292,409
Probably an auto dialer. After you pick up, it marks your phone as being good - expect a call from a human being next.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Barbara Todaro
Franklin, MA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
195,522
Here's how some auto-dialers work...
Joe is a telemarketer. The machine calls a hundred or so people for him all the same time. The first person to answer gets to talk to Joe. If anyone answers after Joe already has a customer, they get hung up on and put back into the call cycle. This is also why sometimes the phone might ring once or twice, then stop (even if you don't answer).
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Alan May
Evanston, IL
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Barbara Todaro
Franklin, MA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Karen Climer
Orlando, FL
5,258,239
You weren't the first person to answer their mass call, Will!
Another one of the reasons I no longer have a home phone!
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
469,510
Auto dailers and robo calls. I love it when you're actually in the middle of something or away from the phone and hustle to get to the phone on time......just to get hung up on.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
3,350,559
Call them back and ask them.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
4,584,146
Why? Oh Why?
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
2,402,637
They are confirming your number so they can sell it to others as a confirmed working number Will Hamm
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
1,506,923
Spammers/autodialers.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
648,425
others have noted the highly likely cause as a robo dialer, and the other option is a human sick of robo-dialers doesn't recognize the number, picks up the phone and immediately hangs up as they are sick of robo-dialers.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Barbara Todaro
Franklin, MA
5,063,180
I haven't had a home phone for year, but I suspect it's an autodialer...just like I get on my iPhone
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Barbara Todaro
Franklin, MA
4,906,660
I wish we knew.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Barbara Todaro
Franklin, MA
1,057,554
LMAO - a perfectly clear Q and no one can understand it.
HAHAHAH! Robocaller - you verified your number as working by picking up. When that happens, block the number and kill the snake!
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
5,773,239
Will,
I don't understand your question.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Barbara Todaro
Franklin, MA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
3,141,463
What Dario said!
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
808,679
Dario Ferreira and Karen Climer both gave you your answer.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
348,173
Will, hope you got your answer from Dario, Karen, Dan, Ryan, others
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
5,583,328
Robo calls..... I have a land line because it's part of the cable package.... I disconnected my phones from it.... all calls are on iphone....and many robo-calls disconnect before I answer....
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
759,935
Because there's a robocaller that calls a dozen #'s & whichever one picks up 1st get's connected to the pitch person. The #'s that answer get recirculated for a call later but get hung up on because someone answered before you.
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
1,153,794
Welcome to the machine Will!
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
4,483,957
Will usually that is the spammers checking if you have a real phone they can harass... other than that there is a school of thought that a hangup will peak your curiosity and call back.... no I do not answer either one, Endre
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
3,864,641
No home phone? Get plenty of these calls on my cell. They hang up when I answer. Return the call and I get hung up on. Spammers all the way.
In between those robo callers, real buyers and sellers do get through. So I will continue to answer. And just say NEXT! It's just part of the business.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Endre Barath, Jr.
Beverly Hills, CA
5,245,334
Karen Climer has your answer.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
7,870,810
You have received a good answer.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
5,116,528
I don't know (might just be one of the great mysteries of the universe)... then again, I haven't had a home phone in donkey's years... but they do the same on my cell... probably an auto-dialer.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
2,195,349
Is your refrigerator running ?
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
2,459,193
What's a "home" phone?
haha
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
3,416,038
Same reason they call my cell phone and hang up. It is always fun to call them back
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
921,504
The caller was prepared to leave a message which is how 90% of all telecom works. But, the unexpected answer sent them run'n for the hills.
So, the question must be asked, 'Why, oh why, do you answer your phone?"
Maybe us 'old schoolers' are the ones out of touch. I too answer the phone.
NOTE to Real Estate Agent: if you are using a robo-call system, do you know how many people you may be hanging up on?
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
907,072
Same as what Dario said.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
1,390,113
I swear, I'm voting for whoever has a workable plan to stop robo callers.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
6,424,502
Robo dialers
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
633,995
Robo calls, I cut the cord on the land line about 8 years ago. My kids would not even get up to answer the home phone!
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
2,190,182
Lots of possible reasons, non of which are for YOUR benefit.
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
1,242,204
5,879,125
1,325,924
They are spam callers and by answering you are verifying to them that they have reached a valid phone number. They can then sell that number to more spammers. At least that is my theory.
1,728,767
2,071,025
1,598,452
4,272,934