There are 3 ways to "verify" the numbers. One is to fully verify from where the call came and another to partially verify from where the call came. There's a third but I forget its adjective.
I'm getting calls from fully verified...
There is no adjective for the third verification, so I made up "regional" for Area Code.
Full: Cox verified the 10-digit number is registered with the originating provider.
Partial: Cox verified all but the last 4 digits with the originating provider. For example, a company has a private PBX so the last 4 digits wouldn't be registered with the originating provider.
Regional: Cox verified the first 3 digits came from a known gateway of another provider.
Do Not Call Registry flop.
Actually it's a Cox failure to FULLY implement spoof calls.
At least get Cox users to complain to their license holder (the FCC).
Cox is implementing it. I'm getting Fully Verified calls....prefixed with
In my opinion, a prefix is useless. What's the difference between looking at Caller ID to check for a "V" or just recognizing a telephone number on the Caller ID? I don't care if it has a "V" or not...I don't recognize the number.
I thought the point was to stop ringing my phone.
Bruce: "I thought the point was to stop ringing my phone..."
I did too.
