[jambutty]

Originally Posted by entwisi

If you do accidentally pick one up or teh kids hand one over just oh, hang on I've left a pan on and then just put teh phone down, leave for an hour or untill they give up

Why give an excuse? Just tell them to go away as forcefully as the situation demands.

If you leave a phone connected to BT off the hook, after a couple of minutes or so you get a rather annoying loud noise, a sort of wah wah sound a bit like a police siren.

I don’t get all that many these days. Maybe its because of the way unwanted calls are treated. Those that are pre-recorded get the handset put down straight away. As for the others I ask who is calling and once it has been established that someone is trying to sell me something the handset goes down on the cradle. If I recognise the voice or the product/service being touted a few choice words precede the disconnection. Ranging from a polite “go away, I’m not interested” to something more fruity.