AIUI you can bar foreign numbers and undisclosed numbers (sometimes at a
price).
Just missed what must have been an automated SPAM call.

1471 revealed
"The last number was 01234567890"
So either someone has the ultimate killer telephone number or this is just
another sneaky attempt to get past call barring.

Cheers

Dave R

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David WE Roberts wrote:

1471 revealed
"The last number was 01234567890"
So either someone has the ultimate killer telephone number

Last I looked, Bedford 567890 was being "reserved" by OFCOM

If you feel like checking, it ought be be within

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/numbering/sabcde2.xls

On Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:23:20 +0000, Andy Burns
wrote:

David WE Roberts wrote:

1471 revealed
"The last number was 01234567890"
So either someone has the ultimate killer telephone number

Last I looked, Bedford 567890 was being "reserved" by OFCOM

If you feel like checking, it ought be be within

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/numbering/sabcde2.xls

This is what OFCOM said in 2002

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/archi...44.htm#bedford

IMHO OFCOM should mandate free anonymous call rejection by all operators and a
ban on faked 'UK' caller ID.


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On 12/12/2012 23:30, The Other Mike wrote:
On Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:23:20 +0000, Andy Burns
wrote:

David WE Roberts wrote:

1471 revealed
"The last number was 01234567890"
So either someone has the ultimate killer telephone number

Last I looked, Bedford 567890 was being "reserved" by OFCOM

If you feel like checking, it ought be be within

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/numbering/sabcde2.xls

This is what OFCOM said in 2002

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/archi...44.htm#bedford

IMHO OFCOM should mandate free anonymous call rejection by all operators and a
ban on faked 'UK' caller ID.


From my point of view,I agree. But our GP surgery insists on making
calls without a presentation number. They seem scared that people
knowing it is them compromises privacy (or something like that).

If they have a valid case, how do you handle it?

I would prefer a mechanism (which I have suggested before) that upon
getting a spam call, you dial a special number which automatically
reports the call. This would allow the experiences of everyone to be
merged - and would be able to collect information from the system itself
as to the sources.

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On 12/12/2012 23:30, The Other Mike wrote:
On Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:23:20 +0000, Andy Burns

wrote:

David WE Roberts wrote:

1471 revealed
"The last number was 01234567890"
So either someone has the ultimate killer telephone number

Last I looked, Bedford 567890 was being "reserved" by OFCOM

If you feel like checking, it ought be be within

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/numbering/sabcde2.xls

This is what OFCOM said in 2002

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/archi...44.htm#bedford

IMHO OFCOM should mandate free anonymous call rejection by all operators
and a
ban on faked 'UK' caller ID.


From my point of view,I agree. But our GP surgery insists on making calls
without a presentation number. They seem scared that people knowing it is
them compromises privacy (or something like that).

If they have a valid case, how do you handle it?

That's for the individuals concerned to resolve

The mandate to make ACR available is to make it available as an opt in, not
enable it automatically at the exchange for all subs. If you chose not to
receive calls from your doctor that's your problem.

As to banning fake IDs, that's just rhetoric. It's unenforceable by the
Telco [1] (except by threatening to terminate the contracts of people who
are caught doing it).

tim

[1] assuming that the presented number is part of the valid range, of
course.

On 12/12/2012 09:14, David WE Roberts wrote:
AIUI you can bar foreign numbers and undisclosed numbers (sometimes at a
price).
Just missed what must have been an automated SPAM call.

1471 revealed
"The last number was 01234567890"
So either someone has the ultimate killer telephone number or this is
just another sneaky attempt to get past call barring.

The most sneaky one is to spoof your own number as the CLI!


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AIUI you can bar foreign numbers and undisclosed numbers (sometimes at a
price).
Just missed what must have been an automated SPAM call.

1471 revealed
"The last number was 01234567890"
So either someone has the ultimate killer telephone number or this is just
another sneaky attempt to get past call barring.

Cheers

Dave R

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"Brian Gaff" wrote in message
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Have you thought about buying a truecall unit?

Brian

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"David WE Roberts" wrote in message
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AIUI you can bar foreign numbers and undisclosed numbers (sometimes at a
price).
Just missed what must have been an automated SPAM call.

1471 revealed
"The last number was 01234567890"
So either someone has the ultimate killer telephone number or this is
just another sneaky attempt to get past call barring.


Not thought about call screening hardware as the level of calls is
manageable without.

Then again, new toys........

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Their website has quite a few spellink errrors on it though I notice.

Brian

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"Brian Gaff" wrote in message
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"David WE Roberts" wrote in message
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AIUI you can bar foreign numbers and undisclosed numbers (sometimes at a
price).
Just missed what must have been an automated SPAM call.

1471 revealed
"The last number was 01234567890"
So either someone has the ultimate killer telephone number or this is
just another sneaky attempt to get past call barring.


Not thought about call screening hardware as the level of calls is
manageable without.

Then again, new toys........

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FYI
The number 0123456789 was an electronics supply company in London during the
80's/90's they waited 8mths for it to become available.
Can't remember their name but they always had a full page add in Practical
Wireless/Electronics etc.
CJ


"David WE Roberts" wrote in message
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AIUI you can bar foreign numbers and undisclosed numbers (sometimes at a
price).
Just missed what must have been an automated SPAM call.

1471 revealed
"The last number was 01234567890"
So either someone has the ultimate killer telephone number or this is just
another sneaky attempt to get past call barring.

Cheers

Dave R

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On Wed, 12 Dec 2012 22:33:04 -0000, "CJ" wrote:

FYI
The number 0123456789 was an electronics supply company in London during the
80's/90's they waited 8mths for it to become available.
Can't remember their name but they always had a full page add in Practical
Wireless/Electronics etc.

01 234 5678

There are no more digits with an 01 number, so where does the 9 come in?

Also 071 and 081 replaced 01 during 1990


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On Wed, 12 Dec 2012 23:50:10 +0000, The Other Mike wrote:

The number 0123456789 was an electronics supply company in London
during the 80's/90's they waited 8mths for it to become available.

01 234 5678

There are no more digits with an 01 number, so where does the 9 come
in?

It doesn't matter the exchnages would ignore it and connect to 01 234
5678 anyway.

Also 071 and 081 replaced 01 during 1990

The 80's came before 1990. B-)

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On Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:05:08 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Liquorice"
wrote:

On Wed, 12 Dec 2012 23:50:10 +0000, The Other Mike wrote:

The number 0123456789 was an electronics supply company in London
during the 80's/90's they waited 8mths for it to become available.

01 234 5678

There are no more digits with an 01 number, so where does the 9 come
in?

It doesn't matter the exchnages would ignore it and connect to 01 234
5678 anyway.

Yes, I know, but but who had 01 234 5678

Also 071 and 081 replaced 01 during 1990

The 80's came before 1990. B-)

But the OP did say 80's/90's and 01 was only around for about three or four
months in the 90's

Who was the company that got this 'golden number' ?

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