couldn't agree more...

I used to be polite as these poor souls at the end are probably just trying make a living - but now it is just "no thanks" and hang up.

It's got to a stage now that i make a mental note of the company and try best to remember not buying anything from them - "inverse branding" if you like

Unfortunately - like email spam it is purely a numbers game and they regard it as a success if they p off 1000 to get one sell :-(

Please see comment posted at holmen.blogspot.com in the topic of "Voice marketing is not your father's telemarketing".

Eric. Thanks for that link. For other readers, this the permalink for Eric's post: Voice marketing is not your father's telemarketing

You make some good points, I'm gonna respond in a separate post.

Just got another call from India, phone number 179-336-0280 (what the hell is area code 179?) trying to sell a home security system.

Wow was the lady surprised when I asked if she was calling from India. She said yes and was thrown off her routine for the rest of the call.

More McJobs gone to India...this really sucks for North America.

Hey... I'm just some guy commenting on your call from someone trying to sell a home security system. I received a call from the exact same phone number today (I found your site by looking up the exact #).

The company the guy claimed to be from was ADT. I just called ADT, and they indicate that they do not solicit. But I doubt the help desk guy knows what the entire operations of Tyco is up to.

Anyways, thanks for happeneing to post your thoughts on this matter.

I just found this site via searching for the 1-179-336-0280 number that has been popping up on my caller ID. This was after searching in vain for like 2 hours of area-code search engines to no avail. Thanks for the heads-up, saved me a lot more searching!

I received this phone call today (June 1, 2005). My fiancee took the call and was asked who pays for the phone line. The person at the other end had an Indian accent of some sort and was insistent that she speak to the person who pays the bill. My fiancee hung up, and I decided to search this phone number in Google.

I recieved a call from 1-179-336-0280 today as well. Nobody was on the other end just a bad connection. Anybody know why area code 179 does not show up when you search it?

Heh, I had the exact number call me about 12 times today while I was out at work. I can't wait for them to try calling me back to see what fun I can have...

I just got the same # on my phone...that is how I too found this website. I have looked in the telephone directories sites to find where 179 is, and this is the only place that actually could tell me where this call was coming from. They called my home at 6:00 in the morning. Someone in India ought to be grateful I didn't make it to the phone in time!

This number (1 179 336 0280) has called my home 3 times so far today. After reading this, I can't wait to answer it next time.

ha...it's funny that everyone is searching up this number..this number has been calling me for weeks and today they really did it..they called like at least 5 times. And I don't answer strange numbers. If it's important they'll leave a message..

But strange..it sounds fishy to me!

That's so funny!!! It is impressive what internet does! I was just searching to see where they were calling from, turned out to be telemarketing from india.... They called be several times while no one were at home...we ll see next time.

THANKS FOR THE INFO THE PHONE COMPANY DIDN'T KNOW.

My husband and I just got this same
number on our phone, 179 336 0280 and when
we answered it, we got no response.
I got paranoid it was one of these new
viruses hackers, or whatever have been
placing on people's phonelines, so i
came online and punched in the number
and found this site. so glad I did.
I sure hope they call back now, lol

I just had this number for a 3rd time in 2 days. Glad to know what it is. Thanks. I did what everyone else did, put the number in the search engine. I got a bad connection and hang up when I answered it, I wonder if the local phone company will do anything about it.

Fraud numbers:
179-336-0280 (India)
604-550-7000 (California)
1-447-793-3602 (said from India)
1-800-203-9783 (Ramada Plaza)
1-416-644-1155 (Ramada Plaza)

Hey, I live in Canada and got a call from this strange number. I just got over this whole ordeal with a fraud company in Florida not to long ago. (Ramada Plaza Resort Fort Lauderdale-http://badbusinessbureau.com/reports/ripoff107722.htm). I entered a draw at a festival in Toronto & some guy said I won a free trip. Anyway.. I think there is a link. The people who called me from the festival was from Toronto (416) the sent me to a Florida number (1-800-203-9783). I reported my epoisode of fraud to www.phonebusters.com. The guy there said whatever you do be careful. People have bought your information and are sending it out to other fraud company's. You should be expecting phone calls from numbers you dont know, and mail from people you dont know or saying you've won something or have vouchers!
So I find it weird how today I got a phone call from 604-550-7000 earlier and then from 179-336-0280 about two hours later!oO and then I JUST got a phone call from 1-441-793-3602 (about 20 mins later).I called them back and no one answered. It was mental! Both are telephone fraud company's. The one is from Sacramento, Cali and the other is from India.

