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MSE News: You can now opt out of cold calls with just one free text
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Mobile users plagued by annoying cold calls can now send a free text to join a register that blacklists your number...
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Why are you doing that?
Our records show that your computer has had some serious issues in the last few weeks.
That's odd. My computer hasn't been switched on in the last few weeks. I've used an Android tablet occasionally, which has nothing to do with Microsoft or Windows. Now go away, and don't call again.
I don't think that would-be fraudsters ringing up from a far away country are going to be held back by a TPS registration.
I know I've registered 08... numbers in the past.
It doesn't cost a penny to register your number online with the TPS. You can do it here:
http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/tps/number_type.html
Sadly, even once you have joined the TPS, it doesn't necessarily stop unsolicited calls. If you receive one, report it here:
https://complaints.tpsonline.org.uk/Consumer/
Unfortunately, the TPS can't actually do much about it other than report it to the ICO, so you may as well do that yourself too (that is what the TPS advises me to do). You can do that here:
https://ico.org.uk/concerns/marketing
The TPS does not cover all types of unsolicited, annoying calls (nor do the ICO, but the above link explains which ones they do), so here's another couple of places to report some types of calls:
Silent or abandoned calls
https://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/tell-us/webflow/silent-calls/
Market research calls
https://www.mrs.org.uk/standards/complaint_form
One final bit of advice, keep a log of who you have reported and when - the questionaires often ask for this and it can be useful to give this info where appropriate (I think they take such matters more seriosly if you have reported them previously for the same thing)
- Also if you report a number of matters to the TPS, they may respond saying they need more info but won't tell you which complaint they are responding to, so you'll need to ask (or guess) which one they mean, and a log of such historical events may prove useful in giving the info they request.
TPS reduces calls from legitimate organisations and businesses. It does not deal with calls from scammers and fraudsters, nor was it ever meant to.
EDIT 1: It turns out the messages to 78070 are not free after all. On some networks the cost is 'one standard rate message', on others it is free.
EDIT 2: A week after the original launch, another number has been set up. The new number is 85095. This one is supposedly free on all mobile networks.
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Maybe iD Mobile haven't paid their bill...
Please remove or edit your incorrect information. It is NOT free.
http://media.ofcom.org.uk/news/2016/tps-text-to-register-service/
The new advice is also not correct. No mobile network includes messages to mobile shortcodes within inclusive allowances. If there is a charge, it will be the cost of 'one standard rate message' (anything up to 20p, depending on your network).
EDIT: A week after the original launch, another number has been set up. The new number is 85095. This one is supposedly free on all mobile networks.