Steve Sobol replied:
And then Pat rang in with:
I don't remember Dale mentioning that his (cellular) phone "just keeps on ringing until he does answer". And I looked at the original and full message that he sent to see if he specifically said that, at least in the post. (I do remember you mentioning that he also called and spoke with you on the phone as well). So, here is the remainder of Dale's post as it previously appeared in Telecom Digest:
Unfortunately, it does appear that the harrassing caller does "keep CALLING BACK", but that's not the same as the (cellular) phone "just keeps on ringing until he answers".
Also, considering that Dale is on a CELLULAR phone as stated in the original subject line, most of us SHOULD already know that if one doesn't answer their cellular phone within a relatively short period of time (3-5 standard ring cycles in most cases, approximately 30 seconds), the calling party is then transferred to either VOICEMAIL, or else a "subscriber not available or is out of the area" message from the serving cellular switch.
Also, unfortuantely, as Pat has stated several times in the past regarding Caller-ID and Privacy options from SBC, the serving telephone company on the called party's end doesn't really "block" incoming calls from KNOWN BOGUS area and/or office codes, or known bogus "formats" of same codes.
- Anthony