(517) 618-1589
Howell, MI
(517) 618-1589 is likely a robocall: 21 FTC complaints and 2 FCC complaints, recorded messages in 62% of the FTC complaints, most often about dropped calls or silence (29%).
- No new complaints since Feb 13, 2025 (FTC data through Nov 13, 2026).
- More FTC complaints than 99% of the 16,629 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 517.
- No number in the 517-618 block has more complaints; 49 numbers there have FTC complaints.
Complaint history
21 FTC complaints between Feb 4, 2023 and Feb 13, 2025.
The FTC complaints came in 5 of the 25 months from Feb 2023 to Feb 2025; the busiest was Mar 2023, with 12 of 21.
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.
Complaints to the FCC
2 complaints to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission between Nov 5, 2018 and Mar 8, 2023; 1 gave it as the number to call back rather than the caller ID.
Of the 2 complainants, 1 got a call that hung up or stayed silent and 1 got a text message. They filed them as unwanted calls (2). Complainants were in Michigan (1) and Texas (1).
Source: FCC Consumer Help Center, Consumer Complaints Data (public domain), complaints about unwanted calls, telemarketing and robocalls. The FCC doesn't verify the facts alleged in complaints, and neither do we.
What callers claimed
6 of its 21 FTC complaints (29%) are about dropped calls or silence, against 16% of the 20,126 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 517.
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Not specified / other 10 · 48%
- Dropped call or no message 6 · 29%
- Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends 4 · 19%
- Charities 1 · 5%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC in Howell, MI.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 23 complaints describe debt collection.
Nearby numbers in 517-618
The closest reported numbers on either side of (517) 618-1589, in number order.
When the calls came
Time of day of 21 calls:
Day of the week of 21 calls; most often Wednesday (17):
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
- Location of the number block
- Howell, MI, 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.
None of 21 complainants have area code 517, the number's own. The calls reached people elsewhere, so this isn't a local caller to them.
All 21 FTC complainants were in Michigan. Statewide, Michigan ranks #8 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 97,922 in the last 12 months, 966.9 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in Michigan.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Michigan 21 · 100%
Complainants' cities (most common):
Battle Creek, MI (2) · Cheboygan, MI (1) · Escanaba, MI (1) · Farmington Hills, MI (1) · Greenbush, MI (1)
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 (517) 618-1589
- Who called me from (517) 618-1589?
- 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 in Howell, MI (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ.
- Is (517) 618-1589 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 23 complaints, latest Feb 13, 2025, robocalls in 62% of the FTC complaints.
- Is (517) 618-1589 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 23 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (517) 618-1589 back?
- No. Calling back can confirm that your line is answered. If the caller claimed to be a company or agency you deal with, contact it on a number you find yourself.
- How many times has (517) 618-1589 been reported?
- 21 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Feb 4, 2023 and Feb 13, 2025 and 2 complaints to the U.S. FCC between Nov 5, 2018 and Mar 8, 2023.
- What do callers from (517) 618-1589 say?
- 6 of its 21 FTC complaints (29%) are about dropped calls or silence, against 16% of the 20,126 FTC complaints about all numbers in area code 517.
- When does (517) 618-1589 call?
- In FTC complaints, the most common day was Wednesday (17 of 21).
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; FCC complaints refreshed daily; numbering records as of Nov 3, 2026; community reports live. How this page is built.