Just got a phone call from 408-519-9100

They were calling to give you a free Premiere XL with Lifetime, too bad you missed a call, that's why you answer all phone calls in case telemarketers, stalkers, or Tivo calls you.

 

I actually answered when they called me right after you. I am getting a beta of the Lifetime Premiere XL+ with dual 2TB internal SSD drives.

All kidding aside, it could have been a telemarketer using a spoofed phone number. I get calls that show "Music Center" in Caller ID all the time. The scum-meisters finally figured out how to spoof Caller ID using VoIP.

Randy

 

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....and how did you NOT notice this?

 

Did you have any open escalated support cases with us? Have you answered any surveys saying "please contact me"?

We don't do any direct marketing from our corporate offices.

 

I get calls for someone named Anita and it's always about buying medication. One time the phone number had my area code and said US Gov't. So I figured I'd better answer it. It was Mr. Medication asking for Anita! I filed a complaint with the national do not call list registry and they did...nothing.

Instead of blocking numbers, the VOIP providers should give you all the space you need to have a white list of phone numbers that you allow. Everyone else gets disconnected. Most people wouldn't have that many numbers anyway.

Sorry for hijacking the thread but this is a topic that really pi$$e$ me off.

 

I never pick up my phone if I don't recognize the number or it says number unavailable, out of area, it's a toll-free number, etc. Instead, I have a message on my machine indicating that I'm either unavailable or I'm screening the calls and that I won't pick up for the aforementioned reasons. I indicate that if it's important to leave me a message and I will call them back. The vast majority of messages I receive are automated messages from telemarketers or charities asking for donations.

Life is far less stressful now that I don't have to be rude to telemarketers or people asking for donations. It also provides enough doubt for any would-be home invaders/burglers checking to see if I'm home so they can ransack the place while I'm out.

 

From the Federal Trade Commission website:

Do not call complaints will be entered into the FTC’s Consumer Sentinel system, a secure online database available to more than 1,000 civil and criminal law enforcement agencies. While the FTC does not resolve individual consumer problems, your complaint will help us investigate the company and could lead to law enforcement action.

 

They sent me an email that said nothing was going to be done with my complaint. Even though the called ID said "US Gov't." You think they would have done something with that!

 

Do you still have the e-mail (from which to quote the exact wording)? I would expect it to state something along the lines of "the FTC does not resolve individual consumer problems" (as noted on the website).

 

No. It was a while ago. I understand that that they will do nothing with individual complaints. However, since I still get calls from the same people asking for Anita about buying medication, I'm pretty sure the government hasn't done anything at all.

 

Can you clarify? This is not a complaint about TiVo, right?