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- 04-21-2007 01:54 PM #1AverillaGuest
Marketing Calls Do you ever get those calls when there is noone on the other end of the phone ? These are marketing companies trying to find out the best time to call you (i.e.when you will be at home), If you get a call like this continously press the hash key on your phone. This confuses the system and wipes your number from their database.
- 04-21-2007 02:09 PM #2Lisa2062Top Ranked Frugaller - One of the Elite!
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Failing that try http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/tps/ but make sure you read the registration procedure properly, as doing this may prevent you from receiving calls from companies that you do want. Lisa x
- 04-21-2007 02:12 PM #3AverillaGuestWe have registered with the TPS so we don't get many of those calls now, however they do sometimes generate random numbers and when you answer then your number is logged in their database. If they ever do call and speak to you and you are registered with the TPS all you have to do is mention this and they scamper off like frightened rabbits as they can be fined heavily !
- 04-21-2007 02:14 PM #4HeavenlyCharmAdmin
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That is if they care... one guy phoned me and said it was a random number so I said I was registered with TPS and he said he didn't care - not like it was going to affect him
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- 04-21-2007 04:16 PM #5AverillaGuestGood point..LOL...mind you most of these call centres calls are recorded so they do tend to take note. Maybe this chap didn't like his job that much and didn't care if he lost it..Hee Hee Originally Posted by HeavenlyCharm That is if they care... one guy phoned me and said it was a random number so I said I was registered with TPS and he said he didn't care - not like it was going to affect him
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- 04-21-2007 07:46 PM #6loz78Top Ranked Frugaller - One of the Elite!
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Done! Thankyou all for this.... I have been having a stupid phone call that rings a couple of times and then goes off, every night at about 11.30 grrrrrrr not good when you have a 2 year old!
Registered with TPS and hopefully this will eventually stop it(i hope)
- 04-21-2007 08:15 PM #7FrugallerFrugaller Administrator
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Companies that do this or promote through these methods need to be shut down. ENTER FRUGALLER FORUM COMPETITION NOW, BEFORE ALL NUMBERS ARE GONE!!!
- 04-21-2007 08:58 PM #8AverillaGuestTrouble is as fast as legislation changes to protect you from this i.e TPS, then they are quick to find loopholes i.e random generating of numbers...the only other thing you can do is (if you're with BT) have it set so you cannot receive annonymous calls, but this will give you problems whenever anyone witholds their number !!!
- 04-21-2007 09:02 PM #9FrugallerFrugaller Administrator
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I'm in one of those moods.
How about the next time it happens to any of us, we politely go along with it. Get the name of the company they are calling to promote, and a phone number of a manager.
Post it here, we all call them and give them grief! (And withhold the number of course)
Positive action from the Frugaller community. Might not stop them doing it but it would feel good.
ENTER FRUGALLER FORUM COMPETITION NOW, BEFORE ALL NUMBERS ARE GONE!!!
- 04-21-2007 09:09 PM #10HeavenlyCharmAdmin
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Just keep saying you're reeeeeeeeeeeeeaaallllyyy interested and then keep getting sidetracked and having to put down the phone. May as well make them pay for the call.
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