Do you answer withheld number phone calls?

[skidMark]

i keep getting call after call like 5 in a row now withheld number, i don't like to answer them i dunno figure it might be cops or something, i figure if somebodys hiding thier number from me it aint a gud thing.

what you guys reckon am i being silly or best to just let it ring.

not just in this case but in general.

[marty]

you just never know who's looking for you.

sounds to me like it's the cops. they ALWAYS hide their number

[scumdog]

Yeah you silly cunt, if it IS the cops then that's the least of your worries.
Now if it is NOT the cops then you really are in the shit.

[Drew]

If the cops are ringing you, then it aint that bad, cos they wouldn't call to let yuo know they were after you for something serious, and they would leave a message. Five calls in a row would be damn near harassment, and they aint dumb enough to jeaperdise anything by being so silly.

Baycorp and IRD however, will just keep coming, not answering wont help, they've got unlimited resources to chase you with.

Just grow a pair and answer the thing.

[Madness]

If it is the plod there's no point in answering anyway. They would have already remotely activated the big brother feature installed on all modern cellphones. Your phone is probably now a microphone, linked directly to Police National Headquarters.

You're fucked Mark.

:bye:

EDIT: Wrap the fucker in tinfoil, quick!

[Karma]

All sorts of places withhold their number, mainly the places that run on PABX's, hospitals, that sorta jazz.

Someone could be dead.

[yod]

anybody remember when caller id didnt exist??

did anyone answer their phones then?

[scumdog]

anybody remember when caller id didnt exist??

did anyone answer their phones then?

Shudup ya silly prick, carry on like this and you're going to ruin the whole thread with your logic.!!!

[yod]

Shudup ya silly prick, carry on like this and you're going to ruin the whole thread with your logic.!!!

:dodge: oops....sorry!!:shutup:

[inlinefour]

i keep getting call after call like 5 in a row now withheld number, i don't like to answer them i dunno figure it might be cops or something, i figure if somebodys hiding thier number from me it aint a gud thing.

what you guys reckon am i being silly or best to just let it ring.

not just in this case but in general.

If someone is ringing then its just plain rude not to answer it. The only time I will not answer my phone is when I'm operating a motor vehicle.

[skidMark]

it turned out just to be my mate on his bros phone, not wanting me to have his number lol....

but regardless this is just one example, it makes me think the worst when a number is hidden, they have a reason, as i have had mr plod call in the past...withheld

[Gremlin]

My life is busy enough without having a "private" mobile. Then again, when my phone rings, the shit has usually hit the fan somewhere, but yeh, always answer the phone, it can be anything (plus boss would start to be just a little annoyed, if I decided not to answer my phone :chase:)

re PABX, it does sometimes depend system to system. One client, I can see which DDI is ringing me, another, I was puzzled for a few days as the person ringing from a number kept changing, but then I realised, its just a line, to be used, to go out.

[scracha]

what you guys reckon am i being silly or best to just let it ring.

not just in this case but in general.

You're being silly. Telecon are such a fuckup that a lot of the time the caller ID doesn't come through and it's nothing to do with the other party deliberately withholding their number.

[Trudes]

I do if my hubby's not home, because it's probably him.:yes:

[Kflasher]

It could be a random radio call... you could have won something.... or just some crazed axe wielding maniac that just wants to talk... answer you damm phone, I wanna know.....

[Stickchick]

I don't answer my phone if its a withheld number. If its important they will leave a message

[janno]

I do, it's just a phone call, and on a mobile phone anyway its not as if they know where you are . . .

My husbands number always comes up private number, don't know why as he didn't ask for it to be witheld, and Telstra don't know why it does that either.

Gasp!! Maybe technology isn't infallible after all??

I'm shattered . . . :slap:

[KoroJ]

What's a "Withheld Number Phonecall"??

Ah...the joys of being an old bastard with old technology.

[Macktheknife]

Harden up people, its just a phone call... answer the damn thing!
There is no boogey man gonna come down the line and steal your soul! Answer the damn phone, if you don't like who it is, hang up.

[Big Dave]

What's a "Withheld Number Phonecall"??

Ah...the joys of being an old bastard with old technology.

