Help with call barring

[denislawsbackheel]

Too complicated for 80 year olds with dementia!

 

[stonerblue]

Not true I 'm afraid. I moved this year and had to have a new number. I haven't given that number to anyone, including my family, yet the phone still rings incessantly. I've unplugged it now.

Kin hell, the dirty bastards. What provider?

 

[Blue Llama]

Kin hell, the dirty bastards. What provider?

I don't think its anything to do with a provider, don't these callers use computer dialling of random numbers. It's just a numbers game until they get a positive result

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

I don't think its anything to do with a provider, don't these callers use computer dialling of random numbers. It's just a numbers game until they get a positive result

Correct. They load numbers into a computer with no idea if they're valid numbers or not. So if there's an area code 123 in Manchester, they'll try everything from 123 0001 to 123 9999. If it's a valid number (i.e. it rings out) then there's a good chance they'll even sell it to other people.

 

[stonerblue]

I don't think its anything to do with a provider, don't these callers use computer dialling of random numbers. It's just a numbers game until they get a positive result

Almost a trillion to one they'll get yours then.

 

[Saddleworth2]

I'm after a phone, and/or some phone system that will prevent any unwanted calls except chosen ones to be accepted by my mum. She has dementia and gets alsorts of calls, as you can imagine and gets confused with everything and wants to pay everybody........she cant as we have her card and finance details but she still gets mithered.
Sky, who she's with do Sky shield but it's too complicated for her. Just want or looking for something that wont allow anything through other than our own calls....any idea guys.....

We have a BT phone that only lets in numbers that are on a call list defined by the user. Everything else goes to an automated system. That deals with 99% of nuisance calls as their power diallers can’t respond to the automated system. Been the best £60 we have spent in a long time.

 

[ganganvince]

We have a BT phone that only lets in numbers that are on a call list defined by the user. Everything else goes to an automated system. That deals with 99% of nuisance calls as their power diallers can’t respond to the automated system. Been the best £60 we have spent in a long time.

Does that feature only work with the bt netwwork

 

[Tuearts right boot]

Even the tech guy ( his mum has Oldtimers ) at BT and she's with Sky, cant find anything. Cracking idea if anyone can invent something they say.
One even suggested caller divert to our phone but if we needed to contact her it would just divert back to us.......

 

[Saddleworth2]

Does that feature only work with the bt netwwork

No. Any network. Am on hols today but will pm you model no when I get back over weekend

 

[vonkeynotvenky]

My landline was unplugged months ago and will remain that way because no matter what privacy lists you sign up for etc its non stop spam calls all day long every day.

I unplugged my landline after 2 days because of it ringing off the hook with unwanted calls, I didn't even know my own number and still don't, I ticked the ex directory box but that didn't help a jot.