What the heck is a "data call???"

Ben E Lou · 05-09-2006, 10:17 AM

Just had something happen that has never happened to me before. My mobile phone started ringing with a strange ringtone that I'd never heard, and the words "Data Call" came up on the screen. A phone number that was (based on the Area Code) from Massachusetts came on the screen, and underneath the number, the option for me to turn on Infrared became enabled. I did nothing, not sure what was going on. I then dialed the number back, and got a message saying the number I'd dialed was no longer in service. Huh??? Any ideas as to what the heck that was?

Draft Dodger · 05-09-2006, 10:18 AM

it's like a booty call, but for nerds.

Poli · 05-09-2006, 10:20 AM

NYFAN · 05-09-2006, 10:28 AM

could it have been a cell phone software update?

JeeberD · 05-09-2006, 10:30 AM

Fozzie was trying to track you down...

Ben E Lou · 05-09-2006, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by NYFAN

could it have been a cell phone software update?

At first glance, nothing looks different. I didn't answer the call, and it is listed as a "missed call."

jeff061 · 05-09-2006, 10:31 AM

I'd imagine it was someone trying to connect to their isp, or maybe office, through a dialup connection and they typed in the wrong number.

As far as how the cell phone handled it, no clue.

JonInMiddleGA · 05-09-2006, 10:31 AM

Fax machine dialing you?

Ben E Lou · 05-09-2006, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Fax machine dialing you?

A fax machine with a caller ID spoof?

albionmoonlight · 05-09-2006, 10:42 AM

Type the number into google and see if anything comes up.

Ben E Lou · 05-09-2006, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by albionmoonlight

Type the number into google and see if anything comes up.

That was the first thing I did, before even posting here. Nothing.

JonInMiddleGA · 05-09-2006, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by SkyDog

A fax machine with a caller ID spoof?

Not unheard of, if it's a junk fax.

Although they aren't anywhere near as common as junk mail, spam, or annoying phone calls, they do happen occasionally. Most commonly from those fake office supply/copier supply scams.

Franklinnoble · 05-09-2006, 11:05 AM

You should have taken the blue pill.

kcchief19 · 05-09-2006, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by SkyDog

A fax machine with a caller ID spoof?

I know a guy who specializes in this.

rkmsuf · 05-09-2006, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by kcchief19

I know a guy who specializes in this.

Bob Sacamano?

ice4277 · 05-09-2006, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Not unheard of, if it's a junk fax.

Although they aren't anywhere near as common as junk mail, spam, or annoying phone calls, they do happen occasionally. Most commonly from those fake office supply/copier supply scams.

Yeah, we get a few of these per day to our office, mostly for third-party insurance.

05-09-2006, 10:18 AM	#2
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NYFAN High School JV Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Marietta, OH	could it have been a cell phone software update? __________________ "Adversity never improves your character, it only reveals it." - Jeff Van Gundy "It was me against the world, but it made me strong" -Sprewell

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05-09-2006, 10:31 AM	#7
jeff061 Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: MA	I'd imagine it was someone trying to connect to their isp, or maybe office, through a dialup connection and they typed in the wrong number. As far as how the cell phone handled it, no clue. __________________ Last edited by jeff061 : 05-09-2006 at 10:31 AM.

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JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	Fax machine dialing you? __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

05-09-2006, 10:42 AM	#10
albionmoonlight Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Carolina	Type the number into google and see if anything comes up.

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Franklinnoble Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Placerville, CA	You should have taken the blue pill.

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