Yes - their caller ID says wireless caller and they are illegal solicitors. This is against the law, not properly identifying themselves. Will the Justice Department or law enforcement kindly prosecute these irritating creatures and put them in jail where they belong?
ARGH! The people make me insane! Got a call from them this morning on my small biz line. Didn't answer..then found this site. Don't think there's much one can do, unless one wants to pay for a blocking service (upwards of $99.) Or, maybe we could blow a high pitched whistle in the phone. Heh.
I used to work for the phone company AT&T. If you live in Oklahoma & have SBC/AT&T POTS Landline service, this link advises how to use "CALL TRACE": http://www01.sbc.com/Products_Services/Residential/1,,407--5-3-0,00.html
CALL TRACE can help you take legal action against unwanted callers. After following its instructions, call SBC/AT&T & ask to be xerd to their "CALL TRACE CENTER" where you will be informed of you legal options. They won't give you the person's personal info, etc, but they do give their record of your being called to the authorities. The authorities then have proof of the call having been made & hopefully they'll act on it. I've never had to use it. I hope I don't have to.
Other phone service providers likely have a similar service.
Beware, this service was $6.99 per use when I last worked there a little over 2 years ago. It probably costs more now & the cost isn't noted on the website.
Before anybody tries to use CALL TRACE, I want to apologize. I am a bit rusty. It's been a few years afterall. . .
These calls are coming from a wireless/cellular#. I just remembered that most times, cellular TRACE attempts fail. I don't know why. I didn't work in the TRACE CENTER. I was in billing. I quit when I couldn't stomach the irate callers any longer. BACK TO THE SUBJECT.
I don't know how well it works when trying to TRACE a VoIP caller either. VoIP wasn't as popular then as it is now & hadn't been an issue at the time.
VoIP is considered a form of landline service (if anyone wasn't sure). The CallerID displaying "Wireless Caller " confirms this call came from a cell phone. I wouldn't waste my time or money attempting to TRACE it. . .
I work the graveyard shift now. So this especially sucks for me - be awaken in the middle of the day (bad joke), but I AM being awaken from my sleep when they call. The freeware advice seems like an effective idea. Until I decide it's necessary, I'm glad I have CallerID.