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MargaretR · 25-04-2010, 11:23

I have been registered with the telephone preference service for a very long time.
In the past 2 weeks I have begun to get frequent junk calls again, three a day on some days.
I often take daytime naps, so this type of call is more than just an irritation for me.

I have googled for ways to stop them.
'Optout uk' claims to work, but wants cash, 3 rates- £8, £50 and £90, according to degree of effectiveness.

This other link claims that the telephone preference service is worse than useless.
The Telephone Preference Service UK
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The first thing to understand about The Telephone Preference Service is that it is a joke.
It is a wholly ineffectual attempt to pretend self regulation by the junk phone callers and a fairly transparent ruse to cloak themselves in an entirely bogus aura of acceptibility. Supposedly, if you register with this service, then about three to six months later, they circulate your number (only) on a file to the junk phone callers telling them not to call you.

But since only 70 junk calling companies (as of 19/08/96) are part of this scheme and new fly-by-night junk callers spring up and replace existing ones continuously, the scheme is worse than useless. It promises little and delivers less. Most of the junk phone callers have never even heard of the Telephone Preference Service.

The other thing which militates against your local sleazy double glazing company from joining the scheme is that they must pay an annual fee to receive the list of people they shouldn't call. This fee varies from £250 to £3000, depending on the size of the company.

And a more "reputable" example: The Royal National Institute for the Blind junk calls for fund-raising. It has made a policy decision not to join the TPS because it 'would cost us far too much'.

Nevertheless, you may wish to avail yourself of this service and it may slightly cut down on the rate of increase of people junk calling you.

There is no free solution to the problem, other than unplugging the phone when you don't want to be disturbed

25-04-2010, 11:23	#100
MargaretR God Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: c l m Posts: 12,362 Blog Entries: 4 Liked: 518 times Rep Power: 68671	Re: Nuisance telephone calls. I have been registered with the telephone preference service for a very long time. In the past 2 weeks I have begun to get frequent junk calls again, three a day on some days. I often take daytime naps, so this type of call is more than just an irritation for me. I have googled for ways to stop them. 'Optout uk' claims to work, but wants cash, 3 rates- £8, £50 and £90, according to degree of effectiveness. This other link claims that the telephone preference service is worse than useless. The Telephone Preference Service UK extract- The first thing to understand about The Telephone Preference Service is that it is a joke. It is a wholly ineffectual attempt to pretend self regulation by the junk phone callers and a fairly transparent ruse to cloak themselves in an entirely bogus aura of acceptibility. Supposedly, if you register with this service, then about three to six months later, they circulate your number (only) on a file to the junk phone callers telling them not to call you. But since only 70 junk calling companies (as of 19/08/96) are part of this scheme and new fly-by-night junk callers spring up and replace existing ones continuously, the scheme is worse than useless. It promises little and delivers less. Most of the junk phone callers have never even heard of the Telephone Preference Service. The other thing which militates against your local sleazy double glazing company from joining the scheme is that they must pay an annual fee to receive the list of people they shouldn't call. This fee varies from £250 to £3000, depending on the size of the company. And a more "reputable" example: The Royal National Institute for the Blind junk calls for fund-raising. It has made a policy decision not to join the TPS because it 'would cost us far too much'. Nevertheless, you may wish to avail yourself of this service and it may slightly cut down on the rate of increase of people junk calling you. There is no free solution to the problem, other than unplugging the phone when you don't want to be disturbed __________________ Last edited by MargaretR; 25-04-2010 at 11:33.