Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 882186)

Yes Eric, there is......it is Commissioners of Information Office....if you subscribe to the TPS and a company cold call you, they are breaking the law, and hefty fines can be levied against the comapnies who persistently break the law.
I tell cold callers this (having got the name of the company first)...surprisingly when they hear this the phone goes dead.

Originally Posted by Gordon Booth (Post 882197)

When you move house and change to a new phone number and ISP(so new 'e' mail address) the peace is lovely-no cold callers, no spam-yet! I'm waiting to see how long before they catch up with us.

Originally Posted by Barrie Yates (Post 882201)

Good for you Gordon - we keep getting one that is No Witheld and when we say "Hello" they hang up - averages 5 or 6 calls a week, but nothing else yet other than 2 calls saying we had booked a wedding venue and we needed to call them back to finalise arrangements - Really:rolleyes::rolleyes::D

Originally Posted by Neil (Post 882169)

Just had a nice chat with with Roger on the phone, what a good honest Indian name I thought.

It went something like this.

Roger: How is your day
Neil: Well it was ok
Roger: I am calling from xxxxxx about your gas and electricity.
Neil: We don't have gas and electricity in this house
Roger: You buy your gas and electricity from British Gas yes?
Neil: We don't have gas and electricity in this house


And that's when he put the phone down on me, I was disappointed, I have another 3 minutes to wait while this wallpaper softens ready for sticking on the wall.

I will have to try harder to confuse the next one :D:D:D


One called a few days ago asking for me by name, I told him that I was very sorry but Neil was dead, he hung up as well. :D

Originally Posted by Neil (Post 882169)

Just had a nice chat with with Roger on the phone, what a good honest Indian name I thought.

It went something like this.

Roger: How is your day
Neil: Well it was ok
Roger: I am calling from xxxxxx about your gas and electricity.
Neil: We don't have gas and electricity in this house
Roger: You buy your gas and electricity from British Gas yes?
Neil: We don't have gas and electricity in this house


And that's when he put the phone down on me, I was disappointed, I have another 3 minutes to wait while this wallpaper softens ready for sticking on the wall.

I will have to try harder to confuse the next one :D:D:D


One called a few days ago asking for me by name, I told him that I was very sorry but Neil was dead, he hung up as well. :D

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 882259)

Rog called me today too.

Rather than the curt 'I don't take unsolicited calls, goodbye', or the even curter 'Eff off!', I gave him your number, knowing you'd handle him better than myself.

Thanks.

:D

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 882264)

Yesterday when some annoying nutter asked for me on the phone, I said he was dead.

That flummoxed him.

Do be careful though. Don't always think a delay means you're being connected to India. I was just about to tell someone where to go, after a silent delay, when it turned out to be someone with Parkinson's.

:p:o:p

Originally Posted by shillelagh (Post 882180)

got one from claims advisory the other day automated saying if i needed them to ring this number ..

Originally Posted by Gordon Booth (Post 882206)

Perhaps it's a secret admirer who just likes to hear the sound of your voice, Barrie. The wedding venue booking is just a broad hint!
See what Feb 14th brings!!

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 882264)

Yesterday when some annoying nutter asked for me on the phone, I said he was dead.

That flummoxed him.

Do be careful though. Don't always think a delay means you're being connected to India. I was just about to tell someone where to go, after a silent delay, when it turned out to be someone with Parkinson's.

:p:o:p

Originally Posted by Less (Post 882426)

I used to get life insurance leeches ringing up, with 'superb' offers, I'd tell them I had just been diagnosed with something terminal, the 'phone went quiet very quickly.

Originally Posted by Less (Post 882426)

I used to get life insurance leeches ringing up, with 'superb' offers, I'd tell them I had just been diagnosed with something terminal, the 'phone went quiet very quickly.

Originally Posted by Less (Post 882441)

I must admit one of them was just a little more persistent than the rest,
he told me how sorry he was to hear it and without pausing for breath asked if there was anyone else in the house that was fit enough to take out a policy!

Originally Posted by Less (Post 882441)

I must admit one of them was just a little more persistent than the rest,
he told me how sorry he was to hear it and without pausing for breath asked if there was anyone else in the house that was fit enough to take out a policy!

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 882449)

There's only one way to deal with persistent ones like that.

Breathily ask them what underwear they're wearing.

:D

Originally Posted by bondi38 (Post 882772)

so have I but i have caller display and if i dont know the number i dont answer and another thing that comes up is call also international i just ignore them .
I wouldnt have a land line if it wasnt for my computer because only people that i really want to talk to are in my mobile amd no name no number dont answer .

Originally Posted by Pudwoppa (Post 882850)

I had a guy calling 'from Sky'. He then tried to offer me a deal 'better than Sky'. I couldn't believe someone could be that stupid.

Originally Posted by gynn (Post 882903)

I don't get that many cold calls, and am usually polite to them on the phone.

The only exception was when someone called asking me if I'd like to subscribe to Manchester United TV!

My reply still makes even me blush!

:o:o:o

Originally Posted by heth (Post 884141)

Also get txt messages saying I am entitiled to £3750 for the accident I have had...................now I havent had any kind of accident, are they trying to tell me whats going to happen????

Originally Posted by Neil (Post 884147)

Keep those eyes open driving home :p:D

Originally Posted by heth (Post 884141)

I keep getting a automatid call on my mobile saying they can help me with my debt.

Also get txt messages saying I am entitiled to £3750 for the accident I have had...................now I havent had any kind of accident, are they trying to tell me whats going to happen????

Originally Posted by Neil (Post 889108)

I just had another cold caller, best yet.

Told me my PC had download some malicious stuff and my PC had reported it to the Windows Live server and they had called to help me.

I put my shocked "oh know what will happen to my poor PC now" act on.

I was passed to a senior technician. He asked me to switch my PC on so he could help me sort it out.

I asked how he knew my PC had been infected and he ignored me.

I laughed and asked him why he had phoned me up just to lie to me. I said that some people are stupid enough to believe him and that he should be ashamed of himself. He hung up.

20 seconds later the phone rang again and it was him again. He said I would be ashamed after he had done things I cant mention to my wife, daughter and sister. Laughing I suggested he got on a plane from India and came and found out what would happen to him if he tried.

I was laughing all the way to school, I am surprised no one called the local nut house to take me away :D:D:D

Originally Posted by Neil (Post 889108)

I was laughing all the way to school, I am surprised no one called the local nut house to take me away :D:D:D

Originally Posted by heth (Post 889164)

Everyone knows that you are an OLD nutter anyway..............:p

Originally Posted by Neil (Post 889173)

Shuttit minger :p

Originally Posted by heth (Post 889243)

:eek: I am gonna tell on you

Originally Posted by heth (Post 884141)

I keep getting a automatid call on my mobile saying they can help me with my debt.

Also get txt messages saying I am entitiled to £3750 for the accident I have had...................now I havent had any kind of accident, are they trying to tell me whats going to happen????

Originally Posted by Neil (Post 890173)

You do lack my subtlety, would you like lessons :D

Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 890183)

Na I've tried the bull in a china shop approach before that doesn't work either:rolleyes:

Originally Posted by Neil (Post 889258)

Were you my cold caller, you might have the right accent :p :D

Originally Posted by heth (Post 890499)

You wish I were harrassing you I'm sure!!:p

Originally Posted by Neil (Post 890573)

You harrass me enough by PM when we are both trying to stay awake at 5am waiting for home time.