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From: Tim Downie on 15 Dec 2008 10:19
Michael R N Dolbear wrote:

> Or, as discussed here, the the Truecall call screener (�99) might, for
> your
> purposes, replace both and filter "unavailable" calls as well with a
> payback period of two years or less.
>
> http://www.truecall.co.uk

I was interested in one of these but I have a problem in that my wife works
in a hospital (and is on-call often when at home). Any calls from there
come up "unavailable" so I can't really risk blocking them. :-(

Is there any way around this problem?

Tim


From: David Woolley on 15 Dec 2008 17:08
Tim Downie wrote:

>
> I was interested in one of these but I have a problem in that my wife works
> in a hospital (and is on-call often when at home). Any calls from there
> come up "unavailable" so I can't really risk blocking them. :-(

It would normally be withheld, not unavailable.
>
> Is there any way around this problem?

Although the last time I looked, the truecall online documentation was a
bit sparse, you can accept withheld calls; accept automatically and take
the callers name, then query whether to accept, with no direct contact;
warn the caller then tell them a digit to send to get through; or use a
secret, multi-digit, code to override the block. That's as well as
simply dropping the call.

However, given the nature of this particular caller, I would suggest
that avoiding their calls was not a good idea. If they have the wrong
person, they will probably want to know. If they have the right person,
avoiding paying the debt is likely to increase their collection costs,
which they may recover from you. Even if they have the wrong person,
ignoring them risks your credit history, at least in the short term.
From: Ivor Jones on 16 Dec 2008 13:42
In news:6qnas8FdhhvdU1(a)mid.individual.net,
Tim Downie <timdownie2003(a)obvious.yahoo.co.uk> typed, for some strange,
unexplained reason:
: Michael R N Dolbear wrote:
:
: > Or, as discussed here, the the Truecall call screener (�99) might,
: > for your
: > purposes, replace both and filter "unavailable" calls as well with a
: > payback period of two years or less.
: >
: > http://www.truecall.co.uk
:
: I was interested in one of these but I have a problem in that my wife
: works in a hospital (and is on-call often when at home). Any calls
: from there come up "unavailable" so I can't really risk blocking
: them. :-(
:
: Is there any way around this problem?
:
: Tim

If you have broadband, set up a VoIP number and tell them to call on that.
My place of work only has a Sipgate number for me, which rings on a
separate phone with distinctive ringing so I know it's them, plus it's
easy to divert calls to any other number including a mobile if required.

I don't make outgoing calls on that number so it's free (except for the
cost of diversion if used).

Ivor

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