Nuisance calls

Parva

This is more of a rant then a question. A couple of months ago I started receiving calls during the day and on answering the phone I hear a bleep, it's a fax machine trying to talk to another fax machine. Sometimes I won't get a call for a couple of weeks, then I might get 5-6 calls a day for several days.

Ok, so somebody has entered my ex-directory number into their fax machine by mistake. Unfortunately, no amount of shouting at my phone when I answer the call will satisfy the fax machine on the other end and stop it from trying to redial me. So, I was getting a bit fed up of these calls.

I tried searching the phone number in the hope that I could find the business using it and get a landline number to speak to a human but that was a no go. Next, I phoned BT to report the nuisance calls. They couldn't tell me who it was due to the data protection act and could offer no more help as I'm now a Sky customer (recently moved my line over to them) so they suggested that I phone Sky.

Ok, so I phoned Sky. At this point I was offered two options. The first option was to subscribe to call barring which will allow me to block upto 10 phone numbers for a monthly fee. Option two was to phone the police and report it and then phone Sky back with a crime reference number at which point I would be allowed to change my phone number.

Hang on a minute here..... I'm the one being harrassed yet I either have to pay an additional fee on top of my regular bill to block the spurious calls or change to a new phone number!!! It's utterly ridiculous that I am the one receiving these unwanted calls yet I have to pay by way of increased charges or changing my phone number and inform everyone of that change!

I can understand the data protection act and whatnot but it's so damned frustrating that a call to a human at the company that owns said fax machine would resolve all of my problems with zero expense or hassle. Bloody ridiculous!

Heinz

I'd suggest you join your local Freecycle or Freegle group and get hold of a fax machine yourself. As you have the number to which the fax machine that is calling you is connected, you can then send a suitable reply.

Parva

Yeah good idea. I actually have a couple of fax modems kicking about so I might set one of these up and fire off a fax at them. Cheers.

McKneff

if you dont want to go to the bother of setting a fax machine up, just write one out and go to yur newagents or shop doing this service, might just save you time if you dont use the machines/

Heinz

McKneff wrote: »

if you dont want to go to the bother of setting a fax machine up, just write one out and go to yur newagents or shop doing this service, might just save you time if you dont use the machines/

I was thinking more along the lines of sending messages during whatever inclusive calls periods the OP has.

Parva

Free to landlines 24/7

anewman

High end Panasonic phones offer the ability to block specific numbers.

robert2012

Or search for an online fax service and send a fax via that