Nuisance calls regarding internet

DoaM

debitcardmayhem wrote: »

Simple cost effective solution , I have BT8500 (discontinued) had no scammers in 4 years

Ditto, and ditto

VWPolecat

I have unplugged the landline and would only plug it back in to call the fire brigade etc.

glennevis

Changing ISP may be a solution if you are up for it. I changed my ISP from TalkTalk to Vodafone in August as Voda had a better superfast fibre deal. I never received these kind of calls when with TT, they only started after I switched. So it appears that TT's free spam call filter works. Not that I will be returning to TT, Instead I unplugged my landline phone.

EssexExile

glennevis wrote: »

Changing ISP may be a solution if you are up for it. I changed my ISP from TalkTalk to Vodafone in August as Voda had a better superfast fibre deal. I never received these kind of calls when with TT, they only started after I switched. So it appears that TT's free spam call filter works. Not that I will be returning to TT, Instead I unplugged my landline phone.

I don't think the callers know or care who your ISP is!

I find these calls come in waves, they'll taper off soon.

DavidT67

It's not who's the ISP, it's who's providing the landline.
TalkTalk does call filtering, as does PlusNet and presumably many other Telephone line providers.

@OP
As above use free BT 'Call protect' 1572 or get a BT 'Call Guardian' handset.

Maybe you can configure the landline handset to go straight to voicemail? i.e. screen all calls.

Otherwise unplug it if not used for personal calls, incoming or outgoing.

victor2

You could consider something like truecall.
Bit pricy at just over £100 and you need caller ID, but if your phone provider doesn't offer a similar service it might do the job.

dipsomaniac

victor2 wrote: »

You could consider something like truecall.
Bit pricy at just over £100 and you need caller ID, but if your phone provider doesn't offer a similar service it might do the job.

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savemoney

I had truecall for many years but the service got expensive of a few years. I now use BT phone rarely get any cold calls and when I do it rejects them anyway

[Deleted User]

Thank you for all your replies I am with virgin and they say there is little they can do as its an automated call.I think I will invest in the BT handset though if only to stop the pesky calls

Stompa

victor2 wrote: »

You could consider something like truecall.
Bit pricy at just over £100 and you need caller ID, but if your phone provider doesn't offer a similar service it might do the job.

The BT phones mentioned earlier in this thread actually have truecall built in, and are much less than £100.