There is so much fraud going out there. If you know of any company who is frauding people off make a report at (http://www.ripoffreport.com or badbuisnessbureau.com) I was a little nervous about THESE strange numbers. I punched in area codes for around the world and couldn't come up with much. Whatever you do dont pick up the phone to any number you dont know. Like someone else said if it's important enough they'll leave a message.

There is another phone scam that's been going around the world. A woman calls and then hangs up. You call her back and a woman calls and says her name is kelly. She stays on the phone with you for a few minutes. Each minute is like 50 bucks a crack! They end up taking money from you even if you talk to them for 2 minutes! It's so stupid. She's from the bahamas!That's why it's so expensive! It's just another phone fraud company.

Good Luck! Everyone is out to get you.

I too just got a phone call from 179-336-0280 and I am glad I found this page. I will no longer talk to anyone from any numbers other than local. I wasn't aware. Thank god I wasn't home. And, they of coarse left no messages. I wonder if anything can be done about these callers? if anyone knows please post

I just got a call from 179-336-0016, butI'm assuming it would be along the same thing as these other numbers. And I too, searched the internet tos ee where the heck 179 was from.

Thanks.

I just received a call from 179-336-0016, twice today around 5:30 and 6:30PM, what is this all about?

I just got a phone call from that number up there as well (179-336-0016). No one answered when I picked up though. weird.

I'm sure all 179 numbers are connected to similar people, i.e. Indian telemarketers, based on this thread. Why 91 (India's country code) doesn't show is a bit odd.

I was called over the weekend from this number, 604-550-7000 (California), luckerly i left my cell phone at work by accident, so i didn't pick it up, but as i rarely will pick up a call if i don't know the number i probably would've been safe. First time i've got a call like this.

My wife received a call from this number - 1-179-336-0280 at about 6:oo PM. Man sounded like east indian or from India. Said he was offering telephone long distance for 5 cents per minute anywhere in USA or Canada for PRIMUS. Have not been able to reach the phone number he left for PRIMUS, Canada.

My wife did share some info with him such as full names, full address and Air Miles card #. I wasn't comfortable with that at all as there are so many Identity thieves out there.

It may be that they are on contract for PRIMUS, but I still don't like sharing any personal info. We will continue to try to reach PRIMUS to confirm or deny their involvement.

I just received a call from 179-336-0280 for the first time and since I didn't recognize the number and have never seen an area code like that for Canada or the US, I didn't answer it. This person left a message in my voice mail saying "Hello? Hello? My name is... Hello? Hello?"...they sounded like a little kid. I decided to do a search on the number and found this site. Thanks for letting me know what this was all about!

I live in Canada and I also got a call from the above #. I have been reciving alot of unusual phone numbers at odd times of the day. one call i recived it was at 7:00 am the woman on the phone was very disorrented and asked some weierd questions. needless to say I was not very kind to her and hung up. I intend to call my phone company to see if something can be done to block the numbers. This is starting to tic me off and I may have to put my number as unlisted. hope something can be done and if someone has foud a way to stop this from happing please post it so we all can enjoy our phones again. (TICKED OFF IN CANADA)

Well, I also got a problem with the 604-550-7000 but a different one than yours. One day, I was not home, a man speaking english called for me but did not leave a message so I can't know who it was. I called to know who was the last caller (cause he was) and it gave me this number...But this man asked for me and there is not a lot of people I know who speak english. So I asked a frined in Barbados if he called me (I am in Canada) and it was!!! He called me from Barbados but the phone number was this 604 number from British Columbia (He called from his cell and the area code is 246!!)!!!! I have no clue what this is, maybe kind of a dispatcher for international calls.........But what I know is that it is not necessarily unsollicited calls, it was my friend! So now I don't know if I should answer or not. Crazy thing....

RE: Area Code 179, this area codde is assigned to Vonage. The link to a news story is http://www.techweb.com/wire/26805416

After offering subscribers the option of choosing 179 area codes in 40 states, regardless of where subscribers are located, Vonage took another step Wednesday towards rendering area codes obsolete by offering to eliminate them entirely. "Many [subscribers] have been asking for seven-digit dialing to make it easier and quicker to dial local friends and family," said Vonage chairman and CEO Jeffrey Citron in a statement.

