May 31, 2014
I have Charter cable, but they always contact me through a 888 number. Once when I was changing services and I took back one of the digital boxes to the store and got a receipt. I got a call from 571-364-0368, with "CHARTER" on the Caller ID, and this gravely voiced guy asked me if I needed to return any equipment? He knew precisely what I had. He said he could send someone to pick it up. I told him I already dropped it off.
Now I get calls, about once a week from this number, no one on the line. No answer when I try to call back. I watched a special on PBS about the Snowden leak, and he confirmed the old gossip, that intelligence agencies are indeed installing tracking tech into cable boxes and modems. So maybe this is the NSA trying to get their spygear back?
I live in Wisconsin.