Annoying phone caller ( Archived) (52)

jlb684: Scenario:
Almost every night since 20 February, I have been receiving very late night phone calls on my cell phone. Very late...often 3am, sometimes 1 am, but always after midnight. The caller says absolutely nothing...no heavy breathing, no words....nothing. The display on my phone reads "Private Number". I do not like to turn my cell phone off at night because (a) my father has been gravely ill in the U.S. and I want to be able to be reached if needed, (b) my land line is not 100% reliable all of the time, and (c) I need to be reached for my job, if needed. I have spoken to our telephone service folks and they tell me that they cannot trace a private number; I have reported this to our security officers. I know I can change my number, but if this caller is someone that I thought I knew and trusted (but somehow misjudged), I will likely be giving that person my new number as well. Changing numbers is a real hassle and I cannot be sure that I won't still have the problem. I am losing sleep, I am annoyed, and I want to stop this. Would you
(A) change numbers and give your new number to all your current contacts
(B) simply turn phone off at night and hope nobody back home needs to reach you
(C) continue to hang up on the caller and hope that he will soon tire of this game (some nights I receive 4 or 5 such calls, so my sleep is interrupted even if I hang up immediately)
or (D) something else....please advise