The Indian company with the 179-336-80820 is using Voice of IP (Internet Telephone) technology to cheaply connect India and North America.

without getting to technical, it is possible for commercial telephone plans to post a different number on the csll display from the actual number. Call centres use this to get 1000s of numbers onto one Call display line. In this instance, Vonage handles the phone call from India to North America over the internet and converts to a POTS (translation: Plain Old Telephone Service) line in North America. The real phone number Vonage is using is masked an 179-336-0820 is displayed.

Chris, I think you are mistaken about one thing -- "After offering subscribers the option of choosing 179 area codes in 40 states, regardless of where subscribers are located," -- this means subscribers can choose from one hundred and seventy-nine different area codes across the country, not area code 1-7-9.

Talk to your local phone company about specific number blocking... that's what I did after getting repeated calls from these same numbers.

It's midnight in Toronto and I just received 6 phone calls in a row from +852-604-550-7000. I generally dont answer my cell phone if i dont recognize the number if it seems questionable, (like this one with 13 digits) or long distance mostly because only people I know have the number and are local... Nothing came up in the reverse number directory and it just kept calling and calling... so I Googled the number and found myself here. Yesterday I got a call from 610-077-76 ... only 8 digits... it's annoying as hell.

Many of my business customers have also been contacted by 179-336-0280 and they have been told they are speaking with Google and that for 75/month they will be guaranteed page 1 on Google in the top 5 position for their local area.I have had my clients confront them on this any they do back down but not without an arguement....imagine if you could buy placement on Google for 75/m guaranteed....maybe Goggle should know how they are being misrepresented in Ontario Canada

I am in Toronto. Today, I got a call on my cell from 604-550-7000. Did not answer and typed in to check who could be calling and found so many websites reporting this number as scam. Well good for me.
Thanks to everyone who took out time to post their experiences.

I'm in BC and just missed a call on my cell phone from +336045507000...(33 is the country code for France, the rest is like a local BC number) After reading these forums, I don't know what to make of it..
It would not be unusual for me to receive calls from France as I have friends there. However I would not expect to hear from telemarketers as my number is unlisted.
I'm wondering if it's not some kind of general carrier number for international calls... from Web postings I've read it seems to crop up prefixed with a variety of country codes.

Well here's the answer for everyone
You know those useless twits with the dumb adds ad Vonage?

Well, it seems that they will sell anyone, anywhere in the world a telephone number with area code 179, BASTARDS!

Check out this story on TechWeb, I'm sure we'll all hear more in the weeks to come.

http://www.techweb.com/wire/26805416

Oh Yeah

The Ramada Resorts scam

Really creative bit of work there.

I had to deal with this arrogant twat who actually got pissed off at me for refusing to give hime a credit card number.

Hang up, call your phone company and lodge a complaint.

They wont do anything but it will make you feel a bit better.

Same advice goes for the 179 area code thing, ask them to block it for you.

Cheers

Dan

Received 3 calls from 719 #, was at work and no one left any messages; and decided to do a search on the area code and it brought me to this website, thank god for this site for other viewers to be aware of these pricks.
I would just advise ppl not to answer the phone when this phone # pops up...

I also live in Canada, and I recently got a call from 179-336-0016 on my call display, this area code is very difficult to track down, found it with google though. I certainly hope they call back so I can call them on their phone scam, if that's their intent. If anyone has any ideas how to prevent further calls like this would be appreciated.

I'm in Ottawa.

Like others I've just recieved multiple calls today from (179) 336-0016. Thx to this site I think I've been able to get them to stop, kmowing the call originated from India.

I encourage you to report these (and other) calls to Phonebusters at www.phonebusters.com.

Established in January of 1993, PhoneBusters is a national anti-fraud call centre jointly operated by the Ontario Provincial Police and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. PhoneBusters plays a key role in educating the public about specific fraudulent telemarketing pitches. The call centre also plays a vital role in the collection and dissemination of victim evidence, statistics, documentation and tape recordings which are made available to outside law enforcement agencies.

The original mandate of PhoneBusters was to prosecute key individuals in Ontario and Quebec involved in telemarketing fraud under the Criminal Code of Canada. Our mandate now also includes facilitating prosecution by United States agencies through extradition, and by the Competition Bureau under the Competition Act.

