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(229) 232-7438
(229) 232-7438 is a wireless (mobile) number from Valdosta, GA on a prefix assigned to Powertel Atlanta Licenses, INC.. Consumers have filed 3 complaints about it with the FCC, most recently on 2015-12-23.
Who called me from (229) 232-7438?
Carrier & location
- Type
- Wireless (mobile)
- Assigned carrier
- Powertel Atlanta Licenses, INC.
- Rate center
- Valdosta, GA
- Prefix 229-232
- assigned 2002-09-05, pooled block
- Area code
- 229 — Georgia
- Time zone
- E
This prefix is assigned to a wireless carrier, so the number is a mobile line. Caller ID for mobile numbers is frequently spoofed by robocallers. Carrier assignment shows who the prefix was allocated to; numbers can be ported, and caller ID can be spoofed.
Complaint history
- FCC complaints
- 32015-12-23
- Community reports
- 0
FCC Consumer Complaint Data, public record.
Did this number call you? What was it?
Complaint pattern for (229) 232-7438
What the 3 public FCC complaints naming this number show about when the calls happened, where they landed and how they were placed. Derived from the FCC Consumer Complaint Data Center, a public record.
This number's complaint record is historic. Nothing has been filed against it since 2015-12-23, so if it called you today the complaints below describe a campaign that ended years ago — or the number has since been reassigned to a different subscriber. Numbers are routinely returned to the carrier and reissued. Treat this page as an archive record rather than a current warning.
All 3 complaints were filed on the same day (2015-12-23) — a single burst rather than sustained calling.
The heaviest single day was 2015-12-23, when 3 separate consumers filed complaints about this number. Same-day clusters like that come from automated dialling rather than a person making calls one at a time.
How the calls were placed
- Prerecorded Voice
- 1
- Live Voice
- 1
- Autodialed Live Voice Call
- 1
- Wireless (cell phone)
- 3
Prerecorded Voice: A recorded message rather than a person. Prerecorded marketing calls to a mobile require prior express written consent under the TCPA.
Prefix and area context
4 other numbers on the (229) 232 block have complaints too — 7 across the block in total. None of them overlap in time with this number, so the block activity looks like separate episodes rather than one campaign.
Within area code 229 (Georgia), this is the 19th most-complained-about number of the 1,323 that have any complaint on record.
Source: FCC Consumer Complaint Data Center. Complaints are unverified consumer submissions: they record what someone reported, not a finding against the caller. Numbers can be spoofed, so a complaint may describe a call that only displayed this number.
FCC complaint log for (229) 232-7438
The most recent unwanted-call complaints US consumers filed with the FCC naming this number — type of issue, contact method, and the state the complaint came from. Public record, imported nightly.
| Date | Call type | Method | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-12-23 | Autodialed Live Voice Call · Robocalls | Wireless (cell phone/other mobile device | CT |
| 2015-12-23 | Live Voice · Telemarketing (including do not call and spoofing) | Wireless (cell phone/other mobile device | CT |
| 2015-12-23 | Prerecorded Voice · Telemarketing (including do not call and spoofing) | Wireless (cell phone/other mobile device | IL |
Reported in the last 7 days in area code 229 (Georgia)
Numbers in this area code that consumers reported to the FTC's Do Not Call Registry this week.
- (229) 509-61872 this week · No subject given
- (229) 460-10132 this week · Debt reduction
- (229) 218-65641 this week · No subject given
- (229) 218-65701 this week · No subject given
- (229) 232-80571 this week · No subject given
- (229) 270-48041 this week · Medical & prescriptions
- (229) 280-41701 this week · Impostor (government, business, family)
- (229) 352-43991 this week · Medical & prescriptions
- (229) 358-85571 this week · Impostor (government, business, family)
- (229) 616-64641 this week · Medical & prescriptions
Is (229) 232-7438 a scam? Community reports
No community reports for (229) 232-7438 yet. If this number called you, you're likely the first — leave a report below and help the next person who searches it.
Other reported numbers starting (229) 232
Robocall campaigns often rotate through a block of numbers on the same prefix — if several neighbors have complaints too, that's campaign behavior.
What to do next
Block it on Android or iPhone, turn on your carrier's free filtering, and report the call to the FCC and FTC — those complaints are the public record this page is built from.
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FAQs about (229) 232-7438
Who called me from (229) 232-7438?
(229) 232-7438 is a wireless (mobile) number on a prefix assigned to Powertel Atlanta Licenses, INC., based in Valdosta, GA. Consumers have filed 3 complaints about it with the FCC.
Is (229) 232-7438 a scam or robocall?
The FCC's public complaint data contains 3 complaints about unwanted calls from (229) 232-7438, including 2 categorized as robocalls. That is a strong signal, but not proof — read the community reports and never share personal or payment information with an unsolicited caller.
Should I call (229) 232-7438 back?
The complaint record for this number stops in 2015, so it is not part of a campaign anyone is currently reporting. The number may since have been reassigned to an ordinary subscriber. As a general rule, only return a call you were expecting: a caller with legitimate business will leave a voicemail.
Where were the complaints about (229) 232-7438 filed?
Consumers in 2 states filed complaints about this number, most often from CT, IL. The FCC records the state the complainant filed from, not where the call originated — caller ID can be spoofed to display any number.
WhoCalledLookup is not a consumer reporting agency (FCRA). Community reports are user opinions, not statements of fact by this site; FTC and FCC complaints are unverified consumer submissions. Own this number? Dispute a listing.