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Old 08-12-2004, 05:41 PM
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I got a housefone in my house, now its ONLY there for emergeancies such as when i burn the house down, mainly there so I can get Broadband however. Noone has been given the number, everyone rings my mobile....

Yet nearly every evening I get calls around this sort of time to inform me that all my cars are now free, or to inform me i have won xxx, or that I have some exciting offer comming.

Argh, leave me alone! Dunno how they got the number as its exdirectory and not even I know it lol. Any way to get rid of them?
Old 08-12-2004, 05:43 PM
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change the number
Old 08-12-2004, 05:43 PM
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get the same too.. just got caller id so any calls that are withheld,, international or unavailable don`t get answered...
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Its always forgeigners aswell, the woman who just called sounded SPanish, usually Indians tho
Old 08-12-2004, 05:47 PM
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if you dont use it, and its for emergencys calls out going, then turn the ringer off
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very true.. and there is always a pause when you answer.. and some don`t know the meaning of NO....
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http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/tps/

These people will stop em
Old 08-12-2004, 05:52 PM
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Dial 0870 4443969
And 0800 398893

Register with the Telephone preference service. Once registered - its illegal for companies to make unsolicited calls to you.

Its supposed to take 28 days to take effect - but I did it last week and only had 1 call since

Two weeks ago - I got 10 in one day

Gurn E beat me to it
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Originally Posted by gurnE
http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/tps/

These people will stop em
not if they are outside the UK or calling "randomly selected numbers" unfortunately...
Old 08-12-2004, 07:42 PM
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my mum has signed up for that and is always telling me she keeps getting crap calls from companies
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Yeah, you always get some foreigner that you can hardly understand trying to sell ya sommat.

I usually do my best to interrupt them... cos lets face it, its not easy when people speak so fast shout I AM NOT INTERESTED!. ....


.... and put the phone down.... they don't usually ring back.....
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I have registered for the TPS and it seems to have worked, it didn't happen straight away, i just got less and less calls and now i dont get any
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It appears I am already registered, it doesn't work!

lol
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It can take 3 to 4 months to work 100 %. I use to work for bt and this is what we were told.
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