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I've been told that the solution to nuisance "international" calls is to lift the receiver and then press the hash key six or seven times in quick succession. The reason I was given is that it confuses the caller's system and removes your number from their list. I don't know yet whether it works. Only time will tell.
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Just ask for their number so you can call them back an an inappropriate time.
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What usually happens is that there are VOIP calls made in bulk by computers. If a line connects then it tries to pass it to a live operator.
You may confuse it, although I doubt it, but you won't delete your number; the database cannot be written to by a remote telephone, nor can a remote telephone cause such a write.
At worst you'll simply have given live feedback marking your phone number as live thus ensuring that it will stay on a database.
You might manage to annoy an individual operator, although they are pretty immune to it, but you won't reduce your likelihood of another call.
And don't forget that for them, an individual call, a combination of VOIP and bulk local rate, is free or as close as makes no difference.
Caller ID, its the only way.
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>> Caller ID, its the only way.
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Doesn't work on international calls.
Just hang up.
No big deal.
Life's too short.
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>> >> Caller ID, its the only way.
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>> Doesn't work on international calls.
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NIL says it works with Truecall:
www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?t=11622&v=f
Last edited by: John H on Wed 26 Sep 12 at 19:46
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Truecall seems to have stemmed the flow, pro tem. I think (hope!) they've given up, as there is a dearth of the usual suspects at the moment. The device allows for a check on all calls inward or outwards via a web accessed control panel which even seems to work on Mac. There were so many irritating calls, not only from the out-of-area chancers, that simply ignoring was not an option. SWMBO is fragile due to illness, which also makes me more irascible:)
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>> NIL says it works with Truecall:
£99.95 plus delivery. tinyurl.com/c8b3voc
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My caller ID works to the extent of showing International on the screen so I can just let it ring. When my friends are abroad they text me or send e mail.
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Yep we just iron them out when it comes up as international we don't answer it. Unless we can see it is a valid UK number it doesn't get answered. Sometimes I get them on my mobile. I answered an 0800 number from my mobile operator today the line was
"This is Sajid calling from your mobile operator" To which I sharply replied "Not interested go away! and cut them off :D
Having falling victim to a bogus insurance broker via called call I never ever have time for cold callers.
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me rattle???
didnt know i got your number?
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>> My caller ID works to the extent of showing International on the screen so I
>> can just let it ring. When my friends are abroad they text me or send
>> e mail.
That doesn't quite work for me as the BIL lives in the Irish Republic and his calls show as International. He's used to me answering the phone in passive aggressive mode.....
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Since changing my phone number a month ago, I haven't received a single solitary cold call, international or otherwise.
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Sooner or later they'll be hounding you again!
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Haven't ever had any in twelve years.
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>>>Since changing my phone number a month ago, I haven't received a single solitary cold call, international or otherwise.
You're lucky. When we moved a year ago we went from a number that never received cold calls to this one which is assulted daily with the (mainly) international ones. We have slowly realised the previous users of the number were very reckless in putting it out all over the web and now it's out there we're stuffed.
BT have offered us a new number but are unable to guarantee it will be "clean".
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>>Sooner or later they'll be hounding you again!<<
:-D
Same thing with us Fenderlander, been here 1.5 years (already!) and the previous user of our phone number (and his lady) were well known to the debt con-solidation Co's.
I did receive one silent call a few weeks ago, and I assumed it was a computerised wotnot searching for 'live' numbers but, all quite on the South Western front so far.
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To revive an old thread, I've just come across this: tinyurl.com/aqh7y77
With the BT 6500 you can choose the type of calls you want to block. For example International and Withheld numbers can be blocked
The first time I've seen a 'phone with that sort of facility. No doubt I'll be put in my place?
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Had a Dabs/BT e-mail newsletter this morning about the BT 6500:
www.dabs.com/products/bt-6500-twin-8H3H.html?src=17 (BT has owned dabs.com since 2006.
My method is to use Caller Display in conjunction with the answerphone. If I recognise the number and/or caller I answer. If I don't, more often than not, once the answerphone has kicked in any scam calls are automatically terminated. Genuine callers will still leave a message.
Simple and straightforward...:-)
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>>My method is to use Caller Display in conjunction with the answerphone.
That's the way to do it. A lot of company switchboards are anonymous and I get calls regularly from two people whose numbers aren't displayed. Also get legitimate international calls from family so that sort of blocking wouldn't work for us.
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Not sure it is sensible to block number withheld calls. Calls from doctors surgeries, hospitals and the police are frequently withheld numbers.
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>> Not sure it is sensible to block number withheld calls. Calls from doctors surgeries, hospitals and the police are frequently withheld numbers.>>
Not found that in my case... I don't get many calls from the police either...:-) :-)
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>> >> Not sure it is sensible to block number withheld calls. Calls from doctors surgeries,
>> hospitals and the police are frequently withheld numbers.>>
Absolutely.
Had several instances where a member of the public has phoned the office seeking assistance in my area of responsibility. If I'm away from my desk a colleague will take a message arrange a call back
On calling back I get a recorded message saying calls from 'withheld' numbers were not accepted!!
One got very shirty that her call was not returned!!
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Can you bypass this? We have to put some sort of prefix before the number in order to do so.
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Same for me.
When daughter phones out from hospital on her mobile she hides the number.
When she forgets to switch back to normal and then calls me I answer with a non standard "Hello" which causes initial consternation.
When calls come in from Asia I try to be polite and ask " What is the call about ?" then tell "Fred I am not interested" and immediately click off.
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We get one or two calls each day that are identified as 'Out of Area', but not once has any of the callers left a message.
The answerphone is a wonderful tool.
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>> When calls come in from Asia I try to be polite and ask " What
>> is the call about ?" then tell "Fred I am not interested" and immediately click
>> off.
Crumbs!
You mean they are all called Fred?
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Use an answerphone. Nuisance callers tend to give up if they encounter one.
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Defeating nuisance "international" callers - Runfer D'Hills
