[asterisk-users] Area code 757 "Car warranty" calls

[Jon Pounder]

Cary Fitch wrote:

The problem has two prongs - first we are in control of our own 
landlines and can use asterisk to screen whatever crap we wish before 
disturbing a real user or allowing a vm to get stored (but it would be 
nice not to have to).

The other issue is we are not for the most part in any kind of control 
situation of our cellphones, and there is no way to stop that ring from 
happening and once it does it either needs to be answered or a vm dealt 
with. This is where the bigger players need to start living up to their 
responsibilities and not just ignore the problem.



> Well it will get me off my rant in this forum.  Isn't that worth something?
>
> Seriously, as "users" some of us have one 2 line system and others are
> running multiple systems, absorbing hundreds of thousands of calls a day.
>
> Where the %&#! "warranty calls" are coming from or not coming from is useful
> info.
>
> Cary Fitch
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Don Kelly
> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 11:23 AM
> To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion'
> Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Area code 757 "Car warranty" calls
>
> This information appears to be relevant, but useless?
>
>   --Don
>
> Don Kelly
> PCF Corp
> People Come First
>
> 651 842-1000
> 888 Don Kell(y)
> 651 842-1001 fax
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Tilghman
> Lesher
> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 10:39 AM
> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Area code 757 "Car warranty" calls
>
> On Friday 20 March 2009 00:38:45 Cary Fitch wrote:
>   
>> Sure if you can get up stream carriers to cooperate.  Just follow the
>>     
> CDRs.
>   
>> But short of a subpoena... or enlightened self interest, like the calls
>> take down a tandem.. (not likely).
>>
>> We could loop the calls back to get AT&T's attention, but they would just
>> complain about the loop, not trace them back to the source.
>>     
>
> Nothing official, but if these are the same clowns who called me
> earlier this month (and who I filed a complaint on at the DNC registry),
> then changing their area code may have been a ploy to avoid more
> complaints.  Here is some relevant information on that number:
> http://whocalled.us/lookup/7025200085
>
>