Chip Sengravy

Some **** keeps ringing my mobile at all hours from a withheld number, then hangs up. What can I do if this persists?

Will my phone company be able to block the number, or tell me who it is?

anyone had this?

davegtt

Just answer next time and say youve contacted the police and theyre looking into it, probably find it might scare then off enough to leave you be...

Otherwise turn you mobile off or change your number?

Chip Sengravy

I've already tried to tell them to Foxtrot Oscar, but they just hang up before I can say anything.

OllyK

Sounds like an auto dialier - try www.tpsonline.org.uk and follow the Silent Calls link on the home page

Chip Sengravy

Not an auto dialler, this morning I heard a radio or something in the background.

Patt@firstime

Report it to the police and then your phone company will change the number for you when you provide them with your crime reference number.

HTH

wwp8

ok,


you need to do this very quick.

get a whistle, when a withheld caller calls (tell all your mates NOT to withheld their numbers)
pick up the phone straight away and whistle as loud as you can.

that will keep them hearing bells for a good few days.

or 2, ignore all withheld numbers completely,
just press ignore.

they'll soon get bored

warrenm2

you can report to police, then they can set up a monitoring system on your line, as the call comes in and you pick up, if its the "mystery caller" you quickly press 1. This signals the tracing monitor that keeps the line open even if the other person hangs up.

Had this a while ago. Just go through to the police first then contact the nusiance caller dept at your telco (all telcos have one by law)

Nick

Do not respond in any way to the calls.

You can call BT customer services, they have procedures for this. For instance, they can have an operator to answer all your calls & only put them through to you if the caller can give them your name. They also trace calls for the police. Call 0800 661 441 (open 24/7) where a BT Nuisance call advisor will tailor a solution to your specific problem.

If you are not with BT, you will need to call your provider.

Registering with TPS is a given.
http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/tps/

Kyl3cook

I have this problem too every now and again...unfortunately some important call are witheld e.g. solicitors, so I can't ignore them.

I also had a mobile (fully shown number) phone for one ring, then hang up....I called back, and it was liek an automated system which said 'transferring you to the department you rquire' or something. I hung up straight away as I thought it might be at £500/min or something stupid.

Chip Sengravy

Thanks for the advice people..I shall see how it goes. It's a shame they don't have the ***** to send a text, but then I'd have thier number

lightning101

Well you never called like you said you would

Chip Sengravy

Just leave it L101, it's over

lightning101

But those words, were they all meaningless

Patt@firstime

Now, now, just kiss and make up and the police don't need to be involved

HTH

GaryK

It definately sounds like an auto dialler so not sure what you can apart from changing your number.

Gary

Chip Sengravy

Do auto diallers play the radio in the background? , or ring twice in succsession at 11:30 pm?

CooperS

Someone was doing this to my missus, but instead of hanging up, they were just sitting there in silence and you could hear the TV in the background. One day they forgot to withold their number, and so I set the fax machine in my office to auto-redial and whenever I got bored I set the fax on them, could hear them shouting through the fax machine's speaker, revenge was sweet

Then I phoned them, and told them what I was going to do to them unless they stopped it hehee