Cold Calling

[katymatey*]

Seems to be getting worse. I am getting at least four such calls per day.

Just now someone rang to give me information about funeral insurance.'Not trying to sell me anything' though. lol.

I used to wonder why Americans used answering machines, now I know. 😞 To screen out the nuisances.

I think I will go back to hanging up on them.

[icyfroth]

I get them all day long here at reception. I usually just say no no no to everything until they give up.

[twyngwyn]

try this: http://www.telstra.com.au/abouttelstra/advice/unwelcome-calls/dncr/

[lionrose.7]

Katy when I was in Aus I put us on the do not call list, if they call you when you are on this list they can be fined.

Charities can still call you but not companies.

I remember I did it on line.

[katymatey*]

Thanks for that link Twn.

Lion, I might have to re register with do not call. 

Icy, must be a big nuisance for businesses.

[azureline**]

I am on the do not call list but................ I have insurances, phones etc and those companies call regularly. Now, I don't answer private numbers or those I don't recognise.

Apparently my phone has a message bank but since I don't know how to retrieve those messages, there they sit.

My sister answers her phone with Hola yo no hablo inglés.

[the*scarlet*pimpernel]

I use both those tactics, first I ignore Private numbers or numbers that start with 0285, and if I do get caught out I do they Hola, que? que? thing.

I feel sorry for the poor buggers whose job it is, must be a **bleep** of a job, but I wish there was a law against phone solicitation

[***super_nova***]

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@azureline** wrote:

My sister answers her phone with Hola yo no hablo inglés.

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LOL

or you could try; "Helo, nid wyf yn siarad Engish"   or    "Hei, jeg snakker ikke Engish"

[lionrose.7]

You should answer like Dorothy Parker used to, WHAT NEW HELL IS THIS haha 🙂

[mafr862]

we never get cold calls because we don't give away our adress for fly buys & co.

If you have already done that and get cold calls all the time, you could get a new phone number and don't give it to people other than your friends/family.