Call from a foreign number

Kichote

I work in telecoms and sometimes customers have trouble with the wrong number being displayed on the screen of the person they're calling when they dial out. It's just a simple bug but you wouldn't believe the ferocious trouble this causes for people

"A call came into my phone from Russia. Naturally I boarded up all the windows, took my iodine tablets and hid in the basement for three days" - the latest versions of Android and iOS seem to write 'Russia' under the number if it happens to start with a 7.

"We can't call anyone anymore. Nobody answers our calls"

I am fairly level headed about the whole thing. If I saw a call from Russia I'd answer it in case it's my buddy Vladimir calling to say he put the wrong coordinates into an ICBM that's now headed my way.

How did anyone cope in the day before there was caller ID? You would answer the phone and it could be literally anyone from the Kremlin to the Pope.

Mr. Incognito

How did anyone cope in the day before there was caller ID?

We answered the phone.

The_Valeyard

could be President Trump tracking down all those people who posted nasty comments about him.

Your Face

Cool.

GreenFolder2

What's up with taking calls from +7 ?!

I'd be more likely to say cool: a call from somewhere different. I'll answer it.

Are you saying Irish numbers are popping up as +7

If so, a switch or VoIP gateway is configured wrong along the route. It's nothing to do right with the handset which just parsed the first few digits after the +7

Kichote

GreenFolder2 wrote: »

What's up with taking calls from +7 ?!

I'd be more likely to say cool: a call from somewhere different. I'll answer it.

Are you saying Irish numbers are popping up as +7

If so, a switch or VoIP gateway is configured wrong along the route. It's nothing to do right with the handset which just parsed the first few digits after the +7

Thats right. They are usually easy to fix but I'm just amazed at how much of a problem it causes. Until recently these phones used to just say the number but now they are also inferring a country from the number which adds extra shock value to people not expecting a call from Russia

boardsuser1

Martin Anderson from "the revenue commissioners" maybe????

GreenFolder2

Well if the network is displaying +7 6xxx xxxx instead of 076 xxx xxxx or +353 76 xxx xxxx it's the one saying 'Russia'

They need to correctly configured the switches/exchanges/routers.

Very sloppy stuff.

jayobray

anyone from the Kremlin to the Pope.[/QUOTE]

I remember that day, the Kremlin and the Pope both ringing me to congratulate me on my mediocre Leaving Cert results. Great times....

feargale

Years ago I got a call from Germany:
Hans ( or whatever ) "Hallo. Is that you?"
feargale: " Yes, this is me."
Hans " How are you?"
feargale " I'm fine. How are you?"
Hans " Is that you."
feargale "Yes."
Hans " How are you?"
feargale "I'm fine. How are you?"

This went on and on until it became clear that what he wanted to say was " Is that Hugh?"

Sorry, meine freund, you haff ze wrong nummer!