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ALLWAGONS Samba Member
Joined: June 03, 2000 Posts: 4164 Location: Pasadena CA/DTLA soon China
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Posted: Wed May 04, 2016 3:21 pm Post subject: Re: Do people get random texts like I do?? |
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I usually get texts and calls from numbers extremely close to my phone number, with the same prefix (first 3 numbers) I always answer ALL phone calls and texts regardless because of one of my jobs, if I don't know them, I just hang up or don't reply. _________________ I'd be UNSTOPPABLE if not for Law Enforcement and PHYSICS.
I recycle old cars and parts, other than when I rot, that's as Green as I am going to get.
Thanks to my Tesla driving neighbors, I feel more relaxed driving my SUBURBAN and old VW's.
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KTPhil Samba Member
Joined: April 06, 2006 Posts: 33883 Location: Conejo Valley, CA
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Posted: Wed May 04, 2016 3:44 pm Post subject: Re: Do people get random texts like I do?? |
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ALLWAGONS wrote: |
I usually get texts and calls from numbers extremely close to my phone number, with the same prefix (first 3 numbers) I always answer ALL phone calls and texts regardless because of one of my jobs, if I don't know them, I just hang up or don't reply. |
A suggestion:
Never say "hello" a second time in response to silence after your first "hello." Computer dialers use speech recognition to detect this, and then they KNOW your number is answered by a human (not an answering machine), and then they will sell your number to others, and the spam calling goes way up. One "hello" is enough... if they misdialed they will say something to hang up. If it's a machine it will start "talking" to you, or continue to wait for YOU to speak. Ignoring it makes it go away.
Or answer "FBI Spam Hotline, how may I help you?" |
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Joe Bence Samba Member
Joined: March 14, 2004 Posts: 501 Location: San Diego, CA
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Posted: Wed May 04, 2016 4:04 pm Post subject: Re: Do people get random texts like I do?? |
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I remember when I got my current number I had a bunch of friends/family trying to get a hold of Brandon this guy did not let anyone know he changed his number and some would really be insistent that I was Brandon "No I'm not , click , delete, block. I looked the guy up and he was some collage baseball player on a SoCal team. Years latter I started getting more calls but this time they were from Banks and collection agencies, I guess the baseball thing did not work out and Brandon was not paying his bills etc etc........ _________________ WWW.JBEVWSTORE.COM
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ALLWAGONS Samba Member
Joined: June 03, 2000 Posts: 4164 Location: Pasadena CA/DTLA soon China
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Posted: Wed May 04, 2016 4:51 pm Post subject: Re: Do people get random texts like I do?? |
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KTPhil wrote: |
ALLWAGONS wrote: |
I usually get texts and calls from numbers extremely close to my phone number, with the same prefix (first 3 numbers) I always answer ALL phone calls and texts regardless because of one of my jobs, if I don't know them, I just hang up or don't reply. |
A suggestion:
Never say "hello" a second time in response to silence after your first "hello." Computer dialers use speech recognition to detect this, and then they KNOW your number is answered by a human (not an answering machine), and then they will sell your number to others, and the spam calling goes way up. One "hello" is enough... if they misdialed they will say something to hang up. If it's a machine it will start "talking" to you, or continue to wait for YOU to speak. Ignoring it makes it go away.
Or answer "FBI Spam Hotline, how may I help you?" |
I always answer Nihua! for most numbers I don't know. _________________ I'd be UNSTOPPABLE if not for Law Enforcement and PHYSICS.
I recycle old cars and parts, other than when I rot, that's as Green as I am going to get.
Thanks to my Tesla driving neighbors, I feel more relaxed driving my SUBURBAN and old VW's.
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c21darrel Samba Member
Joined: January 22, 2009 Posts: 8206 Location: San Dimas
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crukab Samba Chef
Joined: December 13, 2002 Posts: 6115 Location: Vermont
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Posted: Thu May 05, 2016 11:14 am Post subject: Re: Do people get random texts like I do?? |
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Cusser wrote: |
I don't do texts.. |
Yep, same here, my phone is attached to the wall in my Kitchen, it does not have screen, I guess that is why I don't get texts.....
I have had someone tell me they could text me pics of a Vw I was calling about, I asked to have them e-mail the pics, they couldn't do that.....
I guess they were not in a hurry to sell the car. _________________ Tom
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johnnywheels Samba Member
Joined: November 22, 2015 Posts: 10
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Posted: Thu May 05, 2016 11:26 am Post subject: Re: Do people get random texts like I do?? |
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crukab wrote: |
Cusser wrote: |
I don't do texts.. |
Yep, same here, my phone is attached to the wall in my Kitchen, it does not have screen, I guess that is why I don't get texts.....
