Someone keeps calling me and hanging up.

[redqueen]

CUT IT OUT ALREADY!

:argh:

[Lucky Luciano]

1. My bad....

Sorry! I'll stop!

[lightbulb]

2. It could be a nervous secret admirer

Who keeps losing his/her nerve!

[plcdude]

14. I would not lose my nerve

she won't give me her phone number.

[physioex]

3. Come on....

Caller ID.....Get with the program ;)

[AlCzervik]

4. *69?

[redqueen]

8. I'm at work

And not only do they not have caller ID here, there is also no *69 - I've TRIED!

[AlCzervik]

11. Is it a direct line into your phone or does

it route through the main line?

[redqueen]

16. Both

My phone rings for both the old main line that feeds into mine, and also my direct line.

[AlCzervik]

17. If it continues you could try the phone company

they may be able to trace it.

[redqueen]

20. Thanks

They quit for now.... guess calling me and hanging up upwards of THIRTY TIMES finally did it for them. It was really driving me up the wall!

[plcdude]

5. be careful

if you need help don't hesitate to seek it. It is probably nothing but one can't be too careful. A friend of mine received a sign filled with hate on her car just last week. She also told me she had been getting calls with no one answering. The incredible part is that the sign was put on her car while she was grocery shopping. That is scary since it probably means someone is stalking her. Now I am not trying to frighten you just asking you to be careful and if this continues not take it lightly and ignore it. Okay?

[redqueen]

9. Oh there's no way I'm taking this lightly.

There are people I wish to speak to who may not be able to get through due to this nonsense.

I am very upset.

[havocmom]

6. Got a whistle?

I warned my neighbors that I was gonna blast a (known) caller who kept doing that.

Now days, it is likely just a computer generated call for telemarketing. They have computers which will dial several #s then put human through to whoever answers first, leaving all the others to answer a phantom call. Annoying.

Hey, did you read about what Congress is planning to do with the "No Call List" people? They are talking about changing it so those who went on the no-call list can be called by machines which will leave messages for you. No actual person will call. So, the BIG argument telemarketing firms used against the no-call list, that it would cost people jobs, was really funny, since they were going to automated calling anyway...

[redqueen]

12. Those bastards!

:grr:

How can you tell a computer off? This takes ALL the fun out of it. :(

[Beware the Beast Man]

7. Someone may be accidentally faxing you.

If the machine they're using is a dedicated fax, it could call out a dozen times before giving up.

[redqueen]

13. No, I've had those

they all do the machiney-hello 'beeeheeeeeeeescreeeeeeeeee' sound... this is just me answering and them hanging up.

[Beware the Beast Man]

18. I've had that happen with a fax, too.

Sometimes I get the old "bee-hee-scree," sometimes it's just dead air.

[sundog]

10. You're not waiting long enough...

to hear the heavy breathing :P

[redqueen]

15. Hah!

No, he's busy today. :evilgrin:

It seems to have stopped ... for now...

[plcdude]

19. I'm not that busy

but why don't you call me for a change?

[redqueen]

23. Heh

I'm a one-pervert kinda gal... sorry. :)

[leftofthedial]

21. I get about four of those a day

it seems

[redqueen]

22. Yeah I'm used to three or four

But not all the same way... like some will stay on the line a few seconds, and some will hang up before I even get the receiver to my ear.

These were all exactly alike... all waited until I had said my, "good afternoon, 'placewhereIwork'" greeting before hanging up. And they were all together. UGH!

[leftofthedial]

26. I think it is abortive marketing calls

expecting to reach someone different--a different gender or a business versus a residence or whatever

or they realized they can't pronoune your name and get flustered and hang up.

[Ima]

24. I get them also

[leftofthedial]

27. maybe it's homeland security

messin' with lefties

[StopTheMorans]

25. what are they calling you?

[redqueen]

28. OMFG!

They just did it again!

:nuke:

[mac56]

29. Next time, try this.

Tap the side of your phone. Then say quite audibly: "Officer, this is the call I want you to trace."

I bet it doesn't happen again.

[TrogL]

30. Is your telephone working properly?

I had that happen and the mouthpiece was broken. They couldn't hear me.