O2 network screwed up today?!

LTT · 26-11-2011, 13:27

Okay so before I explain, I swear I have taken my meds for today

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I went to check my phone and had 6 missed calls from a friend. I rang him back and he asked me was I having him on because three of the times he called he got rooted to a baby answering, an indian person, then a voicemail of a network called 'I like mobile'. He was convinced I had some app on my phone which could do this and would not believe I was innocent.

I then started to think that perhaps he was winding me up. So got him to call me a few times, one of the times I answered there was about 5 secs of silence followed by a ringing tone as if it was me that had initiated the call, then it hung up. Then I got him to ring me again, I answered and a Spanish person started talking to me, on that same call he actually got through to someone that spoke English and she said she was trying to get through to her friend.

We tried again and this time got through fine but there was the sound of keypad dial tones as if someone was pressing buttons yet neither of us were.

Has anyone else had this happen today or even ever?! It's very weird and a bit worrying!

John_Elway · 26-11-2011, 13:39

Mine is OK - South-East

eypon · 26-11-2011, 13:49

Sounds like an apps taking control of you're calls

o2 is fine today.

interactiv-uk · 26-11-2011, 13:53

All good with O2 in the North East too..

EastEnders-1105 · 26-11-2011, 13:55

A mate tried calling me once and they ssaid they got some Indian person

this was when i first got O2 3 years ago

LTT · 26-11-2011, 13:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by eypon

Sounds like an apps taking control of you're calls

o2 is fine today.

Probably should have added I'm in NI.

I don't think it is an app, I'm pretty tech savvy, always read permissions before downloading, usually only use known developers and have antivirus. I know none of that means I'm totally protected but certainly reduces the odds of picking up a rogue app.

LTT · 26-11-2011, 13:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by EastEnders-1105

A mate tried calling me once and they ssaid they got some Indian person

this was when i first got O2 3 years ago

It's really odd and what's freaking me out every more is that no one else seems to be having the same problems!

EastEnders-1105 · 26-11-2011, 14:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by LTT

It's really odd and what's freaking me out every more is that no one else seems to be having the same problems!

How Long have you had 02?

And do you have apps?

what Phone do you have?

LTT · 26-11-2011, 16:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by EastEnders-1105

How Long have you had 02?

And do you have apps?

what Phone do you have?

Been with o2 probably about 7 years.

HTC desire, and yes have apps.

LTT · 26-11-2011, 18:19

Just rang o2 and there's problems with cross wires/wrong calling in NI and Scotland and they don't know when it will be fixed.

Good luck to anyone who gets it, very funny but also very annoying.

Thine Wonk · 26-11-2011, 18:23

Wow!, never heard of that sort of thing happening before, very odd.

GiffGaffe has been having problems again, they are blaming O2 even though they are part of the company! They have had a catalogue of issues with outages for their users over the last year or so.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/11...ffgaff_outage/

ney · 26-11-2011, 20:30

Been ok on 02 with me today also but I did have one text take a few seconds longer then it usally dose to arrive at the other end this afternoon but no real problems with me here.
Dunfermline area.

moox · 27-11-2011, 06:23

Glad to see O2 is back on form - I was starting to wonder why they hadn't had a decent outage in a while but fortunately they haven't lost their knack.

I wonder why the resident O2 apologist hasn't weighed in on this? They seem to have started another thread extolling the virtues of Giffgaff's cheapness, which is basically the exact same network as (and is owned by) O2.

caz_1969 · 27-11-2011, 18:02

Happened to me twice today.

Called my boyfriend, it rang then went silent then a woman answers, i say 'i must have wrong number'(but i cant as his number is programmed into phone), she hangs up and phone is still ringing, then a guy answers, he hangs up its still ringing and another woman answers from a company.

i then call my sister a few hours later and same thing happens and i can hear this guy saying Davie I cant hear you so i hung up this time.

I contacted o2 on chat and was told all ok with them just to take sim out and clean it.

Iv had a cross line before a few years ago when calling boyfriend in London but never three calls all at once.

Thine Wonk · 27-11-2011, 18:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by caz_1969

Happened to me twice today.

Called my boyfriend, it rang then went silent then a woman answers, i say 'i must have wrong number'(but i cant as his number is programmed into phone), she hangs up and phone is still ringing, then a guy answers, he hangs up its still ringing and another woman answers from a company.

i then call my sister a few hours later and same thing happens and i can hear this guy saying Davie I cant hear you so i hung up this time.

I contacted o2 on chat and was told all ok with them just to take sim out and clean it.

Iv had a cross line before a few years ago when calling boyfriend in London but never three calls all at once.

That old chestnut! of course a dirty sim card would naturally cause that issue.

caz_1969 · 27-11-2011, 18:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thine Wonk

That old chestnut! of course a dirty sim card would naturally cause that issue.

I know I just clicked out the chat after that, as couldn't believe that was the answer I got.

