Nuisance phone calls

mike_field

Vital Football Legend
Okay folks this isn't a what I should do thread.

I know about the TPS and their gummy attempts being toothless and all.

I know about the ICO and the passing on of information and selling details etc.

This is me.

I more want this thread to exist on the internet as a lesson to those who cold call.

What's your best ideas for dealing with them in the 'moment'.

I had two tonight - withheld numbers (they are sensible afterall).

11pm ish and then 12.30ish.

Auto diallers - I didn't do myself credit on the first one. I waited until I thought it connected and then told them to F*** off and called called cocksuckers and hung up.

The second call I got more creative, but it was a new one on me.

It sounded like either a fax machine giving birth, or like somebody was replaying their best scene from call of duty with gunshots.

It was looped but depending on what I said that loop did break but the clear peado on the other end of the line didn't have the balls to answer - maybe they were in their mum?

I've heard people talk about using whistles, just plane abuse, keeping them on the line to waste their money.

What's your's?

Tonight I kept them on the line and abused them and it didn't make me big, clever or intelligent.

But it was fun.

How often do you get to ask somebody if they prefer fingering their dad or themselves - and then hearing the tape stop for a second?

Oh and to wrap this up for a giggle given I'm on Sky I thought I'd check out what they say for Malicious calls.

I quote and I'm not taking the piss - this is their advice.

If you receive nuisance or malicious calls, including silent calls, please read our advice below on avoiding these calls.

If you suspect that the calls you're receiving are of a criminal nature, you should consider contacting the Police. Examples of these types of calls include:

Threatening bodily harm;
Sexual assault; and
Racially motivated threats.
Less threatening calls include:

Annoying/silent calls; and
Hoaxes.

Surely a Rupert Murdoch company on their advice page could at least give some advice on how to avoid calls like this other than phone the police?

Maybe even a line saying get your far younger missus to slap somebody?

What part of that tells you how to avoid the calls?

Are they worried if they really give advice they can't bug you in sales calls trying to sell more of their crap?

The telling line then comes when you get to some advice - login and 'choose' how Sky contact you.

If Sky was trying to contact me I'm pretty sure it wouldn't be at gone midnight and sound like call of fucking duty!

Unless they want a booty call and have seriously got their hands on a very irregular vibrator?

Does anybody think their elves will be able to tell me tomorrow which withheld numbers called me?

Or will they, with all their technology have the Chris Kamara defence - I didn't see it Jeff.
 
LOL. I have tried several of those tactics, Mike. Insulting their parents seems to work as well. I had the "Windows is has a virus, we can fix it" one on the phone for half an hour last time, pretending to be a computer dinosaur. I figured if I was talking to her she couldn't bother someone else.

My sister uses the smoke alarm, after checking they wear a headset. That sounds fair to me.

Something needs to be done, certainly.
 
Don't get them anymore. Changed our landline no last year after 3 months of how should I say 'gentlemen of a foreign persuasion' who kept ringing trying to tell me our laptop was infected when I was sat their using it.

The last call coming at 10-30 pm I hit the roof and changed our number. No big deal as we don't really use the landline. We get very few calls on it as like most we use the mobile the majority of the time.

Only people who ring the landline are David's Mom and my 2 brothers. No one has our landline, no, other than Dr's, Dentist and I think our bank.

That was our answer and it has worked. We never give my landline out. Comping I have a spare sim and phone for. I don't use my normal mobile number for that either.

In a generation landlines will be a thing of the past and in museums our Virgin Media repair man told us, recently. The fast updating of technology means there will be no need for landlines in a house so will be consigned to the museums
 
Apart from the scammers like the Microsoft one I don't see the point abusing these people.

Are they a pain? Yes. But they are also people forced I to shite call centre jobs when no other employment is available and I feel for them, because it truly is a shite job.

I often say something 'funny' ie if windows I say I live in an igloo, but usually I just mention telephone preference service or just say please mate, take me off your call lists, I never buy over the phone.
 
There is a way the call can be traced,,,,ask them who they am ya daft sod!!