PhoneBusters is the central agency in Canada that collects information on telemarketing, advanced fee fraud letters (Nigerian letters) and identity theft complaints. The information is disseminated to the appropriate law enforcement agencies. The data collected at PhoneBusters is a valuable tool in evaluating the effects of various types of fraud on the public. It also helps to prevent future similar crimes from taking place.

I have a question...how do these people got my phone number??? I`m not even listed in the White Pages!!
Thanks

Local Contact # for Digital Security.
Re: DSSI India number (179-336-0280)
This company is a legitimate
Authorized ADT Dealer. For complaints
related to Telemarketing, you may
contact them at 1-877-818-3774 and ask
to speak with the Telemarketing
Supervisor.

I received a call this afternoon when I was on my way out from +604-550-7000. I found it odd as I didn't recognize the voice or number and I seldom give out my cell phone number to people. The person calling knew my name but didn't know that it was me who answered the phone. I merely lied and said that I was out and they could call back later. I did the reverse phone number search and it came up blank. I checked google for the number and was brought here. If they call back tonight, I'll talk to them and see what they want. They've made me curious now.

Oh wow... I found this site trying to check out the area code of the number showing up on my caller ID. Well that's retarded! I got a call from that cali # that ends with 7000. Thanx guys! It was a lot of help.

Hey, writing from Newfoundland, Canada.
I've received 3 calls from 1-179-336-0280 today and chose not to naswer either until I checked the # out on the net, because like someone wrote in a previous post, who the hell calls from a 179 number?!

Just a heads up that this thing is as far spread as the most eastern point of Canada too.

I live in western ontario, canada and have been receiving these calls for the past week and only one message was left on my voicemail and the woman sounded disoriented and sounded like I was the one calling her..she kept saying hello...hello who is this? It has become soooooo annoying so I decided to do a google check and came across this page. thanks for the heads up..

I have had the 179-336-0280 number twice in the last two days... My mother picked up today and the person knew her name and started asking her if she was happy with her long distance carrier... she hung up on them... I am calling my phone company tomorrow to make sure nothings been changed and maybe get an unlisted number...

thanks for the heads up.. i was wondering what kind of scam they were pulling.

Yes...me too...
Last 3 days, 7 calls that I have been at home for..Never answered them, and of course Googled to find the info and Voila !! this blog,,
Thank you..

A friend of mine also got a call from 1-179-336-0280. Tried to sell him a "life-security" system. Took him 10 min to get rid of them. I think between what I hear about Vonage support (or lack thereof) and their help to fraudulent phone calls, there should be a news investigation or something on them.

in the past few days i've had 1-179-226-0280 try to contact me as well. in fact, the last one was less than a half hour ago. i actually hope they'll call again, because i want to have some fun with them.

I've been receiving calls from 179-336-0280 as well over the last 3 days. (About 20 times total)
Whenever I answered there was no one there, so I decided to let the voice mail take it and they left a message.
So when they called again I answered the phone pretending to be an answering machine (complete with the BEEP noise, hehehe) And amazingly someone started to leave a message.
I then started to verbally assault this Mother F**ker. He said he was calling for Primus Canada. I then called Primus Canada and asked them if they used this number and they said they did not.

At least I got a moral victory by telling that scammer where to shove the phone!

OMG I love the Internet...

I got five 'missed call' messages on my mobile phone today. The tech at Rogers didn't know squat and after a quick search on Google it took me here. Looks like the scammers are trying to call me as well.

1 'missed call' messages from +336045507000 (France) Others have received calls from this number it seems.
5 'missed call' messages from +251911873403 (Ethiopia) One time this number actually rang but since I don't know anyone in Ethiopia I decided to ignore it.

Hey guys. Seems like it's even in Saskatchewan! That's Canada by the way. :) I've gotten so many calls from 179-336-0280, and since they won't leave a message I was becoming quite concerned. Thanks for the help! -M

Perhaps the webmaster can post this contact info in a prominent place on the website as there are still endless new blogs on the page from people trying to get a hold of the 179-336-0280 Number. The Local Contact # for Digital Security (DSSI) India number is toll-free, 1-877-818-3774.
This company is a legitimate
Authorized ADT Dealer. For complaints
related to Telemarketing, you may
contact them at 1-877-818-3774 and ask
to speak with the Telemarketing
Supervisor. DSSI can also remove you from their call lists if you ask them to do so. I've posted their email above should you prefer to contact them by email. Hope this helps!

