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Scam & cold calls increasing daily
mickbirch2000
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I am signed up with telephone preference supposed to stop these type of calls, thank goodness I have a caller display at least it means I can ignore most of them but its getting annoying, it wont take much more for me to consider getting rid of the hard wired telephone service....:mad:
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Some squeaky Scottish girl who yapped on and on until I eventually managed to say that I didn't own my house. Then the line just went dead. I feel sorry for people having to do that horrible job.
Two things combined seem to have reduced it - not stopped it though. One was swapping to sky on the phone and caller id was included in that, which meant I could ignore it and not pick up and I registered with the tps.
I can still now get three or four calls from the same number only a few minutes apart, even with the above measures.
It's intrusive, annoying and a waste of my time answering, so I sympathise.
I have one, and I don't get any unwanted phone calls at all.
It even plays cold calls a nice message "We do not want your call, do not call back, bye"
I wonder how many people are keeping their landline only because their provider is unable or unwilling to give them the deal they want for tv + broadband only?
I occasionally get the people telling me they're from microsoft and have got a report that my PC has a virus. They're easy to string along. The last time I had one of those I told them I had to boot the PC up and then just went outside to lock and cover up my motorbike. 10 minutes later they were still waiting
Auto diallers just try every combination of numbers so being ex-dir is no protection against them
I already have.
Pretend you're on LSD and talk about rainbows and flowers.
Pretend you think they are a demon, and ask them all sorts of crazy questions.
They'll soon piss off!
Do they really think that kind of strategy will work?
Multiple databases can hold you number or she didn't realise and just read the script to you unless you were rude then she might of done it to piss you off.
I just keep the phone volume off now, and let everything go to answer machine. It's all well and good having caller ID and choosing not to answer, but that doesn't stop you getting irritated when the phone wakes you up at 8AM on a Sunday etc.
The worst was when one company called 6 times in 3 hours as I was waiting for an important call so couldn't unplug it. I don't have the time or patience for such calls and wish cold calling was banned.
Other option with most calls is to advise them that the property is a council house/flat if they are trying to flog home improvements
Just as I said to the caller yesterday can you stop calling me on this number they just put the phone down on me :mad:
thats cool
No matter how many times i tell the funky media dude, my boss is out of the office, he still does not get the message
Nice one. I'll try that.
Another method is the one I use - speak in another language!