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Hearing other peoples calls on Vodafone
heskethbang
12-02-2013
Having lots of fun with Vodafone at the moment!
Keep getting crossed lines when people phone me up. Thought it was my Vodafone SureSignal at first so switched it off. Then it happened again this morning.

Seems I'm not the only one - anyone else having issues?

http://forum.vodafone.co.uk/t5/Netwo...t/false#M59693
legends wear 7
12-02-2013
O2 having the same issue looking at an earlier thread today.
heskethbang
12-02-2013
That's interesting. One of the calls I had the problem with was calling from an o2 line, but the other was on Virgin.
legends wear 7
12-02-2013
My guess is that its switching in a BT exchange somewhere as they all use BT for backhaul
John_Patrick
12-02-2013
When I have integrated a site a few years ago and came to call test it, when I called the call test number, instead of hearing a recording of Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, I could hear someone having quite a sexual conversation with someone. I could only hear one side of the conversation!

I had crossed the timeslots that carry traffic from one carrier to another carriers signalling. Ooops.

For it to be a bigger issue (several sites etc) then its possible its something similar but on a larger scale in the switch/BSC etc.
DevonBloke
12-02-2013
So John.... what was the test number you dialed?? Hahahahaha
John_Patrick
12-02-2013
Originally Posted by DevonBloke:
“So John.... what was the test number you dialed?? Hahahahaha”

I wouldnt like to say... cos I know some **** will dial it and get a huge bill.... I think its 50 or 75p a minute....

Spent many an hour drive testing listening to episodes of HGTTG... over and over and over again.....

'Hi, Im marvin....'

Least one of the other networks used a number to dial into Radio 1 and 2 to listen to that for call testing. Cant remember that number now though, grrrr
DevonBloke
12-02-2013
Oh, crap, I was hoping for an X rated number there!
Still, as long as you have your towel and you DON'T PANIC, everything will work out in the end.
legends wear 7
12-02-2013
We used to just phone the office guys for a chat
beecart
12-02-2013
Originally Posted by John_Patrick:
“I wouldnt like to say... cos I know some **** will dial it and get a huge bill.... I think its 50 or 75p a minute....

Spent many an hour drive testing listening to episodes of HGTTG... over and over and over again.....

'Hi, Im marvin....'

Least one of the other networks used a number to dial into Radio 1 and 2 to listen to that for call testing. Cant remember that number now though, grrrr”

That test number does cost a fortune! Is it just O2 that use the one with Hitchhikers Guide?
John_Patrick
13-02-2013
Originally Posted by beecart:
“That test number does cost a fortune! Is it just O2 that use the one with Hitchhikers Guide?”

Believe so.
John_Patrick
13-02-2013
Me reckons a lot of people on here will know others.....that is, if people used their real names,lol
moox
13-02-2013
I remember experiencing this a few years ago, I was on Orange and I think the other person was on Vodafone (it was in the news not long afterward).

I called someone (can't remember who and what network) but ended up being immediately connected, no ringing tone, to someone in a different village a few miles away (I know as I sort of knew the person - small world)
legends wear 7
15-02-2013
So it seems this issue is with O2 then, with other networks impacted when an O2 customer makes a x network call
Thine Wonk
15-02-2013
Originally Posted by legends wear 7:
“So it seems this issue is with O2 then, with other networks impacted when an O2 customer makes a x network call”

Exactly, and just because backhaul as a data connection goes through BT doesn't mean you can hear other people's calls on a digital connection. It seems like an equipment misconfiguration or failure at O2.
prking
15-02-2013
But the OP said that one of the calls was Vodafone to Virgin and another poster mentions Vodafone to Orange?
moox
15-02-2013
Originally Posted by prking:
“another poster mentions Vodafone to Orange?”

If me, then yes. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/09...odafone_cross/

Unfortunately as much as I like to rip on O2 they are not the only ones that have had the problem, although they are still easily the most unreliable network.
Thine Wonk
15-02-2013
Originally Posted by moox:
“If me, then yes. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/09...odafone_cross/

Unfortunately as much as I like to rip on O2 they are not the only ones that have had the problem, although they are still easily the most unreliable network.”

That was in 2004 though, we're in 2013 now and all the reports says it's O2, so if you are getting it on another network you are probably calling an O2 number or former O2 number or something.
moox
15-02-2013
Originally Posted by Thine Wonk:
“That was in 2004 though, we're in 2013 now and all the reports says it's O2, so if you are getting it on another network you are probably calling an O2 number or former O2 number or something.”

I know that it is old, but the point was that O2 isn't the only network to have this problem - Orange did (although Vodafone were involved just like this time).
poshbakerloo
15-02-2013
I wish I could do this! haha
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