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Please help!
Hi guys,
Please could you help me? My friend has got herself in a bit of a mess, she gave her mobile number out to this guy who she wasn't really interested in but she was put in an awkward position and now she is constantly being hassled. The bottom line is, is there a way of "blocking" calls and/or texts from a certain number and how would she go about this? (she doesn't really want to change her number) She is with Vodafone if that helps. If anyone knows anything about this, I would be really grateful if they could help out because she's getting herself in a right state over it all. Thanks very much. |
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Please please help! (blocking calls on a mobile)
Hi guys,
Please could you help me? My friend has got herself in a bit of a mess, she gave her mobile number out to this guy who she wasn't really interested in but she was put in an awkward position and now she is constantly being hassled. The bottom line is, is there a way of "blocking" calls and/or texts from a certain number and how would she go about this? (she doesn't really want to change her number) She is with Vodafone if that helps. If anyone knows anything about this, I would be really grateful if they could help out because she's getting herself in a right state over it all. Thanks very much. (I've posted this in the "Telephony" forum as well but I need all the help I can get!) |
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Just phone Vodaphone up and ask them to bar the number. If its severe harassment,I would also phone their nuisance call dept.
http://online.vodafone.co.uk/dispatc...pageID=AV_0045 |
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I'm not sure the networks will block calls/texts to individual mobile phones from individual numbers.
Even if they did, it sounds like this pest would just call from another number. Definitely worth calling your network anyway (sorry I mean getting your 'friend' to call their network) to report him. They may advise your 'friend' goes to the police and or gets the advice of a solicitor. If the calls are a continual nuisance or are harrasment, an court injuction could ultimately be applied for to prevent them. |
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Originally Posted by stud u like
Just phone Vodaphone up and ask them to bar the number. If its severe harassment,I would also phone their nuisance call dept.
http://online.vodafone.co.uk/dispatc...pageID=AV_0045
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She might not want to but she should just change her number. Yeah it might mean giving her mates a new number but it will stop all the calls and texts or if its contract then like stud u like said call vodafone.
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Originally Posted by Critical
Hi guys,
Please could you help me? My friend has got herself in a bit of a mess, she gave her mobile number out to this guy who she wasn't really interested in but she was put in an awkward position and now she is constantly being hassled. The bottom line is, is there a way of "blocking" calls and/or texts from a certain number and how would she go about this? (she doesn't really want to change her number) She is with Vodafone if that helps. If anyone knows anything about this, I would be really grateful if they could help out because she's getting herself in a right state over it all. Thanks very much. (I've posted this in the "Telephony" forum as well but I need all the help I can get!) However, she could just say to the lad that shes not interested? Easiest thing to do, or if all else fails, ignore the texts and dont answer the calls. Thanh |
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If they are nusiance calls or texts then she should report them in the usual way
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my phone has a call baring option, never used it but it worth a try, its under security option on my phone.
but its best to be honest and let him know she not intrested or just ignoring the call he will oon get the message |
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Get someone else to answer it and say theyve just bought the phone off a friend. they may stop then if the fella thinks its someone elses phone now.
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i had a stalkerish ex once and he kept phoning and texting me but not always on the same number so it wasnt as easy to report him
in the end i got a male friend to lie and say i'd moved abroad and the phone was now with his girlfriend the calls and texts soon stopped |
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Originally Posted by Critical
Hi guys,
Please could you help me? My friend has got herself in a bit of a mess, she gave her mobile number out to this guy who she wasn't really interested in but she was put in an awkward position and now she is constantly being hassled. The bottom line is, is there a way of "blocking" calls and/or texts from a certain number and how would she go about this? (she doesn't really want to change her number) She is with Vodafone if that helps. If anyone knows anything about this, I would be really grateful if they could help out because she's getting herself in a right state over it all. Thanks very much. Hope she gets it sorted. |
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Originally Posted by cleocat
my phone has a call baring option, never used it but it worth a try, its under security option on my phone.
but its best to be honest and let him know she not intrested or just ignoring the call he will oon get the message |
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Originally Posted by Thanhuk
Thats just blocks ALL Calls to your mobile, nt calls from a specific mobile.
Why doesnt she just change numbers? Text all in her phone the new one but exclude this person. |
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I had someone dodgy from uni stalking me and I reported them to Vodafone who looked at the text messages he sent me and advised me to reply to him saying I had reported him as a nuisance caller and if they continued I would report him to the police.
It worked - he soon buggered off and left me alone.
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Originally Posted by itsme25
My phone blocks texts from specific numbers but i doubt you can block calls from numbers.
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Originally Posted by Thanhuk
It may just be phone specific as the majority of phones I know can't do this.
I personally wouldn't block texts as I'd like to read what they say. If you don't reply to it then the texter won't know that you've received their message or not. |
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Originally Posted by iDRAGbehind
If you don't reply to it then the texter won't know that you've received their message or not.
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Originally Posted by iDRAGbehind
I personally wouldn't block texts as I'd like to read what they say. If you don't reply to it then the texter won't know that you've received their message or not.
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