Today I received a call from 1-179-336-0016. I didn't answer it, so an hour later they called back again. This time I picked up the phone and yelled into it..."Are you calling me from India!" They hung up immediately. So that seems to work.

From Manitoba:
This is totally cool/weird. I too spent forever trying to look up where 179-336-0280 is... then I searched on yahoo and this came up. I still find it strange that we've all had this call...

geez, I got these phone calls too. They are calling almost every hour. My caller id is showing the same 179-336-xxxx phone number too. I'm in Calgary, Canada. Damn I hate telemarketers :(

I've recieved almost twenty calls in the last four days from 1-179-336-0280. I now know that it's from India, thanks to all you guys. I'm so glad I never picked up, it could be $200 reverse charges or something stupid like that. I too have my number unlisted and wonder how these prats have managed to contact me. It seems, though, that all of us have one thing in common... are we all from Canada? The majority of us seem to be. Perhaps, some one (a major department store, or some other fairly common business) has sold us out? I think it's high time we do some REAL investigating. If any of you managed to find out who the real perpetrator is, I'm sure a lawsuit would make all our troubles worthwhile. ;)

First time tonight - I have two lines and received three calls on both lines before answering my main line. The calls were from - you guessed it -- 179-336-0016 --The last one that I answered said "Please don't hang up, I will not try to sell you anyrthing. I presume you are the owner of the hosehold?" I replied - "No, I just rent and I don't talk to telemarketeers from India." and I hung up. Two minutes later my second line rang - caller ID - same thing.Come on guys and gals - how do we stop these criminals

Hay Johnnie - This comment Submission Error has ticked me off just as much as the phone calls.

In an effort to curb malicious comment posting by abusive users, I've enabled a feature that requires a weblog commenter to wait a short amount of time before being able to post again. Please try to post your comment again in a short while. Thanks for your patience.

You have a copy of my original, there is nothing malicious about it - the call is yours -print it or scrap it.
Gerry B

Hi Gerry. Sorry you're ticked off!

There is a filter that stops comments being added in very rapid succession but I think the time delay is only 20 seconds. I don't get a copy of comments that hit this time delay.

I'm not sure how this was triggered in your case as it appears your previous comment was made at 7.10am. If you have more information, please let me know.

I used to get dozens, if not hundreds, of very ugly spam comments and I have to have pretty strong automatic filters to make sure they get headed off at the pass. I'm sorry you turned out to be a "false positive".

I found this at http://mythoughts.jasontapp.com/2005/10/03/1-179-336-0280/

If you are having trouble with someone calling every few hours or a few times a day from a number in the 1-179-336-XXXX range you can take action. Originally posted at Johnnie Moore’s Weblog.

Call 1-877-818-3774 this is the direct number for Digital Security (DSSI) India, which the 1-179-336-0280 number belongs to. Ask for the Telemarking Supervisor and have them remove your number from their list.

I just had to do this because they called and let the phone ring 43 times.

You can go one step farthur and contact ADT Customer Service line (800) 238-4459 and make a formal complaint againts this ADT Dealer out of India.

I just posted above...and just called
The guy actually was nice about it so don't be afriad to call :)

They just started calling me a few days ago. I accidently picked up today. I told him right out that I wasn't going to buy anything and he YELLED at me "I'm not selling anything",so I didn't say a word to see what he would say, after a few seconds of silence he starts telling me that ADT had a promation for 3 months blah blah... so I yelled back that he was selling something, and hung up on him. Hope he calls back, as long as I am not the one paying the charges... ?

They just started calling me a few days ago. I accidently picked up today. I told him right out that I wasn't going to buy anything and he YELLED at me "I'm not selling anything",so I didn't say a word to see what he would say, after a few seconds of silence he starts telling me that ADT had a promation for 3 months blah blah... so I yelled back that he was selling something, and hung up on him. Hope he calls back, as long as I am not the one paying the charges... ?

I'm reading through the comments here, and I'm laughing because I too, found this site trying to look up the 179 area code. I just got a call from that number 10 minutes ago, and when I answered I got a recorded message saying: "please hold on, we have an important message for you". Of course I hung up right away!

