[Shop-talk] annoying calls

[Bob Spidell]

... and:

https://www.sfgate.com/opinion/article/Why-are-we-getting-so-many-robocalls-13721216.php

On 3/27/2019 9:28 AM, Randall via Shop-talk wrote:
> In some cases, even a phone number is not required!
>
> I used to have an old dial-type phone mounted on the wall in the garage,
> wired into the house phone line.  I left it there even after having the
> house service disconnected.  It didn't even have a dial tone!  And our old
> number was quickly reassigned to someone else.
>
> But it would still ring every once in a great while.  If I answered, it
> would be some sort of political advertisement recording.
>
> My theory is that the political campaign had some kind of deal with the
> local exchange, to place calls from their switch directly to all connected
> lines, even those not provisioned with a number.
>
> -- Randall
>
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