615-946-6200

Im trying to find out why my child would be callinlg this number everyday.

I had a similar problem with a strange number.  My child told me it was a number associated with and iphone app called text+  They use it to text with out it showing up on the cell phone bill.  Sneaky sneaky.

This is it.

This number suddenly appeared on my husband's portion of our cell phone bill (as calls, not texts).  I talked to a rep from our carrier, AT&T, who said that the calls were being forwarded from some pre-paid cell phone (with phone no. 615-946-6200) to his AT&T cell phone.  The phone bill shows that he's been answering the forwarded calls and having short conversations.  I wasn't aware that he has a pre-paid cell phone in addition to his AT&T phone, but, based on what the rep told me, that's what it sounds like.  
Does anyone know how this information could jive with the info above (from lb) about using the number to sneak texts?  
Any additional input or ideas about this?

I'm seeing the same number appear on my wife's cell bill, frequently. It seems these are calls, not texts as well. Also, if you call the 615 number, you can then dial a person's cell phone and IF and ONLY IF they have an account to this system, you can then talk to them. However, if you call the 615 number and try to call someone who is not in the system, the call won't go through. So if you call the 615 number, enter your spouse's cell number and it RINGS on their phone, then you know they are connected somehow to this service. When you call the 615 number (615 946 6200), you can also listen to messages left for you by entering a cell number and a password pin. I'm not sure how this connects to text apps but this is what I've learned thus far. I have Verizon. My next step is to ask them what this is.

Could one person who has this app contact another person who just has a cell phone, and the cell user, could also simply call the 615 number to be connected (anonymously) to another? Help.

Just so know, we are Verizon, too.  (I misstated that in my earlier post in case my husband googled that number, so it would throw him off, but it sounds like a lot of people use that number, so it doesn't matter.)   Don't know if it's significant, but the Verizon rep also told me that the calls were being forwarded from a VERIZON pre-paid cell phone.  When I dialed the number (the first time I noticed it on his bill), I got the "Welcome to the message center" message.  At that point, since I hadn't yet talked to the Verizon rep about the pre-paid phone, I thought it was a way for my husband to get and leave "private" messages at a "public" mailbox (which is now sounding accurate).  Again, before talking to the Verizon rep, as an experiment, I input my friend's (Verizon) cell phone number and left her a voice message.  She got the message; it came up on her cell as an unavailable phone number, not as 615-946-6200 (probably because she's not officially registered to use the system).    
I wonder how people sign up for this system.
Can you check your phone bill to see if the calls from that number are listed as being forwarded?  For me, this information doesn't show up on the "View Usage" screen for the present month.  I have to go to an earlier month under "View Bill," then "Usage Details," then "View all voice details."  Then look under "usage type" for an abbreviation such as "CallFwd."   If your wife's calls are direct calls, then it still sounds like my husband has another phone somewhere.  
I am going to continue looking into this and will continue to post new info.  Hope you will do the same.  Interested in hearing what Verizon tells you.

curious,
My phone bill shows the calls are indeed Mobile-to-Mobile and Forwarded. It shows that next to the time stamp. The time for the calls are always the same, 1 minute. The first Verizon rep was worthless - no information about the call other than it was indeed MTM and Forwarded. But I saw that from my bill. Not sure when these calls appeared on your husband's bill, but the first time this number appeared on my bill was May 3. Here's how I think it could work. Buy a Verizon pre-paid phone. Since it's Verizon and my wife's phone is with Verizon, it is MTM. That means all calls will be 1 minute on the bill - so the Verizon rep said. Now. Use the call-forwarding option on the pre-paid phone and make it to forward all calls to the target phone line. Again, these will be MTM and Forwarded on the bill. But there is no trace of how long conversations last because the minutes being used (if any) are charged against the pre-paid phone. The only part that I haven't figured out is what you asked: How does someone sign up for this service. When we learn that, we will have found a big piece of this puzzle. Also, when my wife calls the number, I think she then enters the other's cell phone and because they both have subscribed, the call goes through but is cloaked. Please keep sharing. I will do the same. Thank you very much, curious. :)

lisa don,

What is, "This is it." What do you mean? Please, please reply. Curious and I are interested.

My friend and I will be experimenting using this number to leave messages on her cell phone. I want to see how the number shows up on her bill (ex., as a call forward, or what?) and see if we can learn anything else.  It definitely looks like a way to cloak phone calls and voicemails.  I still don't understand how it could be used for texts (as referred to by some of the other posts).  
I have read online that many carriers no longer provide "backdoor" numbers in all geographical areas to check voicemails, but that they do still provide them in some areas. By "backdoor" number I mean a separate number that you can dial to check your voicemails.  (Remember, that used to be the norm?)  Of course, now, you just punch *86 from you cell phone, or you call your cell phone number and punch # to interrupt your outgoing message and get your messages.   If Verizon doesn't provide a "backdoor" number for voicemails in our geographical areas, that might be why our spouses are using a number from Tennessee, because I am reading online that people can use other region's backdoor numbers.  But, then again, I would think that the Verizon rep I spoke to would have known that the 6200 number was a Verizon "backdoor" number for checking messages; instead, he only told me that it was a pre-paid cell phone with a number out of Nashville, and it was being call-forwarded to my husband's cell phone.  Btw, the number has shown up on my husband's bill 5 times since the end of April.  Three calls were 1 min., but two calls were 2 minutes.  Not sure how that jives with what your Verizon rep said about all calls being 1 minute.  Also, it's always been my understanding that when you use call forward, you pay for minutes on both lines, but the situation we're discussing here is obviously different.  Will continue to post if I learn more and hope you will too.  Thanks.  :)

Curious,
I wonder if both of us have found - a needle in the haystack. The 615 number shows up on OUR bills. I'm prepared to investigate in more detail with your assistance, when and if we get to that point. My Verizon rep also told me the pre-paid number was first activated in Oct 2010 and officially the phone is "out of contract." Let's test something. Give me the dates in May that your husband RECEIVED a call from this number and some times. Just two will do. I can investigate the needle and haystack theory at that point. I'll continue to search and post what I learn. BTW, this is a Samsung, Verizon pre-paid phone and the original owner lived in Warren, NJ.

