Landline required?

Marcus_Tandy

When registering on play.com I was asked for my landline phone number:

"The phone number given must correspond to the landline at the cardholder’s address."

I left it blank and it returned an error saying it was required.

Is this just a way to get phone numbers for marketing, or a legitimate question?

What if I didn't have a landline?

Do you have to have a landline to get a credit card?

Advices appreciated. Thanks.

isasmurf

I suspect it has to do with identify fraud or credit worthiness. Landlines are a lot easier to trace then mobile numbers.

First Direct used to require (may still do) all customers to have a landline.

Robert_Sterling_3

It looks like a perfectly reasonable request to me or am I missing something.
How else would they phone you up if they wanted to.

Marcus_Tandy

...the point is I don't want to receive unsolicited calls or have my number sold to marketing companies. There is no 'opt out'.

If they want to contact me they can send me an email. :rolleyes:

sarahlouise210

I use play.com all the time - my landline number on record with them is an old number we had when we had NTL .... I have never updated it, I have changed card details twice and never had a problem.

Stonk

FWIW, I have been shopping with play.com for yonks, and they've never called me, unsolicited or otherwise. If they've flogged the number to anyone, I haven't noticed because I'm registered with TPS, which sounds like it would be a good idea for you if you aren't already.

Willsnarf1983

i just put 00000 000000 in i think and that got me past it

if they need me they can email me

Will

Xbigman

Some companies are smart to all zero's. I put 01454 111111 thats the correct postcode and all 1's. Only once has this been rejected so I entered the companies own phone number. It worked.
Regards



X

PS I don't have a landline, just an unregisted prepay mobile.

bonvonnie

If you already get loads of unsolicited calls, regeister your number here:
http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/tps/

I registered about 3 months ago, and the 'junk' calls have virtually gone, just the odd one or two now, not a couple every night.