*69 call backs (inspired by prank call thread)

[ksjayhawks]

I disabled that service from our phone. If I see a number and noone left a message I figure it was a wrong number or not important.

If I call a wrong number, I say sorry wrong number if they have a machine, if they don't you can't. Then I go on and forget about it.

Ihave had people call me back when I've dialed a wrong number. Sometimes they are so accusatory and confrontational, it is almost scary. When they call me back and don't identify themselves, but go "You called me, who are you?", I usually reply by asking who they are. Many times they won't say, so I reply that it must have been a wrong number and hang up.

I feel sorry for those people who are so paranoid about wrong numbers or numbers that they don't know. Isn't that why they have caller id to begin with or an answering machine? They can always look up the number on reverse look up.

 

[DisneyJen0504]

If you have *69 and you see a number on there you don't recognize, do you call it back to see who it is?

I don't.

I'm not trying to offend anyone, but I know people who do this and I've had it done to me and I just don't understand it! My sister does it all the time and she sounds really accusatory when she calls them back. "Hello! You called MY number, who is this???" My DH had this done to him a few days ago. He dialed a wrong number and there wasn't a machine or anything. A few hours later, this guy called him back wanting to know who he was. When I see strange numbers on there, I just assume they're wrong numbers.

No I dont do that. If I dont know the # and they didnt leave a message, there is a good reason-wrong # or not importatnt. Who cares.

 

[LadyyRedd]

My cell phone # has a 410 area code. There's a guy in DC (202 area code) that would call my phone from time to time, calling the wrong number. I know it was the same guy because his # would come up. The first time he asked if this was "301-xxx-xxxx" and I said no it's "410-xxx-xxxx", same number, different area codes (the other half of MD is 301). Well, he's called me probably 100 times over the course of 2 years. For a while he would say "sorry, I must've dialed the wrong area code again!" I would always answer because I'd think "that number is familiar, who is it?" Finally I got smart and stored the # in my cell with a not so very nice name so that I know who it is!!

Kimya

 

[Meezers]

Nah -- if a number shows up on our caller ID that I don't recognize and they don't leave a message, I don't care who it is.

Totally agree....and have many of the ringers on my phones turned off...I only hear the phone if I am in the main part of the apartment!

 

[Aidensmom]

I just figure it was a wrong number, or else it was something not important enough to leave a message. I don't worry about it.

 

[Jynohn]

I work in an office, and I sometimes have the job of answering the phones. I can't tell you how often I have had people call and ask, "Who called me?"

How am I supposed to know? We have 20 agents. It could have been any of them! If they didn't leave you a message, just leave it be, it must not have been important!

This happens to me daily! I'll answer the phone at work and the person says, "someone called me from this number, do you know who it was?" When I tell them it's a large office and I have no way of knowing who called they often get annoyed and want me to try to find out! Am I supposed to poll the entire office to see who may have called them?

I work for a recruiting agency that hires engineers. I would say 95% of our candidates are men. The worst part is when the wives will call from the caller id and say, "did someone call my husband?" That's just doubly annoying. First of all, if it was important they would have left a message, secondly, your husband is a grown man, let him call himself!

 

[ZachnElli]

I don't think I've ever pushed the *69 #. I have had several people use it on me though and be accusatory to me also. What is up with that? The worst was my sil, we were at my parents house and my dh, her brother, called her. She didn't answer and then later did the *69 and was being a huge jerk to my dad who had no idea who she was! She kept saying his name sounded familiar (from the caller id). I overheard and took the phone, I was so mad!

 

[Marseeya]

I don't think I've ever pushed the *69 #. I have had several people use it on me though and be accusatory to me also. What is up with that? The worst was my sil, we were at my parents house and my dh, her brother, called her. She didn't answer and then later did the *69 and was being a huge jerk to my dad who had no idea who she was! She kept saying his name sounded familiar (from the caller id). I overheard and took the phone, I was so mad!

Good for you! Was she embarrassed or apologetic or anything? But it does sound like something my sister would do.

 

[Sparx]

I've had it happen to me. I dialed 8070 instead of 7080 and some lady called me two days later like, "who is this? you called and I don't know you. Who are you?" I just said, "Oh, I'm sorry I must have dialed a wrong number!"

I don't do it, if it is important they will call me back.