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[TheBoy]

your best bet is to politely ask to be removed from their calling list - they are legally obliged to honour your request.

With TPS, and that statergy we get virtually nothing
(all we do get is sky's 'partners' offering extended warrantys, different partner every time, and existing customer so neither of the above work well.)

I'm TPS'd, but still get lots of (particularly daytime) calls from the likes of Kitchen's Direct etc, who I keep asking to have myself removed from. Cheesed off with constantly reporting to TPS, seems they do sod all.

Also, seems to be a spate of automated calls from a phone company (nowhere in msg does it say which one) and a set of lawyers (again, no company mentioned).  Being automated, you cannot call them a bunch of ****

[david036]

Found out the other day that with TPS your meant to renew it every year??  This is what one of the call centres was saying??  Not sure how right this is!!

[Lazydocker]

After the 20th call (yes, 20th) in 4 days from a call centre in Delhi somewhere I took the phone down to the spare bedroom and gave the poor women the biggest load of abuse I could muster... She told me all indignantly that she didn't have to listen to that kind of language and would be removing my details from the calling list...

I replied with a polite Thank You, it's only taken 20 calls to get the message across!

It worked though!!!!

[TheBoy]

Found out the other day that with TPS your meant to renew it every year??  This is what one of the call centres was saying??  Not sure how right this is!!

Thats unclear, and seems to be an excuse used be the shitholes that call you.

[Debs.]

.....seems to be a spate of automated calls.....

  I keep getting an American voiced recorded sales-call which begins:
 
"Welcome, from the beaches of Cancun, Mexi........"

I don`t know the rest of the script, the phone is always slammed down before that.

[Jimbob]

Ohhh and the last time I let rip and ranted at a sky drone ( I was working in the car at the time) who was selling warranty's....I really let rip    went in later...the sky box had broken.

I cant help wondering if it was coincidence or not  :-/

[Dishevelled Den]

I keep an unlisted number and use an answering machine to vet calls before picking up.

On the odd occasion when I'm obliged to supply my number, I give a moody one.

As a matter of fact now that I've dispensed with my personal cell-phone, I would do the same with the land-line if I didn't need it for work, Sky and the security systems.

As a matter of fact the less I have to deal with the type of knuckle-dragging mouth-breathers who seem to be abound in the population at large, the more I like it.

But then I'm a sad baastad who's best avoided anyway.

I've dispensed with my personal cell-phone, I would do the same with the land-line

I would miss the OOF all the same.

[Dishevelled Den]

.....seems to be a spate of automated calls.....

  I keep getting an American voiced recorded sales-call which begins:
 
"Welcome, from the beaches of Cancun, Mexi........"

I don`t know the rest of the script, the phone is always slammed down before that.

You're quite right to do just that Deb, I shudder to think what else goes on in this 'paradise'.


DO HAVE A CARE WITH THIS ONE


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[Dishevelled Den]

Of course some people welcome communication with the 'phone company. 8-)


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[PhilRich]

I keep an unlisted number and use an answering machine to vet calls before picking up.

On the odd occasion when I'm obliged to supply my number, I give a moody one.

As a matter of fact now that I've dispensed with my personal cell-phone, I would do the same with the land-line if I didn't need it for work, Sky and the security systems.

As a matter of fact the less I have to deal with the type of knuckle-dragging mouth-breathers who seem to be abound in the population at large, the more I like it.

But then I'm a sad baastad who's best avoided anyway.

I've dispensed with my personal cell-phone, I would do the same with the land-line

I would miss the OOF all the same.

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Yes Zulu, us knuckle dragging mouth breathers on the OOF are a 'cut above' the usual great unwashed?

[Dishevelled Den]

Yes Zulu, us knuckle dragging mouth breathers on the OOF are a 'cut above' the usual great unwashed?

Oh I do agree Phil - I love a bit of ruff now and again.

[jereboam]

About 3 weeks ago I got bombarded with calls from TalkTalk, my current line and calls package suppier.  I eventually listened to what they had to say, and in the interests of saving very large amounts of money, I agreed to buy their broadband sevice.  I also specified to the sales person that I wished to avail myself of their "call services" booster, which would allow me to continue using call divert and call waiting.  I was assured that caller display was part of the broadband package, and I specifically stated that I did not want the 1571 voicemail service, as I prefer to use my answering machine.

The order confirmation arrived.  No call services included.  I phoned up and complained - they will put the order right, but could send me a new order confirmation. 

Then my caller display disappeared and I got put onto 1571.  I rang and complained - they will put it right with 24 hours.

They didn't.  Then my welcome pack arrived - no mention of call services.  I rang and complained.  They guaranteed it would be put right. 

It wasn't.  I rang and complained.  Them - sorry, it can't be put right, as we are in the process of providing the requested services.  Me - put it right now, or don't bother with the order.  Them - OK we'll guarantee it'll be fixed in 24 hours.

It wasn't.  Then the router arrived.  I rang and cancelled the order.  I told them to send me a reply paid bag to send the router back in, as I wasn't going to spend my money on it.  I told them to get the services restored by yesterday, or I would cancel my direct debit and find an alternative line supplier.

As of 10 seconds ago, the services were not restored.

The sad thing is that, having gone completely deaf, I can't call the head office and make my feelings known to someone in authority.

[Gaffers]

Found out the other day that with TPS your meant to renew it every year??  This is what one of the call centres was saying??  Not sure how right this is!!

Anyone who tells you that is completely and utterly full of brown smelly stuff. I tried to reregister my phone once after 14 months and it wouldn't let me saying I was already registered

[Mysteryman]

I had a call from BT Mumbai about five minutes ago, trying to flog me BT vision. They got the answer they always get: BT do phones, sky do television.

[TheBoy]

I had a call from BT Mumbai about five minutes ago, trying to flog me BT vision. They got the answer they always get: BT do phones, sky do television.

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