how do i stop cold callers?

silkyuk9

sick to death of cold callers, today even had an argument with a company who wanted to send me a brochure about investments, the guy would not go away in the end i had to hang up.

anyway, ive called TPS?? but my number seems to be registered with them.

is there a number i can ring that get my number off lists that compaines call.

im up to here with it!!

maypole

silkyuk9 wrote: »

sick to death of cold callers, today even had an argument with a company who wanted to send me a brochure about investments, the guy would not go away in the end i had to hang up.

anyway, ive called TPS?? but my number seems to be registered with them.

is there a number i can ring that get my number off lists that compaines call.

im up to here with it!!

When they ring again, tell them that you are with the TPS and ask them to take you off their list as they can be fined for ringing you.

There is a loophole for some however.

moonrakerz

Get a phone with a caller display - if you don't recognise the number, either let it ring or pick the phone up and replace it immediately in its rest.
If it is a genuine call, they will call back immediately, if it is a cold caller they will move you down the list to try later.............

as they say on the shampoo bottle "repeat as necessary" !

OR get something like this......

http://www.optoutuk.com/callblocker.asp?screen_id=intro

st999

I had someone phoning me today for a survey.

I gave him answers to his questions.

I made them up but they were answers

bear1969

we never used to get cold calls till we went back with bt now we get it every day

bear1969

roll on feb when we can go back to talk talk

mobile48

st999 wrote: »

I had someone phoning me today for a survey.

I gave him answers to his questions.

I made them up but they were answers

Some Surveys are not dailing random numbers but have in fact brought your personal details from another company before calling you.

This was the case for a call I got from DLG they had already brought my personal details from another company before calling me. DLG are the company who run the Consumer Lifestyles telephone survey.

To take my own example of being contacted by DLG to see what they do with personal data look here (Purpose 4 is the area of most interest):

http://www.ico.gov.uk/ESDWebPages/DoSearch.asp?reg=4446365

In my case all answers given were held with other personal information obtained from elsewhere on their database.

mobile48

Information on how to prevent unwanted calls is included in the personal information toolkit in the section below:

http://www.ico.gov.uk/upload/documen...ml/reduce.html

Joining the TPS stopped a lot of calls.

For some unknown reason registering with Silent Callgard Service stopped a lot more calls - unclear why but I assume this restricts the use of computer dialing.

savemoney

I got pestered earlier this year I still get cold calls but my phone doesn't ring

I tied the solutions ex directory, member of TPS tell them repeatedly to stop calling. Escalate complaint that worked for a while

Solution abet at a costs get a device called truecall

Now haven't had one single cold call as truecall refuses them only way I know they have rung and I got 3 last week was logging in to truecall online account and finding out what calls were made and who rang me

mobile48

savemoney wrote: »

Solution abet at a costs get a device called truecall

I first came across truecall via a Direct Marketing Industry Blog - some Sales Company Representative complaining about it after he had seen it on Dragon's Den. I took this as a good endorsement for the product.

savemoney

I used to get fed up of being pestered tried to ignore the calls, add known number in phone address book and assign a horrible ring tone so didnt get up but most of these calls seem to be international now

I can say with confidence that I haven't had one single call since March since I got it. I know it costs and why should you pay but in the end I thought I wanted to be not pestered at home

I keep all known friends in truecall so they bypass this, occasionally odd calls I wanted has to leave a message and then I get the calls "its from so and so" do I want to accept it etc but above all its been brilliant ist right up there with my pvrs as best hardware device in years