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  1. #1
    Jim Jones
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    Now knowing that I can't block unknown callers makes me more than ever
    wish I'd gone to Verizon, instead of Cingular.



    See More: This Sucks. I should have gone to Verizon




  2. #2
    SS
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    Re: This Sucks. I should have gone to Verizon


    "Jim Jones" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > Now knowing that I can't block unknown callers makes me more than ever
    > wish I'd gone to Verizon, instead of Cingular.


    Can you block them on Verizon? I thought they handled them the same.





  3. #3
    Jim Jones
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    Re: This Sucks. I should have gone to Verizon

    On Sat, 14 May 2005 20:59:33 -0600, "SS" <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    >
    >"Jim Jones" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >news:[email protected]...
    >> Now knowing that I can't block unknown callers makes me more than ever
    >> wish I'd gone to Verizon, instead of Cingular.

    >
    >Can you block them on Verizon? I thought they handled them the same.


    I believe you can block on Verizon. Not only that, but I think they
    give you a few more options not evident from their site
    verizonwireless.com

    I'm not 100% sure about that, tho.

    A neighbor has Verizon, and he's started calling, and hiding his id.
    No problem, except one: I don't answer calls that come in 'unknown'.

    I know I can hide my id, by prepending *67 to every call I make, or
    have that prefix stored with every number, in my phone, but why?

    I can't even program my V551 to give 'unknowns' a silent, instead of a
    ring.
    >





  4. #4
    SS
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    Re: This Sucks. I should have gone to Verizon


    "Jim Jones" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > On Sat, 14 May 2005 20:59:33 -0600, "SS" <[email protected]>
    > wrote:
    >
    > >
    > >"Jim Jones" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > >news:[email protected]...
    > >> Now knowing that I can't block unknown callers makes me more than ever
    > >> wish I'd gone to Verizon, instead of Cingular.

    > >
    > >Can you block them on Verizon? I thought they handled them the same.

    >
    > I believe you can block on Verizon. Not only that, but I think they
    > give you a few more options not evident from their site
    > verizonwireless.com
    >
    > I'm not 100% sure about that, tho.
    >
    > A neighbor has Verizon, and he's started calling, and hiding his id.
    > No problem, except one: I don't answer calls that come in 'unknown'.
    >
    > I know I can hide my id, by prepending *67 to every call I make, or
    > have that prefix stored with every number, in my phone, but why?
    >
    > I can't even program my V551 to give 'unknowns' a silent, instead of a
    > ring.
    > >

    >


    There are "silent" ringtones floating around. Many use this to handle
    unknown calls.

    Check Verizon very carefully- I really do think its the same over there.





  5. #5
    Richie
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    Re: This Sucks. I should have gone to Verizon

    SS is correct. All the carriers hangle 'unknown' or 'private' calls the
    same way. You cannot block them. But you can program your handset to deal
    with each call individually (i.e. silent ring or other).

    If you want to hide your number on all outgoing calls to other people, by
    default, you can call Cingular and they will do that for a nominal fee.
    Otherwise you can use the code *67 or #31#.


    "SS" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    >
    > "Jim Jones" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    >> On Sat, 14 May 2005 20:59:33 -0600, "SS" <[email protected]>
    >> wrote:
    >>
    >> >
    >> >"Jim Jones" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >> >news:[email protected]...
    >> >> Now knowing that I can't block unknown callers makes me more than ever
    >> >> wish I'd gone to Verizon, instead of Cingular.
    >> >
    >> >Can you block them on Verizon? I thought they handled them the same.

    >>
    >> I believe you can block on Verizon. Not only that, but I think they
    >> give you a few more options not evident from their site
    >> verizonwireless.com
    >>
    >> I'm not 100% sure about that, tho.
    >>
    >> A neighbor has Verizon, and he's started calling, and hiding his id.
    >> No problem, except one: I don't answer calls that come in 'unknown'.
    >>
    >> I know I can hide my id, by prepending *67 to every call I make, or
    >> have that prefix stored with every number, in my phone, but why?
    >>
    >> I can't even program my V551 to give 'unknowns' a silent, instead of a
    >> ring.
    >> >

    >>

    >
    > There are "silent" ringtones floating around. Many use this to handle
    > unknown calls.
    >
    > Check Verizon very carefully- I really do think its the same over there.
    >
    >






  6. #6
    Jer
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    Re: This Sucks. I should have gone to Verizon

    Richie wrote:
    > SS is correct. All the carriers hangle 'unknown' or 'private' calls the
    > same way. You cannot block them. But you can program your handset to deal
    > with each call individually (i.e. silent ring or other).


    My Cingular pals tell me their switch software has the capability to
    offer call screening, but they have no plans to develop something like
    the "Privacy Manager" feature available from Southwestern Bell
    Telephone. Privacy Manager rules!


    --
    jer
    email reply - I am not a 'ten'



  7. #7
    Unquestionably Confused
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    Re: This Sucks. I should have gone to Verizon

    (PeteCresswell) wrote:
    > Per Jim Jones:
    >
    >>Now knowing that I can't block unknown callers

    >
    >
    > There's a downside to blocking "unknown" calls: some corporate phone systems
    > make all outgoing calls "Unknown" - So if you're trying to deal with people who
    > work at a place like that, they can't call you if Unknowns are blocked.


