Is anybody else's cell phone blowing the fuck up?

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Takes No Damage: Nov 20, 2004; The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far.; Grimey Drawer

My personal started getting calls from random numbers about an hour ago, I'm up to 36 missed calls so far. The other guys in the office are reporting similar. Did my Google Voice number get sold to ISIS or some poo poo??

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ROFLburger: Jan 12, 2006

i have 2 missed calls. from your mom.

# ? Sep 13, 2016 19:40

root of all eval: Dec 28, 2002

ROFLburger posted:

i have 2 missed calls. from your mom.

savage

# ? Sep 13, 2016 19:41

SLICK GOKU BABY: Jun 12, 2001; Hey Hey Let's Go! 喧嘩する
大切な物を protect my balls

My phone blew up as well OP. Apparently it's a new feature to get you to buy a new phone. poo poo exploded right on my counter top.

# ? Sep 13, 2016 19:43

Takes No Damage: Nov 20, 2004; The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far.; Grimey Drawer

My Google Voice page is full of people 'calling me back' and asking who I am and why I'm calling them. This is legit weird... 6 more calls since I started typing this

# ? Sep 13, 2016 19:46

ROFLburger: Jan 12, 2006

try contacting your carrier idiot

# ? Sep 13, 2016 19:47

personable decorum: Sep 7, 2016; by FactsAreUseless

Dunno how else to say this... I blowed up my phone I think

# ? Sep 13, 2016 19:47

Falun Bong Refugee: Dec 14, 2015; by FactsAreUseless

My phone is blowin' up on the reg, son.

# ? Sep 13, 2016 19:48

TheShazbot: Feb 20, 2011

not yet, but I have a Note 7 that I guess I still need to take in for recall?

# ? Sep 13, 2016 19:49

Haptical Sales Slut: Mar 15, 2010; Age 18 to 49

No, I don't use android :dukedoge:

# ? Sep 13, 2016 19:50

personable decorum: Sep 7, 2016; by FactsAreUseless

I actually buy phones I can afford to throw away or lose (discount flip phone clones), am I sick? Probably not.

# ? Sep 13, 2016 19:50

Takes No Damage: Nov 20, 2004; The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far.; Grimey Drawer

I'm making a lot of new enemies this day:

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Call me for what the f*** you. Call me before hanging up. What the f***.

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Please STOP calling me. I am not interested in whatever you are selling.

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Hey, don't call my f****** phone again. Thank you. Bye.

# ? Sep 13, 2016 19:51

Lackey: May 31, 2000; Monsters?
They look like monsters to you?

You might want to check your number on 800notes and see if anyone is saying anything about it.

# ? Sep 13, 2016 19:54

flerp: Feb 25, 2014

Takes No Damage posted:

I'm making a lot of new enemies this day:

maybe stop calling people op

# ? Sep 13, 2016 19:58

Takes No Damage: Nov 20, 2004; The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far.; Grimey Drawer

flerp posted:

maybe stop calling people op

Harsh... but fair.

# ? Sep 13, 2016 20:00

GORDON: Jan 1, 2006; by Fluffdaddy

That was happening to me a lot a few weeks ago. Thought it was weird.

# ? Sep 13, 2016 20:01

JakeP: Apr 27, 2003; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS; Lipstick Apathy

i've been getting more unsolicited calls to my cell as of late but not like what you are describing OP

# ? Sep 13, 2016 20:02

JakeP: Apr 27, 2003; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS; Lipstick Apathy

Takes No Damage posted:

I'm making a lot of new enemies this day:

They are likely calling you from spoofed numbers, so you are basically texting random people lol

# ? Sep 13, 2016 20:02

jBrereton: May 30, 2013; Grimey Drawer

Takes No Damage posted:

My Google Voice page is full of people 'calling me back' and asking who I am and why I'm calling them. This is legit weird... 6 more calls since I started typing this

Are you sure it isn't paranoid schizophrenia

# ? Sep 13, 2016 20:02

personable decorum: Sep 7, 2016; by FactsAreUseless

jBrereton posted:

Are you sure it isn't paranoid schizophrenia

In the first or 69th degree, citizen? (this is not the police).

# ? Sep 13, 2016 20:04

jBrereton: May 30, 2013; Grimey Drawer

personable decorum posted:

In the first or 69th degree, citizen? (this is not the police).

*laughing to the voices in my head* the 420th

# ? Sep 13, 2016 20:04

personable decorum: Sep 7, 2016; by FactsAreUseless

jBrereton posted:

*laughing to the voices in my head* the 420th

lel lawl 5'd

personable decorum fucked around with this message at 20:11 on Sep 13, 2016

# ? Sep 13, 2016 20:05

Dr Strangepants: Nov 26, 2003; Mein F�hrer! I can dance!

Text them back and offer to remove them from your list if they send you a picture of their dinner. Tell them you are very hungry.

# ? Sep 13, 2016 20:08

Roargasm: Oct 21, 2010; Hate to sound sleazy
But tease me
I don't want it if it's that easy

ROFLburger posted:

i have 2 missed calls. from your mom.

# ? Sep 13, 2016 20:09

shoophobo: Aug 30, 2013; "shoophobo? more like shittyposter!"; Fallen Rib

op, stop writing your phone number on gloryhole stall walls.

# ? Sep 13, 2016 20:24

Dave_Indeed: Feb 22, 2004; by FactsAreUseless

Keep calling people and posting them getting all fat, poor and mad in response.

