dead modem in my box could this be the cause of my phone ringing?

Recently my box started to die, i posted in this newsgroup with a brief
explanation of the problem and was told to get a new box which i will do,
the thing is around about the time it died i started getting phone calls
with no one there a click and then a dial tone at 1st i just prank caller ,
but it always happens when i home never when im not ( 1471 tell me this in
case u wondered) sky told me its probally my modem in the box, do u think
these calls are sky trying to update my box? maybe this explains why its
only when i here?

the number is withheld


any ideas?

eyeball

"huzden" wrote:

Recently my box started to die, i posted in this newsgroup with a brief
explanation of the problem and was told to get a new box which i will do,
the thing is around about the time it died i started getting phone calls
with no one there a click and then a dial tone at 1st i just prank caller
, but it always happens when i home never when im not ( 1471 tell me this
in case u wondered) sky told me its probally my modem in the box, do u
think these calls are sky trying to update my box? maybe this explains why
its only when i here?

the number is withheld


any ideas?

eyeball


This is more likely to be one of these automatic call centres. The computer
at the call centre makes the call. If it isn't answered than nothing
happens. If it is answered, the computer passes the call to the first
available call centre assistant. If no-one happens to be available after
about 20 seconds it drops the line. You're probably lucky that no-one has
been available when you have answered the call!

--
Keith Porter

yeah i did wonder that, thing it is driving me mad im getting 2-4 a day!
and i thought it was unlikely that everytime there is no one to transfer to.
so far I have got abut 25 of these calls and stangely as i said only when im
in which is the weird bit.

ill unplug my box see if that helps

thanks

eyeball

"Keith Porter News" wrote in message
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"huzden" wrote:

Recently my box started to die, i posted in this newsgroup with a brief
explanation of the problem and was told to get a new box which i will
do,
the thing is around about the time it died i started getting phone calls
with no one there a click and then a dial tone at 1st i just prank
caller
, but it always happens when i home never when im not ( 1471 tell me
this
in case u wondered) sky told me its probally my modem in the box, do u
think these calls are sky trying to update my box? maybe this explains
why
its only when i here?

the number is withheld


any ideas?

eyeball


This is more likely to be one of these automatic call centres. The
computer
at the call centre makes the call. If it isn't answered than nothing
happens. If it is answered, the computer passes the call to the first
available call centre assistant. If no-one happens to be available after
about 20 seconds it drops the line. You're probably lucky that no-one has
been available when you have answered the call!

--
Keith Porter

"Keith Porter News" wrote in message
e.co.uk...
"huzden" wrote:

Recently my box started to die, i posted in this newsgroup with a brief
explanation of the problem and was told to get a new box which i will
do,
the thing is around about the time it died i started getting phone calls
with no one there a click and then a dial tone at 1st i just prank
caller
, but it always happens when i home never when im not ( 1471 tell me
this
in case u wondered) sky told me its probally my modem in the box, do u
think these calls are sky trying to update my box? maybe this explains
why
its only when i here?

the number is withheld


any ideas?

eyeball


This is more likely to be one of these automatic call centres. The
computer
at the call centre makes the call. If it isn't answered than nothing
happens. If it is answered, the computer passes the call to the first
available call centre assistant. If no-one happens to be available after
about 20 seconds it drops the line. You're probably lucky that no-one has
been available when you have answered the call!

--
Keith Porter

Indeed. and its definitely not sky trying to update your box because they
dont do it over the phone. It might be sky trying to flog you an extended
guarantee they called me about 4 times recently to try and flog me one (I
was only in for the last call).

--
Tumbleweed

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"huzden" wrote in message
...
yeah i did wonder that, thing it is driving me mad im getting 2-4 a day!
and i thought it was unlikely that everytime there is no one to transfer
to.
so far I have got abut 25 of these calls and stangely as i said only when
im
in which is the weird bit.


