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[ghostlyfu]

I'd like to change my landline number.

[HowardML]

Phone them. But if you think you'll avoid scam and spam calls that way, you won't. All numbers have been used before and the spammers etc use auto diallers to call. You could be jumping from the frying pan to the fire.

[ghostlyfu]

Thanks. Tried to call but have up after an hour. Yes, it's to avoid those lovely autodialers. Any way to do this? Cheers

[goslow]

See parallel topic below from earlier today

https://community.virginmedia.com/t5/Home-Phone/Nuisance-Calls/m-p/4619204

[apcyberax]

no. autodialers are just that they will call every number from 000000 to 999999 so you can't avoid them no mater what number you have.

They do not know your number

[C0deM0nkey]

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@ghostlyfu wrote:

Thanks. Tried to call but have up after an hour. Yes, it's to avoid those lovely autodialers. Any way to do this? Cheers

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We use a BT Halo phone (now obsolete) with "Call Guardian" - there are current models available with the same feature. The feature requires caller display.

Basically you can require any caller not in your phone contacts list to announce themselves.

The phone will not ring until they follow the instructions, and this effectively stops all the spam calls whilst allowing genuine callers to get through.

We've had our phone since 2016 and it's marvellous. We have 5 / 6 spam calls a week - they just show up as "missed call" after the event.

[Chris_W1]

Hi ghostlyfu, thanks for the message and welcome to the forums, I am sorry to hear that you are having issues with the current number, This can be changed by calling 0345 454 1111 and we will usually change the number within 24 hours. Please let us know how it goes? Chris