Have You Ever Rang A Stored Contact Number and Got a Wrong Number?

KKE17N on 01/09/2022 - 12:11
Last edited 01/09/2022 - 12:30 by 1 other user

I was driving home from work last night at around 5.30pm and called my partner's mobile via the contact stored on my phone. The phone dialled and a random person answered, claiming to be a High School in the ACT (couldn't really work out which one, he had a thick accent). I thought it was weird and hung up the call thinking i must of called a random contact.

I tried calling my partner again using the number stored on my phone (which has been there for 10+yrs unedited) - and the same thing happened. This guy went on to tell me he's from a school in the ACT again and when i asked for the postcode they started to ramble on about something - which i interpreted as they were stalling and they were doing a quick google search. The back and forth lasted for about 30sec's or so before they hung up on me.

Maybe it was paranoia or perhaps I've just watched too many Jim Browning YouTube clips, but I assumed someone somehow hijacked my partners number (SIM swap?) and I needed to act quick (think dad from Taken). I ended up calling my partner via WhatsApp which worked and quickly explained my panic and asked if she could call me back via the network. She did and it worked. I called her back straight after and the call connected and my partner answered. From then on all seems to be back to regular programming…

Has this ever happened to you? Any idea how?

Couple of things worth mentioning;

  • I've recently signed up to Mate/Telstra, within the last 2weeks
  • Partner signed up to TPG/Vodafone within the last 4weeks
  • Partner and i are in the same state, i was using my mobile number and trying to call her mobile number (ie no landlines involved)
  • The guy who answered sounded like he was in a call-centre type of environment
  • We are in NSW
  • Who would answer a call at a school at 5.30pm?

Thanks for listening

Mobile

Comments

  • askbargain on 01/09/2022 - 12:14
    +1

    what did your mobile phone provider say when you asked them

    • KKE17N on 01/09/2022 - 12:16
      -3

      We didnt really call them tbh. In hindsight, probably should have

      • askbargain on 01/09/2022 - 12:17

        it's probably a facetime audio thing with apple still linking the number to previous person

        edit: wouldn't make sense if the number hasn't changed for 10 years

      • askbargain on 01/09/2022 - 12:18

        or call forwarding

        • KKE17N on 01/09/2022 - 12:21

          Partners phone would be forwarding?

  • Muzeeb on 01/09/2022 - 12:17
    +1

    Is your partner's number stored as…

    0419 XXX XXX

    or

    +61 419 XXX XXX

    • askbargain on 01/09/2022 - 12:17

      doesn't matter if the other person is aussie

    • KKE17N on 01/09/2022 - 12:20

      0419 XXX XXX ( No +61)

      • Muzeeb on 01/09/2022 - 12:21

        What happens if you manually dial the number from the dial pad?

        Who answers then?

        • KKE17N on 01/09/2022 - 12:23

          I didnt try it at the time - but when i do it now it all works correctly

          • Muzeeb on 01/09/2022 - 12:26
            +1

            @KKE17N: Delete contact.
            Create new contact.
            Winning.

  • donga100 on 01/09/2022 - 12:25
    +1

    No

  • Quantumcat on 01/09/2022 - 12:29
    +3

    Have you ever….. Ever felt like this

    • KKE17N on 01/09/2022 - 12:41
      +1

      When strange things happen….

  • Duckie2hh on 01/09/2022 - 12:45

    They have moved on with their lives, so should you.

    • KKE17N on 01/09/2022 - 14:43

      thanks

  • Archi on 01/09/2022 - 12:56

    aliens has to be aliens

    • Porker on 01/09/2022 - 13:37

      .. or the Government..

  • thepigs on 01/09/2022 - 14:34
    +4

    Sorry to be the one to tell you this but your partner is having an affair with a school teacher. He mistakenly answered your partners phone. She has a thing for foreign guys. Unless you meant thick Australian accent in which case I apologise

    • KKE17N on 01/09/2022 - 14:42

      im surprised it took this long to see a comment like this

  • morse on 01/09/2022 - 15:36
    +3

    Who would answer a call at a school at 5.30pm?

    A hard working teacher staying back late to mark students assignments.

  • mapax on 02/09/2022 - 19:05
    +1

    Kind of similar, but not. My phone keeps forgetting the name associated with one of the SIM cards I use for a security device.
    Every couple of days it will display the phone number instead of the assigned name and when I add number to existing contact it shows the same number has been added multiple times.

    It could be related to the Belong glitch but supposedly that only impacts non Telstra numbers.

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