Stop anoying telephone people

geewhiz

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

Does anyone recognise this number? 0800 3160492

I've been getting a lot of calls from this number over the last few weeks but yesterday they tried calling FIVE TIMES!!! :mad: :mad:

I believe this may be Littlewoods

Cee

We get some trying to sell you mobile phones, I think this must come from my hubby's past mobile recordsThey are usually foriegners too which annoys me further.

My hubby will let them go on and on then tell them no he's not interested but I like the idea above which i'd like to change to "Hold on while I go find someone who gives a damn" and take it into the other room and leave it. Outta sight....

Phantom_Flan_Flinger

We were with the TPS, but it didn't make a lot of difference. Choose to refuse and caller display are OK, but the phone still rings.

In the end, we took the decision to change our number. Phoned BT, got it changed for free within 48 hours; no more nuisance calls.

isofa

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

Does anyone recognise this number? 0800 3160492

I've been getting a lot of calls from this number over the last few weeks but yesterday they tried calling FIVE TIMES!!! :mad: :mad:

As it's a free number, why not ring them up and find out who they are, block your number with 141 first

~Chameleon~

isofa wrote: »

As it's a free number, why not ring them up and find out who they are, block your number with 141 first

Now why didn't I think of that!

Geewhiz was right, it is from the Littlewoods Home Shopping group but it's just a recorded message saying they tried to call earlier and will call again later

So many companies ring from these 0800 numbers these days that I usually just ignore them all but I've a feeling I do need to answer this one, relating to a recent order :rotfl:

Moneymaker

I bought a "PhoneValet" from Parliant. Connected it from my phone socket to my computer USB socket. With Caller ID enabled, the computer will display the number of the caller on-screen (or the name if you've programmed it and it will also speak it). It will also speak a recorded message (or a typed message) to the caller, dependent on his number, after a preset number of rings.

You can set it so that for "International", "Withheld", "Unavailable" or specific numbers, the computer will answer immediately (no rings), play a message then hang up. It's absolutely brilliant for nuisance calls and has reduced my blood pressure enormously.

In addition, it will dial any preset number for you automatically with a click of the mouse. It will record messages or conversations, manually or automatically (and email them to you if you wish).