Area code 177

[AlamoShooter]

i got a call on my cell phone from area code 177 # 1770241**** thats a bunch of ##s My phone would not work when I tryed to push the recieve call button. = its like my cell phone was locked up Edited January 18, 2009 by AlamoShooter

[Adam B]

Senegal

[ima45dv8]

Atlanta, GA - possibly the Peachtree City area.

1 (770) 241-9941

[AlamoShooter]

OK Thanks I forgot that the 1 comes up on the phone when the call is long distance. Too much small town living.

I guess that is why an INTERNET area code search did not work for me.

Edited January 18, 2009 by AlamoShooter

[GlockSpeed31]

Atlanta, GA - possibly the Peachtree City area.

1 (770) 241-9941

Is Boz1911 making prank calls again?

[WestWorld]

OK Thanks I forgot that the 1 comes up on the phone when the call is long distance.

Actually the access code (1) does not get passed through on Caller ID. What you got was probably a "spoofed" caller id. Modern phone systems can be configured to send out any caller ID you want. You are supposed to send out a viable number that you own, but not everybody does. I could send out 911-911-9111on every outbound call from a PBX I configured if I was so inclined.

I routinely get telemarket calls from 000-000-0000 at my house, either that or someone has a pretty cool phone number.

[lmccrock]

Uh, yeah, what West said. Fake caller ID. Good thing to ask, because even if it sortof does look like a US or Canadian number, know that some Caribbean islands share our numbering plan (NANP) so if you return the call, you get nailed for a huge international long distance charge and the "vendor" gets a payment from the island phone company.

The NANP countries (US, Canada, etc.) are the only ones with a country code that starts with "1", so Jamie's 177 is bogus. And no area codes start with "1".

Lee

Edited January 18, 2009 by lmccrock

[boz1911]

Atlanta, GA - possibly the Peachtree City area.

1 (770) 241-9941

Is Boz1911 making prank calls again?

[Chris Keen]

[hitman]

That was the call wanting to know where to send you Nigerian inherience.

[ima45dv8]

It's true that the access code (1) does not get passed through on Caller ID, but some phones can be configured to display a 1 in front of a long distance number to identify it as LD, and for ease of return dialing.

[JimmyZip]

That's strange. If you call me from outside or inside my area code, my phone displays the 1 AND the area code. Everytime no matter what. It's a Samsung SGH-T319 FWIW.

[lmccrock]

It's true that the access code (1) does not get passed through on Caller ID, but some phones can be configured to display a 1 in front of a long distance number to identify it as LD, and for ease of return dialing.

My phones do not display a "1", but I have never received a call from a country with country code other than "1" (e.g., the UK is 44) so I am not sure what it would look like. My cell phone does not require the prefix "1" for any domestic call.

Lee