# Don't call those spam numbers!!! You'll be charged!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 22, 2014, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-call-those-spam-numbers-youll-be-charged/699221 "2014-09-22T11:42:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2014, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-call-those-spam-numbers-youll-be-charged/699221/21 "2014-09-22T19:58:02Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Unfortunately, there are no mods who are awake during US night hours. I usually am. I tend to sleep in the day and be up at night. It’s just that, last night wasn’t one of those nights. ETA: Prime example will be today/tonight. It’s 1pm and I just woke up fifteen minutes ago, which means I’ll probably be going to bed around 2 or 3am. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2014, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-call-those-spam-numbers-youll-be-charged/699221/22 "2014-09-22T20:34:54Z")
I just called and gave them a real earful. Chewed them out for a full hour. They listened to everything I had to say, and asked me to call back tonight. Apparently their company president wants to apologize and have a long discussion about my ideas for improving their service. Even offered to wire me a stipend as compensation for my time. See? We’re sometimes to quick to assume the worst, but all you have to do is be firm and use your people skills. They’ll listen to reason, just like any other legitimate business. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2014, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-call-those-spam-numbers-youll-be-charged/699221/23 "2014-09-22T21:07:03Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > No one should be posting phone numbers in thread titles. So I guess a Tommy Tutone appreciate thread is out? ☹ ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2014, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-call-those-spam-numbers-youll-be-charged/699221/24 "2014-09-22T21:18:49Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > So I guess a Tommy Tutone appreciate thread is out? ☹ Heh. That song caused some folks a huge amount of pain when it came out. Since the song didn’t include the area code there were matching numbers in different area codes all over the country. Most of those folks had to have their numbers changed. Most of those numbers were later bought by businesses and radio stations. So don’t put phone numbers in song titles either unless you want to piss a bunch of people off. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![bldysabba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2014, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-call-those-spam-numbers-youll-be-charged/699221/25 "2014-09-23T07:09:58Z")
> [@Frank](#): > > Well, we’ve got at least a couple of Indian posters. Maybe one of them will notice this and clue us in. The numbers in the spam posts(Google still has a cache) are just bog standard Indian mobile numbers, from the state of Rajasthan. I would call it just for shits and giggles, but then they’d have _my_ number and I already get way too much spam on my phone. Basically, you could have called those numbers without any additional charges. If any of you are still feeling like getting back at them some, calling from outside India through the internet using skype or some such defeats caller id. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2014, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-call-those-spam-numbers-youll-be-charged/699221/26 "2014-09-23T08:39:34Z")
> [@buddha\_david](#): > > Those were phone numbers? I thought they were GPS coordinates for the upcoming zombie invasion. Just on the off chance you were right, I suggest a cruise missile to that location. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-call-those-spam-numbers-youll-be-charged/699221.md?page=1)