are you just as fed up as me when you get a call asking if you want a phone!!
i got a call from a company called UK PHONE NETWORK.
after they hung up on me i dialled 1471 and lo and behold a number came up!! I couldnt believe it
SO I RANG THEM UP.
I WAS GIVEN THE NORMAL OPTIONSAL NUMBERS TO PRESS
when it cassme to no 3 which said if you wish to leave a message press 3 now. so i did and left a lovely mesage for them
If you would like there number for future refence its
0800 4049736
remember its a free number and there based in asia.......
2006-07-06 08:36:47 · 14 answers · asked by Sian E 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Community Service
This advice goes out to you and everyone else.
When you get a call like this you should inform them to remove your personal details from their records/database immediately! They have a legal duty to do this if you ask them to.
If they refuse to for any reason, tell me about them and I'll sort 'em out.
:-)
2006-07-06 08:42:56 · answer #1 · answered by The Techie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
OMG i get about 6 - 10 calls EVERY night and i have now got to the oint where iturn the ringwer off on my phone. However, there is a number you can call and get your phone number taken off their lists. It takes a couple of weeks but it does work.
What i find most annoying is when i try to be polite and explain that i have a contract mobile, or that i do not want to switch my land line and they keep on and, i'm afraid to say, i have lost my temper with them a few times and shouted and trhen slammed th ephone down!
2006-07-06 08:42:40 · answer #2 · answered by willowbee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they are a real nuisance. I keep on telling them Im not actually at home, please try later. I wouldnt recommend calling them back as the calls would be charged at a higher rate. But thanks for the good info, very informative.
Ioptions will be
1. Kindly remove my personal details from your records, im not interested
2. This is illegal and your call has now been reported
This website below, prevents you from getting any rubbish calls if you register with them, if you are in uk
http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/tps/
The artical in the guardian is quite funny( see website below), once you realise its a cold caller ( just pretend you have had a silent call - saying hello? hello? anybody there? Who is it - act scared!!and put the phone down and dont answer it the second time it goes!)
2006-07-06 09:02:14 · answer #3 · answered by ANGEL-T 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I love cold callers!
You can have great fun with them. My favourite options are
1) to repeat everything they say,
2) to talk using as few words as possible, instead using noises (mmhmm, aah, ooh)
3) pretend to be an answering machine
4) talk like darth vader
5) pretend you rang them and try to order a pizza
2006-07-06 09:32:53 · answer #4 · answered by guest 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Random
2006-07-06 08:40:40 · answer #5 · answered by Tara 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think there are some brilliant answers on this one!!!
My favourite is to say yes to everything, then leave the phone on the side (quietly) then go make a cup of tea.........they do eventually hang up! he he he
2006-07-07 04:58:29 · answer #6 · answered by SUPER-GLITCH 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cold calling is illegal. If anyone rings me like that, I remind them, they get off the phone pretty quickly.
Thanks for the 0800 number, it might be useful, but I hope they do not call me.
2006-07-06 08:42:03 · answer #7 · answered by peewit 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you don't want cold calls, type "telephone preference service" into google.co.uk, and check out the website.
It takes a few weeks, but the cold calls will stop
2006-07-06 08:50:39 · answer #8 · answered by The Lone Gunman 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
there is a service that BT offer which stops most of the cold calls, i found it a couple of years ago and rarely get bothered now
2006-07-06 08:41:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nice one, your fighting a national and international fight. Keep up the frustrated work :o)
2006-07-06 08:41:57 · answer #10 · answered by BadSanta 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