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Subject: Re: Voicemail without a call
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2025 16:29:22 -0000 (UTC)
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On 3/28/25 3:53 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:
>VanguardLH <V@nguard.lh> wrote:
>[...]
>> 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.  
>
>  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...

>
>[...]