topic Re: Nuisance phone calls in Community Spirit

Nuisance phone calls

*kazumi* — Tue, 22 May 2018 04:57:21 GMT

I have been getting nuisance phone calls on my landline, day and middle of the night, and so I decided to get a new number. I cannot for the life of me think who I have to tell? I just do not remember if my power and gas supplier, or bank, or anybody else needs to be notified? Help please. 🙂

Re: Nuisance phone calls

Anonymous — Tue, 22 May 2018 05:00:43 GMT

Pretty much , anyone that sends you bills

Banks/schools/doctors and specialists/vet

Unless any of those who you use contact your mobile number (if you have one)

Re: Nuisance phone calls

*kazumi* — Tue, 22 May 2018 05:04:46 GMT

I keep my mobile number private, do not give it to anybody except close friends and family. I do not like the idea that anybody can contact me anytime anywhere. I just tell pople I do not have one.

Re: Nuisance phone calls

domino-710 — Tue, 22 May 2018 05:06:57 GMT

Sad thing is Kazumi - you will probably still get nuisance phone calls.

The phone calls are to very random numbers - if you have a ' number ' it will eventually come up.

These calls cannot be prevented by the ' do not call list ' - simply because they are not generated by a legit supplier - but usually something like Skype.

It is probaby easier to deal with them - hang up on them - or have fun with the suuckers.

But hope it woks for you.

Re: Nuisance phone calls

davidc4430 — Tue, 22 May 2018 05:21:49 GMT

@*kazumi* wrote:
I have been getting nuisance phone calls on my landline, day and middle of the night, and so I decided to get a new number. I cannot for the life of me think who I have to tell? I just do not remember if my power and gas supplier, or bank, or anybody else needs to be notified? Help please. 🙂

i get calls, most days, only on my land line.

i dont think changing numbers will work as i think these 'people' use 'number dialing software'

it just rings numbers randomly (possibly from a data base but who knows)

once you answer that number definately goes into a data base of 'live' numbers.

live numbers get shared and called, often.

ive learned to live with them and have some fun with them, see my post re scam calls.

as long as you know no real agency contacts you by phone with offers to fix something or you owe something or you have won something then you just hang up, unless you want to play with them, string them along for a while. just leave the phone while you have a nap.

there are a million ways to upset them.

Re: Nuisance phone calls

*kazumi* — Tue, 22 May 2018 06:10:20 GMT

The thing is I did not have this problem until about week ago. Now I keep getting several a day and there was one at 1.30am.

Answering phone is not fun for me; I can hardly walk nowadays, and getting up to the phone in the middle of the night is downright dangerous for me. When it rings I of-course immediately think that something happened to my daughter or granddaughter; there is no way i will let it ring, and think let them call in the morning. And once it wakes me, I cannot go back to sleep for ages.

The guy at Optus told me to change the number, and that is what is happening. Must remember to put the new number on "no call list".

Re: Nuisance phone calls

imastawka — Tue, 22 May 2018 06:18:55 GMT

My landline is a silent number.

If they're just random dialling, they're not getting me.

Re: Nuisance phone calls

freddie*rooster — Tue, 22 May 2018 06:25:55 GMT

I have always believed they are Telstra staff on their

days off.

Re: Nuisance phone calls

*kazumi* — Tue, 22 May 2018 07:07:49 GMT

@imastawka wrote:
My landline is a silent number.

If they're just random dialling, they're not getting me.

My landline supposed to be silent number. Wonder if something changed recently?

Re: Nuisance phone calls

imastawka — Tue, 22 May 2018 07:15:31 GMT

Check your phone bill. It will say if it's still a silent number.

I'm with Optus as well.

Re: Nuisance phone calls

davidc4430 — Tue, 22 May 2018 10:56:56 GMT

@*kazumi* wrote:
The thing is I did not have this problem until about week ago. Now I keep getting several a day and there was one at 1.30am.
Answering phone is not fun for me; I can hardly walk nowadays, and getting up to the phone in the middle of the night is downright dangerous for me. When it rings I of-course immediately think that something happened to my daughter or granddaughter; there is no way i will let it ring, and think let them call in the morning. And once it wakes me, I cannot go back to sleep for ages.

The guy at Optus told me to change the number, and that is what is happening. Must remember to put the new number on "no call list".

buy a set of 3 phones with a base station, stick one next to your bed, one next to you tv chair and one (the base) in the kitchen.

that way your usually close to one.

Re: Nuisance phone calls

the_great_she_elephant — Wed, 23 May 2018 04:26:52 GMT

We have a Telstra system (I imagine other providers do them too) that screens all calls and if the number calling is not in the directory we have provided it asks for ID. If the callers identify themslves it then rings through to us and shows who is calling, so we have the option to answer or decline. Most nuisance callers hang up as soon as they are asked for ID and so don't get through to us at all..

Re: Nuisance phone calls

springyzone — Wed, 23 May 2018 06:46:27 GMT

That sounds great. We are with telstra but don't have that. Ours does show the number or else 'private'.

I've had a couple of the telstra technical dept calls lately.

One 2 days ago, I asked the woman if her parents brought her up to lie & would they be proud of her. She hung up straight away.

Today's woman told me they were having to turn the internet off in 2 hours so i said no worries, go for it.

Silence, then she asked if I was the main user. Surely telstra would know whose account they were ringing? She said there was trouble on my line so I told her to go fix it, that's her job, not mine.

I'm starting to try to plan my attack before the next call. I think next time I'll say I work at telstra tech dept.

Re: Nuisance phone calls

joztamps — Wed, 23 May 2018 06:57:57 GMT

If I had accepted the "Government Solar Panel Rebate" every time I have been called about it, I would have enough money to buy the entire "Windows Technical Department".

Re: Nuisance phone calls

not_for_sale — Wed, 23 May 2018 07:25:35 GMT

I am assuming the calls are from telemarketers, or are scam calls, not kids mucking around. If I get a call from someone claiming to be e.g. from Telstra, I ask them to give me their number so I can ring them straight back, to confirm they really are from Telstra. I have got some funny replies, mainly stutters and lots of ums ahs and buts, however they seldom ring again.

I too have a silent number and I think it makes no difference. There's many ways they can access your phone number, especially through unscrupulous partners of companies you may do business with, particularly online.

Re: Nuisance phone calls

the_great_she_elephant — Wed, 23 May 2018 11:46:32 GMT

Our system is called Call Guardian 301. It comes with 2 handsets and from memory we paid around $70 for it plus extra for an 3rd handset.

Re: Nuisance phone calls

freddie*rooster — Thu, 24 May 2018 00:11:27 GMT

I have a caller ID with a screen and the calling number

is shown on the screen - as soon as the answering machine

picks up the scammers hang up - I have a list of numbers they

have used - ysterday the calling number was 12 numbers long

beginning with 019 the day before the calling number began with

0017 sadly they arn't very bright and haven't realised I won't

answer unless I know the number or the person calling responds to

the answering machine message.