help...

useful_contacts

a number called my phone half an hour ago, i am in college so didnt reliase until i checked my phone.Its a dublin no and i live in tipp and know no one from dublin

I put the number into google nothing came up, called it back and it keeps ringing out, i know its a business no because of the posh answering machine(gave no name/business or anything though) I left no message as this no used to be a friends and they were prob calling for her but still its bugging me.

Is There a site or something you can put a no into and it will tell you who it is.I wasted the last of my credit calln them the last time

h e l p

Cookie_Monster

if its important they will ring you back, ortherwise don't worry about it

chin_grin

useful_contacts wrote: »

a number called my phone half an hour ago, i am in college so didnt reliase until i checked my phone.Its a dublin no and i live in tipp and know no one from dublin

I put the number into google nothing came up, called it back and it keeps ringing out, i know its a business no because of the posh answering machine(gave no name/business or anything though) I left no message as this no used to be a friends and they were prob calling for her but still its bugging me.

Is There a site or something you can put a no into and it will tell you who it is.I wasted the last of my credit calln them the last time

h e l p

Maybe it was...............yore ma?

Sharpshooter

It could just be a wrong number.:)

peanuthead

It was probably someone calling to conduct a long winded survey about something you dont even care about.

5starpool

Bit neurotic at times are you?

seamus

I've loads of missed calls from an unknown number over the last few weeks. Never left a voicemail. So I now just hang up when they call.

If it was important, they'd call back or would have left a message.

chin_grin

seamus wrote: »

I've loads of missed calls from an unknown number over the last few weeks. Never left a voicemail. So I now just hang up when they call.

If it was important, they'd call back or would have left a message.

"Seamus this is God................frey Jones"

teeeheehee.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Hurry!!! You may have won 64 million Ugandan dollars and the were calling you for you banking details so they can deposit the monies in your account!! Why are you wasting time talking to us....?

javaboy

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

Hurry!!! You may have won 64 million Ugandan dollars and the were calling you for you banking details so they can deposit the monies in your account!! Why are you wasting time talking to us....?

This is a scam. They don't even use dollars in Uganda. They use shillings.

Caoimhín

I refuse to answer "Private number" calls.

In the UK the phone companies have a service in which a pre-recorded message will tell a private number called that, "We can not connect your call because you have restricted your caller ID."

Gone Drinking

useful_contacts wrote: »

a number called my phone half an hour ago, i am in college so didnt reliase until i checked my phone.Its a dublin no and i live in tipp and know no one from dublin

I put the number into google nothing came up, called it back and it keeps ringing out, i know its a business no because of the posh answering machine(gave no name/business or anything though) I left no message as this no used to be a friends and they were prob calling for her but still its bugging me.

Is There a site or something you can put a no into and it will tell you who it is.I wasted the last of my credit calln them the last time

h e l p

What the fcuk?

javaboy

caoibhin wrote: »

I refuse to answer "Private number" calls.

In the UK the phone companies have a service in which a pre-recorded message will tell a private number called that, "We can not connect your call because you have restricted your caller ID."

You can also get applications for many modern phones that will reject private calls or certain numbers.

Homer

Maybe the person trying to call is a "useful_contact" ??? Ah the irony in usernames!!! :P

Caoimhín

javaboy wrote: »

You can also get applications for many modern phones that will reject private calls or certain numbers.

Really? Id love to set that up. Is it a setting on the phone or do you have to get the phone company to do it?

stovelid

useful_contacts wrote: »

a number called my phone half an hour ago, i am in college so didnt reliase until i checked my phone.Its a dublin no and i live in tipp and know no one from dublin

I put the number into google nothing came up, called it back and it keeps ringing out, i know its a business no because of the posh answering machine(gave no name/business or anything though) I left no message as this no used to be a friends and they were prob calling for her but still its bugging me.

Is There a site or something you can put a no into and it will tell you who it is.I wasted the last of my credit calln them the last time

h e l p

Do some study and stop worrying about sh*te. There is a "recession" on and we're all fcuked; you're going to need a strong degree, goddammit.

Turd Ferguson

It was me calling, I just wanted to know if you would like to save monies on your long distance calls....

Sorry for all the fuss

javaboy

caoibhin wrote: »

Really? Id love to set that up. Is it a setting on the phone or do you have to get the phone company to do it?

It might be a setting on some phones but not on any I've had. It's an application you install on your phone to allow filtering of phone numbers. I haven't used any and can't give you any particular recommendations but they're definitely out there even if you have to pay.

P.S. These apps might only work on Symbian smart phones but Google it anyway and see if you can get one for your phone.

Dinter

Oh no, I bet it was burglars outside checking if you were in.

QUICK grab all your valuables and go hide in the attic for at least five hours. It's your only chance.

Oh God, what was that bang downstairs? Is that tinkling glass? Run Useful, RUN!!

Darragh29

caoibhin wrote: »

I refuse to answer "Private number" calls.

In the UK the phone companies have a service in which a pre-recorded message will tell a private number called that, "We can not connect your call because you have restricted your caller ID."

While we're discussing this, why on earth do people refuse to answer private numbers??? How did we manage 20 years ago at home when there was no caller ID. I can't understand this paranoia about private numbers, what is the difference between a private number and a number that you don't recognise or have in your mobile!?!?!?!

