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Panorama on BBC1 at 8.30pm on Monday 2 July might be of interest. It's about unsolicited marketing calls and how firms get round the regulations designed to protect consumers.
 
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Michael1954 said:
Panorama on BBC1 at 8.30pm on Monday 2 July might be of interest. It's about unsolicited marketing calls and how firms get round the regulations designed to protect consumers.
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Ya I saw that too Michael no doubt it will be about using the sub continent to get round the TPS
 
had one last week .. saying my computer had flagged up viruses ... and when i asked why microsoft was ringing me ... he said windows is only manufactured by microsoft .. we are the ones looking after it .... anyway i said you didnt let me finish i said why is microsoft ringing me when my computer runs linux ..... he said your postcode and telephone number says you use windows .. and i said its linux ... he put the phone down on me!!! lol

but to go back to that how theyre getting round it ... they say theyre doing a survey and so not covered by the TPS .....
 
shillelagh said:
had one last week .. saying my computer had flagged up viruses ... and when i asked why microsoft was ringing me ... he said windows is only manufactured by microsoft .. we are the ones looking after it .... anyway i said you didnt let me finish i said why is microsoft ringing me when my computer runs linux ..... he said your postcode and telephone number says you use windows .. and i said its linux ... he put the phone down on me!!! lol

but to go back to that how theyre getting round it ... they say theyre doing a survey and so not covered by the TPS .....
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Ya Jen I had one at 4-15 today, we're doing an energy survey, oh no your not sod off:mad:
 
Watched the program, but didn't really tell us anything we didn't already know, although the regulator is looking into thousands of complaints nobody has yet been prosecuted, and no doubt if some firms are prosecuted it will be a slap on the wrists, just a drop in the ocean to these people and well worth carrying on
 
jaysay said:
Watched the program, but didn't really tell us anything we didn't already know, although the regulator is looking into thousands of complaints nobody has yet been prosecuted, and no doubt if some firms are prosecuted it will be a slap on the wrists, just a drop in the ocean to these people and well worth carrying on
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Yep there was nothing we didn't know except a lot of these calls were made from a call centre in Bury.
 
I tend to leave my phone off the hook for a few hours. You generally get a VERY loud alarm played down the receiver after 15 minutes or so but it's hardly surprising considering the cost to them of the call.

I hope they enjoyed being unable to hang up when I had a weekend away with family last month...
 
I've been inundated with phone calls from Jamaica, asking me I was married must have had six in about half an hour around 5-15pm, they didn't ring again after the last one, mind you I did give um both barrels verbally, I thing is I couldn't ignore the phone I was actually waiting for a call from my other half
 
jaysay said:
I've been inundated with phone calls from Jamaica, asking me I was married must have had six in about half an hour around 5-15pm, they didn't ring again after the last one, mind you I did give um both barrels verbally, I thing is I couldn't ignore the phone I was actually waiting for a call from my other half
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They wanted to know if you would marrt them at St. Peter's Church in Accy.
 
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