How do I stop a fax machine from calling my cell phone?
October 20, 2005 8:31 PM Subscribe
How do I stop a fax machine from calling my cell phone?
I get a call once or twice a day on my cell phone that is just high pitched beeping and it sounds like a fax machine. The caller-ID says Unavailable. It's incredibly annoying and it's at random times, last night it was at 3:40 in the morning! I called Verizon and their only suggestion was to change phone numbers. I know there are various things you can do on landlines to stop calls like this, but what can I do on my cell phone?
I get a call once or twice a day on my cell phone that is just high pitched beeping and it sounds like a fax machine. The caller-ID says Unavailable. It's incredibly annoying and it's at random times, last night it was at 3:40 in the morning! I called Verizon and their only suggestion was to change phone numbers. I know there are various things you can do on landlines to stop calls like this, but what can I do on my cell phone?
The upshot, according to those threads: hook up a fax machine to your landline, forward your cell phone number to your landline, find out who it is, call them and get removed.
posted by fionab at 8:52 PM on October 20, 2005
posted by fionab at 8:52 PM on October 20, 2005
Ditto fionab: I've had similar issues in the past, and It's boiled down to sending a fax back to the offending machine with a request for a phone call from its operator. Usually they're happy to assist in correcting the issue.
posted by BigLankyBastard at 12:20 PM on October 21, 2005
posted by BigLankyBastard at 12:20 PM on October 21, 2005
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posted by Gortuk at 8:34 PM on October 20, 2005