| Jenny
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| 915034. Thu Jun 07, 2012 1:42 pm |
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| I have caller ID on my phone. I simply don't pick it up if I can see it's a fundraiser or a cold caller. If I pick one up by mistake, I usually say politely "I'm not interested, thanks" and put the phone down. My son's done that kind of work and it is soul-destroying enough without being rude to the poor buggers without a better job to do. |
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| Bondee
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| 915051. Thu Jun 07, 2012 3:25 pm |
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| Register your number with the TPS and then let them know it's registered when they call. |
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| RLDavies
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| 915139. Fri Jun 08, 2012 6:41 am |
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Registering with the TPS is a good first step, but the TPS has no jurisdiction over calls originating from outside Britain. Since a lot of telesales companies are based in India, TPS-based threats mean nothing to them.
We keep our phone permanently set to answerphone mode. After experimenting with several messages, we've refined it to the short and straightforward: "Colin and Robbie are screening out junk calls. If you're not a junk caller, speak up now and we'll answer if we can."
We're as good as our word, and never pick up unless the caller identifies himself. Everybody we normally speak to knows about this, and important first-time callers have never yet been confused. Most laugh and think it's a good idea.
The cold-callers eventually get the point and stop phoning. |
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| Arcane
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| Jenny
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| 915227. Fri Jun 08, 2012 11:07 am |
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| Oh I love that! Promptly shared to FB. |
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| Arcane
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| 915240. Fri Jun 08, 2012 12:06 pm |
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| I've heard it so many times and it still makes me laugh, especially the Mexican midget.... :-D |
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| nitwit02
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| 915352. Fri Jun 08, 2012 8:33 pm |
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| Priceless! |
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| Bondee
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| 915483. Sat Jun 09, 2012 10:21 am |
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| RLDavies wrote: | | Registering with the TPS is a good first step, but the TPS has no jurisdiction over calls originating from outside Britain. Since a lot of telesales companies are based in India, TPS-based threats mean nothing to them. |
In which case, you just tell them to fuck off!
; ) |
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| Jenny
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| 915547. Sat Jun 09, 2012 12:50 pm |
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| I've now read my phone's manual and found out how to block at least the most persistent ones. However, it only deals with those where it can pick up a 10 digit dialling number, and I don't want to block the ones that say 'out of area' (which are usually from abroad) because it might be one of my offspring. |
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| 915723. Sun Jun 10, 2012 7:05 am |
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| Check with your telephone service provider too. We found out we can block calls that withhold their number. It's an extra charge, but quite a piddling amount. It cut down on the cold-calling considerably, and especially the "Microsoft" conmen. |
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| swot
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| 916131. Mon Jun 11, 2012 12:23 pm |
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A comedian friend of mine just tweeted this:
| Red Redmond wrote: | | Just got a cold call asking if I wanted compensation for an accident. I said "Yes. Mother has exploded". They hung up |
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| 916135. Mon Jun 11, 2012 12:36 pm |
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| no1 school swot wrote: | A comedian friend of mine just tweeted this:
| Red Redmond wrote: | | Just got a cold call asking if I wanted compensation for an accident. I said "Yes. Mother has exploded". They hung up |
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You know Red Redmond? I don't know him, but I've met him a couple of times and we have quite a few mutual friends. Thought he was Manc-based though and I also thought you aren't. |
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| 916226. Tue Jun 12, 2012 4:42 am |
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| I say friend....we did a couple of Comedysportz workshops together (I believe he's a player now, but I've not been able to get to any shows for a while because of studying, and living quite far from Manchester). I was really impressed by how funny he was. We're facebook friends now. Nice chap. |
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| Tom
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| 916276. Tue Jun 12, 2012 7:36 am |
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| Spud McLaren wrote: | 1. "Are you my daddy/mummy?"
2. "Now, you've been a very naughty boy/girl, haven't you?"
3. (my favourite) - "Hang on, there's someone at the door" - go to kitchen, put kettle on, make cup of tea, put feet up, drink tea, probably with a couple of biscuits to dunk, go back to phone - "Sorry about that. Where were we?" (if they're still on the line) - let them talk for a few seconds, then - "Just a moment, the baby's crying." - repeat refreshment performance. And so forth. I could do that all day, apart from the necessary toilet breaks.
Well, it's not my phone bill... |
^This^ if they are still on the line after 2 hours then they deserve a raise. |
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| Spud McLaren
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| 916322. Tue Jun 12, 2012 2:59 pm |
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| If they were still on the line after 2 hours I'd consider buying what they're pushing. Only consider, mind. |
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