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Quote by VenusnMars
People who phone, sit silently and then hang up. We are ex-directory, so no doubt it`s just friends of my kids, but I hate giving them the satisfaction of picking up the phone in the first place.....
Plus I get a little jumpy about that kind of thing
Venusxxx
Understand now... Not nice at all
Paul xx
Sex God
Long story I won't bore you with, but lots of years ago when I stull lived with my mum and dad, some lads got hold of my number and kept giving me crank calls. My dad was getting pissed off with it, so I decided to sort it. I arranged to meet with one of them one night. To cut a long story short, I didn't get any more crank calls 
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I agree though, they are damned annoying
8-) 8-) 8-) I agree though, they are damned annoying
Quote by VenusnMars
People who phone, sit silently and then hang up. We are ex-directory, so no doubt it`s just friends of my kids, but I hate giving them the satisfaction of picking up the phone in the first place.....
Plus I get a little jumpy about that kind of thing
Venusxxx
My first husband did that for years after we were divorced. It used to go on all through the night!
Mod
Get a whistle, if they remain silent for more than 10 seconds, give a sharp blast down the phone - they'll soon speak then!! something along the lines of "Fucking Hell !!!!"
And if you talk to anyone later and they keep asking you to repeat things - you might hazard a guess as to who it was!
I said "And if you talk to anyone later and they keep asking you to repeat things - you might hazard a guess as to who it was!"
Mal
and Little Mal
And if you talk to anyone later and they keep asking you to repeat things - you might hazard a guess as to who it was!
I said "And if you talk to anyone later and they keep asking you to repeat things - you might hazard a guess as to who it was!"
Mal
and Little Mal
Crank calls are rubbish - fact.
However a friend of mine (its always a friend of your's isnt it!!) used to call the same number at random times and ask for Paul.
Obviously the ppl at the other end started off being civil and just said that he must have the wrong number, then they started to become inquisitive then just down right P*ssed off.
He would do this for a number of weeks and then call up and say
'Hi, its Paul has anyone left any messages for me'
Still makes me giggle......
However a friend of mine (its always a friend of your's isnt it!!) used to call the same number at random times and ask for Paul.
Obviously the ppl at the other end started off being civil and just said that he must have the wrong number, then they started to become inquisitive then just down right P*ssed off.
He would do this for a number of weeks and then call up and say
'Hi, its Paul has anyone left any messages for me'
Still makes me giggle......
Quote by mal609
Get a whistle, if they remain silent for more than 10 seconds, give a sharp blast down the phone - they'll soon speak then!! something along the lines of "Fucking Hell !!!!"
And if you talk to anyone later and they keep asking you to repeat things - you might hazard a guess as to who it was!
I said "And if you talk to anyone later and they keep asking you to repeat things - you might hazard a guess as to who it was!"
Mal
and Little Mal
*Giggle*
If I used the whistle, knowing my luck it would be my mother-in-law who, as she is disabled and sometimes has difficulty in handling the phone, also takes an age to start talking :shock:
That`s why I hang on for so long, she always gets there eventually (bless her)
Venusxxx
Venus... get your phone options changed so that you will only accept calls from phone numbers which aren't witheld. That way, if you have caller display (?) then you can see the number the call is coming from, otherwise the caller gets a recorded announcement from that ever to posh (almost wrote pish there!!) BT woman saying 'the caller does not accept calls from witheld numbers'.
Hope it helps!
Hope it helps!
Thanks Jag, it would, but BT won`t change my options until I`ve caught up with my bill arrears. I have a payment plan with them which won`t be cleared til October. I can`t get caller ID or a Withheld number ban. I vainly threatened to cut off my account with them entirely if I couldn`t stop pest calls (primarily from debt hasslers). It didn`t cut any ice!
I`m looking forward to the `withheld number ban`, most of our creditors ignored the request I sent them that they communicate by mail only, as constant debt calls were becoming distressing (besides which, Mars said `fuck` to one of them the other day, which is NOT going to help! :shock: ). Once I do get it, that`ll bugger em at thier offices :twisted:
Venusxxx
I`m looking forward to the `withheld number ban`, most of our creditors ignored the request I sent them that they communicate by mail only, as constant debt calls were becoming distressing (besides which, Mars said `fuck` to one of them the other day, which is NOT going to help! :shock: ). Once I do get it, that`ll bugger em at thier offices :twisted:
Venusxxx
Sex God
i know that my mum has one of the Caller line Identifiers at home.... i think they are cheap and if she doesn't recognise the number she lets it go the the answer machine... i know the boxes are cheap and you can get an answer machine cheap as well so that sorted her problem..... would that help with yours
sean xxxxxxx
sean xxxxxxx
Not to worry. I did go out and buy a caller ID phone, unpacked it and THEN saw the sticker telling me I had to enable it through my Telephone provider. The phone itself cost very little, and will come in hany when I do clear the debt. I`ll just try to hurry it up a little on the good weeks..........
Gotta stop going to so many Munches though!
Just two more events to go to, then I`ll be good.......honest!
Venusxxx
Gotta stop going to so many Munches though!
Just two more events to go to, then I`ll be good.......honest!