26-11-2011, 13:27	#1
LTT Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,295	O2 network screwed up today?! Okay so before I explain, I swear I have taken my meds for today . I went to check my phone and had 6 missed calls from a friend. I rang him back and he asked me was I having him on because three of the times he called he got rooted to a baby answering, an indian person, then a voicemail of a network called 'I like mobile'. He was convinced I had some app on my phone which could do this and would not believe I was innocent. I then started to think that perhaps he was winding me up. So got him to call me a few times, one of the times I answered there was about 5 secs of silence followed by a ringing tone as if it was me that had initiated the call, then it hung up. Then I got him to ring me again, I answered and a Spanish person started talking to me, on that same call he actually got through to someone that spoke English and she said she was trying to get through to her friend. We tried again and this time got through fine but there was the sound of keypad dial tones as if someone was pressing buttons yet neither of us were. Has anyone else had this happen today or even ever?! It's very weird and a bit worrying!

26-11-2011, 13:39	#2
John_Elway Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: I live in the woods Posts: 5,061	Mine is OK - South-East

26-11-2011, 13:49	#3
eypon Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Aberdeen Posts: 326	Sounds like an apps taking control of you're calls o2 is fine today.

26-11-2011, 13:53	#4
interactiv-uk Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 587	All good with O2 in the North East too..

26-11-2011, 13:55	#5
EastEnders-1105 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 10,632	A mate tried calling me once and they ssaid they got some Indian person this was when i first got O2 3 years ago

26-11-2011, 13:58	#6
LTT Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,295	Quote: Originally Posted by eypon Sounds like an apps taking control of you're calls o2 is fine today. Probably should have added I'm in NI. I don't think it is an app, I'm pretty tech savvy, always read permissions before downloading, usually only use known developers and have antivirus. I know none of that means I'm totally protected but certainly reduces the odds of picking up a rogue app.

26-11-2011, 13:59	#7
LTT Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,295	Quote: Originally Posted by EastEnders-1105 A mate tried calling me once and they ssaid they got some Indian person this was when i first got O2 3 years ago It's really odd and what's freaking me out every more is that no one else seems to be having the same problems!

26-11-2011, 14:01	#8
EastEnders-1105 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 10,632	Quote: Originally Posted by LTT It's really odd and what's freaking me out every more is that no one else seems to be having the same problems! How Long have you had 02? And do you have apps? what Phone do you have?

26-11-2011, 16:57	#9
LTT Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,295	Quote: Originally Posted by EastEnders-1105 How Long have you had 02? And do you have apps? what Phone do you have? Been with o2 probably about 7 years. HTC desire, and yes have apps.

26-11-2011, 18:19	#10
LTT Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,295	Just rang o2 and there's problems with cross wires/wrong calling in NI and Scotland and they don't know when it will be fixed. Good luck to anyone who gets it, very funny but also very annoying.

26-11-2011, 18:23	#11
Thine Wonk Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 14,577	Wow!, never heard of that sort of thing happening before, very odd. GiffGaffe has been having problems again, they are blaming O2 even though they are part of the company! They have had a catalogue of issues with outages for their users over the last year or so. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/11...ffgaff_outage/

26-11-2011, 20:30	#12
ney Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Scotland, Dunfermline Area Posts: 10,704	Been ok on 02 with me today also but I did have one text take a few seconds longer then it usally dose to arrive at the other end this afternoon but no real problems with me here. Dunfermline area.

27-11-2011, 06:23	#13
moox Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 14,645	Glad to see O2 is back on form - I was starting to wonder why they hadn't had a decent outage in a while but fortunately they haven't lost their knack. I wonder why the resident O2 apologist hasn't weighed in on this? They seem to have started another thread extolling the virtues of Giffgaff's cheapness, which is basically the exact same network as (and is owned by) O2.

27-11-2011, 18:02	#14
caz_1969 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Clydebank Posts: 787	Happened to me twice today. Called my boyfriend, it rang then went silent then a woman answers, i say 'i must have wrong number'(but i cant as his number is programmed into phone), she hangs up and phone is still ringing, then a guy answers, he hangs up its still ringing and another woman answers from a company. i then call my sister a few hours later and same thing happens and i can hear this guy saying Davie I cant hear you so i hung up this time. I contacted o2 on chat and was told all ok with them just to take sim out and clean it. Iv had a cross line before a few years ago when calling boyfriend in London but never three calls all at once.

27-11-2011, 18:52	#15
Thine Wonk Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 14,577	Quote: Originally Posted by caz_1969 Happened to me twice today. Called my boyfriend, it rang then went silent then a woman answers, i say 'i must have wrong number'(but i cant as his number is programmed into phone), she hangs up and phone is still ringing, then a guy answers, he hangs up its still ringing and another woman answers from a company. i then call my sister a few hours later and same thing happens and i can hear this guy saying Davie I cant hear you so i hung up this time. I contacted o2 on chat and was told all ok with them just to take sim out and clean it. Iv had a cross line before a few years ago when calling boyfriend in London but never three calls all at once. That old chestnut! of course a dirty sim card would naturally cause that issue.

27-11-2011, 18:58	#16
caz_1969 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Clydebank Posts: 787	Quote: Originally Posted by Thine Wonk That old chestnut! of course a dirty sim card would naturally cause that issue. I know I just clicked out the chat after that, as couldn't believe that was the answer I got.

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