I got a message too.  I hope it was a credit card - How did you know Anonymous that it was from Kohls?

Henry:  Your posts continue to provide very helpful information, and I'm willing to consider your theory. However, I'm not entirely comfortable posting dates/times of calls on a public forum at this point. I think we can find out if there's a connection short of that step (for now). Can you tell me what State you live in?  If you're not comfortable telling me the specific State, perhaps you could tell me what geographical region of the U.S. you reside in.  My husband has no connection to NJ; does your wife have any connection to NJ (now or in the past)?  Did the rep tell you that any of the 615 numbers on your wife's call list were OUTGOING?    Thanks so much! :)   --Curious

My  friends iphone was stolen recently. The first number dialed was this (6159466200) number. It was dialed three times each lasting a minute long. We are trying to track and trace the phone down. I was wondering if either of you had more information regarding this number and its "Welcome Message Center" messaging.

Dear Curious,
Yes, the bill shows OUTGOING calls. Yes, my state is LA. No connection on this end to NJ, now or before. I was hoping that helped you. But I've hit a bit of a snag with this search and exploration of the 615 number. I think it is fraudulent, but I'm not sure how yet. You see, prior to me calling this number at the beginning of my search, the number never appeared on my bill. It did, however, appear on my wife's. But I've noticed on my bill the past two days calls to the 615 (received and dialed) that I did NOT make. I don't understand how this happens. I know for a fact there are at least 4 instances whereby I did not make calls or receive calls from this number but yet it appears on my bill. I can't explain this. It makes me now think the calls are not all accurately reported by Verizon on my bill. But the one thing I learned is this: The 615 NEVER appeared on my bill until AFTER I called IT. That much is solid. So, the basic question to pose to your husband/my wife, is: Why do you or did you call this number? I'm exploring pre-paid calling cards, especially Verizon reload able cards from Wal-Mart and others. There has to be a reason why we get connected to a Message Management Center. I continue to search for anything that might provide evidence of the haystack theory, too. Hope to hear from you today!

The number is a Cellco/Verizon provisioned number.  I suggest you contact Verizon and ask to speak with someone in fraud/loss prevention.  Particularly if there is a concern regarding a minor.

That said, I am guessing that this is going to turn out to be less interesting than it seems at the moment.

By provisioned, you mean pre-paid phone?

Curious,
Cellco is a part of Verizon. Read here. This explains the NJ link.

http://investing.businessweek.com/research/st ... ivcapId=3589977

By provisioned I mean "configured, provided, and operated by" as in "henry's home phone was provisioned Bell Atlantic".

Yeah.  That is probably why I said "Cellco/Verizon" instead of "Cellco, whoever the heck that is..." ;*)

If you want to get into the excruciating details, the CLLI is WHCKTN04.

The exchanges served by the switch are:

615-202 615-210 615-218 615-232 615-238 615-278 615-289 615-290 615-295 615-306 615-308 615-330 615-332 615-335 615-339 615-342 615-347 615-351 615-354 615-390 615-406 615-410 615-416 615-417 615-418 615-425 615-426 615-427 615-428 615-439 615-440 615-445 615-476 615-477 615-478 615-483 615-499 615-504 615-517 615-519 615-521 615-522 615-542 615-557 615-564 615-574 615-587 615-598 615-603 615-604 615-612 615-613 615-617 615-624 615-630 615-636 615-651 615-653 615-663 615-686 615-691 615-692 615-693 615-707 615-708 615-712 615-714 615-719 615-739 615-767 615-772 615-785 615-788 615-796 615-804 615-809 615-812 615-815 615-829 615-852 615-854 615-856 615-861 615-866 615-878 615-879 615-881 615-887 615-892 615-924 615-925 615-927 615-934 615-939 615-946 615-948 615-962 615-969 615-970 615-971 615-979 931-206 931-217 931-237 931-241 931-257 931-444 931-449 931-472 931-494 931-614 931-801 931-802 931-896

The rate centers served by the switch are:

NASHVILLE, TN MURFREESBO, TN FRANKLIN, TN CLARKSVL, TN

And the companies served by the switch are:

CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - TN

Again, I think you guys are going to be in for a letdown when you track this down.  Best guess is that it is something admin/tech/network related, but I'm glad you're having fun with it, and I'd be just as happy to be proved wrong as right.  I suppose we all have a little Don Quixote in us.

Recently I went on a similar expedition to track down the meaning of a bill item called "SDM Remote Query".  The term was new to me, and that doesn't happen very often on this stuff.  It wasn't until I tracked down and read the applicable patent that I knew what it was about.  Armed with that information I finally found someone at Verizon who knew about it, and turned it off for me.  Untold numbers of people have that item on their bill, but since it is N/C, no one asks about it.  (It lets Verizon remotely control all aspects of your phone, including the camera - supposedly for tech support and stolen phone activities - trust us).

Patent on SDM is here: <http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2011/0207483.html>