Unknown number

[Tricky Dicky]

Best of luck with that.

Thank you.

You're not called Heather Haddock are you?

Every other Thursday and twice on Sundays,

 

[Racek]

Thank you.



Every other Thursday and twice on Sundays,

What do you do if you miss a call from a blocked number? Do you call the hospital?

Best of luck.

 

[Vegas Seagull]

It is against the Marketing Industry Best Practice Guidrlines to make outgoing calls either by individuals or PowerDiallers. They don't deserve to be picked up if withheld but if you do tell them that

 

[Tricky Dicky]

What do you do if you miss a call from a blocked number? Do you call the hospital?

Best of luck.

TBH, I've not really thought about it (maybe I should), but I would hope they'd try to call me more than once. They have my home number, mobile and work land-line, plus next of kin etc., I can't imagine they'd try once and give up - but it's a good question.

 

[nail-Z]

And with that I had a call from an unknown number - 0161 711 0460 - so I took it.

"Hello, can I speak to Heather Haddock please."

"What?"

"Is there a Heather Haddock there?"

"No."

Sounds fishy.









Well, it is fish pun Friday.

 

[Racek]

Thank you.



Every other Thursday and twice on Sundays,

That would be a bit tight. Well sir, we did try and call you once and we let it ring three or four times....

 

[Puppet Master]

I never answer them either, not just for sales reasons but years back I used to get so many prank calls or simply people who'd hear me say "Hello?" then just hung up. Probably a psycho ex.

 

[Luke93]

I put unknown numbers into google after ignoring them, so I can find out who it was. It's usually just a random company, probably trying to sell me something.

 

[W.C.]

TBH, I've not really thought about it (maybe I should), but I would hope they'd try to call me more than once. They have my home number, mobile and work land-line, plus next of kin etc., I can't imagine they'd try once and give up - but it's a good question.

Me too!!

Hope you get that call sir.

 

[Acker79]

If I don't recognise a number, I don't often answer it. Especially when there's no recognisable area code (i.e. 0844 numbers).

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Me too!!

Hope you get that call sir.

Thank you sir. Average wait is 3 years and I've been on the list for 1 so far. Of course, someone can offer to donate one to me *hint, hint*

 

[MJsGhost]

I rarely, if ever, answer calls from unrecognised numbers. Mostly down to the amount of marketing type calls you can get these days I suspect.

Then again, I often don't answer my phone when I know who it is.

I hate phones.

I never answer a call if it shows as unknown number, because as nail-Z says, it's usually someone trying to sell you something. I rarely answer calls if it just shows the number either, as in my mind, if I want you to have my number, I would have yours so it would show your name.

If it was important, whoever it was would leave a voicemail or follow-up with a text anyway, so you can always call them back.

I never answer from an unknown number unless I know there's a call I'm expecting where I don't know what the number is going to be.

I always store details of every call received on my phone so, the next time, it's not an unknown number and i can decide whether I want to answer or not. Generally not, but you never know...

All of these. 9 times out of 10 it's a call about PPI or similar. If it's important/someone I know, they'll leave a message.

 

[W.C.]

Thank you sir. Average wait is 3 years and I've been on the list for 1 so far. Of course, someone can offer to donate one to me *hint, hint*

I've had a few drinks...hic...your my best mate after all...


(seriously, hope you get that call )

 

[father_and_son]

My phone is being repaired at the moment, so have been calling people off my work phone. Tried calling my mate today he would not pick up as he didn’t know the number is was calling from.
Bloody annoying, and had to text him off a mates phone, then he called straight back.
Is this really common, or just people who owe money to people?

Very rarely answer a withheld number. Too many recruitment agents/marketing calls/scammers.
I think twice about answering anything that doesn't come up with a name from my contacts for the same reason.

I'm a miserable b*stard so this sort of thing really winds me up and all my friends know better and just text me to call them or ring from their own phone rather than the office one!

 

[clippedgull]

Thank you sir. Average wait is 3 years and I've been on the list for 1 so far. Of course, someone can offer to donate one to me *hint, hint*

I understand we only need 1 kidney (is that correct?) but if someone were to donate one, and that persons remaining kidney failed then the donor would be in the same position as your donee!

I wish you well of course.

 

[Norman Potting]

Never answer unknown / witheld.

If it's important they can leave a message.

Also I generally look up unknowns later on the internet and if they are known sales numbers I block them with blacklist app.

Precisely, if it is important they will leave a message and as I have call screening enabled I can always pick up, having just heard the phone and being at the other end of the house or in the loo

 

[dejavuatbtn]

Never answer from a withheld/unknown number.

I usually do 'cos it's great winding up these cold callers/thieves/scammers who want to repair your "windows operating system" or just sell you double glazing. I just keep giving them as much bullshit as possible to hopefully run up their phone bills from India, wherever. If you want to get rid of them quickly, just say you've intercepted the line on behalf of some internet fraud unit; they usually hang up quite quickly.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

I understand we only need 1 kidney (is that correct?) but if you were to donate one, and your other one failed then the donor would be in the same position as your donee!

I wish you well of course.

Yup, you only need one. I have only had 1 since I was 14 months old, when I lost one to cancer as a baby. Most people live quite happily on one - I have for 50 years - but unfortunately my other one had been deteriorating for the last few years. But your point is valid, if you donated 1, you could be vulnerable yourself, but the odds are quite small. Even with just the one operating at about 10% I manage pretty well TBH.

 

[A mex eyecan]

Never answer unknown / witheld.

If it's important they can leave a message.

Also I generally look up unknowns later on the internet and if they are known sales numbers I block them with blacklist app.

Sorry if I'm being thick, it's been a long week, but if it shows as unknown how can you look it up later? And how do you store duff ones on a blacklist?

 

[nick c]

I understand we only need 1 kidney (is that correct?) but if someone were to donate one, and that persons remaining kidney failed then the donor would be in the same position as your donee!

I wish you well of course.

I've donated a kidney and am living proof you can live with one,quite ironically i became healthier,i gave up smoking and started watching what i ate and started jogging.It's a very humbling experience especially when you see the people who need them and the suffering that goes on,shame more people don't donate really.