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Phone numbers

Hi,
Was wondering what people do with numbers, do they give house or mobile?

If the option is available i don't give one, if I have to I give the house as no one is home in the day so spam calls wont matter, and they have my email to get me on anyway.

Starting to wonder (ole' paranoid me) if others are being selected because nobody is answering the phone and its going to the answer machine?

thoughts?
J
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  • jeddentad
    jeddentad Posts: 518 Forumite
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    I give my mobile, simply because I'd rather it ring than my home phone.


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  • Kirri
    Kirri Posts: 6,184 Forumite
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    I put my mobile all the time as I hate spam calls on the landline even more.

    I've only ever had 3 WTC and only a few cold calls in over a year - Autosport and some mag (Landscape?) trying to flog a subscription plus a couple I didn't bother answering when busy. It's not been enough hassle to make me buy a second phone.

    If a company mentions sending SMS marketing I put a row of 00000 or else I won't bother entering, as I HATE spam sms.
  • Runnerduck
    Runnerduck Posts: 3,146 Forumite
    I won, I won, I won! I've been Money Tipped!
    i always put my mobile, and considering how many comps i enter get very few spam calls.
  • Barnabysue
    Barnabysue Posts: 9,058 Forumite
    There's a difference between SPAM and Marketing IMO. if a Company repeatedly calls I just block their number. As long as you're careful with the tick boxes you shouldn't have a problem.
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  • StokieBecks
    StokieBecks Posts: 4,997 Forumite
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    Agree with Sue. I use my mobile number for anythig that reqhires a number but never have any problems. I get far more spam emails than anything on my phone
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  • LadyMorticia
    LadyMorticia Posts: 19,899 Forumite
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    I give my mobile because we don't have a house phone.
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  • Snizza
    Snizza Posts: 454 Forumite
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    I give my mobile number. Gotta say as well the sim card I am using now I've had since Dec when I got a new phone and I've had no spam calls at all. Touch Wood!
  • jl81 wrote: »
    Hi,
    Was wondering what people do with numbers, do they give house or mobile?
    Newbie here so be gentle ;)
    I was wondering the same thing.
    I have just ordered a PAYG sim purely for Compie reasons (Just in case) but have been using my everyday number and am actually suprised by my phone not been bothered once. :D
    My home number (if possible) is never used for competitions but using 000's is a great idea. Thanks. :T
    Thanks for your help peeps, you guys are awesome. :D
  • greedo420
    greedo420 Posts: 192 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    I always put my mobile number and I never get any unwanted phone calls, in fact the one big win I did get was notified through a WTC so I don't think there's that much of a problem with it :D
  • Abbafan1972
    Abbafan1972 Posts: 7,177 Forumite
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    I have a contract mobile and I put the number into comps and don't have a problem with lots of calls. I am always careful with the tickboxes, like most people on here.

    I've had the odd couple but nothing major and I can block the numbers anyway if they become a nuisance.

    The only comps I use my house phone number are the ITV ones, for example 6 entries per phone number, I do 6 for my landline and 6 for my mobile.

    Don't really have much of a problem with spam calls to my house phone either, we have caller display, so that's useful.
    Striving to clear the mortgage before it finishes in Dec 2028 - amount currently owed - £19,575.02
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