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Track a mobile number

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  • 18-01-2018 7:31pm
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    MisterT18
    Registered Users Posts: 1 ✭


    So is there any ways to find out who owns a mobile number that is pestering you with unwanted texts. I know people will contact garda but that a waste of time, is there any app or site that you can use that wont ask you to sign. Up to heap of offers and crap

    I pity the fool that wont give me an answer


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    ED E
    Registered Users Posts: 36,167 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    There are some services that can in the US, but not here.

    Your options are:
    A) Block them
    B) Change Number
    C) Get a court order


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    coylemj
    Registered Users Posts: 25,447 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    MisterT18 wrote: »
    I pity the fool that wont give me an answer

    More's the fool that does. For a first post that takes some beating.


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    rgodard80a
    Registered Users Posts: 568 ✭✭✭rgodard80a


    MisterT18 wrote: »
    So is there any ways to find out who owns a mobile number that is pestering you with unwanted texts. I know people will contact garda but that a waste of time, is there any app or site that you can use that wont ask you to sign. Up to heap of offers and crap

    I pity the fool that wont give me an answer

    So they're withholding their caller id ?

    Ring up your own phone provider and report nuisance texts.
    They probably won't/shouldn't tell you who is sending it, but might be able to block it or report it back to the phone provider of the sender.


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    Reati
    Registered Users Posts: 1,923 ✭✭✭Reati


    rgodard80a wrote: »
    So they're withholding their caller id ?

    Ring up your own phone provider and report nuisance texts.
    They probably won't/shouldn't tell you who is sending it, but might be able to block it or report it back to the phone provider of the sender.

    They won't for the fear of getting a nice fine for data breech.

    What does everything have to be a drama with people. You said text. You can see and therefore block the number and move on with your life. Simple.

    Like seriously, what are you going to do with the persons identity? Give em a hiding? Harass them back?


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    Sleeper12
    Registered Users Posts: 17,070 ✭✭✭✭Sleeper12


    Not all prepaid phones are registered. Some are registered to false names.

    The bottom line is if the phone company does not know who owns the phone number then there is no way to find out.

    Most phones have a way to block individual phone numbers. This is the best option for you.


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    Johnboy1951
    Registered Users Posts: 14,011 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    MisterT18 wrote: »
    So is there any ways to find out who owns a mobile number that is pestering you with unwanted texts. I know people will contact garda but that a waste of time, is there any app or site that you can use that wont ask you to sign. Up to heap of offers and crap

    I pity the fool that wont give me an answer

    Maybe an explanation of that would be helpful.


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    rgodard80a
    Registered Users Posts: 568 ✭✭✭rgodard80a


    Reati wrote: »
    They won't for the fear of getting a nice fine for data breech.

    They won't give the details to customers, but I'd imagine they have the phone provider and number of who sent it. No data breach in one phone provider reporting nuisance texts to another, especially since both providers would have a copy of the text and record of one sending it and the other receiving it.
    I imagine nuisance texts are against the terms of usage, so they "could" in extreme cases block the sim card / account.
    Reati wrote: »
    You said text. You can see and therefore block the number and move on with your life. Simple.

    I imagine it's not that simple.
    If they had the caller id they could simply ring them back.


    All depends on what is considered "nuisance texts", if the OP owes them money or sold them a lemon of a car etc...


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    dmc17
    Registered Users Posts: 3,743 ✭✭✭dmc17


    MisterT18 wrote: »
    So is there any ways to find out who owns a mobile number that is pestering you with unwanted texts. I know people will contact garda but that a waste of time, is there any app or site that you can use that wont ask you to sign. Up to heap of offers and crap

    I pity the fool that wont give me an answer
    Johnboy1951 wrote: »
    Maybe an explanation of that would be helpful.

    The clue might be in the username ;)


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