Originally Posted by
ChaosMarine:
“I just tried to reg and as the site notes if you have before then when you try to reg again it will tell you that number is already reg'd 
Damn, so really as most of these companies block you from seeing what the number is and are sometimes vague about their name, you will still get the calls.”
I've been registered with TPS for years now, but if I get an incoming call and I see the number is withheld I don't pick up the call. In saying that, though, it is actually illegal for a company calling from within the UK to call you and withold their number.
The problem is, though, that if people call using an IP phone the number often shows as unavailable. But I take the view they will leave a message!
Originally Posted by poppasmurf:
“I've been signed up for some years now, and it does generally work, although one or two rogue firms get through. I had one recently, when the girl phoning told me the company was doing a special promotion in my postcode area, but when I asked what postcode area it was, she couldn't tell me, and I hung up on her.
Or you could try what my late Mum used to do. If she ever had a sales call, she used to tell the caller they were the first person she'd spoken to in the two weeks since she came out of hospital, and could she tell them about her operation. They couldn't get off the phone quick enough!”
If I do get caught out I ask them to hold on as there is someone at the door. It is always fun just to see how long they will wait before they end the call....