Ack! I got someone else's phone number!

Fuzzy Orange · Jul 5, 2007, 07:30 PM

I just activated my iPhone today, and I got someone else's phone number (it shows up as a woman named Kathleen Orich?). Is their anyway to fix it? I really don't want to go over my own stuff again, nor do I want to get someone else's calls. And AT&T's customer service sucks, since I cannot get to a real, talking person. Can anyone help?

Twiztedklown316 · Jul 5, 2007, 07:44 PM

if somehow AT&T issued you an incorrect phone number (one belonging to another customer no less) I would suggest that you will need to speak to customer service, this is a pretty significant goof up, one that will screw two customers over, and not just you.

The General · Jul 5, 2007, 07:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fuzzy Orange

And AT&T's customer service sucks, since I cannot get to a real, talking person. Can anyone help?

I was unaware that the AT&T stores were employing robots.

strangelogic · Jul 5, 2007, 08:00 PM

If you just got it - give it 24 hours or so to clear. My caller-id showed up as 'wireless caller' until the next day... They are probably using up numbers pretty quickly.

Unless of course you are getting calls for that person. That was the one thing about my old phone number I've had for 2 years - the woman that used to have it still gets calls from collection agencies.

Fuzzy Orange · Jul 5, 2007, 08:03 PM

I just got off the phone with someone.
It turns out it was someone else's phone number, who got off of AT&T. So they just need to recycle it.

bbplayer5 · Jul 5, 2007, 08:22 PM

dial 611 on your phone and keep pushing 0 ... it will get you a real person

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Fuzzy Orange macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2006	Ack! I got someone else's phone number! I just activated my iPhone today, and I got someone else's phone number (it shows up as a woman named Kathleen Orich?). Is their anyway to fix it? I really don't want to go over my own stuff again, nor do I want to get someone else's calls. And AT&T's customer service sucks, since I cannot get to a real, talking person. Can anyone help? __________________ Cleanliness No matter how hard you scrub, you know you are still dirty. So very, very dirty.
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Twiztedklown316 macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Spokane, Wa	if somehow AT&T issued you an incorrect phone number (one belonging to another customer no less) I would suggest that you will need to speak to customer service, this is a pretty significant goof up, one that will screw two customers over, and not just you. __________________ Let's vote for some real change in 2012.
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strangelogic macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: DC	should clear up If you just got it - give it 24 hours or so to clear. My caller-id showed up as 'wireless caller' until the next day... They are probably using up numbers pretty quickly. Unless of course you are getting calls for that person. That was the one thing about my old phone number I've had for 2 years - the woman that used to have it still gets calls from collection agencies.
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Fuzzy Orange Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2006	I just got off the phone with someone. It turns out it was someone else's phone number, who got off of AT&T. So they just need to recycle it. __________________ Cleanliness No matter how hard you scrub, you know you are still dirty. So very, very dirty.
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bbplayer5 macrumors 68020 Join Date: Apr 2007	dial 611 on your phone and keep pushing 0 ... it will get you a real person
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