I'd love to know what is behind this, why do people freak out when they get a private number coming up on their phone??? I see car sale ads now with "no private numbers", what the fu*k is this all about??? :rolleyes::rolleyes:

Dord

javaboy wrote: »

It might be a setting on some phones but not on any I've had. It's an application you install on your phone to allow filtering of phone numbers. I haven't used any and can't give you any particular recommendations but they're definitely out there even if you have to pay.

P.S. These apps might only work on Symbian smart phones but Google it anyway and see if you can get one for your phone.

It's called Webgate Advanced Call Manager and it works on Symbian phones.
It costs though, about $20 but you can try it out for 30 calls first.

seamus

Just found that my phone has the facility to allow me to automatically block all withheld numbers. Savage.

Homer

seamus wrote: »

Just found that my phone has the facility to allow me to automatically block all withheld numbers. Savage.

What phone have you got?

seamus

Samsung F480 (Tocco)

milod

Darragh29 wrote: »

While we're discussing this, why on earth do people refuse to answer private numbers??? How did we manage 20 years ago at home when there was no caller ID. I can't understand this paranoia about private numbers, what is the difference between a private number and a number that you don't recognise or have in your mobile!?!?!?!

I'd love to know what is behind this, why do people freak out when they get a private number coming up on their phone??? I see car sale ads now with "no private numbers", what the fu*k is this all about??? :rolleyes::rolleyes:

Ah ffs, everybody knows that there were no paedophiles, practical jokers or identity fraudsters back then - sure we had nothing to worry about in the 80s, those were innocent times... (polishes rose-tinted specs etc)

Ebonyellie

Why dont you ring the number from a payphone? anyway shouldnt you be worrying about what the rest of us are worrying about? being screwed by the budget? man id love your problems!

seamus

Darragh29 wrote: »

While we're discussing this, why on earth do people refuse to answer private numbers??? How did we manage 20 years ago at home when there was no caller ID. I can't understand this paranoia about private numbers, what is the difference between a private number and a number that you don't recognise or have in your mobile!?!?!?!

If you don't want me to know your number, then I don't want to answer your call. Simple as.

Imagine someone knocked on your door, you ask, "Who is it?" and they say, "I'm not telling you". Would you answer it, or would you tell them, "Fine so, see ya later"?

Darragh29

seamus wrote: »

If you don't want me to know your number, then I don't want to answer your call. Simple as.

Imagine someone knocked on your door, you ask, "Who is it?" and they say, "I'm not telling you". Would you answer it, or would you tell them, "Fine so, see ya later"?

When someone knocks on my door, I answer it to see who it is ffs! While you mention it, I've also noticed that sometimes when I'm in a mates house, if there is a knock on the door, they are afraid to answer it! If I say, "Paul, there's someone at the door!", he'll nervously light up a cigarette and say, "Ah just leave it, I'm not expecting anyone..."!!!

This is alien to me, I have my own business so when the phone rings, I answer it, not answering it is just plain stupid!

What are people so afraid of when someone knocks on their door or a private number comes up on their mobile!?!?!?!

@Seamus: Seamus, I already know that loads of people won't answer their phone if it's a private number, and clearly you fall into that category of people. What I wanted to know was WHY, people have taken up this habit. Why are they uninterested in the call if they don't know who it is??? For years we answered phones when they rang, now unless we know who it is before we answer, we refuse to answer the phone...

I think whatever psychology is behind the refusal to answer private numbers, the refusal to answer a knock at the door if you aren't expecting someone, is also behind the recent trends in people getting their vehicle windows tinted so you can't see in.

This way of doing things recently seems to be going in one direction, basically "if I don't know you, I don't want you to see me and I don't want to have any interaction with you whatsoever, so I'll tint my windows so you can't see me, I won't answer my door if you are looking for me and I won't answer my phone to you"...

Does anyone out there see what I'm seeing here???

javaboy

Darragh29 wrote: »

While we're discussing this, why on earth do people refuse to answer private numbers??? How did we manage 20 years ago at home when there was no caller ID. I can't understand this paranoia about private numbers, what is the difference between a private number and a number that you don't recognise or have in your mobile!?!?!?!

I'd love to know what is behind this, why do people freak out when they get a private number coming up on their phone??? I see car sale ads now with "no private numbers", what the fu*k is this all about??? :rolleyes::rolleyes:

Like seamus said, it's a case of "what are they hiding?" It's not the same as before when there was no caller ID. People with private numbers have made a deliberate choice to not let you see their number. That's suspicious to a lot of people. With the car sale ads, it's probably to reduce nuisance calls.

javaboy

Darragh29 wrote: »

What are people so afraid of when someone knocks on their door or a private number comes up on their mobile!?!?!?!

@Seamus: Seamus, I already know that loads of people won't answer their phone if it's a private number, and clearly you fall into that category of people. What I wanted to know was WHY, people have taken up this habit. Why are they uninterested in the call if they don't know who it is??? For years we answered phones when they rang, now unless we know who it is before we answer, we refuse to answer the phone...

Ok change Seamus' metaphor to an intercom system. Let's say you live in an apartment where people have to buzz and wait for you to release the door. Would you open up for someone who refused to identify themselves?

There is something suspicious about people deliberately hiding their identity from you. And it's not necessarily that people are afraid of answering them. It's just irritating for some people.

The_Minister

seamus wrote: »

If you don't want me to know your number, then I don't want to answer your call. Simple as.

Imagine someone knocked on your door, you ask, "Who is it?" and they say, "I'm not telling you". Would you answer it, or would you tell them, "Fine so, see ya later"?

At the very least, talk to them through the letterbox:rolleyes: