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prelude1980

posted on 25/1/16 at 07:28 PM Reply With Quote
Nuisance calls

over the past week i've been getting 2 -3 calls per day from different landline numbers to my mobile. I've answered about 4 of these calls but they are completely silent and the call finishes within 2 -3 seconds.

Getting fed up of these i've called 2 of these different numbers back only for them to be met with music from the out start so i'm guessing a scam to get you to call but i have no way of blocking these numbers as they are completely different everytime

What can i do EE are useless





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BenB

posted on 25/1/16 at 07:45 PM Reply With Quote
I just leave my mobile on silent apart from the priority numbers (IE people I know) which have silence over-ride. Sorts that type of BS out.
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prelude1980

posted on 25/1/16 at 07:47 PM Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by BenB
I just leave my mobile on silent apart from the priority numbers (IE people I know) which have silence over-ride. Sorts that type of BS out.


Ah thats not a bad idea. just frustrating as i never give out my number, i'm subscribed to the TPS service as well.





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Wadders

posted on 25/1/16 at 07:50 PM Reply With Quote
Calling them back can be a risky business, you might get a shock when the bill arrives

I've got a call blocker on my android phone, which sorts out a lot of the crap, and my phone automatically tells you the call region so if i see someone is calling from the other end of the country i simply don't answer, if its important they will leave a message.

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morcus

posted on 25/1/16 at 08:01 PM Reply With Quote
A work colleague got tricked by a scam where you call them back and it plays the ringer tone, but answers pretty much instantly at a premium rate, if you do call back use the speaker phone so you can see if they're doing this.





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prelude1980

posted on 25/1/16 at 08:02 PM Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by Wadders
Calling them back can be a risky business, you might get a shock when the bill arrives

I've got a call blocker on my android phone, which sorts out a lot of the crap, and my phone automatically tells you the call region so if i see someone is calling from the other end of the country i simply don't answer, if its important they will leave a message.


i have whoscall on my phone that does that, i did use the work phone so it's not on my bill LOL
Just really frustrating have 2-3 calls per day for the past week that i can't stop short of putting my phone on silent which can be an inconvenience.





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lsdweb

posted on 25/1/16 at 08:09 PM Reply With Quote
I have an app called Should I Answer? Corny name and awful icon but a really good app for cutting out the cr*p calls - comes with a list of nuisance numbers.

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Sam_68

posted on 25/1/16 at 08:48 PM Reply With Quote
Have you got the number registered on TPS?

It seems to work for me, on both landline and mobile (I'm with EE too, for what it's worth).

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britishtrident

posted on 25/1/16 at 10:48 PM Reply With Quote
Easy solution just download the Mr Number app





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