# ? Sep 13, 2016 20:27

whoflungpoop: Sep 9, 2004; With you and the constellations

ROFLburger posted:

i have 2 missed calls. from your mom.

my goodness

# ? Sep 13, 2016 20:29

Tinestram: Jan 13, 2006; Excalibur? More like "Needle"; Grimey Drawer

Hmm, one of the widgets trying to show a Game of Thrones ad crashed a local build we were testing. Apparently in the Game of Thrones, you win or your phone dies.

also, only poor plebs use Android devices.

# ? Sep 13, 2016 20:34

Space Camp fuckup: Aug 2, 2003

Sounds like a telemarketer/scammer is spoofing their number and using yours to do it

# ? Sep 13, 2016 20:36

Rockman Reserve: Oct 2, 2007; "Carbons? Purge? What are you talking about?!"

OP is a phone scammer committing interstate wire fraud and he's using this thread as a smokescreen to make himself look innocent.

# ? Sep 13, 2016 20:41

Takes No Damage: Nov 20, 2004; The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far.; Grimey Drawer

Up to 65 GV messages, I'll post any good/mad ones when I get back to my cube.

# ? Sep 13, 2016 20:51

dZPnJOm8QwUAseApNj: Apr 15, 2002; arf bark woof

holy gently caress this thread sucks

# ? Sep 13, 2016 21:31

Un chien andalou: Oct 22, 2008; The pipe is leaking

I'm so happy my phone never rings. I sometimes wonder why I even have it....

# ? Sep 13, 2016 21:37

Nut to Butt: Apr 13, 2009; by FactsAreUseless

well, it looks like someone already pwned you, someone already took your words literally, someone already explained telemarketer spoofing...

i, uh, hmm. if you give me your number ill send you a nice message, how about that?

# ? Sep 13, 2016 21:41

Sophy Wackles: Dec 17, 2000; > access main security grid
access: PERMISSION DENIED.

No. So lonely.

# ? Sep 13, 2016 21:42

R-Type: Oct 10, 2005; by FactsAreUseless

Why worry OP, you'll take no damage

# ? Sep 13, 2016 21:46

Volcott: Mar 30, 2010; People paying American dollars to let other people know they didn't agree with someone's position on something is the lifeblood of these forums.

I need to look into getting some of those third party/international call blocks for my phone so I don't accidentally get swindled.

# ? Sep 13, 2016 22:06

KifygmySkulltulas: Sep 13, 2016; by Smythe

Volcott posted:

I need to look into getting some of those third party/international call blocks for my phone so I don't accidentally get swindled.

So cool, one thing I really enjoy using in a similar strain of 3rd party add-ons, is https://www.grammarly.com/‎. It connects you to real live editors that will proof and offer suggestions for your writing and is well worth the annual subscription. The software correction is spot on too and should really be embedded in Windows 10. Grammarly is so good it should be put in all computers, government software, a standardized technology.

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# ? Sep 13, 2016 22:11

MiracleWhale: Jun 30, 2015

KifygmySkulltulas posted:

So cool, one thing I really enjoy using in a similar strain of 3rd party add-ons, is https://www.grammarly.com/‎. It connects you to real live editors that will proof and offer suggestions for your writing and is well worth the annual subscription. The software correction is spot on too and should really be embedded in Windows 10. Grammarly is so good it should be put in all computers, government software, a standardized technology.

suck the poo poo out of my balls

# ? Sep 13, 2016 22:20

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Takes No Damage: Nov 20, 2004; The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far.; Grimey Drawer

93 new voice messages 115 total this afternoon. It will be an interesting afternoon when I finally sit down and listen to them all, at least it seems to be slowing down now.

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Yes, somebody just call me from this number and after I told them to stop calling me because he kept having the wrong number. Please like it. If somebody could take this number off your all's mailing list cuz the person you're trying to get a hold of no longer has this number, and I've had this phone number for 7 years. Thank you.

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Yes, you called my home. I don't know who you are. I have the name that comes up as adams and I have no idea what you are.

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Who is this

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You know it's rude to call somebody and hang up on him. I'd like for somebody to call me back. This is diana ---- my phone number is 913 --- ----. Thank you. Bye.

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What is this

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Yes, this is Julie ----. I just received a call in regards to Wyndham, and I wanted to say that we did. We were told that we would get some free shows in Branson and stay at the Windham. And they took $200 out of our credit card, but we never buy need further information. And I don't know if this is what you were talking about or not, but if you could please call me back at 319 --- ----. Thank you.

Looks like I'm not the only one getting scammed :downs:

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Who's this ?

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Who dis

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It's your mamma. What are you up Mike?

My name isn't even Mike...

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Not sure why you're calling me.

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My number is 229 --- ---- please do not call me again. Thank you.

Let's say I really was a telemarketer, why would this ever work?

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Hi, Mark, it's Mom. You must have called me, and I didn't get to the phone in time so call me back. Bye.

This one is from Alabama, not my momma.

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This is an cold coffee. Call me back again.

'Cold call' is probably what he said.

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Can't talk right now...what's up?

Wait, what?

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Call me back (HEAVY)

What are you trying to tell me with that parenthetical Google Voice Voicemail Transcription Robot ^TM

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You called me. I'm returning the call. What do you want?

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I don't know who's calling. You have to call back and let me know bye.

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You called me. I don't know what you want.

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Hi, this is Michael. I just got a call from this number. I don't appreciate that you hung up on me without giving me a okay or consideration that okay. I will take you off. The do not call list so I do not appreciate that so the next time you call me. I will be wanting to talk to your supervisor, and I really appreciate it. Thank you. Bye. Bye.

Do people really believe the old 'let me talk to your supervisor' thing would work on scammy telemarketers?

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Hello. Hello. Hello.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkfpi2H8tOE&t=83s

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I don't know who you are. Why are you calling? My house? I mean my telephone number. I don't know who you are.

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