(281) 249-9690
(281) 249-9690 is likely an unwanted sales call: 5 FTC complaints, 40% recorded messages, mostly about dropped calls or silence.
- No new complaints since Jul 6, 2025 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 99% of the 34,826 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 281.
- No number in the 281-249 block has more complaints; 55 numbers there have FTC complaints.
Complaint history
5 FTC complaints between Jun 24, 2025 and Jul 6, 2025.
The FTC complaints came in every month from Jun 2025 to Jul 2025; the busiest was Jun 2025, with 4 of 5.
FTC complaints are filed by consumers with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's Do Not Call registry; they aren't verified by the FTC or by us.
What callers claimed
4 of its 5 FTC complaints (80%) are about dropped calls or silence, against 16% of the 40,652 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 281.
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Dropped call or no message 4 · 80%
- Not specified / other 1 · 20%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 5 complaints describe debt collection.
When the calls came
Time of day of 5 calls:
Day of the week of 5 calls; most often Monday (3):
The date and time of the call as complainants entered them on the FTC form; the time zone isn't recorded. Times entered as exactly midnight or noon are left out (they're usually the form's default).
Location
- Rate centre (NANPA abbreviation)
- HSTNSUBURB, TX, USA
- Block assigned to
- Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC
From the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (Nov 3, 2026). This is who the number block was assigned to; numbers can be moved between carriers, and caller IDs can be faked.
All 5 FTC complainants were in Texas. Statewide, Texas ranks #39 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 188,326 in the last 12 months, 593.9 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in Texas.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Texas 5 · 100%
Complainants' cities:
Austin, TX (3)
As typed on the FTC form, with spelling variants merged; complaints without a city aren't counted.
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What to do
- Don't share personal or banking details, or pay anyone, on a call you didn't expect. Hang up and call the organization back on a number you find yourself.
- Block it from your recent calls (iPhone: ⓘ, then “Block this Caller”; Android: long-press, then “Block”).
- Report fraud to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (1-888-495-8501).
- Report telemarketing if you're registered and still got the call: to the National Do Not Call List.
- A collector calling? How to check a collection agency in your province.
- Report fraud to the FTC.
- Report telemarketing if you're registered and still got the call: to the National Do Not Call Registry.
- A collector calling? See the FTC's guide to your rights.
- Report fraud: in the U.S. to the FTC; in Canada to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (1-888-495-8501).
- Report telemarketing if you're registered and still got the call: in the U.S. to the National Do Not Call Registry; in Canada to the National Do Not Call List.
- A collector calling? In the U.S., see the FTC's guide to your rights; in Canada, how to check a collection agency in your province.
Questions about (281) 249-9690
- Who called me from (281) 249-9690?
- No complaint names the caller; FTC complainants most often said the calls were about dropped calls or silence. The number is in a block assigned to Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC (rate centre HSTNSUBURB, TX) (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ.
- Is (281) 249-9690 a scam?
- Canadial rates it low risk, from 5 complaints, latest Jul 6, 2025, 40% robocalls.
- Is (281) 249-9690 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 5 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (281) 249-9690 back?
- Be careful. If you don't recognize it, let it go to voicemail: a legitimate caller will leave a message, and you can reach any real organization on a number you look up yourself.
- How many times has (281) 249-9690 been reported?
- 5 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Jun 24, 2025 and Jul 6, 2025.
- What do callers from (281) 249-9690 say?
- 4 of its 5 FTC complaints (80%) are about dropped calls or silence, against 16% of the 40,652 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 281.
- When does (281) 249-9690 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common day was Monday (3 of 5).
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; numbering records as of Nov 3, 2026; community reports live. How this page is built.