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    Call Tracing

    Hello All,

    Can someone point me in the right direction here or even better help me out!

    For the last 4 weeks, I get a call from a private number around the same time, week days only and as soon as I answer the person hangs up!

    How do I find out who this person is?

    Regards,

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    If you don't answer, what happens? Do they call again?

    My extensive movie-going experience leads me to believe that you can only trace a call after you've been on the line with them for quite some time

    (Sorry, I wasn't much help was I?)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mark Atkinson View Post
    My extensive movie-going experience leads me to believe that you can only trace a call after you've been on the line with them for quite some time
    That was the OLD days when they had to manually trace a call. It took about three minutes per exchange. Nowadays the caller is identified even while your phone is still ringing.( CLI)

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    Sorry, but I have to ask: Is there any reason to suspect a "rabbit in the pot"-type scenario?

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    This is why I never answer "Private number" anymore. I always used to, but screw it. Luckily I have two phones, so if it's someone I know who really needs to get a hold of me, then they call me on the bat line

    If it's a client, tough. Leave a voice message & I'll call you back.

    My advice: Let it ring. Do not answer. They'll run out of steam soon enough.

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    Over the years I've known quite a few people who have gone through this.

    Quote Originally Posted by Andrew_ZA View Post
    My advice: Let it ring. Do not answer. They'll run out of steam soon enough.
    I agree they'll run out of steam - the "soon enough" part may vary. I tend to say "eventually."

    My advice is treat it just like any other phonecall. Someone's blowing off steam. Don't feed it by letting them know they're getting to you.

    The less it bothers you, the sooner it goes away.

    Not once has any of the people I've known who've been through this ever figured out who was making the calls or why. So don't even waste energy speculating.

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    Get Jack Bauer to start a trace.

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    My problem is that very often my clients are phoning through their switchboard (similar to Dave's system). Some of these clients get highly upset if they have to try you numerous times. Some even get irritated when that "please leave a message" comes along. So unfortunately for me, I "have to" answer these - though I've made a rule never to answer private numbers after hours.

    As for telesales, at best I'd say: "No thank you!" AND THEN HANG UP!!!

    I've had a few call me back directly afterwards, stating some idiocy about the line went dead. "Ag shaaaaimmmee!" I tell them ... "Did it sound like this? ... " click!
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    Quote Originally Posted by irneb View Post
    I've had a few call me back directly afterwards, stating some idiocy about the line went dead. "Ag shaaaaimmmee!" I tell them ... "Did it sound like this? ... " click!
    lol ..................... like that one

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    Yep, I got that idea from some comedy I saw once!

    Anyhow, I've got an app installed on my smartphone (called Mr. Number). It can block calls & sms's . Basically after receiving a call/sms you can simply tell it block that number in the future. You could tell it to automatically block private numbers as well, either to pick-up and hang-up immediately or to send them to voicemail.

    I don't use the private number blocking for my previously stated reasons, but thus far I've got something like 150 numbers of telesales which simply don't get through to me. It does keep a history of events if you think something's been blocked which shouldn't - so you can add an exception or remove that number from the block-list. I see that this app has a collection for US numbers where people can share these "spam" numbers - much like spam ratings happen on emails. Wish that was available in SA though.
    Gold is the money of kings; silver is the money of gentlemen; barter is the money of peasants; but debt is the money of slaves. - Norm Franz
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