strange phone behaviour - any ideas?

Probably a call centre's automatic kit.

They're using automatic equipment to dial numbers and then when you respond it "hands" the call to their staff. If the staff are running too slowly (or as the staff may argue, the kit is running too fast), the call gets dropped without a response.

You may want to get yourself de-listed from the these call centres, (well at least the legal ones in the UK). There's a 'phone number in the book that you can ring a request de-listing. This won't stop the horrids or the overseas calls but will knocj out most to the phantom calls.

Cheers EP

Could be a line fault. Ask BT for a line test.

Probably a pig-ignorant call centre.

on a >> (Virgin/Ntl line).

You can get this if water is getting into the line somewhere.

Maybe a marketing autodialer? I recall OfCom were criticising these recently.

Bulk dialing from a call centre.

Register your No. with the Telephone Preference Service;

Under Government legislation introduced on 1st May 1999 and replaced on

Don.

Either way you get the same result! ;-)

Don.

In message , EricP writes

Rather than go with the conspiracy theories of call centres the water theory would be my first choice, if there is water in a junction somewhere then another persons ringing volts could be leaking across your pair and causing your phone to ring. Then when you pick your phone up you have a crossed line with whoevers line it was. Another annoying side effect of this can be that if the water presents a low enough loop then when someone rings you the call is immediately answered because the exchange sees the low resistance and thinks you have picked up the phone.

If it is this then the best of luck getting it sorted, if it goes away still pursue your phone company to find a fix as it will only reoccur next time it gets wet.

Hello - is that BT? - I have a problem with my NTL phone line - please can you test it for me.

Aren't recalls not allowed?

That just makes it even more attractive to base your call centre in India.

well phone NTL obviously in that case..

If its phone-by-cable all bets are off.

It could be someone who's been admiring you from afar for a long time. Her name is probably Louise and since her cat Jasmina died she's realised that life can be short. So, she's started to phone you up but she becomes lost for the right words when you pick-up.

Only a guess of course, But it's the most likely answer. It certanly happens to me often enough. Last time it was a Veronique and we spent a month in Cornwall together as a result.

Richard

ffs - why not just read the posts. He says it is an NTL phone. What is the point in suggesting he phones BT.

get a grip or is accuracy not a strong point.