Well, when are you in? if its evenings, thats when they often call as they
figure you wont be in in the daytime. Wont be sky though as the buggers
phoned me throughout the day

--
Tumbleweed

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Try registering with this


www.tpsonline.org.uk

You can register and get your phone number off their lists.

I registered and cut out 95% of unwanted calls.

Paul
"Tumbleweed" wrote in message
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"Keith Porter News" wrote in message
e.co.uk...
"huzden" wrote:

Recently my box started to die, i posted in this newsgroup with a
brief
explanation of the problem and was told to get a new box which i will
do,
the thing is around about the time it died i started getting phone
calls
with no one there a click and then a dial tone at 1st i just prank
caller
, but it always happens when i home never when im not ( 1471 tell me
this
in case u wondered) sky told me its probally my modem in the box, do u
think these calls are sky trying to update my box? maybe this explains
why
its only when i here?

the number is withheld


any ideas?

eyeball


This is more likely to be one of these automatic call centres. The
computer
at the call centre makes the call. If it isn't answered than nothing
happens. If it is answered, the computer passes the call to the first
available call centre assistant. If no-one happens to be available
after
about 20 seconds it drops the line. You're probably lucky that no-one
has
been available when you have answered the call!

--
Keith Porter

Indeed. and its definitely not sky trying to update your box because they
dont do it over the phone. It might be sky trying to flog you an extended
guarantee they called me about 4 times recently to try and flog me one (I
was only in for the last call).

--
Tumbleweed

Remove my socks for email address

Phone calls with no-one there, a click and then a dial tone is more likely
to be a telesales computer dialling (say) 50 sequential numbers when there
only be 20 telesales 'agents' available to tackle whoever answers.

Thus, if more than 20 people answer, the 21st, 22nd and so on get a dead
phone and an automated hangup.

Join the Telephone Preference Service - http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/tps/ -
it won't stop them all (some ignore the law) BUT IT WILL STOP MOST.



"huzden" wrote in message
...
Recently my box started to die, i posted in this newsgroup with a brief
explanation of the problem and was told to get a new box which i will do,
the thing is around about the time it died i started getting phone calls
with no one there a click and then a dial tone at 1st i just prank caller
,
but it always happens when i home never when im not ( 1471 tell me this in
case u wondered) sky told me its probally my modem in the box, do u think
these calls are sky trying to update my box? maybe this explains why its
only when i here?

the number is withheld


any ideas?

eyeball

"Pedant" wrote in message
...
Phone calls with no-one there, a click and then a dial tone is more likely
to be a telesales computer dialling (say) 50 sequential numbers when there
only be 20 telesales 'agents' available to tackle whoever answers.

Thus, if more than 20 people answer, the 21st, 22nd and so on get a dead
phone and an automated hangup.

Join the Telephone Preference Service - http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/tps/ -
it won't stop them all (some ignore the law) BUT IT WILL STOP MOST.




Since signing up I've had 1 cold call in maybe 6 or 7 years. That was a
double glazing co who i reported.

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Tumbleweed

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"Mike Henry" wrote in message
...
In , "Tumbleweed"
wrote:


"Pedant" wrote in message
...
Phone calls with no-one there, a click and then a dial tone is more
likely
to be a telesales computer dialling (say) 50 sequential numbers when
there
only be 20 telesales 'agents' available to tackle whoever answers.

Thus, if more than 20 people answer, the 21st, 22nd and so on get a
dead
phone and an automated hangup.

Join the Telephone Preference Service -
http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/tps/ -
it won't stop them all (some ignore the law) BUT IT WILL STOP MOST.

Since signing up I've had 1 cold call in maybe 6 or 7 years. That was a
double glazing co who i reported.

That's interesting - the Telecommunications (Data Protection and
Privacy) Regulations 1999, section 25
(http://www.hmso.gov.uk/si/si1999/19992093.htm) is the Act which is
relevant; came into effect only 4 years ago.

The TPS did exist before then but it was purely voluntary with no legal
backing.


And your point is?
(FWIW the double glazing call, Anglia IIRC, was about 2 years ago)

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Tumbleweed

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