In all seriousness it is a sad thing for somebody to do, what a sad little fecker has to hide behind a phone to make themselves feel big or waking kids up at night or causing stress, ffs grow a pair and if ya cor say it to there faces don't resort to feckin hiding behind a phone ya fannies!!
 
g strings? he is a saucy devil still then!

My anger brews when i hear of folk cold calling etc so lol thats why i have gone off rambling rollox soz dudes one day i will understand things i promise xx

 
Maybe I wasn't clear - I didn't get a human response - the loop tape just paused. I honestly think it might have been a fax crank call/auto dialler but the more insulting I got and the more personal the longer the pauses were like somebody wanted to say something back but wouldn't bite.

I've done the PPI, bank charges routine before because I know more than they ever will -you keep them hanging wasting their own bill asking dumb questions just to entice them further thinking they might have a sale before in my case pointing out they can't help because I filed months ago and won.

Really annoys them when you then point out the bits they got wrong.

Never had windows - I quite want it because my mum did but had listened to me enough and strung them along for only 5 mins admittedly - but the comp wasn't on but she followed every step and they were delighted. When it got to the point of selling and getting account details they hung up on her.

She asked 'do I need a computer for this to help?'

I was SOOOOOO proud.

LOL Trek - my ruse is broken I was scouting for new business! lol

That's the thing Kef - only a handful of people know our landline No - even JF doesn't although I'm not avoiding him lol It's emergency only mainly for my folks or they 5 ring and we know to ring them back to save them money.

So cold callers are categorically only getting the number because Sky sell it on, the Council, the Gov etc. We have never given the landline for anything else we use the mobile because unknown numbers get bounced - they piss take on privacy and rake in the money and people wonder why they won't even give the TPS teeth to deal with this.

It's like driver fines - it's a closed revenue stream for the people so called to be representatives of ours - who today have got a new 10% pay rise - wonder where that comes from?

Disagree JF though - any company cold calling if they last a day know what they are doing. Know they are taking the piss, know they are enticing and if that's their attitude to somebody like an OAP who will fall for it and justify their existence - those of us who know better but can rile them for 5 minutes should do.

Every person in a job has a choice even if it's not palletable but it's a choice and who knows maybe some of the decent ones can use the excuse of being strung along with the abuse as a reason for not making their quota.
 
I have some new BT handsets. They have built in a call announcement system and people outside of your contacts have to announce who they are. Automated calls can't get around it and you also have the opportunity to let calls through in future without announcement or block them permanently. Not had a nuisance call since. Cost me less than £100 for 4.
 
These?

http://www.ligo.co.uk/bt-6500-trio-phone?gclid=Cj0KEQjw_rytBRDVhZeQrbzn_q0BEiQAjnbSHFbmPR-H1VtSqOwY6AiHpuG56GHbZmvgbJkdX1XfXUYaAm5-8P8HAQ
 
I dont get these calls. Mainly I think because I dont answer the phone. I have an answer machine and that picks up. If its important people leave messages and I call them back. Simples.
 
Actually there is a newer one out... amazingly called the 8500 .. !

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00LZTHUEO/ref=asc_df_B00LZTHUEO27686410?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&tag=reevoocomexr-21&linkCode=df0&creative=22206&creativeASIN=B00LZTHUEO

I might invest, sick of these calls.
 
Fear dude i just spent £10 free delivery to pick up at Argos on Friday from Ebay it has call blocker answer machine etc etc:-

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Binatone-shield-6025-single-digital-phone-with-call-blocker-and-answer-machi-/221831349030?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item33a62dc326
 
These are mine

http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/phones-broadband-gps/home-phones/digital-cordless-phones/bt-8500-advanced-call-blocker-cordless-phone-with-answering-machine-quad-handsets-10027618-pdt.html
 
I couldn't and wouldn't pay £89 fulford dude for a house phone lol sod that, but where is Fear thanking me for showing him a phone £40 cheaper that has call block etc on it that i provided the link for him,,,,i dunno there is just no gratitude today no kisses no hugs nothing,,,,heartless ba**ads!!
 
Yeah, same then Fulford... I'm ignoring Clive, he tried to make me go for a cheap one... what would the neighbours say! :103:

lol
 
Nobody calls us on the landline anymore - not sure why I don't just get rid of it.

Having said that they don't call me on my mobile either.