    If they aren't smart enough to respond to a unknown caller block, you
    may not need to speak with them anyway.

    All my Cingular lines are permanently blocked. When I call someone who
    has privacy manager or whatever the flavor of the month happens to be, I
    just redial and preface the call with "*82", my CID is sent, and the
    call goes through. Very simple.

    Now that I think about it, I wonder WHY Cingular doesn't offer "Privacy
    Manager" or its equivalent to their customers. Its parent, SBC, makes
    money off of the product, with all the worry about telemarketers calling
    our cell phones, you'd think it would be a natural.





  8. #8
    (PeteCresswell)
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    Re: This Sucks. I should have gone to Verizon

    Per Jim Jones:
    >Now knowing that I can't block unknown callers


    There's a downside to blocking "unknown" calls: some corporate phone systems
    make all outgoing calls "Unknown" - So if you're trying to deal with people who
    work at a place like that, they can't call you if Unknowns are blocked.
    --
    PeteCresswell



  9. #9
    Dave
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    Re: This Sucks. I should have gone to Verizon


    "Jim Jones" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > Now knowing that I can't block unknown callers makes me more than ever
    > wish I'd gone to Verizon, instead of Cingular.



    Would you rather block unknown callers and deal with billing mistakes every
    month? If so, you should have gone to Verizon. -Dave





  10. #10
    Jer
    Guest

    Re: This Sucks. I should have gone to Verizon

    Unquestionably Confused wrote:
    > (PeteCresswell) wrote:
    >
    >> Per Jim Jones:
    >>
    >>> Now knowing that I can't block unknown callers

    >>
    >>
    >>
    >> There's a downside to blocking "unknown" calls: some corporate phone
    >> systems
    >> make all outgoing calls "Unknown" - So if you're trying to deal with
    >> people who
    >> work at a place like that, they can't call you if Unknowns are blocked.

    >
    >
    > If they aren't smart enough to respond to a unknown caller block, you
    > may not need to speak with them anyway.
    >
    > All my Cingular lines are permanently blocked. When I call someone who
    > has privacy manager or whatever the flavor of the month happens to be, I
    > just redial and preface the call with "*82", my CID is sent, and the
    > call goes through. Very simple.
    >
    > Now that I think about it, I wonder WHY Cingular doesn't offer "Privacy
    > Manager" or its equivalent to their customers. Its parent, SBC, makes
    > money off of the product, with all the worry about telemarketers calling
    > our cell phones, you'd think it would be a natural.


    More than one of us is wondering about the 'why' part. It seems
    Cingular would rather spend their efforts in developing their network
    services into something more lucrative for hi-speed data applications.
    Heaven forbid they actually care enough about their voice services to
    offer a wireless version of Privacy Manager.


    --
    jer
    email reply - I am not a 'ten'



  11. #11
    Jud Hardcastle
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    Re: This Sucks. I should have gone to Verizon

    In article <[email protected]>,
    [email protected] says...
    > Now knowing that I can't block unknown callers makes me more than ever
    > wish I'd gone to Verizon, instead of Cingular.
    >


    Why are you getting "unknown" callers on the cell phone--are you
    forwarding a landline to it? The only "unknowns" I get on the cell are
    legit calls from companies, especially doctor offices, that don't want
    to publish their numbers--companies that I have "done business with".
    AFAIK it is still against federal rules (47 USC 227 and 47 CFR 64.1200)
    for a company to telemarket to a cellular phone and it's THEIR
    responsibility to validate the number. Complain to the carrier. Also,
    are you aware that you can list your cell phone number on the national
    Do Not Call list? If it's on that list it doesn't matter if it's
    landline or cellular. That's cut down junk calls to my land line so
    much that I dropped Privacy Manager a couple of months ago. Used to get
    several a day before getting PM--now maybe one or two a week.
    --
    Jud
    Dallas TX USA



  12. #12
    * * Chas
    Guest

    Re: This Sucks. I should have gone to Verizon


    "Jud Hardcastle" <[email protected]> wrote in
    message news:[email protected]...
    > In article <[email protected]>,
    > [email protected] says...
    > > Now knowing that I can't block unknown callers makes me more than

    ever
    > > wish I'd gone to Verizon, instead of Cingular.
    > >

    >
    > Why are you getting "unknown" callers on the cell phone--are you
    > forwarding a landline to it? The only "unknowns" I get on the cell

    are
    > legit calls from companies, especially doctor offices, that don't

    want
    > to publish their numbers--companies that I have "done business

    with".
    > AFAIK it is still against federal rules (47 USC 227 and 47 CFR

    64.1200)
    > for a company to telemarket to a cellular phone and it's THEIR
    > responsibility to validate the number. Complain to the carrier.

    Also,
    > are you aware that you can list your cell phone number on the

    national
    > Do Not Call list? If it's on that list it doesn't matter if it's
    > landline or cellular. That's cut down junk calls to my land line so
    > much that I dropped Privacy Manager a couple of months ago. Used to

    get
    > several a day before getting PM--now maybe one or two a week.
    > --
    > Jud
    > Dallas TX USA


    My company has over a 100 phone extensions. They all show up as
    Unknown Caller! Same thing with a lot of my customers.

    The Caller ID feature is a double edged sword. While it provides a
    measure of privacy, there are many people and companies who have their
    land lines set to not accept calls with Caller ID Blocked!

    Get over it!





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