don't leave a message.

Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 12:57 pm Subject:

I've had the no data thing stay on their after 3-4 rings. It's an old model caller ID though.

Guest · Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 8:53 pm Subject:

It is not the caller ID, these are generally telemarketing calls, they have the capability of blocking their number to show up like that. Auto-dialers usually...sometimes these are collectors. They do the auto-dialing and are usually not on the line, because the purpose of the call is to figure out the times that you answer, so they can estimate a time for a real person to call you back. Best thing to do is let the answering machine pick it up when it displays that number. Defeats the purpose of their calls.

Guest · Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:51 pm Subject:

i have just recently

BobbyOne · Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 5:42 pm Subject: Unknown Caller

Hey, I get Unknown Caller all the time, several times a week, and when I answer the phone, dead air.
Unknown Caller is on the screen. Rolling Eyes

Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 8:42 pm Subject:

AT&T offers a pivacy feature. If "unknown", "private" or what ever is sent through, your phone doesn't ring, but the call is routed to the service. The caller is asked to push a few buttons and state their name if they wish the call to go through.

Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 5:52 am Subject:

I get those 000-000-0000 calls all the time. I have tried that feature Law student talks about but when it lists their number as 000-000-0000 they somehow still come through. I have just been letting voice mail pick them up. I figure if it is important they will leave a message. They never do. They only thing that worries me is if I am missing a call that is actually important. I figure though it is Midland cause they just bought my case from providian in Nov. and it was the same month I moved. Now that they have my number the phone rings 3-4 times a days with unknown caller.