I have had someone tell me they could text me pics of a Vw I was calling about, I asked to have them e-mail the pics, they couldn't do that.....
I guess they were not in a hurry to sell the car. |
Keeping it old school, I respect that |
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iowegian Samba Curmudgeon
Joined: February 16, 2005 Posts: 9826 Location: Somewhere between Dubuque and Keokuk
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Posted: Thu May 05, 2016 3:38 pm Post subject: Re: Do people get random texts like I do?? |
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johnnywheels wrote: |
crukab wrote: |
Cusser wrote: |
I don't do texts.. |
Yep, same here, my phone is attached to the wall in my Kitchen, it does not have screen, I guess that is why I don't get texts.....
I have had someone tell me they could text me pics of a Vw I was calling about, I asked to have them e-mail the pics, they couldn't do that.....
I guess they were not in a hurry to sell the car. |
Keeping it old school, I respect that |
E-mailing pics is old school?
Heck, I still have the film developed and then put the prints in an envelope and send them via USPS. |
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EverettB Administrator
Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 69734 Location: Phoenix Metro
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Posted: Thu May 05, 2016 4:41 pm Post subject: Re: Do people get random texts like I do?? |
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crukab wrote: |
I have had someone tell me they could text me pics of a Vw I was calling about, I asked to have them e-mail the pics, they couldn't do that.....
I guess they were not in a hurry to sell the car. |
This seems uncommon to me because:
Most people who can text pics can email pics too, through their phone.
It's sort of the same procedure... _________________ How to Post Photos
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vdubyah73 Samba Member
Joined: July 05, 2003 Posts: 2541 Location: somewhere in Texas, my house has wheels
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Posted: Thu May 05, 2016 4:50 pm Post subject: Re: Do people get random texts like I do?? |
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EverettB wrote: |
crukab wrote: |
I have had someone tell me they could text me pics of a Vw I was calling about, I asked to have them e-mail the pics, they couldn't do that.....
I guess they were not in a hurry to sell the car. |
This seems uncommon to me because:
Most people who can text pics can email pics too, through their phone.
It's sort of the same procedure... |
Not if you're a luddite, like me, with a stupid phone. I can snap a lousy pic and send it text but wouldn't have a clue how to get it from my phone to my computer. I know lots of guys like that. If I need to send decent pics I get my wife to take them and send them. I'm the wrench and she's the nerd. Works well for us.
Bill _________________ burning down the house
73 bounty hunter, sold.
'77 transporter, junked had crotch rot.
Dubless, but have a CPR built stroker waiting for a new to me Beetle
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mark tucker Samba Member
Joined: April 08, 2009 Posts: 23937 Location: SHALIMAR ,FLORIDA
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Posted: Thu May 05, 2016 8:37 pm Post subject: Re: Do people get random texts like I do?? |
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so....whats your number?
I keep getting text saying all my data is used.......wtf I thought I was buying new unused data so shouldent they give me a discount for selling me used data?? |
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EverettB Administrator
Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 69734 Location: Phoenix Metro
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Posted: Thu May 05, 2016 11:26 pm Post subject: Re: Do people get random texts like I do?? |
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vdubyah73 wrote: |
EverettB wrote: |
crukab wrote: |
I have had someone tell me they could text me pics of a Vw I was calling about, I asked to have them e-mail the pics, they couldn't do that.....
I guess they were not in a hurry to sell the car. |
This seems uncommon to me because:
Most people who can text pics can email pics too, through their phone.
It's sort of the same procedure... |
Not if you're a luddite, like me, with a stupid phone. I can snap a lousy pic and send it text but wouldn't have a clue how to get it from my phone to my computer. I know lots of guys like that. If I need to send decent pics I get my wife to take them and send them. I'm the wrench and she's the nerd. Works well for us. |
Ok, I understand.
I was thinking text+photo = full smart phone, in which case most people who do that can use the smart phone to email too. _________________ How to Post Photos
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Zundfolge1432 Samba Member
Joined: June 13, 2004 Posts: 12454
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Posted: Fri May 06, 2016 4:33 am Post subject: Re: Do people get random texts like I do?? |
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How much easier could it be? If you have either android or iPhone you take a pic send it to any email address including yours and you have that photo. Now send that to your printer and you have that old school photo in your hand. First you have to join the 21st century and that's hard for some folks I know think of all the pics you could be taking of family,friends etc. good pics hi resolution like this spur of the moment one.
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vdubyah73 Samba Member
Joined: July 05, 2003 Posts: 2541 Location: somewhere in Texas, my house has wheels
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Posted: Fri May 06, 2016 5:24 am Post subject: Re: Do people get random texts like I do?? |
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Zundfolge1432 wrote: |
How much easier could it be? If you have either android or iPhone you take a pic send it to any email address including yours and you have that photo. Now send that to your printer and you have that old school photo in your hand. First you have to join the 21st century and that's hard for some folks I know think of all the pics you could be taking of family,friends etc. good pics hi resolution like this spur of the moment one.
