How Was Your Day? VII

[swmc66]

Off sick with flu today and the phone has not stopped ringing with recorded sales stuff. I have never really noticed it being so bad before but in one hour i got up 4 times to answer calls. Then a sales guy just rang. i must look into what i can do to get rid of these calls. Its a nightmare!

[Perdita]

I am sure I read somewhere where you can apply a code to stop cold callers???

[Dazzle]

Off sick with flu today and the phone has not stopped ringing with recorded sales stuff. I have never really noticed it being so bad before but in one hour i got up 4 times to answer calls. Then a sales guy just rang. i must look into what i can do to get rid of these calls. Its a nightmare!

Cold callers!

You can register with the Telephone Preference Service which will supposedly stop most cold callers, but I've heard it doesn't always work.

If nothing else works you can get a little call blocker device like these. I no longer have a landline and I can block numbers on my mobile, but I'd definitely get a call blocking device if I still had a landline. I've heard good things about them but haven't tried one myself.

Get well soon, Swmc!

[Perdita]

Always amazes me how they get hold of your number, I had to get a new mobile as I lost my old one, so new number, no big deal, only had contact with a handful of people here which were quickly informed of new number. Yet I get calls from strange numbers but when I ask if the caller speaks English, they say NO so I immediately say end the call but do wonder how they got hold of my number

[Glen1]

As I understand quite a few landline numbers are sold on by companies from whom purchases may have been made online . If I've disclosed say a email address I won't disclose a landline number, use a moblle number or make up a landline number . If you need to be contacted let a company email.

[Dazzle]

As I understand quite a few landline numbers are sold on by companies from whom purchases may have been made online . If I've disclosed say a email address I won't disclose a landline number, use a moblle number or make up a landline number . If you need to be contacted let a company email.

They'll sell on your mobile number, email and any other details too.

[Perdita]

Wish that would be outlawed!!! Should remain private!!

[Glen1]

They'll sell on your mobile number, email and any other details too.

Agree Dazzle , but may be easier to control mobile incoming , and emails. The landline contact late at night and early hours hard to control and a bigger nuisance . Also, sometimes those obscure little tick boxes requesting no details to be passed on when placing internet orders very easy to miss.

[Dazzle]

Also, sometimes those obscure little tick boxes requesting no details to be passed on when placing internet orders very easy to miss.

Deliberately so, and I've noticed that some companies even obfuscate things further by making it so that you need to tick one box and leave another empty if you don't want to be contacted. It's so sneaky!!

Selling on people's personal details is big business these days.

[parkerman]

I've just received 10 advance copies of my book. Yay!!!