How do you stop nuisance calls???
 

I'm ex-directory if that means sweet FA, I'm careful about who I provide my number to and always tick the 'don't fecking pester me with junk mail or nuisance phone call' boxes when signing up for anything (or don't tick them if they are a negative tick box).

I've been getting a growing number of calls with a slight pause as you speak, which obviously trips a sound operated pre-recorded message.

Today, I've had 10 of the bastid things and I'm sick of 'em.

I read somewhere that you can get yourself off the usual junk mail lists by contacting a single organisation, but a quick Google search to see how to block these calls results in yet another bunch of companies that want to sell you the blocking service for a yearly subscription :mad:

Am I just too cynical to register and pay for this when all I'm doing is giving my details to yet another anonymous web based company? Am I the only one to suspect that the people selling the subscriptions to block calls are also the same ones that generate them?

Doesn't seem much can be done about it, BT seem to be able to do feck all about it, even though it's illegal to pester you once you've said you don't want these calls

If it is an actual person on the other end I find a nice loud whistle (police type is favourite) to be very effective. On the other hand you could always just ask them to hold on a minute and then leave the phone off the hook.....................they are paying for the call not you.

John

If it's a private no you can get onto BT & get it stopped (think there's a special no) I did it a couple of years ago & much to my surprise the calls stopped,for some reason you can't do the same on a business line.

I would have thought a man of your calibre would have googled it???

So I did and here you go. http://www.callpreventionregistry.co...FVkA4wodMX-bPA



Chris:burn:

Register your phone number here at the Telephone Preference Service.
http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/tps/
All companies selling via the phone are supposed to regularly vet their database against this list and breach of those rules can lead to them being fined by Oftel. You can use this service for domestic and business numbers. I've used it for years and get no calls at home a probably 2 or 3 per week at work.
There's also a Fax Preference Service which works weel too.

Read my lips Chris ;)


callpreventionregistry.co.uk want £37.50 a year sunscription and I don't trust that they would be effective

Jools

TPS is free, I've used it for years

Use the link in the message posted by Gilps ;)

Ahh yes, I meant to say ta to Gilps in my last post....so I'll say ta to you an' all now

Nooooooooo, Get yerself an 0870 number give yer phone number out to all and sundry. Let 'em call you up, keep 'em chatting safe in the knowledge that they are paying you for the priveledge. :D

Nice little earner:devil:



Ray

Damn, there goes my commision;)


chris:burn:

A good answer machine that doesn't record the hang ups ? only downside is you have to call back people you want to speak to if you dont get to the telephone fast enough. Other than that works a treat for me regardless who is calling.

Thanks all, signed up to TPS now. Apparently takes up to 28 days before all the marketing callers get their databases synced up with TPS. It's against the law to call once I've told people I don't want their calls and registered.

Of course that's not going to stop calls from offshore companies who don't give a **** but....we'll see

Me too along with the FAX version and it stopped 99% of the calls. No charge for the services.