Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!ria!uwovax.uwo.ca!telecom-request From: broughton@sask.usask.ca Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Harrassing Calls (was: How do I Set-up Caller*ID?) Message-ID: Date: 18 Mar 91 19:03:34 GMT Sender: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu Organization: University of Saskatchewan Lines: 21 Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 217, Message 8 of 8 In article , 443114@acadvm1.uottawa.ca (Eric Skinner) writes: > Interestingly, I had a friend in Montreal who was receiving a large > number of *harassment* calls, and Montreal police refused to do > anything about it. Bell Canada refused to do anything, saying it was > completely the police's responsibility. > The solution was to switch phone numbers ($27.00) and get an unlisted > number ($4.00/month or so). We were not impressed. Our local telco (SaskTel) will at least change your phone number for FREE if you are getting harrassing calls. I assume that the unlisted number will still cost a per month fee. Darrell Broughton [Moderator's Note: IBT also gives one free change of number if you blame it on receiving obscene calls. Not two, just one. PAT]