Some of you people need to get a life, Im sure they call you various times during the day but, People are just doing there jobs, whats the harm in that. They are trying to provide safety and medical attention to people all over canada. 1-179-336-0280

I received a call on my cell phone today and the number displayed was (604) 550-7000. I answered and it was a colleague in Paris calling from his home phone.

So clearly, this so-called "mystery" number can come up with legitimate calls. I suspect its just a "carrier number" that displays for incoming long-distance calls, perhaps depending on the caller's phone company.

From Primus Canada:

A: You may be experiencing a situation where the Caller ID information that displays when people receive a call from you is different from your actual TBB number. This is usually the case when you have requested an Unlisted Number or Permanent Outgoing CallerID Block from Primus. Some of the numbers are: 905-361-8349, 416-398-1111, 604-550-7000, 604-629-2009

If the person you call then dials the number that is displayed on their Phone, it will either connect them with Primus Customer Service, result in a dial tone, or result in dead air; but it WILL NOT ring your TBB line.>>

There you have it!

I just recieved this phone call today and googled the number.

All it was when I answered the phone it was dead air.

I just received a call from the 179 336 0280 number and tried to block it from my Call Screening option and I got a response saying "We are sorry the number you have entered is not avaibile for this service" So you can't even block it yourself.

I just got a call from 905 361 8349 its 12:41AM and no one talked but i hurd some one handup the phone, and its the 3rd time that this number called my hause. and i think is kind of scarey cuz he only calles at night like after midnight so if any one knows who or what is it can let me know pleas at dini_911@hotmail.com....thanks so mutch have a good day/night lol

We have also been getting phone calls from 719-336-0280. We never answered the calls because it seemed too weird. We contacted our phone company and they couldn't even tell us where the number was calling from. Thanks to this website now we know.

I received a call from the 416-398-1111 number last night AT 3 A.M. IN THE MORNING. I am very upset about this, since I was sleeping at the time and I don't appreciate getting calls this late. I googled the number this morning and found this website. Any thoughts on what I can do about this?

Or maybe The big telcos like Bell generate these spam calls through their own "agents" that force people to pay for Call Restrict or Call Screen options on their monthly phone bill. Someone should check this out.

Just got a call from the 179-336-0280 - 9pm at night. They have been calling me for months, but I never answered before. I answered it by saying.. "stop calling me." They asked me if I was the Mrs.. I said "No that's my mother". They asked me if I wanted to save on my MTS bill.. which is the phone company for Manitoba, Canada. I said no, I wasn't interested and THE GUY GOT MAD AT ME! Asked my why I wouldn't want to save money.. I said "I'm not interested right now" and then he hung up on me! What the heck..

I'm in Saskatchewan and have been gettng calls at all times of the day and night from 179-336-0280 and haven't answered them as I didn't recognize the number.
I had a call from Ontario a few months ago saying that I had won a trip to Florida. They asked what credit card I would like to secure the trip with . . . I told them that I didn't use a credit card. The response was that I then didn't qualify. Very suspicious.
Now I am getting these new calls -- I'm sure that there is a connection and am glad to have found this forum via a google search of the number.
About a week before the trip call I had been encouraged to fill out a draw for a trip at a trade show. I'm sure that is where they got my information.
Beware!!!

yeah me tonight i come home and look at the phone and the 176 number so what i do at work pull up google and search area code i hope the call when im home ill have a feild day thanks for the heads up

i just relized yesterday the 604 number was on my phone from yesterdat

I live in Paradise, NL. My Wife and I have only had our number for under 3 months. The last few days I have seen 1-179-336-0016 on our caller ID. I googled it and this is the only site I found refrencing it.

Also having calls from 866-753-0073 (thinking it was bank or something). No answer and seeing it is a 866 number, I called. Says can't be completed. Just strange.

We were at work and did not answer when these calls came in.

I emailed www.phonebusters.ca and reported it as odd. I encourage all to do the same. From now on, I will not call unless there is a voice mail..

Wow... folks... I can't believe they are telemarketing so massively across North America from INDIA! Shiesh... For the past week, I keep getting calls from 179-336-0016... and tonight, I was actually home to answer, but got dead air for 30 seconds before it disconnected.

I tell ya... I am ever so grateful for blogs like this... usually more helpful than the phone company.

Here is the fun part... I've tried calling back the number (using various LD codes - 001, 1, etc) and I keep getting a prerecorded message "number is not valid" (etc)...

