tasinda wrote:One more thing, just now I got another spam call and for the second time today it was only 7 digits: 501 followed by four numbers (apparently I picked up so quickly, my phone didn't retain the info). ... But even if I had the full 7 numbers, I don't know what good it would do to list it on donotcall.gov because there was no area code, only 7. ... This is the second time today someone called with the area code blocked so I can't see it.
While it's possible that someone has misconfigured some equipment, I would wonder if
your phone is stripping the area code. I know that both Panasonic and AT&T phones will remove the area code from the display if it's the same as the one programmed into the phone.
My Panasonic phone only displays the seven digits if the call is in the same area code, but I can press the "Edit" button, and it will cycle through different displays: XXX-YYYY, ZZZ-XXX-YYYY, 1-XXX-YYYY, 1-ZZZ-XXX-YYYY.
My AT&T phone does not give me any way to alter the display. If the area code is the same as mine, then it is not displayed.