Hi guys,

Just a quick question.....have had a couple of phone calls from one number (a sheffield number that is). However, no message left. When I try and phone back, no-one ever answers. Is there a way of finding out who called me from just the telephone number?
Thanks for the help

David

Originally posted by dwhl
Hi guys,

Just a quick question.....have had a couple of phone calls from one number (a sheffield number that is). However, no message left. When I try and phone back, no-one ever answers. Is there a way of finding out who called me from just the telephone number?
Thanks for the help

David

Yeah, jot down the number and take a look in the residential section of the BT phone book, it may be listed in there.

If not, it's possible the number is ex-directory, a lot of people go ex-directory to stop getting stuff like double glazing and other telesales calls.

Originally posted by dwhl
Hi guys,

Just a quick question.....have had a couple of phone calls from one number (a sheffield number that is). However, no message left. When I try and phone back, no-one ever answers. Is there a way of finding out who called me from just the telephone number?
Thanks for the help

David

Its possibly a sales call from Ant or similar.

Try typing the full number into google, if its a business it generally comes up. Alternatively if you dont get any look PM me with the number and I can try and find out for you. (I work for a very large phone company)

cheers.

Yes this can be done, but you would need a really good reason, not just a missed call.
You can usually tell which area a call has come from by the first two digits after the 2 (i.e. a number starting with a 39 after the 2 would more than likely be from Gleadless area.), this may narrow your search to a district. A more exact trace would have to go through the proper channels.
If you are having trouble with nuisance calls phone BT.

Originally posted by spyro2000
Its possibly a sales call from Ant or similar.

Try typing the full number into google, if its a business it generally comes up. Alternatively if you dont get any look PM me with the number and I can try and find out for you. (I work for a very large phone company)

cheers.
Spyro2000 - I know if you work for a large phone company you can probably use the address and telephone search facilities to find this information but I would strongly recommend against it. I used to support the Directory Enquiry Service for the UK's largest telphony service and I would not dream of providing this type of information. I recall the case a few years ago where a man obtained the address for his ex wife via a telecom employee and he subsequently went to the address and murdered her. Just a friendly warning.

Hmmm house phone rang the other night at 11.30pm did 1471 and jotted down the number.

Went through my phone book to see if it was anyone I know, but couldn't find it.

Anyway, phoned the number yesterday but no answer.

First 3 digits are: 248 but not sure where abouts in Sheffield that is??

My guess would be Killamarsh/Mosborough.

Originally posted by drolnhoj
Spyro2000 - I know if you work for a large phone company you can probably use the address and telephone search facilities to find this information but I would strongly recommend against it. I used to support the Directory Enquiry Service for the UK's largest telphony service and I would not dream of providing this type of information. I recall the case a few years ago where a man obtained the address for his ex wife via a telecom employee and he subsequently went to the address and murdered her. Just a friendly warning.

192.com has provided reverse lookup facilities for registered members for at least a couple of years.

It is possible but a bit expensive for just a couple of numbers.

UKInfo sell a CD with Directory and Electoral Roll information.
It was possible (the last disc I saw was a few years ago) to reverse search on these.
The cheapest is about £50 and the pro versions are over £200.

I think that some of the privatised directory inquiries were giving reverse searches but they may have been stopped.

That might be brightside on of my family lives up there an their number starts the same

Originally posted by Cyclone
192.com has provided reverse lookup facilities for registered members for at least a couple of years.

But not for XD so you have to be careful. As I said I was only giving a friendly warning.

Can anyone give me a clue to which area 0114 249 xxxx would be?

That would be West bar/Trippet Lane end of town...

Originally posted by firthandy
Can anyone give me a clue to which area 0114 249 xxxx would be?
this number could be darnall

You might want to look into getting caller ID. We have it on our home phones and it has all but eliminated the nuisance calls.

It gives the caller the option of revealing their phone # and name before it puts their call through. If they refuse, your phone doesn't ring. It's terrific.

:) Sierra

It could be in Darnall, but more likely central. It's not an infallable system, less so now than a few years ago, when it wasn't as easy to take your phone number when you move, as I say its only a rough guide...

Originally posted by spyro2000
Its possibly a sales call from Ant or similar.

Try typing the full number into google, if its a business it generally comes up. Alternatively if you dont get any look PM me with the number and I can try and find out for you. (I work for a very large phone company)

cheers.
Be very careful here, not only would you be in breach of the Data Protection Act, you could be prosecuted as well as getting the sack.

Originally posted by Magneteer
Be very careful here, not only would you be in breach of the Data Protection Act, you could be prosecuted as well as getting the sack.

ooh I didnt quite mean what people thought i meant. What I would have done is to just find out what type of number it was, ie residential or business. If it was business I would advised on who the company was. If it was residential I would have just said its residential, but I would have said wether its BT Telewest or NTL etc and what area.

cheers.

Originally posted by drolnhoj
Spyro2000 - I know if you work for a large phone company you can probably use the address and telephone search facilities to find this information but I would strongly recommend against it. I used to support the Directory Enquiry Service for the UK's largest telphony service and I would not dream of providing this type of information. I recall the case a few years ago where a man obtained the address for his ex wife via a telecom employee and he subsequently went to the address and murdered her. Just a friendly warning.

Yes the couple that were murdered in Lincolnshire had their details passed to the killer by someone from BT - nice.

Originally posted by coopster1974
Yes the couple that were murdered in Lincolnshire had their details passed to the killer by someone from BT - nice.

yes but like i said, I wouldnt pass on residential details.

Cheers.

248 is definately Killamarsh or mosboro'

hi ther iv had the same problem i found a great help in a site called magenta systems www.magsys.co.uk
its free to look up numbers and will give you the location address for the number. hope this helps.
allso i lived in westfield s19 for a few years and my number began with 48.
good luck

Its possibly a sales call from Ant or similar.

Nah, I'm out of credit.

Originally posted by Ant
Nah, I'm out of credit.


lol, well that rules you out, Im out of ideas now :D