strange phone call

webmonkeyuk · 1 Aug 2008 at 16:55

Just had a wired phone call from someone with the number 0123456789 it was to the home landline phone, anyway i picked up and said hello straightaway but the female voice replied sorry that was an incorrect response so i put the phone down and about 5 seconds later i lifted the phone back up again as i was going to do 1471 but the voice was still talking and i heard it say something like "congratulations" so i put the phone down straight away. Its more than likely some telemarket rubbish just with it saying congratulations im worried im gonna end up getting billed for something. But how can the line still be active if its been hung up for 5 seconds?

Ben M · 1 Aug 2008 at 16:56

If they don't hang up then they stay on the line when you pick the phone up. They don't hang up until the message has finished playing.

uknowist · 1 Aug 2008 at 16:57

dont landline phones stay connected until the other person hangs up? well i know they used to but may have changed

jonislost · 1 Aug 2008 at 16:57

Sounds like a radio competition, like 'The next person we call has to say 'I love KBTM radio!''

You lost.

Sorry

pingwing · 1 Aug 2008 at 16:59

lol 01234 is bedfordshire phone number (yeah we're cool here)

but yeah you lost the KBBL contest sorry

webmonkeyuk · 1 Aug 2008 at 17:00

been reading on the net that its a Skype number but telemarket firms are sneekily using it too. just my luck i will end up with a huge bill for some rubbish

SideWinder · 1 Aug 2008 at 17:03

webmonkeyuk said:
Just had a wired phone call from someone with the number 0123456789 it was to the home landline phone, anyway i picked up and said hello straightaway but the female voice replied sorry that was an incorrect response so i put the phone down and about 5 seconds later i lifted the phone back up again as i was going to do 1471 but the voice was still talking and i heard it say something like "congratulations" so i put the phone down straight away. Its more than likely some telemarket rubbish just with it saying congratulations im worried im gonna end up getting billed for something. But how can the line still be active if its been hung up for 5 seconds?

I just had the exact same thing. I told 'her' to **** off, literally.

Ben M · 1 Aug 2008 at 17:05

SideWinder said:
I just had the exact same thing. I told 'her' to **** off, literally.

swearing at a recorded message :cool:

SideWinder · 1 Aug 2008 at 17:07

Ben M said:
swearing at a recorded message

It made me feel alpha swearing at a woman.

bsoltan · 1 Aug 2008 at 17:13

I'd be more concerned about someone staying on your line. What if you had to make an emergency call?

something_totally_different · 1 Aug 2008 at 17:27

webmonkeyuk said:
Just had a wired phone call from someone with the number 0123456789 it was to the home landline phone, anyway i picked up and said hello straightaway but the female voice replied sorry that was an incorrect response so i put the phone down and about 5 seconds later i lifted the phone back up again as i was going to do 1471 but the voice was still talking and i heard it say something like "congratulations" so i put the phone down straight away. Its more than likely some telemarket rubbish just with it saying congratulations im worried im gonna end up getting billed for something. But how can the line still be active if its been hung up for 5 seconds?

i had this over and over, i complained to BT, they said it wasn't their problem as it was coming from out side the UK, bunch of useless pluckers.

TheNumber42 · 1 Aug 2008 at 19:03

It's coming to something when the junk phone calls can't even be bothered putting a real person on the other end. Madness :|