Verizon wireless filed a lawsuit against the perpetrators of the car warranty scam. I hope to hell they win. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,501404,00.html
> 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: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] 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: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] 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 >> >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > _______________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