Venusxxx
Sex God
hey guys. as a lowly telesales op, i can probably reassure you somewhat that most of the anonymous, noone there calls are generated by some predictive auto dialling thingie in a big telemarketing operation somewhere. my surname begins with B, so i get several every bloody day. usually just the system dials before the op who's meant to be selling you summat is ready! try opting out of direct marketing. the website escapes me at the moment, but i'll find the link somewhere for you.
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Quote by VenusnMars
People who phone, sit silently and then hang up. We are ex-directory, so no doubt it`s just friends of my kids, but I hate giving them the satisfaction of picking up the phone in the first place.....
Plus I get a little jumpy about that kind of thing
Venusxxx
Sometimes its not a person - I saw something on watchdog about it - some call companies have machines that dial about 200 phones at the same time but only have say 10 operators to answer the calls so if there's no one free you just get silence. These things don't put the phone down either so you can wait as long as you like!
Sex God
Quote by VenusnMars
Not to worry. I did go out and buy a caller ID phone, unpacked it and THEN saw the sticker telling me I had to enable it through my Telephone provider. The phone itself cost very little, and will come in hany when I do clear the debt. I`ll just try to hurry it up a little on the good weeks..........
Gotta stop going to so many Munches though!
Just two more events to go to, then I`ll be good.......honest!
Venusxxx
which two events would they be honey...........
:D :D :D if the north-east one isn't on the list i am going to cry!!!! :upset: :upset:
sean xxxxxxxx
make the roadie.. you know you want too.................. :D :D :D
Oh, maybe its something to do with that then. Thanks. The phone does get hung up after a while, but opting out of direct marketing is going to be good regardless!
Of course, Mars doesn`t help, boys call the house and if they get him it`s `WHO ARE YOU?! WHAT DO YOU WANT?! NO MY DAUGHTER CAN`T COME TO THE PHONE! HOW OLD ARE YOU?! DON`T YOU THINK YOU ARE A BIT OLD TO BE CALLING MY DAUGHTER?! DON`T CALL HERE AGAIN!!!!
Sometimes they are too terrified to talk!
Venusxxx
Of course, Mars doesn`t help, boys call the house and if they get him it`s `WHO ARE YOU?! WHAT DO YOU WANT?! NO MY DAUGHTER CAN`T COME TO THE PHONE! HOW OLD ARE YOU?! DON`T YOU THINK YOU ARE A BIT OLD TO BE CALLING MY DAUGHTER?! DON`T CALL HERE AGAIN!!!!
Sometimes they are too terrified to talk!
Venusxxx
Sex God
Venus, try these people. It takes about a month to kick in (so it says. Ours took a week 
) and it's stopped the annoying nobody there and then hangs up calls.
We were getting about 4 a day and it was seriously unnerving Mrs easy as they were mostly through the day when she was home alone. :shock:
I eventually called BT and they said it was some auto-dialer that's called the number without any operators being available.
) and it's stopped the annoying nobody there and then hangs up calls.We were getting about 4 a day and it was seriously unnerving Mrs easy as they were mostly through the day when she was home alone. :shock:
I eventually called BT and they said it was some auto-dialer that's called the number without any operators being available.
You can tell the auto diallers as there is a slight pause, then they start to talk. But beware!! I did read somewhere (possibly mistakenly) that you can also be charged for some of these calls. I'm sure somebody will correct me.
And I'm really surprised how many competitions I've won recently. Trouble is I can't afford all of these free gifts.
Rich
And I'm really surprised how many competitions I've won recently. Trouble is I can't afford all of these free gifts.
Rich
Quote by neilinleeds
hey guys. as a lowly telesales op, i can probably reassure you somewhat that most of the anonymous, noone there calls are generated by some predictive auto dialling thingie in a big telemarketing operation somewhere. my surname begins with B, so i get several every bloody day. usually just the system dials before the op who's meant to be selling you summat is ready! try opting out of direct marketing. the website escapes me at the moment, but i'll find the link somewhere for you.
n x x x ;-)
It's the telephone Preference service you're after to stop what could be automated diallers... a machine dials like 10 numbers at once and the first to answer is the one they speak to... I think their number is in the phonebook somewhere..
Orgasminator
I was getting some crank calls from kids at my lads school...
What I used to do was then put the mobi near the TV and let them waste their credit :lol: :lol: :lol:
What I used to do was then put the mobi near the TV and let them waste their credit
:lol: :lol: :lol: Someone I know whenever she gets cold called always says "ooohh how lovely, we were only talking about double glazing (or whatever it is that they're trying to sell) the other day, hang on, I'll go and fetch my husband, he's in the garden"
Then she just puts the phone down on the side and leaves them there waiting. They're usually so amazed to finally find someone who appears to be interested in talking to them that they'll wait for ages sometimes!
If only everyone would do this then niusance cold sales calls would stop as it would become impossible to actually operate a cold calling scheme efficiently with all the operators sat patiently waiting for "the husband to come in from the garden".
Then she just puts the phone down on the side and leaves them there waiting. They're usually so amazed to finally find someone who appears to be interested in talking to them that they'll wait for ages sometimes!
If only everyone would do this then niusance cold sales calls would stop as it would become impossible to actually operate a cold calling scheme efficiently with all the operators sat patiently waiting for "the husband to come in from the garden".
