just now missed the first call i know of from the mystery caller.
called back and verizon said something about, you're call did not go thru please try your call again later.
tried to call again from my home line & got a busy signal. when i called back from my cell phone, where the call went to the one time i got it so far, it rang once & i got a stock msg (verbatim & revised from my above post) saying "welcome to verizon wireless, your call cannot be completed as dialed. please check the number & dial again. announcement 4 switched to dash four one" I called again from the cell phone, it rang & i got another stock msg, "all circuits are busy. please try your call again later. announcement eight switched to dash four one". four one". I called several times & I get one of these two msgs every time, usually the first one.
When I call from my home phone using a calling card, I get a standard busy signal. An odd note...every single time I called, my cell phone display showed "connected" right away after a couple seconds but there was dead silence for a good 10-15 secs tween the 'connected' thing and the first ring. guaranteed every time...even when I called from the land line.
Continuous calls hourly, when you try to call back it tells you that your call cannot be completed as dialed. If you pick, no one is on the other end. The fact that the first call came today, and now they call LITERALLY EVERY hour on the hour is annoying, the only thing I have done is to go to (this is my cell) phone settings/security and block all calls that are not on my contact list, this way the phone doesnt ring, the call automatically goes to vm, so even if it is a call I DID want, they have the opportunity to leave a message.