hodge911 Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 AAAAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHH😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈 . Why the flip do people hang up when they ring you and you answer ............. chuffin 6x today 07705104443 has rang house phone and line goes dead after 5-6 seconds ... if they think I'm going to ring them back & get stung with a huge cost they can politely do 1 . If it was my mobile they rang I could block it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spr1985 Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 Hi hodge, you could quite possibly find it’s number testing, these people get given a huge list of numbers which they then ring and mark it as viable or non viable. The lists of viable numbers are then sold to marketing companies etc which then result in the famous “we’ve been told you where involved in an accident” type of calls. It’s a right royal pain in the posterior but quite common, especially with mobile numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washerboy Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 Reason I got a call block house phone, they have to tell me who it is before they get through. I can block that number if not or I can put friends numbers in so they get straight through Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 If your phone has a method of storing names and numbers, you can simply screen it yourself, if it's not a number stored then leave it to go to answer machine and any one who actually needs to speak to you will leave a message Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Heron Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 You need an answer phone and caller I'd anyone who wants you will leave a message and with caller I'd if you are there when it is ringing you should be able to see the number Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave at kelton Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 I have had BT call blocker for several years and never had a problem since installing it. Mobile is another matter. Simple rule if I don’t recognise the number I don’t answer. If it matters they will leave a message. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 1 minute ago, Dave at kelton said: I have had BT call blocker for several years and never had a problem since installing it. Mobile is another matter. Simple rule if I don’t recognise the number I don’t answer. If it matters they will leave a message. Oh I answer and put them on speaker so we can all offer some input! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centrepin Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 I unplugged the house phone several years ago and binned it. It's never bothered me since. Everything comes and goes via my mobile. If I get a nuisance call I just ask "can you hold a minute please" I then put the phone on one side and carry on doing whatever, my record so far is 9 minutes before they got fed up and hung up. Funnily enough they never ring back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peck Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 If i get a call and answer it and they do not reply within 2 seconds i put the receiver down. It will probably be either a scam of someone trying to sell you something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grrclark Posted February 21, 2020 Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 Most commonly these dropped inbound calls are because the calling number is using a dialler. It is an automated bit of software that calls numbers and then uses voice recognition to decide what to do next. If it thinks it’s an answerphone that has picked up then it will disconnect, if there is no speech at all in the first few seconds it will hang up, only when it think it’s a viable call it will then connect an agent at the remote end. If there is no agent available at the remote end it also disconnects. So very likely after you have said hello it then tries to connect the remote agent to talk to you, but fails so disconnects. For regulated businesses there are rules around the use of diallers, but as we know most inbound spammy calls are from overseas and so no rules apply, or at least no consequence of breaking the rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
das Posted February 21, 2020 Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 I have the usual phone with a screen and if I don't recognise the number or name (stored names and numbers), I don't bother answering it. If they really want to speak to me, they can leave a message. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washerboy Posted February 21, 2020 Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 I only give my mobile number out, much easier to block calls and read text. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted February 21, 2020 Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 I disconnected the landline to stop the incessant lack of answer calls. We hardly ever used the landline anyway and would ditch the number and line altogether if it weren't for the broadband fibre. When a decent and reliable alternative comes along we'll be dumping BT full stop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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