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Ameraves
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Yup, I've been getting quite a few as well. Some of them get automatically blocked, some show up with a red background and say scam call. Some of them I know to ignore because I still have a 619 number, but haven't lived in San Diego in 10+ years. So anytime my wife or I get 619 calls we know it is some sort of spam.
Some of the 800, 866, or 877 numbers actually don't even get through to my phone very often. Many times I will see a pop up on my computer screen about an incoming call, and before it even rings to my phone it disappears. And it is always one of those 800 numbers. I don't know if Fi or something is automatically blocking them, but whatever it is I like it.
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BrutulTM
Good, bad, I'm the guy with the gun.
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I got a hilarious one last spring. It came up on my caller ID in red with a message saying that Google thought it was a scam call. I answered it anyway and it was a dude with an almost incomprehensible Indian accent telling me that I had been "selected by the US government to receive $750 from the US government". I hung up before he got around to telling me that I just needed to give him my social security number and credit card so he could send me the cash.
LiquidDeath
Magnus Deadlift the Fucktiger
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Cutlery
Kill All the White People
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Tell me about it. The second refurb is sitting on the mantle, and will absolutely make it for it's 90 day warranty due to me not using the fucking thing and just going with a different phone/carrier.
Crone
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Lol. Hacked for what? I never put a password on my phone either. There is literally 0 on it that is of use to someone else data wise. If someone wants my phone that bad, then so be it.
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Vaclav
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LOL yea, I got that one like a week ago - US Transportation Bureau wants to send you a $750 refund check.... lol...
Destiny's Paw
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And on some devices, like mine, can stay unlocked if it's at your house (GPS).
Vaclav
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Yea I've had a rash of them recently too - thought I gave my number to someone I shouldn't have (like when I was job hunting or something, I don't give my number out much) - but guess there's some master database they got a hold of or something. Annoying shitheads. (Especially since my phone line ties into my work - so every call distracts me from potential work)
BrutulTM
Good, bad, I'm the guy with the gun.
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At least they figured out that they need to be a little specific. No one calls from "the US government" which is what my guy told me.
meStevo
I think your wife's a bigfoot gus.
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Anyone tether or have a plan that allows you to use a hotspot for more than 10gb/mo?
Wife got a Jetpack and was sold a bit of a BS when she bought it and was upgraded to unlimited on Verizon.
Dropping to 3G with a few days of vacation left sucks. At least it will reset before she heads to Colorado next week.
Wife got a Jetpack and was sold a bit of a BS when she bought it and was upgraded to unlimited on Verizon.
Dropping to 3G with a few days of vacation left sucks. At least it will reset before she heads to Colorado next week.
Destiny's Paw
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Is there a cheap (or free) app I can use to find out which cellular network is available, strength and reliability.
Intrinsic
Person of Whiteness
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I don't think so, at least not in the way you're thinking about I would guess. If you have friends on different carriers you can each d/l something like OpenSignal or Network Cell Signal which will both give you an RSSI, so you could compare that way. Even if your phone covers all bands I didn't find anything that would just act like a spectrum analyzer and give you everything. But if you find something I'd be interested.
Destiny's Paw
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I found a spectrum analyzer that would do exactly what I need, and then some. Lol little pricey.
Think I'll just see what's available and go from there.
Think I'll just see what's available and go from there.