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TK South Orange
Citizen
Username: Tk_south_orange
Post Number: 364
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 - 3:37 pm: | 
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Anyone recognize this number? They keep calling me and hanging up before I can even answer and it is sooo annoying. |
Cynicalgirl
Citizen
Username: Cynicalgirl
Post Number: 2671
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 - 3:41 pm: |
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Go to verizon.com and do a reverse look up. Or, call them! |
TK South Orange
Citizen
Username: Tk_south_orange
Post Number: 366
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 - 3:47 pm: |
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I call and it just rings and rings.
I called directory assistance and they said they can only tell me it is in maplewood.
Verizon doesn't come up with anything - is there another carrier in our area? |
fiche
Citizen
Username: Fiche
Post Number: 124
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 - 3:49 pm: |
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Call the phone company and see if you can block the number. It should be pretty simple. |
LibraryLady..
Supporter
Username: Librarylady
Post Number: 3325
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 - 3:49 pm: |
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I used reversephonedirectory.com and they reported it was located in South Orange. Go figger. |
Brett
Citizen
Username: Bmalibashksa
Post Number: 2292
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 - 3:55 pm: |
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The phone number "(973) 762-2298" is based in South Orange, NJ and the registered carrier is Verizon New Jersey, Inc. However, due to number portability, some numbers have been transferred to a new service provider other than the registered carrier.
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TK South Orange
Citizen
Username: Tk_south_orange
Post Number: 367
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 - 3:55 pm: |
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It is my cell phone they call. I thought we couldnt' block calls there?
LOL - I tried another "lookup" online and it came out as orange. oh well. |
sportsnut
Citizen
Username: Sportsnut
Post Number: 2387
Registered: 10-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 - 4:12 pm: |
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The service I used said that the number is registered to a business in Livingston located at 301 S. Livingston Ave., Livingston, NJ.
PL me if you want more details. |
TK South Orange
Citizen
Username: Tk_south_orange
Post Number: 368
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 - 4:29 pm: |
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I pl'd you. thanks |
sac
Supporter
Username: Sac
Post Number: 3393
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 - 4:39 pm: |
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This may no longer be true, but at one time all 76 numbers were registered as "South Orange" (including those in Maplewood, which are many, including mine.) In fact, going way back when we had letters rather than numbers at the beginning of phone exchanges, it was SO rather than 76 - check your phone keys to see this.
My mother came to visit me once when I first moved here and was trying to call an old friend who lived in the area. She kept dialing 506-xxxx and getting a wrong number. We finally figured out that she had the phone number written down as SO-6-xxxx. |
ess
Citizen
Username: Ess
Post Number: 1822
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 - 8:43 pm: |
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Actually - to split hairs, Sac, 761, 762, and 763 were the SO/Mplwd exchanges. But otherwise, you are correct.  |
TK South Orange
Citizen
Username: Tk_south_orange
Post Number: 370
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 - 12:08 pm: |
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Okay everyone - ashamed to admit it - but it was my doorbell calling me.
we have a telephone entry system where when someone rings the bell - it rings your phone. Of course I only use a cell phone and when I moved in they could only do landlines so I never used this feature. Well - turns out now they do use cell phones and the super programmed mine in - i just didn't realize it.
Explains the hang ups and the lack of voicemails! |
The Libertarian
Citizen
Username: Local_1_crew
Post Number: 1994
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 - 12:14 pm: |
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LOL! ::points and laughs at the silly person:: |
TK South Orange
Citizen
Username: Tk_south_orange
Post Number: 371
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 - 12:23 pm: |
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Even funnier was me standing outside my building ringing my doorbell and staring at my phone....
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The Libertarian
Citizen
Username: Local_1_crew
Post Number: 1999
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 - 12:25 pm: |
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i will now call that number and mock you. |
davidbuckley
Citizen
Username: Davidbuckley
Post Number: 561
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 - 12:25 pm: |
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What about all those people who were trying to get in...are they still out there?
;-D |
The Libertarian
Citizen
Username: Local_1_crew
Post Number: 2000
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 - 12:27 pm: |
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didnt work |
Buzzsaw
Citizen
Username: Buzzsaw
Post Number: 4579
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 - 12:45 pm: |
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TK South Orange
I applaud your honesty!
You may want to email Dave about deleting this thread. Not sure I'd want people calling my garage.
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Buzzsaw
Citizen
Username: Buzzsaw
Post Number: 4580
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 - 12:46 pm: |
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.....and when I say "people" - I really mean that I can see myself having a few beers and calling your garage.....just to see what a garage really sounds like. |
Lou
Citizen
Username: Flf
Post Number: 129
Registered: 8-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 - 12:47 pm: |
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that's really funny |
LilLB
Citizen
Username: Lillb
Post Number: 1593
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 - 1:19 pm: |
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TK - that's hysterical!!! |
Bob K
Supporter
Username: Bobk
Post Number: 11325
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 - 2:09 pm: |
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TK had one of those DAH! moments I guess.
Why would anyone want their doorbell to ring their cell phone? I admit to being a low tech kinda guy, but this seems to be something that is being done solely because it can be done. If you are so far away that you can't hear the doorbell, you will never make it home before the doorbell ringer gives up and leaves.
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TK South Orange
Citizen
Username: Tk_south_orange
Post Number: 372
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 - 2:17 pm: |
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LOL - Front door doesn't take incoming calls -
ah - see - our buliding is older. So instead of wiring all the apartments w/ doorbells to the front of the building - they put in a phone system instead. So when someone comes and ring your bell - it rings your phone - but it is the same telephone number for the whole building.
So if someone is at the front of the building - that is the only way to "ring" you to tell you they are there. Unless they are walking around in the building -then there is a doorbell hooked up to your front door that you can ring. So alas, none can reach me by calling my front door - you have to be standing there pushing the button.
I guess whoever was looking for me went away - maybe some packages I didn't get (or that got stolen, I will never know) |
Bob K
Supporter
Username: Bobk
Post Number: 11326
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 - 2:29 pm: |
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TK, my guess it was the people from Publisher's Clearing House who wanted to give you a $1,000,000 check!!! |
TK South Orange
Citizen
Username: Tk_south_orange
Post Number: 373
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 - 2:36 pm: |
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Damn - and I could really use that money! |
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