@lowill wrote:
It’s been nearly a year and I still get calls for him.
Some stopped but others haven’t.
I think your advice is good and I should grin and bare it for now 👍
thank you.
@HowardML is quite right to warn of the potential problems of a 'new' number. There have been lots of complaints on the forums in the past from customers getting a 'new' number (= a 'recycled' number owned by VM), only to find it has an unwelcome history attached to it. Past examples have included numbers used by a business or a previous customer with debt problems being chased by debt collectors etc. etc.
Instead, you could consider using a call screening device which filters the calls before deciding whether to ring your home phone or not.
When a call comes in, the caller hears a message. In your case you can record the fact that your ex-husband is not at the number any more and calls for him will not be accepted. The caller is then asked to say who they are and press a key on their phone to progress the call. Only then will your home phone ring. Most unwanted callers will not go beyond this point.
If any do, then your home phone will ring. When you pick up you will hear the recording of the caller announce who they are and you can decide to accept or reject the call. When you reject you can simultaneously block the number of the caller. You can do all of this without actually speaking to them.
You can also program the device so that your known contacts in your phone address book (who you do want to speak to) can ring through uninterrupted and bypass the screening process altogether.
After a short time of failing to get through, your unwanted callers should soon get the message and the calls should subside.
trueCall offer a standalone screening device which you can use with an existing phone (cordless phones are the best arrangement).
https://www.truecall.co.uk/category-s/116.htm
You can download the manual (which is easy to read) which explains how it works
http://www.truecall38.co.uk/manuals/callblocker.pdf
BT also offer a range of cordless phones with trueCall technology built in (look for that in the product description) but the trueCall standalone device is better IMO as it can be customised more easily.