UNKNOWN is showing up on my Caller-ID. I don't want it.

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Jim Jones - 15 May 2005 02:53 GMT

Hi,

I don't want my phone to show "unknown" callers.
Does anyone know if there's away, for cingular customers to prevent
those calls from coming through?

Also, when is Cingular going to make their web site secure?

I refuse to register online, with my phone number, when the web page
is: http:// versus https://

Also, I look for the little golden lock, in the lower-right corner of
the browser, so I know it's a secure site. That is not the case with
the Cingular site.

Jim

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Jer - 15 May 2005 03:16 GMT

> Hi,
>
> I don't want my phone to show "unknown" callers.
> Does anyone know if there's away, for cingular customers to prevent
> those calls from coming through?

There's nothing you can do about it. Cingular doesn't offer any way to
programatically screen those calls and divert them somewhere else. It
would be great of they did.

> Also, when is Cingular going to make their web site secure?
>
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> the browser, so I know it's a secure site. That is not the case with
> the Cingular site.

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jer
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Jack D. Russell, Sr. - 15 May 2005 11:06 GMT

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* Reply by Jack D. Russell, Sr. <jackru$$ell2@notmail.com>
* Newsgroup alt.cellular.cingular
* Reply to: All; "Jim Jones" <harley.davidson@mailcity.com>
* Date:Sun, 15 May 2005 05:02:56 -0500
* Subj: UNKNOWN is showing up on my Caller-ID. I don't want it.
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JJ>I refuse to register online, with my phone number, when the web
JJ>page is:: http:// versus https://

JJ>Also, I look for the little golden lock, in the lower-right
JJ>corner of the browser, so I know it's a secure site. That is not
JJ>the case with the Cingular site.

That's odd. When I go to the Cingular log-in page, the url is https://www.myaccount.cingular.com/jsp/Login.jsp?clear=true
and there definitely is a lock symbol showing.

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L David Matheny - 15 May 2005 14:58 GMT

> Hi,
>
> I don't want my phone to show "unknown" callers.
> Does anyone know if there's away, for cingular customers to
> prevent those calls from coming through?

There's no reason a phone couldn't ignore a call with no caller ID
info or allow you to assign a special ringtone, but I don't know
of any phones that allow those options.

> Also, when is Cingular going to make their web site secure?
>
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>
> Jim

Try just adding the "s" after "http" to see if they have a secure server.
I've done that sometimes, but I don't remember about Cingular.

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Jeremy - 24 May 2005 18:04 GMT

> Hi,
>
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>
> Jim

I plan on switching to Verizon when my TDMA service finally is shut down. I
have Verizon for everything else, and they seem more considerate of privacy
issues. And, since I rarely roam, I can use virtually any wireless carrier,
as long as they cover my home city.

There is a certain degree of arrogance that Cingulas has been displaying
toward former ATTWS customers that I find unacceptable. Maybe I'm being too
critical, but it's my money, and I'll give my business to companies that
don't act as if they own me.

Screw Cingular!

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