what should I do about nuisance phone calls

[timwilky]

For the 3rd time since christmas we have been subjected overnight to nuisance phone calls. They start about 2:30am. and by 3am I had disconnected the phones.

It is a lad, within a minute or so of putting down the phone, he is ringing again. last night it must have been 20 times.

But the plonker forgot this time to withhold his number.

I am all for no longer disconnecting the phone next time and keeping an exact record of the times and making a complaint. It ruined our nights kip for the whole family.

My phone and number is sip voip so I doubt he could get it confused with a mates.

We were tempted to play him back and phone at 2pm when he will be asleep. But in retrospect, if we are to make a complaint. We need to be clean.

A quick check of the last 5 calls received says he called last night at
3:05, 3:44. 3:46, 3:48. I disconnected the phones about 3 so he obviously kept trying even after it was going to voicemail.

Should I simply apply time filters to my phones to ensure we get no calls (no ideal as we need to know if issues with kids/grand kids). or do I complain to orange (his provider) or to plod.

[the_lone_wolf]

Report it to plod and phone your provider to get them to bar the number, I think they know the caller ID and will bar it even if he withholds it

Don't know how much weight your side would be against his provider, but if the Police were involved I suspect they may write him a stern letter which should give him a wake up call (sorry, no pun intended...)

[speedplay]

Go to plod.

Its what you pay your taxes for.

We had the same thing a while ago and reported it, they came round took some details and went off to speak to the other party.

No more calls.

[SoulKiss]

For the 3rd time since christmas we have been subjected overnight to nuisance phone calls. They start about 2:30am. and by 3am I had disconnected the phones.

It is a lad, within a minute or so of putting down the phone, he is ringing again. last night it must have been 20 times.

But the plonker forgot this time to withhold his number.

I am all for no longer disconnecting the phone next time and keeping an exact record of the times and making a complaint. It ruined our nights kip for the whole family.

My phone and number is sip voip so I doubt he could get it confused with a mates.

We were tempted to play him back and phone at 2pm when he will be asleep. But in retrospect, if we are to make a complaint. We need to be clean.

A quick check of the last 5 calls received says he called last night at
3:05, 3:44. 3:46, 3:48. I disconnected the phones about 3 so he obviously kept trying even after it was going to voicemail.

Should I simply apply time filters to my phones to ensure we get no calls (no ideal as we need to know if issues with kids/grand kids). or do I complain to orange (his provider) or to plod.

Tim, on the subjects of making phone calls, do you know a script to have a computer auto-dial a number, log whether it was answered or busy, and let you know.

It needs to work at random intervals

Can you help?

:)

[simesb]

Speak to the plod - could it be connected with your current legal entanglemant?

[timwilky]

Tim, on the subjects of making phone calls, do you know a script to have a computer auto-dial a number, log whether it was answered or busy, and let you know.

It needs to work at random intervals

Can you help?

:)

Hmm, now if one was to combine a while loop containing a call to minicom with a dial number and a random sleep command, would I be on the right track to meet your requirement?

you are aware no doubt that such a script if misused would be a right royal pain in the bum should the wrong number be inadvertently entered.:smt023

[Jayneflakes]

If you are suffering harassment, take it to your provider and see what they say. They may take it seriously. However I suffered with it for a while and all they said to me was that for a fee they could change my number. Hardly helpful. Maybe finding out who is doing it and sending them a lunchbox full of turds would help...

[speedplay]

Now the snow has all gone and they can't go sledging anymore, the police will have loads of free time to look into it ;)

[timwilky]

My phone provider is a German company, sipgate.co.uk, I doubt that they would be able to help me. However, I will try.

[davepreston]

have someone in belfast phone them back and "politly" ask them to stop im quite sure this would be an effective measure

[thedonal]

I'd suggest calling the plod too.

[Quiff Wichard]

Tim-

like has been said- It MUSt be something to do wuth your court case.. ?? yo think? too coincidental ?

[Sudoxe]

Hmm, now if one was to combine a while loop containing a call to minicom with a dial number and a random sleep command, would I be on the right track to meet your requirement?

you are aware no doubt that such a script if misused would be a right royal pain in the bum should the wrong number be inadvertently entered.:smt023

Minicom would be a pain in the ****, you would have to dig out your old modem, find a phoneline, etc... I'm sure you can write some Asterix "test scripts" to achieve the same thing more easily...

[Biker Biggles]

Straight to plod with it.Give them the number and the list of times.I believe if you report it as a formal complaint they will have to investigate,and it would be easy for them to show any link to your current court case.

[bikerchick82]

If you are suffering harassment, take it to your provider and see what they say. They may take it seriously. However I suffered with it for a while and all they said to me was that for a fee they could change my number. Hardly helpful. Maybe finding out who is doing it and sending them a lunchbox full of turds would help...

If you report it to the police before you go to your phone provider then they should change your number for free.

I had to do this a couple of years back, the police were brilliant, very helpful and - although it was my mobile that was getting the calls and not my landline so slightly different to you - Vodafone were brilliant and immediately changed my number after I gave them the incident number :smt023

Gave me chance to clear out numbers in my phone book as well :smt044

Like has been said though Tim, no matter how tempting it is, don't play them at their own game, report it, speak to your phone provider and go from there :smt023

[Stuuk1]

Ok so this is a bit late... but I only just seen it.

My nan had this a few years back, which with her being old and living on her own she was scared.

The called did the same and forgot to withhold his number, so I took the number and gave him a call. I made up a name of a policeman, PC.... and just explained that we have recieved a complaint about nuisance calls and that if he wanted to take this further then we can do that, otherwise we suggest you stop making these calls.

Worked very well and she didnt recieve another call. Whatever you do, dont ring the kid up and be yourself, there is no scare factor and he'll keep doing it.

[punyXpress]

Get one of those ultra-loud dog whistles & DEAFEN the BARSTEWARD!

[ethariel]

Get one of those ultra-loud dog whistles & DEAFEN the BARSTEWARD!

Definatley works with POTS and ISDN, dunno bout VOIP phones tho :(