'selected' technology. I choose not to carry a mobile phone - no need or desire for one. Got 3 iPods but.

[Beemer]

Most of the organisations I work for have withheld numbers so if I didn't answer my cellphone I would get bugger-all work!

Even if it is the cops, they would already have your number so what's the big deal about answering it?

[The Pastor]

If im expecting a call, then I would answer it.

I hate people, and i hate people ringing me. Even if its somone I know I usally ignore it. They can txt me if they want me to know somthing.

[skidMark]

You're being silly. Telecon are such a fuckup that a lot of the time the caller ID doesn't come through and it's nothing to do with the other party deliberately withholding their number.

i'm on vodafone nya nya.

[skidMark]

I do, it's just a phone call, and on a mobile phone anyway its not as if they know where you are . . .



you don't watch much tv do you? lol

they can triangulate the position of where you are off the 3 towers

all cellphones use 3 towers and your always basically in a triangle it figures out the distance somehow from each location and pinpoints ya.

next u lot will be saying that traffic lights are set off by weight.

[Big Dave]

If im expecting a call, then I would answer it.

I hate people, and i hate people ringing me. Even if its somone I know I usally ignore it. They can txt me if they want me to know somthing.

What yer number? This could keep me amused all afternoon.

[Indiana_Jones]

They're comming for you Mark....

A word of advice, rub some KY into your arsehole, it makes the whole ordeal easier.

-Indy

[buellbabe]

I would probably answer out of sheer curiosity...

But then I am not glued to my cell ph and it is only on when I feel like answering...ie:NOT while I am operating a vehicle, in a restaurant, out with friends etc...
(If someone wants to get hold of me they leave a message and I DO get back to them.)

[JimO]

my phone is id blocked, dont know why, dont care, but all the id blocked ones i get on my cell and home phone are mostly from people trying to sell me something and i suspect they are blocked so you cant id them and not answer when they call

[Dilligaf]

Because of spouse's job we have our number unlisted so our number will always come up as withheld. Doesn't have to be anything sinister in it...

[deanohit]

My mum has her number blocked after her abusive ex started trying to find us, so I always answer it in case it's my mum. On the other hand my mum never answers it unless she knows the number for the same reason.

[dogsnbikes]

It could be a random radio call... you could have won something.... or just some crazed axe wielding maniac that just wants to talk... answer you damm phone, I wanna know.....

or a X wife:shutup:

[judecatmad]

If someone is ringing then its just plain rude not to answer it

I disagree - it's my phone and my time. Just because I have a phone and someone has my number, doesn't mean I am duty bound to pick it up every time. I'll answer the phone if I'm in the mood to answer it. If I'm not, or I'm busy, I will leave it. It's what I have voicemail for.

At work it's a bit different of course - not my own time then, so got to answer the damned thing whether or not I feel like talking to the person on the other end!

I must admit, if someone's number doesn't show up on my cellphone, I am more likely to let it go to voicemail. Again, it's what voicemail is for. Don't have caller ID on my home phone so have no idea who withholds and who doesn't.

[janno]

you don't watch much tv do you? lol

they can triangulate the position of where you are off the 3 towers

.

Gargghhh!

Another happy innocent life shattered with the truth.

Thankyou very much for increasing my 21st century paranoia . . . :angry:

[The Pastor]

What yer number? This could keep me amused all afternoon.


021BIGDAVEISGAY.

[NighthawkNZ]

Shudup ya silly prick, carry on like this and you're going to ruin the whole thread with your logic.!!!

:rofl: :lol:

[skidMark]

021BIGDAVEISGAY.

i find it amusing how often the word gay is in your posts RM

[Chrislost]

you don't watch much tv do you? lol

they can triangulate the position of where you are off the 3 towers

all cellphones use 3 towers and your always basically in a triangle it figures out the distance somehow from each location and pinpoints ya.

next u lot will be saying that traffic lights are set off by weight.

haha they can?
nonono it happens all the time! how do you think that the cell sites know which cell site to switch you to as your driving along on the phone/just in general?...?
ohh and their accurate to <5m.
and they can do it with 2 sites too, but thats only accurate to about 100m
THEY ARE COMING FOR YOU

[MSTRS]

Just answer it. You can always hang up if you don't want to listen/talk.

