Repeated nuisance calls at 2am, wife now worried

[Mr Bishi]

So last night at 2am my wife and I were both awoken by my wife's mobile ringing with a 'No Caller Id' number. She ignored the first call but they called straight back and when answered we could just about hear a TV in the background but no one spoke so she hung up. This then happened again another 2 times and was the same even when I answered. We stopped answering but again they continued to call so I stuck the phone on flight mode to stop anymore calls coming though.

This has freaked my wife out a bit as she has no idea who this would be or why they would do it. There are no jealous ex lovers lurking around or anything like that so I'm not worried it could be this. I have told her not to worry and it's probably just kids messing around, however I must admit I am worried in case it is something more sinister. We have two young children as well which also adds to the concern as I worry about their safety as well as that of my wife.

She wants to leave the phone on again to see if they call back again tonight but I think it's better to just turn if off as if they can't get through then their little game doesn't work.

We have not told the police as yet but I wonder if we should and would they take it seriously?

Has this happened to anyone else? What did you do?

Can we get the number traced by our mobile provider, I'm guessing the police would need to be involved for this to happen?

[Ali Chappussy]

I don't think there is much you can do. Has she considered turning off the phone whilst she is asleep?

The police (ha ha) won't be interested. You are hard pushed to get them to investigate a physical assualt these days.

Good luck.

[227bhp]

Mr Bishi said:

Has this happened to anyone else? What did you do?

Yes. I switched my phone off at night and worried about real issues instead.

Don't we already have a thread for this?

Edited by 227bhp on Thursday 17th December 10:50

[Some Gump]

Just 1 occasion?
My bet is phone down the settee and sat on. You can "pocket dial" the same person an awful lot without even knowing it..

[vanordinaire]

Quite possibly someone she knows and who's got her number in contacts, phone in back pocket accidentally ringing her every time they move while watching TV and not realising it. I do it all the time, my keypad lock keeps coming off. Maybe nothing sinister, ask her if any regular contact has caller id blocked.

[Silverbullet767]

IPhone? Go to your calls list. Hit the small i button next to it. Scroll down. Hit block this number.

Android? Go to calls list. Highlight the number. Hit more. Hit add to auto reject list.

Job jobbed.

[anonymous-user]

Massive paranoia there OP, most people would assume pocket dials, you leap straight to an Agatha Christie novel

[John D.]

anonymous said:

[redacted]

[227bhp]

227bhp said:

Mr Bishi said:

Has this happened to anyone else? What did you do?

Yes. I switched my phone off at night and worried about real issues instead.

Don't we already have a thread for this?

Edited by 227bhp on Thursday 17th December 10:50

Found it:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[ManFromDelmonte]

Silverbullet767 said:

IPhone? Go to your calls list. Hit the small i button next to it. Scroll down. Hit block this number.

Android? Go to calls list. Highlight the number. Hit more. Hit add to auto reject list.

Job jobbed.

Good advice, but I don't think this will work for "No caller ID" calls.

OP, just ignore it. If you must, I would just put the phone on silent so you will see if there are calls tonight but won't get disturbed by them.

Edited by ManFromDelmonte on Friday 18th December 15:18

[Mr Bishi]

anonymous said:

[redacted]

So you think a 'pocket dial' would come up as a 'no caller id' and automatically hang up only when someone speaks and then call straight back again? Yeah I must be paranoid.

Edited by Mr Bishi on Thursday 17th December 10:57

[anonymous-user]

Mr Bishi said:

So you think a 'pocket dial' would come up as a 'no caller id' and automatically hang up only when someone speaks and then call straight back again, but thanks for your patronising post anyway.

Oh this is a new twist, your OP said

She ignored the first call but they called straight back and when answered we could just about hear a TV in the background but no one spoke so she hung up. This then happened again another 2 times and was the same even when I answered.

So now it has changed? They hung up as soon as you spoke? You or the Wife?

[Adenauer]

Is there a reason why her phone is left on when you go to bed?

[Rude-boy]

Adenauer said:

Is there a reason why her phone is left on when you go to bed?

Almost everyone i know who isn't worried about their phone battery turning into a nuke overnight has their phone on charge turned on by their bed or in their bedroom at night. For the Mrs and I it's our alarm clock for a starter!

Personally OP I would just turn the phone to silent, place face down, and forget about it. Your wife should know if there is anyone she speaks to regularly who withholds their number (my folks home phones never give out their number). If there isn't then i think that you can block calls with no caller ID and i would do that myself if it weren't for the olds.

It's the sort of thing that might happen once or twice and then never again. If it does persist though it's time to talk to the service provider and take things from there. I would suspect that without any obvious names leaping to mind it's likely it was just a fkwit messing about. Nearly the end of term.

[Adenauer]

Rude-boy said:

Adenauer said:

Is there a reason why her phone is left on when you go to bed?

Almost everyone i know who isn't worried about their phone battery turning into a nuke overnight has their phone on charge turned on by their bed or in their bedroom at night. For the Mrs and I it's our alarm clock for a starter!

Strange response.

Almost everyone I know switches their phone off at night because they don't want to be bothered by it, not because they are afraid of it blowing up.

Fitting username.

Edited by Adenauer on Thursday 17th December 11:42

[chris7676]

This shouldn't be the reason to worry, unless there may be someone you know who could call you at that time.

Switch the phone to flight mode or off.

I personally don't even pick any calls from the unknown numbers unless I have a particular reason to expect a call.
(But maybe it's just me?)

[Sump]

Adenauer said:

Rude-boy said:

Adenauer said:

Is there a reason why her phone is left on when you go to bed?

Almost everyone i know who isn't worried about their phone battery turning into a nuke overnight has their phone on charge turned on by their bed or in their bedroom at night. For the Mrs and I it's our alarm clock for a starter!

Strange response.

Almost everyone I know switches there phone off at night because they don't want to be bothered by it, not because they are afraid of it blowing up.

Fitting username.

Wtf is this BS. You just set your phone into night mode where it won't disturb you. This can be setup so it does it automatically each night without you having to touch it. You must be at least 40+ years old if you're switichg it off each night so as not to be disturbed

[Ari]

I leave my iPhone on all night but click the little switch on the side that puts it into 'silent' (more to avoid being disturbed by emails than callers). The alarm still sounds.

[227bhp]

Sump said:

Adenauer said:

Rude-boy said:

Adenauer said:

Is there a reason why her phone is left on when you go to bed?

Almost everyone i know who isn't worried about their phone battery turning into a nuke overnight has their phone on charge turned on by their bed or in their bedroom at night. For the Mrs and I it's our alarm clock for a starter!

Strange response.

Almost everyone I know switches there phone off at night because they don't want to be bothered by it, not because they are afraid of it blowing up.

Fitting username.

Wtf is this BS. You just set your phone into night mode where it won't disturb you. This can be setup so it does it automatically each night without you having to touch it. You must be at least 40+ years old if you're switichg it off each night so as not to be disturbed

Not really. What is wrong with being 40+ anyhow?

Not all phones have the thing you describe, I switch mine off so A. I don't get disturbed and B. I've got a full charge in the morning which will get me through the day.
You don't have to leave it switched on for an alarm either, the alarm switches it on when it goes off....

[nyt]

Could it perhaps be an older person with an 'Emergency Contact' button on their phone?
My parents' has an always active, slightly recessed button in the back which I'd guess could be pressed by a set of keys in the pocket or similar.