strange call from "Restricted"

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pb <pb_public@operamail.com> wrote:
> I just got a second strange phone call in as many weeks, this
> time from an entity named "Restricted". No phone number, just
> that name. It came with a strange ring tone from my phone. When I
> picked up there was no connection that I could hear. Trying to
> call back brought an "invalid number" error.

> Is this some occasional Verizon function?

"restricted" means the caller is blocking caller ID, which can be
done from any landline or cellular phone by dialing *67 before the number.

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Steven J Sobol wrote:

> "restricted" means the caller is blocking caller ID, which can be
> done from any landline or cellular phone by dialing *67 before the number.

Would the LG 6000 phone assign a different ringtone to a blocked
Caller ID?? (I have only the standard ringtones installed.)
Doesn't seem likely to me.

Thanks,
Paul

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pb <pb_public@operamail.com> wrote:
> Steven J Sobol wrote:
>
>> "restricted" means the caller is blocking caller ID, which can be
>> done from any landline or cellular phone by dialing *67 before the number.
>
> Would the LG 6000 phone assign a different ringtone to a blocked
> Caller ID?? (I have only the standard ringtones installed.)
> Doesn't seem likely to me.

Some phones do; some phones can assign special ringtones only for specific
numbers in which case Caller ID must come through. My Samsung phone can
assign specific ringtones for specific numbers *plus* you can do a special
ringtone for no caller ID. However I have never owned an LG, so I don't know
what the 6000 can do.

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I'm getting the same "Restricted" mesage at times when my wife calls my cell
phone. She's using one of these calling cards to charge the call to. This
might happen 2 times out of 10.

"pb" <pb_public@operamail.com> wrote in message
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> I just got a second strange phone call in as many weeks, this
> time from an entity named "Restricted". No phone number, just
> that name. It came with a strange ring tone from my phone. When I
> picked up there was no connection that I could hear. Trying to
> call back brought an "invalid number" error.
>
> Is this some occasional Verizon function?
>
> TIA
>

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an entity named "Restricted"

Are there any black helicopters in the area.

I like the entity nonsense.

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On 2004-07-20, pb <pb_public@operamail.com> wrote:
> Would the LG 6000 phone assign a different ringtone to a blocked
> Caller ID?? (I have only the standard ringtones installed.)
> Doesn't seem likely to me.

My LG 4400 came from the factory configured to use different ringtones
for "Caller ID", "No Caller ID" (ie, comes from a phone system that
doesn't support caller-id) and "Restricted" (blocked caller-id).

Check your "Sound" settings to find out for sure, but everything
suggests that the 6000 is similarly configured by default.

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"pb" <pb_public@operamail.com> wrote in message
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> I just got a second strange phone call in as many weeks, this
> time from an entity named "Restricted". No phone number, just
> that name. It came with a strange ring tone from my phone. When I
> picked up there was no connection that I could hear. Trying to
> call back brought an "invalid number" error.
>
> Is this some occasional Verizon function?
>
> TIA

Next time that happens, look up. I bet you'll see a black helicopter...

Dan'l.

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On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 15:06:26 -0400, "pb" <pb_public@operamail.com> chose to
add this to the great equation of life, the universe, and everything:

>I just got a second strange phone call in as many weeks, this
>time from an entity named "Restricted". No phone number, just
>that name. It came with a strange ring tone from my phone. When I
>picked up there was no connection that I could hear. Trying to
>call back brought an "invalid number" error.
>
>Is this some occasional Verizon function?

It's been happening to some people over the last few months.

Next time it happens, don't answer; if it really is someone who wants to
speak to you, they can leave a voice mail.

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noman wrote:

> My LG 4400 came from the factory configured to use different ringtones
> for "Caller ID", "No Caller ID" (ie, comes from a phone system that
> doesn't support caller-id) and "Restricted" (blocked caller-id).

That indeed is the case, right out of the box. Mystery solved.
Thanks, guys.

pb

I've received over 30 calls in 1 hour from a Restricted number. It sounded like a porno call with a child involved. I called Verizon and the Melbourne Police Dept. and both say there is nothing anyone can do. Can this be correct?