peterpeter Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 Can anyone help with strange phone number. Called wife Wednesday Friday and Saturday no answer finally got through later on Saturday We both have caller ID on our phones and have not changed phones or numbers for years but for some reason this last week when I phoned her it shows a completely different number and because of all the scam phone calls lately she would not answer and was quite shocked when her curiosity took over and answering the phone at last heard me the number appears to be from Bangkok and is completely different to mine. Has this happened to anyone else and does anyone know how this can happen. Kind Regards Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxo1947 Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 Are you calling from outside the country Peter ?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will B Good Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 Has she got confused and put her gik's sim card in her phone by mistake? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KhunBENQ Posted April 16, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 16, 2022 22 minutes ago, oxo1947 said: Are you calling from outside the country Peter ?? Would be my question too. It's quite normal that a Bangkok number appears if you use some special services for cheaper calls to Thailand (directed over the internet and then to the phone network in Bangkok). It's more than 10 years though that I had experience with that. Phone calls close to zero nowadays. All via messengers. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 story doesn't make sense, normal for thai girl lying, check her phone and call it see what happens, i suspect she tell a lie, was busy so couldn't answer the call 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howlee101 Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 Assuming you have a smart phone with a data plan and same for your wife. Why not use LINE, WhatsApp, or many other apps that you can use to call. Seems like a strange question IMO. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEBBYB808 Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 This is normal. I have a friend who calls me all the time from the states. Sometimes its the same number but other times it isn't. It shows up as a Thai number even though he isnt calling from inside Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEBBYB808 Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 5 hours ago, scubascuba3 said: story doesn't make sense, normal for thai girl lying, check her phone and call it see what happens, i suspect she tell a lie, was busy so couldn't answer the call This is a possibility, because I have a friend who calls me from the states all the time, and it comes up a different number quute often and says originates from inside Thailand, even though it is an ocean away, so her explanation does hold water. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterpeter Posted April 17, 2022 Author Share Posted April 17, 2022 Hi oxo, yes calling from Uk I have used Lycra mobile for years and its only to make contact then we Skype unless Lycra have changed its format my number has always appeared in her caller ID Called today same thing Bangkok number now put down as me calling Thank you for your replies Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smutcakes Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 14 minutes ago, peterpeter said: Hi oxo, yes calling from Uk I have used Lycra mobile for years and its only to make contact then we Skype unless Lycra have changed its format my number has always appeared in her caller ID Called today same thing Bangkok number now put down as me calling Thank you for your replies Peter Its normal Peter. Its also normal for Thai ladies to not anwser calls from numbers they dont recognize. Mine is always worried about the insurance people or others trying to sell her something. Drives me crazy, i just tell her to answer it and tell them thanks but no thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterpeter Posted April 17, 2022 Author Share Posted April 17, 2022 Hi Smutcakes, I understand wife says such a large increase this last year in scam calls that she is reluctant to answer unrecognized numbers Partly my fault I have drummed into her to be wary always someone wants to put hand in your pocket This last two weeks I have received three scam calls in UK first in a long while must have entered my number were I should not have, be careful and safe everyone. Regards Peter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimewoodworker Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 (edited) On 4/17/2022 at 4:58 PM, peterpeter said: Hi oxo, yes calling from Uk I have used Lycra mobile for years and its only to make contact then we Skype unless Lycra have changed its format my number has always appeared in her caller ID Called today same thing Bangkok number now put down as me calling Thank you for your replies Peter FWIW. Skype to mobile a Thai mobile is rather cheap, and it will now also display the number you set on the caller ID, this is reasonably new, when I called previously to the U.K. it was a random number. It now shows my Thai number on the U.K. caller ID I haven’t tried calling from the U.K. but see no reason why it would be any different. So you could first call to SWMBOs phone for a fraction of a penny as a heads up, then call again on Skype to Skype Edited April 19, 2022 by sometimewoodworker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterpeter Posted April 19, 2022 Author Share Posted April 19, 2022 Hi sometimewoodworker, That is what I have done for the last 10 years use cheap phone with dedicated international calls to Thailand Just to say OK Skype now end call and we pick up on Skype it has worked well for us. Just this last month caller ID shows Bangkok number not mine she now recognizes this number as me calling and answers Something has obviously changed which has left us a little baffled as to what. People have answered on this forum to say they to have had a different number show up in caller ID so not an isolated or unusual incident. Always good on this forum for help and shared experiences, I read every day some people in real need of help getting excellent advice from genuine people willing to be of assistant. Myself a few years back problem with 60 day Visa Question asked help given problem resolved Thank you Regards Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimewoodworker Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 (edited) On 4/19/2022 at 5:36 PM, peterpeter said: Just this last month caller ID shows Bangkok number not mine she now recognizes this number as me calling and answers Something has obviously changed which has left us a little baffled as to what. Go to your picture in Skype, under “Manage” click on “Skype Profile” There you can set a “home” number, this is the number displayed in caller ID confusion resolved previously the caller ID was the number actually used by Skype to originate the call, and that was always a random number. Edited April 22, 2022 by sometimewoodworker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterpeter Posted April 22, 2022 Author Share Posted April 22, 2022 Hi Sometimewoodworker Skype was not the issue both my wife and myself do not remain on line 24/7 I call using cheap international call just to make contact at this point we go online and use Skype no issues there. It,s the phone I use for the cheap call after years of displaying it,s number ( so wife knows it,s me ) Now when I call a Bangkok number appears, at first wife would not answer ( unknown number ) But now she knows this number now relates to me so we are Ok Just wondered why after years that my caller ID number should change to a Bangkok one regards Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimewoodworker Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 23 hours ago, peterpeter said: Hi Sometimewoodworker Skype was not the issue both my wife and myself do not remain on line 24/7 I call using cheap international call just to make contact at this point we go online and use Skype no issues there. It,s the phone I use for the cheap call after years of displaying it,s number ( so wife knows it,s me ) Now when I call a Bangkok number appears, at first wife would not answer ( unknown number ) But now she knows this number now relates to me so we are Ok Just wondered why after years that my caller ID number should change to a Bangkok one regards Peter That is virtually certainly an IP phone service then as the local call via an international IP route gives the cheapest rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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