I didn't want to post this in my blog as I keep on forgetting to check it.

I have been having some weird phone calls over the last 3 days where the phone is silent when I first answer it...then something clicks in and yesterday I heard loads of people talking...but today(well about 5 minutes ago) it just went dead after it clicked in.

We have with held numbers barred on our phone(because I was getting funny calls from my ex husband) and the number Im getting now starts with 0141.

This is really worrying me as its nowhere I know.Has anyone got any idea what it could be?
Last night we tried to ring the number back,but as soon as the phone was picked up at the other end,the call was cut off.

I wish I could help but I have had similar problems on my phone. I would think twice about ringing the number back though; you never know what you will get charged. In my case, my neighbor had installed a wireless device for her computer and her conference calls were comming over my phone line.

could it be a cell phone? sometimes mine will do that when I'm in a really congested area, it picks up signals from all over the place and I can even hear 2 or 3 other conversations when I try to make a call or think I'm receiving one.

Can't you call the phone company and ask them about it?

Hi Girty...my neighbours are all out...I've checked them already.

Hi Lila...its on my home phone Im getting these calls...also,the other number starts with a city code.

Hi Dis...I might be able to get my guy to do it...BT won't deal with me,has to be person on the bill they talk to

OIC......I'm not familiar with your part of the world.

This is doing my head in...its just happened again...I am getting really scared now...its making me feel sick.

It is a code from Scotland...but I just can't find out from exactly.

Contact your phone operator BT or who you are with they will monitor your calls for you for free and trace route them back to a physical number you will find them very helpfull I use them a lot for this type of thing in the UK. The Police would also sort this out as well, if you prefer to contact them?.

Do you have the call-block option? You could have hubby set it up if it's his name on the bill.......

might not be a bad idea to inform the local constabulary....they have resources civilians don't have access to. try to hang in there.

We don't have call block...not sure if we can do it.

My hubby is going to try to sort it out when he gets home from work...thanks guys...its just scaring the hell out of me.

Dear alicecoopersgirl,

i used to get calls like that all the time but it turned out to be telemarketers could that be a possiblity?????? if it is then you may want to get the number blocked
hope this helps,
fadinginnocence

It could be hun...but Im not sure if we can block their number...I should be able to find out later today if we can...thanks hun.

Do you have the full number 0141 ????????? PM it to me if you have it?

Thanks hun...pm sent.

Hi ACG, read the PM I sent you.

Aggie,

The only think I can think of is to contact the phone company and see what they can do.

Thanks hun...really grateful (thats for Dot)

Thanks hu...will do that later when the hubbys home(for Stewey)

this same thing happened to me and it turned out to be a mobile phone company. they wanted to talk to my husband so when i answered the phone they wouldn't say anything to me. also, as they were calling from scotland and i live in england there was a few second delay when i'd answer the phone and i'd be able to hear all this background noise.
when my husband finally did answer the phone he just listened for a minute and the guy on the other end realised the phone wasn't ringing anymore and HE was the one saying a confused, 'hello?'....heh heh heh.
telemarketing revenge.
hope it's nothing more sinister than that for you!

Thanks hun...it could be a similar thing...but on the last call,I didn't speak at all.

ACG,

Just sent you a PM with details of the numbers..

thats weird. let us know what happens.

This is nothing to worry about. These calls come from call centers that can be any where in the world most are in India and such. They are telemarketers. How it works is computers dial the number and when some one picks up the phone the computer tells someone to pick it up and initiate a sales pitch or servey. It is nothing more then bothersome.

Get call display and just don't answer them.

Thanks hun...just read it.Thanks for all your help hun.

I'll let you know what happens.