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i too used to just put the reciever under the mattress and leave it, did the trick eventually.

i too used to just put the reciever under the mattress and leave it, did the trick eventually.

They always increase when the kids are on holiday.

aLL SOUND ADVICE FROM EVEYONE. wE HAD INADVERTATNTnuisance calls. We were one didget out from a taxi firm- But hang on. It was a London firm so how on earth did it come through onWeymouth exchange. It was always drunken paddies wanting a taxi and getting the short end of my tongue.in the early hours of the morning

BT are probably the most helpful of all the phone companies in this area, but unfortunately if the calls are being made through a different network ie one of the mobile phone ones, they won't be able to help. You have to go through your own provider. So will be "3" in this case.

contact BT nuisance calls bureau - the put a trace on your phone - trust me - been there done that and got the t-shirt - when they have enough info - they pass it on to the police - I know this - I had it for over 2 years - even if they with hold their number with a code you are given by BT they can still trace it. Our calls werent just prank calls - they were downright evil - one even pretended to be my mother - as she was dying. the number for BT Nuisance Calls Bureau is 0800 411 422

I had prank calls for a while, the only way to get it sorted is to report this to the police - although your phone company aren't helping you, all companies should have a department that deals with this sort of thing, and often they have a police liaison phone number, not available to the general public. If they are telling you they can't trace the calls, this is untrue - a call made to a mobile can be traced "historically" ie after the call has been made. Malicious calls made to a mobile are actually a lot easier to deal with from a police point of view than those to a landline, because of this fact. Contrary to what others have said on this thread, you DON'T need to speak to your phone company first, you can go straight to the police and they will take a crime report from you, and hopefully help with dealing with your phone provider. The police will have to take a crime report from you, as you are making an allegation of crime, which is ultimately what these prank phone calls are.

i just phoned up my network...and they said they couldnt do anything about it! (the centre is in India!) x

Steedie, a couple of years ago I had nasty phone calls. They started on the 1st Friday of the month and were repeated on the 3rd Friday of the month. The line would be quite for a while and then there would be this horrible laughing. These people withheld their number, but BT can trace them and they did!. BT said they took action against them, and it never happened again. Get onto your phone provider, I know from experience this is very frightening. Good luck Christine

Dawn, wow! Thank you so much! im gonna print this off now and hang on to it! xxxx

Steedie - if it's calls to your mobile report it to the Police - it is definitely a 'prosecutable' offence - I used to work for a magistrates court and I have seen proof of people being done for it.

Steedie.... start logging them and then report it to the police!! It's too personal to be just a prank call!!

lol ! x

Apparently you can get whistles that sound silent and only a dogs ears can pick it up !!

Whats that Chrissie, ive never heard of that??? xxx

How about one of those silent dog whistles Steedie. No one else would hear it but I bet your caller would LOL Chrissie

yep i think your right Dawn...was creepy when i they knew what i was wearing! so i might look into it! xx

Yes the whistle is a good idea, but i havent told anyone im getting them cos they will just worry (i used to get them all the time and it turned out quite nasty!) so i cant really start blowing whistles cos people will go mad! lol xxx

If its a mobile,put it on call divert.... Anna :-)

yeah it probably is someone i know, a couple of weeks back they told me what i was wearing! My mobile is on the 3 network, ive tried calling them, but there call centre is in India and they dont know what im talking about! xx