[Eddieb]

you don't watch much tv do you? lol

they can triangulate the position of where you are off the 3 towers

all cellphones use 3 towers and your always basically in a triangle it figures out the distance somehow from each location and pinpoints ya.

next u lot will be saying that traffic lights are set off by weight.

Although in most cases not to the extent they can say you on the corner of x & Y streets, just down to a within a few blocks.

[Reckless]

Answer the damn thing!!
Its some spunky young thing, that spent ages finding your mobile number, thats been eyeing you from afar for months and wants to make mad passionate ???? to you.
And if its not :whocares: its not my mobile.



i find it amusing how often the word gay is in your posts RM

Oh RM's just in denial. Skid, he'll read back through his own posts and "come out" soon:yes:

[inlinefour]

I disagree - it's my phone and my time. Just because I have a phone and someone has my number, doesn't mean I am duty bound to pick it up every time. I'll answer the phone if I'm in the mood to answer it. If I'm not, or I'm busy, I will leave it. It's what I have voicemail for.

At work it's a bit different of course - not my own time then, so got to answer the damned thing whether or not I feel like talking to the person on the other end!

I must admit, if someone's number doesn't show up on my cellphone, I am more likely to let it go to voicemail. Again, it's what voicemail is for. Don't have caller ID on my home phone so have no idea who withholds and who doesn't.

I admit that I was speaking my opinion and acknowledge your opinion as being different, but in my situation answering the cellphone is a must as I'm stuck in a wheelchair as I'm a paraplegic and need help on a regular basis just to live...:yes:

[judecatmad]

I admit that I was speaking my opinion and acknowledge your opinion as being different, but in my situation answering the cellphone is a must as I'm stuck in a wheelchair as I'm a paraplegic and need help on a regular basis just to live...:yes:

And I accept that your scenario is totally different to mine :)

Everyone is different. I guess that's why I disagreed with the 'it's rude if you don't answer it' comment, cos it's not necessarily rude. We all just have different ways of dealing with the outside world!

My hubby drives me nuts (I think it's in the job description!) cos he's totally the opposite to me. If the home phone rings, he stops whatever he's doing and runs to try and get there before it stops ringing. And even if I've said 'if it's for me, I don't want to talk to anyone', he dutifully passes the phone to me if I'm asked for. It pisses me off!

Love him dearly, but the number of rows we've had over the phone! LOL

[rudolph]

rember the prank call i did on you last week?

Fuck that was funny

[rudolph]

maby its offcer tomas

[crashe]

Many people have confidential landlines and those numbers will not show up on any cell phone when they call it. They have them confidential for many reasons.
They could be teachers, police, people who have been abused and hiding from their ex's, hospitals and some businesses. Some people chose to have a confidential number - it doesnt cost a thing now to have one.

The fact that the person rung 5 times within a short period of time, means it could be urgent...... so answer the damn thing..... someone close to you maybe be dead or badly hurt.

But as it turned out it was just a friend.

[skidMark]

maby its offcer tomas

lol u bastard that was pretty gud

[Mom]

Sweets.............answer the phone...........you never know it might be meeeeeeee :blip:



















NOT! :love:

[inlinefour]

Many people have confidential landlines and those numbers will not show up on any cell phone when they call it. They have them confidential for many reasons.
They could be teachers, police, people who have been abused and hiding from their ex's, hospitals and some businesses. Some people chose to have a confidential number - it doesnt cost a thing now to have one.

The fact that the person rung 5 times within a short period of time, means it could be urgent...... so answer the damn thing..... someone close to you maybe be dead or badly hurt.

But as it turned out it was just a friend.

Mine is in that bracket as I'm a nurse working in mental health. Its confidential for obvious reasons...

[shcabbeh]

If you have just ordered Pizza Hut, answer your damn phone or I will cancel your damn order. :D

[skidMark]

oooo hookus up with free pizza brooooo eeeee

[shcabbeh]

ahuhuhu

Seriously though, the amount of orders we cancel due to people not answering their phones is ridiculous. ("It was blocked so I didn't answer!")

Telephones aren't devices of the Devil, people. We're not going to steal your soul through them, we have other methods in marketing for that.

