Does anyone else get loads of sales calls on their home phone?

Mrs Frog · 06-07-2011, 06:35 PM

It is driving me insane,getting average 5 a day
we signed up for that preference thing few years back but the calls have strated to drive me nuts and you cant get rid of them

**16 shells** · 06-07-2011, 06:55 PM

I think the preference thing don't stop international call centres but could be wrong, also i think it's a load of crap, if you do any on line insurance ect they pass the info on. We started getting a lot, so we switched to answer machine all the time they do not leave message or number. They can't get through so give up finaly, this system annoyed my partner's mother who liked to ring ten times a day

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Easter Bunny · 06-07-2011, 06:58 PM

I had to change my number because of this. Now I don't hardly give my home number out only my mobile. I don't have trouble with them calling my mobile. x

BeatBeat · 06-07-2011, 07:25 PM

We are signed up to preference which initially was brilliant but recently I think the calls are mainly international. We have caller display on our landline too so if it's not a number I recognise (or is in my contacts) I simply don't answer it.

noneedforspeed · 06-07-2011, 07:40 PM

strangely enough last 3 days i have had ;; Microsoft office ware callingto tell me i have something wrongwith my computer'' number comes up 0126********* there notof english accent and ask if your near your computer and if your not CAN YOU GET NEAR YOUR COMPUTER ---yes they raise there tone to demanding ive told them politly to get lost any one else had this

mrscross78 · 06-07-2011, 07:43 PM

We get at least 1 or 2 a day... It drives me round the bend. I tell them to get lost or I just hang up depending on my mood... My husband sometimes goes along with the call until they think they may have a sale then he tells them where to go.

mrscross78 · 06-07-2011, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BeatBeat

We are signed up to preference which initially was brilliant but recently I think the calls are mainly international. We have caller display on our landline too so if it's not a number I recognise (or is in my contacts) I simply don't answer it.

We have caller display too... we also have the no anonymous calls preference but companies get round it and when the phone rings it comes up with unavailable or international. I answer the phone incase it is a real call but it never is.

RacingSnake · 06-07-2011, 09:05 PM

We get this really bad, so i bought a new set of phones which support call barring.
So we ignore the call the first time, add it to the black list, and next time they phone the phone doesnt ring, it just answers and hangs up immediately

We must have 2 dozen numbers in there now

**16 shells** · 06-07-2011, 09:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RacingSnake

We get this really bad, so i bought a new set of phones which support call barring.
So we ignore the call the first time, add it to the black list, and next time they phone the phone doesnt ring, it just answers and hangs up immediately

We must have 2 dozen numbers in there now

What phones did you buy out of interest.

And what is your number (only joking).

RacingSnake · 06-07-2011, 09:13 PM

Lol, sure, my number is 0845 847 .....

The phones we bought are Panasonic TG8524
We're really impressed with them so far

06-07-2011, 06:35 PM	#1
Mrs Frog Senior Member Adult Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 4,419	Does anyone else get loads of sales calls on their home phone? It is driving me insane,getting average 5 a day we signed up for that preference thing few years back but the calls have strated to drive me nuts and you cant get rid of them __________________ https://www.facebook.com/groups/1442...06053/?fref=nf

06-07-2011, 06:55 PM	#2
16 shells Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hull Posts: 7,286	I think the preference thing don't stop international call centres but could be wrong, also i think it's a load of crap, if you do any on line insurance ect they pass the info on. We started getting a lot, so we switched to answer machine all the time they do not leave message or number. They can't get through so give up finaly, this system annoyed my partner's mother who liked to ring ten times a day . __________________ Paul.

06-07-2011, 06:58 PM	#3
Easter Bunny Senior Member Adult Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Kent Posts: 5,337	I had to change my number because of this. Now I don't hardly give my home number out only my mobile. I don't have trouble with them calling my mobile. x __________________ Lynne x

06-07-2011, 07:25 PM	#4
BeatBeat Member Hatchling Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: East Midlands, UK Posts: 616	We are signed up to preference which initially was brilliant but recently I think the calls are mainly international. We have caller display on our landline too so if it's not a number I recognise (or is in my contacts) I simply don't answer it. __________________ BeatBeat 0.2.0 Testudo Hermanni Boettgeri (Matilda & Maizie) 3.0.0 Shetland Sheepdogs (Bryan, Cali & Bubble)

06-07-2011, 07:43 PM	#6
mrscross78 Member Hatchling Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: East Anglia Posts: 555	We get at least 1 or 2 a day... It drives me round the bend. I tell them to get lost or I just hang up depending on my mood... My husband sometimes goes along with the call until they think they may have a sale then he tells them where to go. __________________ Testudo Hermanni Hermanni Victor & George Amelia

06-07-2011, 07:40 PM	#5
noneedforspeed Member Incubating Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 149	strangely enough last 3 days i have had ;; Microsoft office ware callingto tell me i have something wrongwith my computer'' number comes up 0126********* there notof english accent and ask if your near your computer and if your not CAN YOU GET NEAR YOUR COMPUTER ---yes they raise there tone to demanding ive told them politly to get lost any one else had this

06-07-2011, 09:05 PM	#8
RacingSnake Member Hatchling Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Reading Posts: 582	We get this really bad, so i bought a new set of phones which support call barring. So we ignore the call the first time, add it to the black list, and next time they phone the phone doesnt ring, it just answers and hangs up immediately We must have 2 dozen numbers in there now

06-07-2011, 09:13 PM	#10
RacingSnake Member Hatchling Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Reading Posts: 582	Lol, sure, my number is 0845 847 ..... The phones we bought are Panasonic TG8524 We're really impressed with them so far

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