what sort of number is this

texranger

Hi

I have a number with flextel that i have directed to my mobile phone

oately i have been reciving calls that no one speaks, but you can hear chatting in the background and then a few seconds later they just hang up.

the email logs for the calls are below ( i blanked out my number)

FleXtel number ********* was called from 0308 at 15:53:38 on Aug 17 2011.

FleXtel number ******** was called from 0304 at 12:07:58 on Aug 22 2011.

but 0308 and 0304 are not phone numbers so what are they

derrick

texranger wrote: »

Hi

I have a number with flextel that i have directed to my mobile phone

oately i have been reciving calls that no one speaks, but you can hear chatting in the background and then a few seconds later they just hang up.

the email logs for the calls are below ( i blanked out my number)

FleXtel number ********* was called from 0308 at 15:53:38 on Aug 17 2011.

FleXtel number ******** was called from 0304 at 12:07:58 on Aug 22 2011.

but 0308 and 0304 are not phone numbers so what are they

03 numbers are phone numbers, been in use for about 2 years now, they are charged at geographical rates, i.e. as 01 & 02 numbers, if you have inclusive minutes on your phone package they are included.



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texranger

derrick wrote: »

03 numbers are phone numbers, been in use for about 2 years now, they are charged at geographical rates, i.e. as 01 & 02 numbers, if you have inclusive minutes on your phone package they are included.



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the number calling me is only 0308 and 0304 no other numbers attached to the calling number just the 4 numbers

chillsky

sales calls, your number is autodialed, the "person gets your number on screen and then when they see the " no not interested" comment you probably said ages ago they hangup instead of deleting your number.

texranger

so basically they use 0308 and 0304 so that you cannot report them as you dont have a full tel. number.

Techhead_2

texranger wrote: »

so basically they use 0308 and 0304 so that you cannot report them as you dont have a full tel. number.

That wont work because the real originating number is sent along with the number to display. (Companies phone out from a variety of numbers but want incoming calls on publicly listed numbers) But only your service provider can see it. So, if you make a complaint its easy to identify who called.

What normally happens is that a problem with the companies phone system causes something else to be sent rather than the contact number. For example, an extension number.

A company could purposely change or delete the display number, but they can't hide the 'real' number from the phone company.