[skidMark]

ahuhuhu

Seriously though, the amount of orders we cancel due to people not answering their phones is ridiculous. ("It was blocked so I didn't answer!")

Telephones aren't devices of the Devil, people. We're not going to steal your soul through them, we have other methods in marketing for that.

seriously man, where the fucks my free pizzas?

(you can't sleep either huh) LOL

[shcabbeh]

seriously man, where the fucks my free pizzas?

(you can't sleep either huh) LOL

They're in the Entertainment Coupon Book. :D

Sleep is for the weak! At least that's how I'm justifying staying up.

[rwh]

Seriously though, the amount of orders we cancel due to people not answering their phones is ridiculous. ("It was blocked so I didn't answer!")

What is the point of blocking your number when you're a pizza shop?

Richard

[Mole_C]

My home phone always blocks itself, dunno why but if i was calling you and you hung up on me i'd kick ya in the head!

[shcabbeh]

What is the point of blocking your number when you're a pizza shop?

Richard

I'm not in a store, I'm in the callcentre.

The way it's set up means that if we call out from there and have our number showing it'll be the number of the individual phone, not the 0800 number. The idea when we leave messages is to call back the 0800 number, not the individual operator. If the operator is on a break or in another call, then it messes up the work distribution and means only the people verifying will get calls. It'd mess up queues and management of calls etc.

Besides that, we get a ridiculous amount of prank calls due to having the second most recognised number in NZ (after 111). We don't want them to be able to get the same person every time.

[rwh]

I'm not in a store, I'm in the callcentre.

The way it's set up means that if we call out from there and have our number showing it'll be the number of the individual phone, not the 0800 number. The idea when we leave messages is to call back the 0800 number, not the individual operator. If the operator is on a break or in another call, then it messes up the work distribution and means only the people verifying will get calls. It'd mess up queues and management of calls etc.

Besides that, we get a ridiculous amount of prank calls due to having the second most recognised number in NZ (after 111). We don't want them to be able to get the same person every time.

Oh, I see. I'm sure a little nice talking to your telco would let you set the 0800 number for your caller id though. Mind if I ask how big the call centre is?

Richard

[shcabbeh]

Oh, I see. I'm sure a little nice talking to your telco would let you set the 0800 number for your caller id though. Mind if I ask how big the call centre is?

Richard

Yeah, we're with TelstraClear.

It's reasonably sized, about 130 CSRs/team leaders and help desk members.

[Shadows]

Well, I don't have caller display, so I can get paranoid every time the phone rings.

[Disco Dan]

i keep getting call after call like 5 in a row now withheld number, i don't like to answer them i dunno figure it might be cops or something, i figure if somebodys hiding thier number from me it aint a gud thing.

what you guys reckon am i being silly or best to just let it ring.

not just in this case but in general.

My landline numbers have always been 'private' and not in the whitepages etc and always appear 'withheld' when I call people from it.

However, I dont generally answer my cell phone if the number is withheld; I prefer to wait and listen to the answermachine message.

I also may not answer my cell phone if the number is not in my address book - ie I dont know them.

When I set up my landline recently I got Telecom to check the number to see how many times it has been dialled in the past year or so, to ensure it was not going to be ringing every five minutes with wrong numbers.

Everyone is diferent Mark, some people value their privacy more than others.....

I cant stand it when people turn up without being invited to my home, I find it very rude. If someone wishes to come over, they should call/text me first and wait for me to invite them. It is only polite in my view. But that is the English culture I was brought up on.

FYI Mark: 0197 before the number will withhold your number from showing to the person your calling, and if your line is private doing the same number will do the opposite.

[kro]

Because of the frequency of Telemarketer calls we get, we told all our friends to make sure they didn't have with held numbers, or they would not have their calls answered.

[deanohit]

Because of the frequency of Telemarketer calls we get, we told all our friends to make sure they didn't have with held numbers, or they would not have their calls answered.

If a telemarketer rings me,I always let them go through the whole hard sell talk, then when they ask if I want to sign up or what ever I say 'oh, you want to sell me something, I thought you were another debt collector.':yes:
You dont hear from them again.:rockon:

[Patrick]

they can triangulate the position of where you are off the 3 towers

Al Qaeda took out two of em... Or was that Lord Of The Rings?


