QuizCall

Willsnarf1983

clark1982 wrote:

As I said in my original post, We are mostly to blame. What made me mad, ws that Quizcall never imposed a limit, therefor this can cause a vunerable person to run up a huge debt, on false hopes that they'll win

Its gambling and basically your partner got carried away. To be honest be careful that she doesn't keep looking for that thrill from putting a risk in to recieve a gain!

Live and learn as they say, they arn't obligated to put a limit on the number of calls and also its like gambling at a bookies or on the internet, they don't say....'oooh sir you have lost £200, we won't take anymore bets of you for teh night' do they...(it might not be a bad idea mind!)

Will

jonesMUFCforever

Why did you not enter via the web free entry?
This is advertised on screen every so often and I have won £330 this way for no cost.

Heinz

clark1982 wrote:

As I said in my original post, We are mostly to blame. What made me mad, ws that Quizcall never imposed a limit, therefor this can cause a vunerable person to run up a huge debt, on false hopes that they'll win

One of BT's free options is barring Premium Rate numbers.

Stables and doors I know but at least it'll stop it happening again.

carrie483

rchddap1 wrote:

Actually browsed to the channel last night. Heard a contestant speaking and the host asked for a date of birth about 5 or six times. Eventually they came up with one that was over 18, but didn't sound right to me. But they still accepted the call and the person's answer.

Quizcall aren't the most of responsible people.
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If they find out a winner is under 18 they won't give them their prize.

carrie483

clark1982 wrote:

As I said in my original post, We are mostly to blame. What made me mad, ws that Quizcall never imposed a limit, therefor this can cause a vunerable person to run up a huge debt, on false hopes that they'll win

Vunerable?? If they are that vunerable maybe they shouldn't have a contract mobile phone or be allowed to us one???

smc999

Your best bet is dump her and go for more intelligent "model" next time.;-)

Stonk

clark1982 wrote:

They let my partner run up a bill on my mobile of £2500, in one night!

Really? These things are about £1 a call, aren't they? She'd have to have been calling non-stop every 15 seconds for 10 hours solid. It's not possible.

kai666

clark1982 wrote:

As I said in my original post, We are mostly to blame. What made me mad, ws that Quizcall never imposed a limit, therefor this can cause a vunerable person to run up a huge debt, on false hopes that they'll win

and how would they stop someone from phoning?

how can you be only be mostly to blame? they didn't force you to ring, surely you (she) is completely to blame?

it costs 75p to call Quiz call, so she phoned 3333 times in one night? Wow she must have been busy! Although I guess it would be more from a mobile

Russe11

You can play for free on there website, buy her a laptop and she can sit there everynight infont of the tv and play for free....

Altarf

kai666 wrote:

and how would they stop someone from phoning?

Duh, Caller ID. Easy for their system to record your caller ID and not accept the call if you had called more than X times that day.

However since these companies have no morals and their business methods are on the edge of legality, the question is not how but why would they do so.