People phone up customer service call centers billions of times a year.

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If you think it's a legitimate call from your bank, hang up and call the institution's customer-service number yourself.

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Consumers have to call up their carrier after the phone is stolen to get it added to the No-Service List.

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Subscribers can call up a news story from the Post and view video from the TV station on the new service, Coloradonow.com.

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Users can be logged into the service on up to five devices at once - meaning all will ring if they receive a call - including handsets using Sim cards associated with different networks and internet enabled gadgets such as iPods.

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South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) said it is expecting call-outs to rise in the run-up to new year celebrations.

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