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Originally Posted by Tricky
This number keeps calling me and when I answer the phone goes dead
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Sounds like a 'silent call'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programme...st/4157612.stm
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Originally Posted by Tricky
If I call it back, it's a dead number
Can I do anything about it! - It's happened about 6 times this evening already
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Typically these are from a call centre. They dial ahead of an operator being available, and the system then tries to connect an operator with a dialled call. (These guys must get very tired, answering calls without even taking a breath!)
Anyway, if, when you pick up, there is no operator available, the system just hangs up.
The number usually doesn't allow incoming calls.
The number you've shown is too short for an actual telephone number (in the UK, anyway) - check using 1471 and let us know the full number.
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Originally Posted by Tricky
EDIT : I suspect it's NEXT Directory!?
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Did you mean Ex-directory? That has nothing to do with whether you can call the number or not. Just whether it appears in a directory or not.