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(517) 225-6596
(517) 225-6596 is a wireless (mobile) number from Howell, MI on a prefix assigned to AT&T Mobility (New Cingular Wireless PCS). Consumers have filed 2 complaints about it with the FCC, most recently on 2025-05-16.
Who called me from (517) 225-6596?
Carrier & location
- Type
- Wireless (mobile)
- Assigned carrier
- AT&T Mobility (New Cingular Wireless PCS)
- Rate center
- Howell, MI
- Prefix 517-225
- assigned 2015-11-16, pooled block
- Area code
- 517 — Michigan
- 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
- 22023-06-30 → 2025-05-16
- Community reports
- 0
FCC Consumer Complaint Data, public record. Complaints run from 2023-06-30 to 2025-05-16.
Did this number call you? What was it?
Complaint pattern for (517) 225-6596
What the 2 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.
FCC complaints per month. Peak month: 2023-06 (1).
Complaints span 1.9 years, from 2023-06-30 to 2025-05-16, with activity recorded in 2 separate months.
How the calls were placed
- Prerecorded Voice
- 1
- Text Message
- 1
- Wired
- 1
- Wireless (cell phone)
- 1
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
11 other numbers on the (517) 225 block have complaints too — 15 across the block in total. 1 of them were complained about during the same period as this number, which is what a campaign rotating through a block of consecutive numbers looks like from the outside.
Within area code 517 (Michigan), this is the 61st most-complained-about number of the 1,343 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 (517) 225-6596
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-16 | Text Message | Wireless (cell phone/other mobile device | MI |
| 2023-06-30 | Prerecorded Voice | Wired | CA |
Reported in the last 7 days in area code 517 (Michigan)
Numbers in this area code that consumers reported to the FTC's Do Not Call Registry this week.
- (517) 401-68452 this week · Warranties & protection plans
- (517) 258-82091 this week · No subject given
- (517) 298-86031 this week · No subject given
- (517) 350-96491 this week · Debt reduction
- (517) 447-16141 this week · Debt reduction
- (517) 579-47971 this week · Medical & prescriptions
- (517) 664-63201 this week · No subject given
- (517) 774-33051 this week · Energy, solar & utilities
- (517) 901-33041 this week · Energy, solar & utilities
- (517) 366-47231 this week · No subject given
Is (517) 225-6596 a scam? Community reports
No community reports for (517) 225-6596 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 (517) 225
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 (517) 225-6596
Who called me from (517) 225-6596?
(517) 225-6596 is a wireless (mobile) number on a prefix assigned to AT&T Mobility (New Cingular Wireless PCS), based in Howell, MI. Consumers have filed 2 complaints about it with the FCC.
Is (517) 225-6596 a scam or robocall?
The FCC's public complaint data contains 2 complaints about unwanted calls from (517) 225-6596, including 1 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 (517) 225-6596 back?
The most recent complaint against this number was filed on 2025-05-16. 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 (517) 225-6596 filed?
Consumers in 2 states filed complaints about this number, most often from MI, CA. 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.