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Should I change my mobile no?

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Radley · 03/04/2007 08:35

Just wondered what the general consensus is really with mumsnetters.

I broke off a friendship the other week with someone there is a bit of the history in this thread and more this AND yet again more here

For the past few weekends, when she has either still being drunk from the night before, or high on drugs she has been ringing me and sending me abusive texts. I get to the point when, on a sunday, I dread my mobile going as I know it is most likely to be her.

My mobile phone service have said they cannot block her no, but, can give me another mobile no for free.

I don't know whether it is worth doing it, or is that just letting her win.

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sniff · 03/04/2007 08:42

I would change it if its really getting to you but if all you friends are also hers wouldnt she get your new one any way

you could just ignore her but this may be hard to do I know

RubberDuck · 03/04/2007 08:43

Hmm, having scanned the history I would say it's worth changing your number. At this stage, I wouldn't worry about who "wins" but more about getting the woman out of your life fast.

What a horrible situation to be in

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Radley · 03/04/2007 08:44

TBH we do have some mutual friends, but a couple of them don't have her number and I know for a fact they wouldn't dream of giving her mine, most of the people who have my mobile no don't even know her.

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Radley · 03/04/2007 08:45

BTW since I decided to have nothing to do with her, she has been seeing her ex again (who trashed my house) and i've been told she is losing weight hand over fist and taking drugs again.

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MellowMa · 03/04/2007 08:55

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Radley · 03/04/2007 09:13

I hope so, unfortunately, she still has my home no and i'm not prepared to change that, if she carries on though, I will have no choice but to contact the police.

Seems a bit bizarre that 4 months ago i was reporting her then ex for trying to smash his way into my house and now, I could be reporting her for abusive phone calls.

Sigh

Can't be bothered with all this, go so many more important things on my mind at the minute.

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sniff · 03/04/2007 09:13

if she was on drugs sorry I would change my number you can only try to help people so many times before you have to put youself first

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Radley · 03/04/2007 09:17

that's it sniff, when I look back, she was all take and no give, I'm so much better without her, just feel sorry for her son who has his own issues (behaviour, her violent boyfriend etc) she even smokes etc when he his in bed.

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sniff · 05/04/2007 09:25

I hope you managed to get your number changed and the phone calls have stopped

Its a bad situation to be in regarding her son but she has to wake up and see what the boyfriend is doing to all her relationships and maybe you doing this will be a wake up call she needs

I know that sounds really harsh but it sounds like you have tried all other options

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Radley · 05/04/2007 19:34

I have contacted my network provider, and , if i do it now, it will cost me 10 to change me no, if I wait till the 20th it will be free (something to do with the billing) so I'm going to do it then.

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jofeb04 · 05/04/2007 20:15

Radley,
Are you on contract or payg? I've got a payg sim card if you need it.

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Radley · 06/04/2007 12:13

Thanks very much for the offer but I am on contract.

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Freckle · 06/04/2007 12:17

Is your landline with BT? If so, you could contact them and they can arrange to block her number for you.

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Radley · 06/04/2007 12:19

i didn't think bt could do that.

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chenin · 06/04/2007 12:26

BT will certainly do that for you... but I think there is a charge.
I was plagued by a nuisance caller on my landline for months.. I nearly lost my sanity with it at one point... and they have the ways and means to block a number.
When the 'nuisance' caller tries to call your number, they will get a message saying something like 'this number is not available'. (to you...!!)
Good luck

nightowl · 06/04/2007 12:46

sorry, havent read your threads but:

with some mobiles there's an option in the actual phone to block a number, depends on your phone i guess..mine has it and its quite an old phone so i would think most phones have it now.

i had this problem but i didn't know who it was. vodafone told me as soon as i received a call, to ring them as even though I couldnt see the number (caller withheld it), they could and could log it as a nuisance call. after three logged calls, i could get a crime number, give it to voda and get my number changed for free.

hope that's helpful.

nightowl · 06/04/2007 12:47

crime number from the police obviously!

nightowl · 06/04/2007 12:49

or log number from the police, but no matter..still a number from the police that would enable vodafone to change my number for free.

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