Weird?????

MadGamer · 06-12-2003, 16:11

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Ok here goes...

My phone rang about 5 minutes ago at about 4:00pm so i picked it up and there was no one there so i kept on saying hello to see what it was. No reply. It was just beeping, after this strange encounter i put the phone down and picked it up again to dial 1471. But the same thing is still happening.

Anyone having this problem???

WNA

Dave Stones · 06-12-2003, 16:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by WNA

Not sure wheather this is supposed to be in here or not.
EDIT: Mods feel free to move if this is in the wrong place.

Ok here goes...

My phone rang about 5 minutes ago at about 4:00pm so i picked it up and there was no one there so i kept on saying hello to see what it was. No reply. It was just beeping, after this strange encounter i put the phone down and picked it up again to dial 1471. But the same thing is still happening.

Anyone having this problem???

WNA

we had this problem a while back at home. turns out some company was trying to use our phone number as a fax number. did it about 10 times repeatedly and stopped for about 10 mins then started again. couldnt hang up or anything, no dial tone etc. a call to CS and ntl sent a fax to the number. stopped soon after that...

**Paul** · 06-12-2003, 16:22

Someone has put your number into a fax machine - most modern machines will keep trying a number of times if they fail to connect and send.

Sociable · 06-12-2003, 16:44

Yep sure sound like a fax being given the wrong number.

Reminds me of the fun a friend had when his number was only one digit away from the local Chinese take-away and nobody would believe they had dialed the wong number.

philip.j.fry · 06-12-2003, 16:46

Do you get a number with 1371? and have you got a fax machine.fax modem? if so you can send them some snotty replies

or in fact hook up the modem and see what they are trying to send

MadGamer · 06-12-2003, 17:17

Well it was actually my mums mobile phone number. But she said to me that she didn't ring home and i found that to be a bit on the strange side.

FYI: its nothing to do with NTL.

Sociable · 06-12-2003, 17:23

What's the betting "Home" is item one on speed dial list and the phone got bumped arround and tried to dial but couldn't connect correctly as other buttons pressed at same time?

philip.j.fry · 06-12-2003, 17:27

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Originally Posted by Sociable

What's the betting "Home" is item one on speed dial list and the phone got bumped arround and tried to dial but couldn't connect correctly as other buttons pressed at same time?

That'd be it for sure. This is always happening to me, my Mum forgets to lock her keypad, puts her phone in her bag and next thing you know I'm getting repeatedly called with me yelling down the phone trying to make myself heard

MadGamer · 06-12-2003, 17:43

My mum has a mobile phone cradle fitted in her Saab 93 Aero and so i don't think that it could have been dialed incorrectly.

Nor · 06-12-2003, 17:48

Well you could put it down to some sort of international conspiracy where agents were able to clone your mothers mobile telephone in order to make you think 'wierd'. Or you could accept it was probably her mobile being dialed, upto you

**Maggy** · 06-12-2003, 20:30

Yes my daughter keeps doing this to me.Smack,smack,smack.

Incog.

MadGamer · 06-12-2003, 21:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nor

Well you could put it down to some sort of international conspiracy where agents were able to clone your mothers mobile telephone in order to make you think 'wierd'. Or you could accept it was probably her mobile being dialed, upto you

I think thats what it was, her mobile being dialled upto me.

st-clares · 29-12-2003, 16:28

I had this problem some 9 months ago. It was "telephone cold calling" sales callers. They use computers to dial random numbers. if you do not pickup within a few seconds the line is then dead.
You can stop this by contacting the Telephone Preference Service, free of charge. To register call the automated service on 0845 07 007 07 24 hours 7 days/week.
I takes approx 4 weeks to take effect. I have had no calls since registering.

Stuartbe · 30-12-2003, 08:25

I used to get the same thing all the time but since registering with the TPS I have had none at all !!

ntltech32 · 30-12-2003, 10:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by WNA

Not sure wheather this is supposed to be in here or not.
EDIT: Mods feel free to move if this is in the wrong place.

Ok here goes...

My phone rang about 5 minutes ago at about 4:00pm so i picked it up and there was no one there so i kept on saying hello to see what it was. No reply. It was just beeping, after this strange encounter i put the phone down and picked it up again to dial 1471. But the same thing is still happening.

Anyone having this problem???

WNA

Could easily be somone trying to send you a fax! hehe if it does persit give ntl customer services a call and they will have it traced and can stop that number contacting you.