Go figure... I wish they would ban telemarketers... I honestly don't know a single person who's ever bought from one (or atleast admits to it). I usually just tell the person "oh, I'm in the business, please remove me from your lists"... works every time.

Now to figure out a way to get the other companies that do different things to understand that "I'm in their business too..." :-)

Cheers

Joey

Area code 179 is actually the State of Montana, USA.

http://www.securityspace.com/s_survey/data/man.200308/areacode.html

However, it is possible for calls to be routed over the internet or a private communications line from India to Montana.

Also, it is easy for a company to fake the caller id number (call display number).

http://www.spooftech.com/

http://www.spooftel.com/

And of course, I too have been getting calls from this same number, which lead me too to google, and directly to this website.

It is nice to know what the calls are about.

I've also been getting repeated calls leaving these numbers on my call display:

179-336-0086

800-544-9052

Here is a link on 1-800-544-9052, a US based telemarketing company calling up here to Canada.
http://goldfishlegs.net/bowl/showthread.php?s=4230d09fd0174d5f3d3c99628c37a17f&threadid=17874

I have had 3 calls in the past week, two from 179-336-0016 and one from 179-336-0280. How do they get a person's telephone number?
This is very disturbing. I have never been home to answer, and no message is ever left. I could not find the area code, and when I dialed back, it told me I must dial one and the AREA CODE before the 10 digit number. I was thinking 179 may be a country code, - this is scary. Again, what do they want and how do they find you?
Thank goodness for this page, I just entered the # on a search and came up with you folks. I see they are hitting my part of the country

I just added the last entry today and noticed after reading through everyones comments that ADT keeps coming up.
We have an ADT alarm installed in my office and I am the primary contact person.
Could it be connected? ADT is out of Calgary
Also, I too notified phonebusters.

Did anyone know you can buy a cd that contains all customer phone numbers a phone company has... listed or not? A friend of mine worked for a reposession company here in Manitoba where the company bought one from MTS. How do you think repo guys find delinquents!

i'm in winnipeg, and i also got the call from the 179-336-0016... i receive this call probably about 4-6 times a week for the past 4 weeks or so... what's up with this??? Haha, i can't believe the amount of people that are in the same boat as me. I've never answered the phone though...

Keith T quoted the above

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Area code 179 is actually the State of Montana, USA.

http://www.securityspace.com/s_survey/data/man.200308/areacode.html

However, it is possible for calls to be routed over the internet or a private communications line from India to Montana.

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If you read the page closley, that is a statistic for pupulation per website... 179 people for every website or something like that. The page says Areacode, because there is a table in it that breaks down per area code as well.

Keep up the good work on the research, but MT, is not Area code 179.

For Primus, I just called them and they told me to send email to Executive Response about this. The email address is execresp@primustel.ca I think everyone should send an email expressing our displeasure in being called several times a day, by some foreigner who barely can speak english _after_ they have been told not to call back.

cd.

I work for a Major telco in Canada, I also got the number on my display 179-336-0016. There is no area code that will ever start with "1" I'm trying to track it down.

I located in Toronto and just got a call from 905 361 8349 this afternoon. There was nobody on the other end...just dead air. My number is unlisted and am also a customer of Primus for long distance. Sure glad the call did not come in during the middle of the night as per one of the messages above.

me too...no message left

44-179-336-0016

I found this at http://mythoughts.jasontapp.com/2005/10/03/1-179-336-0280/

If you are having trouble with someone calling every few hours or a few times a day from a number in the 1-179-336-XXXX range you can take action. Originally posted at Johnnie Moore’s Weblog.

Call 1-877-818-3774 this is the direct number for Digital Security (DSSI) India, which the 1-179-336-0280 number belongs to. Ask for the Telemarking Supervisor and have them remove your number from their list.

I just had to do this because they called and let the phone ring 43 times.

You can go one step farthur and contact ADT Customer Service line (800) 238-4459 and make a formal complaint againts this ADT Dealer out of India.

I just called this and the telemarketing supervisor was friendly and helpful and told me she took my phone number off the contact list. I guess we will see what happens.
Try this... It might just be the answer to this problem we are all having... it takes two minutes!

I, too received a call from 179-336-0016 today (I am in Saskatchewan). I have seldom received unsolicited telephone calls since the time my telephone was installed 3 m