Phone calls, tracing or blocking

[yorkie_chris]

Just had a prank call from someone, number was withheld, is there any way I can trace the call? If its from a landline then a quiet word may be in order.

Failing that then can you block calls from withheld numbers?

We're on telewest

[Pedrosa]

Can't you report the incident to your line supplier? Give them an idea of the time of the call etc? I think they then get directly in contact with Old Bill as these situation are not viewed very lightly.

N.B. That is how it sort of worked before I left the U.K. anyway. My info could well be somewhat out of date.

[yorkie_chris]

Not really worth the effort of the old bill, it wasn't particularly malicious

[metalmonkey]

Its very hard even for the police to put a locate trace on call or a number its needs high up authority and also cost quite a bit money. If it was too carry on, its an offence.

You can have your phone set, not to recieve withheld numbers. Also regestier your phone with the TPS, there is a web site for it as well. What it does is stop tele maraketing companies calling you, they really annoy me they call as I have just got to sleep, about to eat ect.

Give that ago first, if it doesn't work then I'll have a think, but if was to carry reporting to your provider and the police is the next step, hope it stops. Thunder

[yorkie_chris]

Its a rare thing, and just somebody messing about, but its still going to earn that someones dentist a few quid when I find out who it is

[ASM-Forever]

Its a rare thing, and just somebody messing about, but its still going to earn that someones dentist a few quid when I find out who it is

Sorry i only meant it as a joke. :p ;)

Receiving prank calls is one of lifes many joys!

Telemarketers on the other hand.....:smt067

[phil24_7]

Prank calls make me giggle, I'll keep em on the phone for as long as I can for a laugh. Tele-marketers get told to fug off!

[Beenz]

Whilst you may not be able to see the number, the telephone company may well see it. There was a feature I was working on many moons ago for call trace, after receiving the unwanted call you could enter a short *xx# code where the exchange would log the number, although you could not see the number the information from the exchange could be passed to the police. Certainly as has been stated you can block with held calls. Call up the telephone company.

[Speedy Claire]

At one time I was plagued with nuisance calls... I contacted my service provider and the result was that if anybody tried to ring me from a withheld number the call was directed to the operator and the caller had to provide their name and number before the call was forwarded. Might be worth a try but not worth the effort if its a one off prank call

[kitkat]

75p a month to have withheld numbers blocked. its great. have reduced the number of telemarketing calls to NONE woohoo

[hovis]

75p a month to have withheld numbers blocked. its great. have reduced the number of telemarketing calls to NONE woohoo

but if somebody is x-directery they wont be able to get thruogh to you

[Beenz]

but if somebody is x-directery they wont be able to get thruogh to you

Oh yes they will. You don't really think they sit down and use the telephone directory do you? :rolleyes:

[El Saxo]

I think Hovis meant that if a person who is on an ex-directory number tries to call you, they won't be able to get through as their number is witheld (like mine is).

They can get through though - dial 1470 before the number you're calling and it will release your caller ID for the duration of that call. We have to use it to ring some of our customers at work.

Talking of which, some might find this useful - Link (http://www.telephonesuk.co.uk/network_codes.htm) to list of lots of telephone network codes.

HTH

[hovis]

Oh yes they will. You don't really think they sit down and use the telephone directory do you? :rolleyes:

oh no they wont..............

im "ex directory" if i phone sombody that does not accept withheld numbers, it will tell me this number does not accept witheld numbers, hence i can not speak to them

[metalmonkey]

oh no they wont..............

im "ex directory" if i phone sombody that does not accept withheld numbers, it will tell me this number does not accept witheld numbers, hence i can not speak to them

Not so much ex directory, but the withheld number thing does work, I know this as I was looking for somone the phone line wouldn't talk withheld phone numbers, as my radio/mobile @ work number is a withheld number.