Re: Voicemail without a call

On 3/28/25 3:53 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:

VanguardLH <V@nguard.lh> wrote:
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However, I tend to distrust texts since most do not identify the caller.
I see "24530" as the caller.  What the fuck is that?  Personal callers
usually show their phone number, so there's a match up to my Contacts
list, but stupidly all those 2FA codes sent by a web site do NOT
identify the web site sent them, and 2FA mining is a problem.  Maybe I
just did something, like renew a prescription at my pharmacy's web site,
so a text from some garbage numbered sender that says it is from my
pharmacy that arrives within 2 minutes of my action at their web site
provides context for the text.  However, context is not the same as
identification. 

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 Hmm? Strange! Not that I get that many SMS messages for 2SV or
information, but the ones I get, always have a 'name' - for example an
airline - or a telephone number.

Mine usually ID (falsly or otherwise) themselves by number in the top line
 of the text be they spam, scam, or otherwise.

 Perhaps this no-name problem is US-specific? (I am in The
Netherlands.)

Like Vanguard I get numbers unless they're in my contact list in which case
 their name is shown instead of the number. I use Google Messages in the US.

 But indeed, also for our pharmacy, it's a number, but it's always the
same number, so no problem. If I could be bothered, I could put the
number in my Contacts list. Problem solved.

Yup. With my large family (40+ in contacts) plus docs, mechanics, yard
 folks, pharmacy, etc etc etc I find contacts very handy. Besides texts it
 saves lookup and dialing time. Love modern technology. And it sometimes
 saves my butt. When I get a Happy Birthday Pops text from one of the greats
 who of course never sign it, I can thank them by name...

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