Is there anyway to trace a mobile call online?

Jimbo · 10 Feb 2008 at 19:16

I just had a call from a mobile number on my house phone. Im ex directory, so they might have just called the wrong number, but this happened the other day too, although it wasn't answered.

Anyway I answered and said hello and they hung straight up. I had the number though, so I rang back and waited till they said hello, then I hung up.

Sounded like a young girl or boy? i dunno.

Is there a way to see where this came from online?

Ben M · 10 Feb 2008 at 19:19

i'm sure there's something on the Bt website... But why do you care? It was just a wrong number.

Jimbo · 10 Feb 2008 at 19:22

Its rang a few times my wife commented on it the other day, she didnt recognise it as it was listed as missed call.

Jimbo · 10 Feb 2008 at 19:23

Its no big deal I suppose.

iSam · 10 Feb 2008 at 19:28

Young pranksters bottling it at the last minute. I wouldn't worry.

Azagoth · 10 Feb 2008 at 19:35

Phone back and tell them that you're police officer and would like to take some details because their number appears in the phone logs of a murder scene.

Nitrojan · 10 Feb 2008 at 19:36

Rofl.. good idea! That'd soon stop them

Arjun806 · 10 Feb 2008 at 19:59

Azagoth said:
Phone back and tell them that you're police officer and would like to take some details because their number appears in the phone logs of a murder scene.

LOL that would be amazingly hilarious.

Energize · 10 Feb 2008 at 20:02

Why oh why do bt allow people to withhold their number?

Richdog · 10 Feb 2008 at 20:03

Energize said:
Why oh why do bt allow people to withhold their number?

Especially cold calling companies who refuse to say which company they're calling fomr. That should be illegal imo.

Spleenus · 10 Feb 2008 at 20:09

You can block withheld numbers from ringing you though, shame it costs.

Sp!ke · 10 Feb 2008 at 20:26

Energize said:
Why oh why do bt allow people to withhold their number?

Umm privacy? I'm XD and I don't give out my number to anyone I don't wish to have it. I certainly don't wan't companies 'farming' it automatically simply because I ring them up.

Witheld numbers are only 'witheld' from the consumer anyway, so any abusive/threatening calls can be traced to source in moments by the phone company.

Jimbo · 10 Feb 2008 at 20:31

Mystery solved, it turns out its my wifes friend. The cheeky cow hung up instead of having the courtesy to say hello to me.

Gets on my **** that does.

Jingo... · 10 Feb 2008 at 21:51

ask them what colour pants theyre wearing- sure they won't ring vack after that

MajorMaccas · 10 Feb 2008 at 21:57

Azagoth said:
Phone back and tell them that you're police officer and would like to take some details because their number appears in the phone logs of a murder scene.

Tom Mabe:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=un_PjRXV5l8

Enjoy

YZFAndy · 10 Feb 2008 at 22:02

MOBILE PHONE TRACKER

http://www.sat-gps-locate.com/english/index.html

Tom2k8 · 10 Feb 2008 at 22:05

YZFAndy said:
MOBILE PHONE TRACKER

http://www.sat-gps-locate.com/english/index.html

You git

gumbald · 10 Feb 2008 at 22:05

YZFAndy said:
MOBILE PHONE TRACKER

http://www.sat-gps-locate.com/english/index.html

If that's the one I think it is, excellent

MajorMaccas · 10 Feb 2008 at 22:05

yeah, it is

Energize · 10 Feb 2008 at 23:20

Sp!ke said:
Umm privacy? I'm XD and I don't give out my number to anyone I don't wish to have it. I certainly don't wan't companies 'farming' it automatically simply because I ring them up.

Privacy? Why would you ring someone who you didn't want to be able to ring you, do you ring people you don't like or something? And what company would you be ringing, that didn't already know your phone number? There isn't any reason for companies to harvest phone numbers, when they can dial every number one after the other.

Witheld numbers are only 'witheld' from the consumer anyway, so any abusive/threatening calls can be traced to source in moments by the phone company.

If only that was the reality of it....