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First I've been back here for a year or so, it seems to have disappeared... Any ways, looking at my call history that I monitor daily, I often see multiple numbers as having been dialed from here, within seconds or simultaneously, with a duration of 0 seconds. I wonder if my number is being used by spammers.Also, unrelated, but my caller ID only works on my Panasonic phones about half the time. Any ideas?
dward5665 said:having been dialed from here
From your house? If a spammer has been spoofing your telephone number, the spoofs wouldn't record on your Cox Call History. The spoofs would record on the spammer's system, which is probably a private network.
Do you have a home security system?
I'm assuming you're saying your Caller ID on TV isn't working? If not, what else has Caller ID? Did you upgrade your equipment to support Cox Voice (VoIP)? This was started a few years ago but maybe your area is now transitioning.
Thanks for the reply.
I don't have tv through Cox, caller ID is only on the phones. These random numbers only show up on the call history, not on the dialed number history of the Panasonic phones. No security system, faxes, or phone modems. Cox Voice was implemented here about a year or so ago.
Thanks, I am very familiar with the NANPA site, I used to program toll restriction tables on a LOT of PBXs back in the "good old days".
dward5665 said:"good old days"
It seems the worst thing to happen to POTS is moving it to the Internet. Perhaps our antiquated telephones are just remnants of POTS.
I thought NANPA used to have a lookup tool for the first 6 six digits, but I couldn't find it yesterday. Perhaps I imagined it.
VOIP is cute, but they ruined a good thing when the industry embraced putting all their eggs in one basket. Have you tried the NANPA site? https://nationalnanpa.com/
Say what you want about analog but it sounded better and worked during power outages.
I too am very familiar with the NANP site. I routinely download their NPA and Allutlzd reports.
No disagreement about analog's advantages. Just think, all these companies so invested in VOIP for their whole communication needs, still need an analog line to report outages, or a cell phone.
The reset seems to have fixed the inbound caller id issue! With one or two exceptions, I think the culprit of the outbound calls is my wife not paying attention when dialing. She's legally blind but still trying, so I gotta forgive her.
Good bantering with you, Bruce. I'll be here more often!