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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? :confused:
Draft Dodger
05-09-2006, 10:18 AM
it's like a booty call, but for nerds.
Poli
05-09-2006, 10:20 AM
http://www.mind.ilstu.edu/images/data2.jpg
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
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
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
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
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
A fax machine with a caller ID spoof? ;)
I know a guy who specializes in this.
rkmsuf
05-09-2006, 02:06 PM
I know a guy who specializes in this.

Bob Sacamano?
ice4277
05-09-2006, 08:08 PM
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.