VERY persistant Indian call centre

ktothema

We got a call last night and the caller Id came up with "international" so I knew it was going to be junk, but thought I'd better pick up in case it was my bank or something important ringing through a funny call centre.

"hello this is xxx calling from something ppi claims"
"never call this number again"
Hang up.

It felt sooooooo good. They'll probably call again, but it's so nice to actually be rude to someone and feel like its perfectly ok to do so!

1jim

TiTheRev wrote: »

Unfortunately we don't have a phone with caller-id.

I shouldn't have to pay to set that up, just to avoid these cretins!

Tried this as well, but not only do they hang up mid conversation, they don't hang around if you are stringing them along...they must have a call per minute target!

In which case it would be a loud whistle for me

Or keep reporting them to your call provider for harrasement

TiTheRev

Will try BT again and escolate it to call harrassment...

bazster

TiTheRev wrote: »

Unfortunately we don't have a phone with caller-id.

I shouldn't have to pay to set that up, just to avoid these cretins!

Tried this as well, but not only do they hang up mid conversation, they don't hang around if you are stringing them along...they must have a call per minute target!

Caller ID is massively useful. Calls from international numbers and calls from 0800 numbers are invariably a waste of time, with Caller ID I just ignore them.

The 'phones are cheap enough.

bazster

The whistle doesn't work. Someone told me that, so I tested it. I dialled my mobile from my landline, waited 'til it went onto voicemail, and gave it a massive blast on a whistle. Listened to the message on my mobile: no whistle, just silence.

The 'phone equipment at the exchange filters it out.

joannaspanner

the whistle idea is a good one, that or give the phone to a toddler!!!!!!!

TiTheRev

joannaspanner wrote: »

the whistle idea is a good one, that or give the phone to a toddler!!!!!!!

My 2year old has taken to answering the phone recently and spoken to them already! Will check caller-id 'phones.

muckybutt

If your'e on your computer when they ring pop over to youtube and play them a bit of loving from Chesney Hawkes http://youtu.be/heR0HA9hFhQ

One other to try is answer the phone as if you were an automated service
"Hello, all our operators are busy with other calls at the moment please hold the line"....then keep them waiting, trick is not to start peeing yourself laughing at them.

pawlala

Managed to keep my PPI Indian on the line for a whole 2m32s just by asking what department or extension number they wanted. Going to try for 3m+ next time.

MothballsWallet

muckybutt wrote: »

If your'e on your computer when they ring pop over to youtube and play them a bit of loving from Chesney Hawkes http://youtu.be/heR0HA9hFhQ

One other to try is answer the phone as if you were an automated service
"Hello, all our operators are busy with other calls at the moment please hold the line"....then keep them waiting, trick is not to start peeing yourself laughing at them.

The other trick is not to pause after "hello" - that's how the computerised systems tell between an answering machine and a real person