My English not so good. This person wanted to know I need my DSL changed. I tell them NO, I was born a MALE I want to stay Male. If I change my mind I will move somewhere like LA or NYC where they do that sort of thing.
If 404-975-1637 number was actually AT&T calling, then when you googled it it would take you to an AT&T webpage and not 800notes.com, Mr Number and other site where spammers are reported.
"Just a little checking out" will show you this number is B.S. Real businesses leave clear messages explaining what the issue is. These scammers don't leave messages, and don't have meaningful, specific information according to several people who have talked to them. They ask for info that real business never ask for over the phone. Get a clue.
Sorry to burst your little paranoia bubble, but it *WAS* AT&T calling. The number appeared on my missed calls log so I called AT&T at (800) 288-2020 to investigate. A nice AT&T rep in Chicago named Marcia called the 404 number for me and found out it is a legitimate number. It is one of their internal lines not listed in the corporate directory and therefore isn't likely to appear in a Google search other than these misguided 800 notes postings. AT&T wanted to contact me to install an upgrade to my Internet service because they are replacing DSL lines in my area with fiber optic service which, as it turns out, will be cheaper and will perform better than my existing service.
Larry, the upgrade crap is what the real AT&T is doing now. I called them about something else and they started hitting on me about upgrading my DSL. They said that new changes has made my "Granny Slow" DSL operate atleast twice as fast and they could do it at a lower cost. Don't believe them when they say lower cost.
Then they started throwing numbers at me how if I upgraded the DSL my cost would actually go down. So, I said Okay. A couple of weeks later I get a letter from them showing what they said I agreed to. My bill would triple in six months. Plus my speed was the same as before....granny slow. In my opinion it doesn't make any difference whether they are a scam or at&t, they're both the same. That's why at&t just got hit with a whopping suit by the government over cramming, slamming and other illegal things they have been up to. In addition to not being able to understand their customer service people, they will lie to you.
Incidentally, when I got the letter from them on my "UPGRADED DSL" I called them and cancelled my home phone, cell phone and the damn DSL, then went shopping. What really fried my butt was when I get this phone call from them wanting me to take a survey on my satisfaction with their customer service and in perfect English. Scammer or not, I'm done with AT&T.
AT&T shouldn't be trusted. They send me 3 pieces of mail EVERY week about "upgrading" to U-verse. When companies try that hard, it's not going to be in your best interest. From what I've read, many people are disappointed with U-verse. Some hate it. There is new technology coming out (in next 12-24 months) that appears will be 10-20 times faster than U-verse. AT&T is insincere. If these calls are coming from At&T which I doubt, it's still a scam. I agree with Larry. These people saying the caller is At&T are probably the scammers reacting to our calling out their scam.
Don't buy anything from anybody calling you on the phone! Do your own research and call them yourself!!