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Dom't need a phone, thats obsolete every 18 months, and costs 100's of dollars, then there's the rip off cost of gigs.. How come you have a stone age 009 distributor instead of a high tech ignition set up? Or at least an SVDA from the bronze age.
Bill _________________ burning down the house
73 bounty hunter, sold.
'77 transporter, junked had crotch rot.
Dubless, but have a CPR built stroker waiting for a new to me Beetle
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Zundfolge1432 Samba Member
Joined: June 13, 2004 Posts: 12454
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Posted: Fri May 06, 2016 6:19 am Post subject: Re: Do people get random texts like I do?? |
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vdubyah73 wrote: |
Zundfolge1432 wrote: |
How much easier could it be? If you have either android or iPhone you take a pic send it to any email address including yours and you have that photo. Now send that to your printer and you have that old school photo in your hand. First you have to join the 21st century and that's hard for some folks I know think of all the pics you could be taking of family,friends etc. good pics hi resolution like this spur of the moment one.
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Dom't need a phone, thats obsolete every 18 months, and costs 100's of dollars, then there's the rip off cost of gigs.. How come you have a stone age 009 distributor instead of a high tech ignition set up? Or at least an SVDA from the bronze age.
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I can justify the phone as we have aging family members living out of state, it's nice to be available at all times comforts them as well. The 009 is attached to the car I bought as is last summer. The photo was really more to show the resolution of the camera of pics taken on the fly. I was here on samba over 11 years before I posted the first photo because I didn't know how. Now that I can post photos it's a lot more fun and could be of use to others here. Like this one.
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Zundfolge1432 Samba Member
Joined: June 13, 2004 Posts: 12454
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Posted: Fri May 06, 2016 6:21 am Post subject: Re: Do people get random texts like I do?? |
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Back on topic I could send the Nigerian prince a very nice 10 megapixel photo of my middle finger in response to the crazy text messages. |
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enjoyther1de Samba Member
Joined: December 19, 2010 Posts: 1279 Location: chino,ca
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Posted: Fri May 06, 2016 6:50 am Post subject: Re: Do people get random texts like I do?? |
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This seems uncommon to me because:
Most people who can text pics can email pics too, through their phone.
It's sort of the same procedure... |
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Not if you're a luddite, like me, with a stupid phone. I can snap a lousy pic and send it text but wouldn't have a clue how to get it from my phone to my computer. I know lots of guys like that. If I need to send decent pics I get my wife to take them and send them. I'm the wrench and she's the nerd. Works well for us. |
I was thinking text+photo = full smart phone, in which case most people who do that can use the smart phone to email too. |
You can send the pics to email with a stupid flip phone. I do it all the time. _________________ HBB took me to BBV. |
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Daniel G Crazy Amish Guy
Joined: April 23, 2004 Posts: 828 Location: Central Alabama Amish Country
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Posted: Fri May 06, 2016 10:02 pm Post subject: Re: Do people get random texts like I do?? |
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A couple years ago this girl from Canada started texting me thinking it was her BF's number. How she got it wrong, I have no clue, since we are talking completely different area codes, not even similar to mine. So I pretended to be Brodie for a couple days. I even got her to send me a picture of "us" to remind me how beautiful she was haha. She was a cute girl, probably could have found a better guy though. I even started inviting her over to his house or telling her that I was coming over later, I'm sure that made his life interesting. She finally caught on by day four and quit texting me. She even told me that I was acting so different than I normally did at one point, but still didn't catch on then. _________________ 1967 13 Window Deluxe
1966 Beetle
1971 Panel
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mark tucker Samba Member
Joined: April 08, 2009 Posts: 23937 Location: SHALIMAR ,FLORIDA
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Posted: Sat May 07, 2016 2:23 pm Post subject: Re: Do people get random texts like I do?? |
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I have a flip phone....but still cant figure out how to post pics.....the wife tried to add a avatar to me....cant figure out that either.toosmall kb's. and...I have one of them 009 thingys in my car too.it seems to work fine, but I dont know why it does. |
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EverettB Administrator
Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 69734 Location: Phoenix Metro
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Posted: Sat May 07, 2016 11:10 pm Post subject: Re: Do people get random texts like I do?? |
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mark tucker wrote: |
I have a flip phone....but still cant figure out how to post pics.....the wife tried to add a avatar to me....cant figure out that either.toosmall kb's. and...I have one of them 009 thingys in my car too.it seems to work fine, but I dont know why it does. |
Email it to me if you want an avatar added _________________ How to Post Photos
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