When I first got here I made sure to buy my cell phone from the company store, and not off the street, so I could be assured it would be new and reliable. Even still, for the first few weeks I was convinced the phone was a dud, since it would ring once, then when I picked it up, the line would be dead. It was only after a few weeks that I learned this is not a problem with the phone, it's a problem with the person calling me, and it's called "flashing." Basically flashing is when someone calls you, lets it ring once, and hangs up. Once flashed, you are supposed to call them back, since they either do not have any minutes left on their cell phone, or do not want to use
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