Malicious call or something else?

[Hurricane Puffrose]

Re: Malicious call or something else?

GRRRRRRRR that is literally the only phone that does not support SOS calls, although you can programme it to ring a number on a speed dial basis, which might put mum at ease, or if you were feeling generous you could buy her a cheap Samsung handset (£10 roughly) `

• Go to MENU.
• Press “messages”.
• Select “settings”.
• Choose “SOS Messages”.
• Turn the “sending options” button to on.
• Press “confirm”.

This sets up the basic service so that your Samsung E1170 is enabled to make emergency SOS calls. However, you also need to figure out who you are going to send the SOS message to and how many times you want it to be sent if you’re ever in an emergency. After you press the confirm button in the above process, your recipient list will open up. Next, do the following:

• Select a contact.
• Choose the number of the contact that you want to call in an emergency. For example, you may want the SOS message to go to their personal phone rather than their work one.
• Repeat this process for as many contacts and numbers as you want to send your SOS message to in the event of an emergency.
• Press “options”.
• Then “save”.
• Now scroll down and you will see an option to set the number of times that you want the message to be sent to the recipient. This is to make sure that the person doesn’t ignore your message or fail to get it. For that reason, you should make sure that the message is sent multiple times. Set this number to 3 or 4, for example.
• Press “save”.
• Select “yes” to finish the process of saving your settings.

Now that the Samsung E1170 SOS message has been set, you’re all set to use it in the event of emergency. All you need to do to automatically send this message is to make sure that the keys are locked and then press the “dial” button four times in a row. Your message will be sent to the numbers that you selected.

[Kitiara]

Re: Malicious call or something else?

WOW Puff ... thanks for that, what an amazing idea, I think I will give her my old Samsung galaxy s3 ... is that the same process please?

[Inca]

Re: Malicious call or something else?

Oh Clogs you are a sweetie x

And..I'll give the lanky redhead her due (Puffles)..when it comes to phones she knows her kahunas

[bluebottle]

Re: Malicious call or something else?

I have come across this scam, but it can be tricky trying to catch the buggers behind it. It's a bummer, I know, but that's the reality of it. Enabling callers to withhold numbers is one of the more stupid things BT have done. It's time they looked at Number Withhold and restricted its use - significantly.

[CleverClogs]

Re: Malicious call or something else?

I have come across this scam, but it can be tricky trying to catch the buggers behind it. It's a bummer, I know, but that's the reality of it. Enabling callers to withhold numbers is one of the more stupid things BT have done. It's time they looked at Number Withhold and restricted its use - significantly.

The calling number is not actually withheld - it is suppressed so that the recipient of a "number withheld" call may not know from which number the call was initiated. The information may, however, still be recorded at the exchange.

Overseas calls do not transmit the caller's number.

[charitynjw]

Re: Malicious call or something else?

"You could consider calling your telephone provider and asking them to change your number or place a trace on your calls. Most malicious calls can be traced, whether they come from private, public or even mobile telephones anywhere in the country.
Be aware though that you may need to be prepared to give evidence if the malicious caller is traced, charged and taken to court."

See
http://www.tpsservices.co.uk/problem...ing-calls.aspx

[Hurricane Puffrose]

Re: Malicious call or something else?

Hey Kit, sorry its taken me a while to respond, was at work :tinysmile_grin_t:

Samsung Galaxy handsets, bloody good phone

also a smart phone, so you may wish to contact your provider and ask for a GPRS bar to be placed on the account so Mum doesnt end up online buying stuff off Ebay

this is a link to the user guide for the handset,http://www.samsung.com/sec/consumer/...all_SKT_UM.pdf
but I have also gone through the menu map and found this

Anycall SOS
The Anycall SOS feature allows you to send a message to specified contacts when you are in
trouble or need help.
Note Use this function in case of a real emergency only.
Set sending options for SOS messages
1 From the Home screen, tap Menu > Settings > Anycall SOS > Sending Options.
2 Tap On and enter a phone number.
Note You can enter up to 5 phone numbers.
3 When you are finished, tap Save.
Notes To send a notification message to the registered number, tap Yes.
To see help information, tap Help.
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Set receiving options for SOS messages
1 From the Home screen, tap Menu > Settings > Anycall SOS > Receiving Options.
2 Tap On and tap the type of alert (sound/vibration).
3 Tap Save.
Note To see help information, tap Help.
Siren
Activate or deactivate the SOS siren.
Fake Call
You can simulate fake incoming calls when you want to get out of meetings or unwanted
conversations or when you are in an emergency. To activate the fake call feature and change
the setting,
1 From the Home screen, tap Menu > Settings > Anycall SOS > Fake Call.
2 Select On.
3 Set the length of the delay and a contact to be displayed as the caller for the fake call and
tap OK.
To make a fake call, tap Dial from the Home screen or Menu screen, and then tap * three times.
After the specified delay, the phone rings for the fake call.

Send an Anycall SOS message
Before sending an Anycall SOS message, the touch screen must be locked. To send an Anycall
SOS message, quickly press / four or more times.
When you sent an Anycall SOS message, the phone will vibrate and the icon will fl ash at
the top of the display. After a fi ve second delay, the message will be sent to your specifi ed
recipients (to cancel the message, press within fi ve seconds of activating the SOS). When
a recipient of the SOS message calls you back, the phone will vibrate and the call will be
answered automatically.
When the recipient calls you after you sent an Anycall SOS message, the phone vibrates and
answers the call automatically.

[Hurricane Puffrose]

Re: Malicious call or something else?

Oh Clogs you are a sweetie x

And..I'll give the lanky redhead her due (Puffles)..when it comes to phones she knows her kahunas

Why thank you my love <3