On Thu, 2 May 2013 17:47:04 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> wrote:

> On Thursday, May 2, 2013 4:29:54 PM UTC-4, Cheri wrote:
> >
> > if I happen to be close by the phone and
> >
> > don't recognize the number, I just pick the phone up and immediately hang
> >
> > up.
> >
>
> WRONG!!!! This tells them there IS a live body at that number and you're less likely to be deleted from their lists. Aw, heck, on 2nd thought, I doubt they have sucker lists. Their equipt. just dials thru entire exchanges and hope for some schnook to pick up.

Correct. Computers auto-dial all the possible number combinations
123-234-4567, 123-234-4568, 123-234-4569 etc.

What I've gotten a couple of times on my cell phone is a machine that
calls and asks me to wait on the line until a real person can get to
me. Huh, WHAT? That's what I call chutzpah. It takes brass balls to
robo-call ME and then tell me to wait when I didn't ask them to call
in the first place. Click!

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