Was it dead (dial tone) or just silent (or slightly hissing)? sometimes the telemarketers are on a computer based automatic calling thingy that waits for a pickup (on your end) to hook up an operator/salesbastard. If there isn't a connection, or the connection is to voicemail an automatic message may get played.
Unfortunately Washington state does not have much in the way of "take me off your call list" legislation so there's not a lot we can do here about annoying phone calls from the marketeers...except make it fun when we do answer the phone and make strict rules about when we answer the phone. For instance, no calls answered during dinner (it's important to my wife and me that we sit down with the kids and eat as a family pretty much every night); if somebody calls during that time, they always have the option of leaving a message and we always have the option of returning the call. will ---- William H. Bowen Webmaster ALSTOM's T&D Energy Automation & Information Business "Your friendly neighborhood Webmaster!" [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.esca.com/ 425.739.3629 Voice 425.466.7016 Cell 425.739.3690 FAX ----- Original Message ----- From: "President Todd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 3:09 PM Subject: Re: My phone Keeps Ringing and someone hangs up on it > This happened to me last night around 10. I would pick the phone up and the > line would just be dead. It happened about 4 times. I eventually took the > phone off the hook. 10 PM? jerk-offs > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jeffry Houser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 3:31 PM > Subject: My phone Keeps Ringing and someone hangs up on it > > > > Man, am I getting angry. > > > > My business line keeps ringing. ( About 5 times in the past hour ) > > If I answer, there is no one on the other end. > > If I let the machine pick it up, 'they' hang up on it. > > > > What is that keycode to call someone back? *69? I don't have callerID, > > but wish I did at this moment in time. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