My mum has her number blocked after her abusive ex started trying to find us, so I always answer it in case it's my mum. On the other hand my mum never answers it unless she knows the number for the same reason.

It was deans mum...


It could be some crazed axe wielding maniac that just wants to talk... answer you damm phone, I wanna know.....

and you just pushed him over the edge by not answering... he is coming to get you...


or a X wife:shutup:

See "crazed axe weilding maniac" above...


i find it amusing how often the word gay is in your posts RM

Amusing, or "arousing?"

[Patrick]

FYI Mark: 0197 before the number will withhold your number from showing to the person your calling, and if your line is private doing the same number will do the opposite.

So have I got this right... If I want to ring my tenants celly, who are avoiding me like the plague, if I dial 0197 and then their number, my number wont show on their phone (meaning they will answer???)

[Disco Dan]

So have I got this right... If I want to ring my tenants celly, who are avoiding me like the plague, if I dial 0197 and then their number, my number wont show on their phone (meaning they will answer???)

err yeah... 0197 has been around since the flipping ice age.... :shutup:

0197021etcetc will make your number private.

[Patrick]

err yeah... 0197 has been around since the flipping ice age.... :shutup:

0197021etcetc will make your number private.

Ice? Geez, I'm still getting used to the wheel...

[Gremlin]

If a telemarketer rings me,I always let them go through the whole hard sell talk, then when they ask if I want to sign up or what ever I say 'oh, you want to sell me something, I thought you were another debt collector.':yes:
mmm I gotta try that one... I have fun ending the call in various ways :yes: Worst was when one rang back seconds later, saying "hmm it seems we were cut off, anyway...."

"oh, you mean like this..." :lol:

[Beemer]

My landline numbers have always been 'private' and not in the whitepages etc and always appear 'withheld' when I call people from it.

However, I dont generally answer my cell phone if the number is withheld; I prefer to wait and listen to the answermachine message.

I also may not answer my cell phone if the number is not in my address book - ie I dont know them.

I cant stand it when people turn up without being invited to my home, I find it very rude. If someone wishes to come over, they should call/text me first and wait for me to invite them. It is only polite in my view. But that is the English culture I was brought up on.

Maybe that's who the poor bastards are who are trying to call you and you don't pick up - friends who want to be invited to come and visit! BTW - do you HAVE many friends? Christ, if friends arrive at our place and it's not convenient, we offer them a quick cuppa to be polite and explain that we are busy - that's how most people with friends act!

[babyblade250rr]

I really hate when people call with their numbers restricted, i never answer coz it may be someone you've been trying to avoid ex girlfriend etc....haha:bleh:

[Patrick]

I really hate when people call with their numbers restricted, i never answer coz it may be someone you've been trying to avoid ex girlfriend etc....haha:bleh:

Wifes cell phone number is hidden on my phone for some reason... we have tandem and she is obviously saved in my phonebook... but caller ID unknown appears when she calls... "could be someone I am trying to avoid?" :dodge:

[Patrick]

Maybe that's who the poor bastards are who are trying to call you and you don't pick up - friends who want to be invited to come and visit! BTW - do you HAVE many friends? Christ, if friends arrive at our place and it's not convenient, we offer them a quick cuppa to be polite and explain that we are busy - that's how most people with friends act!

Always convenient... anytime.... coz the firken tenants don't pay the rent and we have no $$$, so can't go anywhere.....:zzzz:

[Disco Dan]

Maybe that's who the poor bastards are who are trying to call you and you don't pick up - friends who want to be invited to come and visit! BTW - do you HAVE many friends? Christ, if friends arrive at our place and it's not convenient, we offer them a quick cuppa to be polite and explain that we are busy - that's how most people with friends act!

hahaha, was wondering when someone would voice that angle :yes:

If someone turns up then I will be polite and offer coffee etc and explain I am busy etc... however I was mearly stating that it is rude in my opinion. Not many people have my landline number - only close friends and family so I always answer my landline. Cell phone on the other hand... well thats been on the internet a few times... the blimin Queen could ring me if she really wanted too! hahaha!

[Disco Dan]

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