I used to get really annoyed with cold callers, however since I changed my approach I am actually disappointed if a day goes by and I don't receive one.
It is such fun to play along with them and then drop the bomb.
When recently asked the registration number of the vehicle I had my accident in I informed "Dave" in Pakistan it was
Papa, 155, Oscar Foxtrot Foxtrot, slight delay whilst he wrote it down and then I was told to " go f##k my face!"
I told Dave to do likewise.........he still phones.
anewman to BungalowBill
21 Jun 165#6
When did cold callers ever comply with legislation?
frakison to muffboy
21 Jun 164#15
Dave calls you too? He normally has a bit of an incestural kink when he calls me as he's obsessed with me starting a sexual relationship with my mum!? :smile:
My record to date is just under an hour, yes I may be sad, yes I may need a hobby, but I see it as time we'll spend protecting people from these filthy, lying scumbags!! :smiley:
frakison to BungalowBill
21 Jun 163#8
Surely they just ship the "cold call" aspect over to India like they do now which totally gets around all UK/EU legislation?? That's how "Nev" does it and it also explains why I now get calls from "John" or "Jane" first, then get passed to a UK "Manager" when I tell them I'm interested to mess with them...... :smiley:
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The_Dentist247
22 Jun 16#42
If there is none left in your local Tesco's store get one from here:
i enjoy messing with the callers who are psychic, they seem to know when my PC has a virus.
muffboy
22 Jun 16#40
I like playing the YES and NO game with them when they start asking questions, for example to confirm your name, address etc.
Just make sure each time you answer YES it is a direct contradiction of a previous NO answer and vice versa.
It is comical how many times you go round in circles before they realise you are toying around with them.
Obviously the call centre training flow chart does not cater for such a scenario!
I wish my phone would ring..........
dataload
22 Jun 16#39
they've started to call me back now, had one last week call back and he whispered "you stupid man go f yourself"
the thought of him at "work" in a room full of people making calls, carefully whispering abuse down his headset made my day
he was also Dave from Pakistan
esar
22 Jun 16#38
Have you looked in the settings for screen saver?
Fluffykins
22 Jun 16#37
Unfortunately that means you have to put up with using TalkTalk
zebrum
22 Jun 16#36
A prob introduced with the 8500 is the new screen no longer stays on all the time making it annoying to see missed calls/messages. The older model's screen was on all the time only blocked 10 numbers so can't win!
ehsangreat
22 Jun 16#35
Hahaha more likely Dave in India
BungalowBill
22 Jun 16#34
So it comes with a tiny list that is likely to be out of date, and the way to identify and block future cold calls is to ANSWER THEM AND FIND OUT!? Ha!
danouk141
22 Jun 16#33
Relationship Goals.
esar
22 Jun 16#32
FYI talktalk have a system that it's free, you can set it up to reject withheld numbers and last caller. I think they have a database of bad numbers that they block too.
mercslkman
22 Jun 161#31
my mate lives in a high rise flat and he got sick of window people calling him so he agreed to be measured up for a conservatory when they arrived they wasn't too pleased with him , he said stop wasting my time and will stop wasting yours, not nice is it lol
moneysavingkitten
22 Jun 161#30
That's pure luck. It doesn't and never has worked.
Brocily
22 Jun 161#29
Very useful! :smiley:
Hunkerdown
22 Jun 16#28
Landlines, how quaint.
jordanc93
22 Jun 161#27
The BT 8500 and 8600 are much better options for nusiance calls then the CPR unit. All this unit does is check against a pre-programmed list of common nusiance numbers and blocks them from calling as well as any numbers you tell it to block. The BT units go further screening each caller asking them for their name and who they work for and then giving you the option to answer it or block them. If the company isn't on the CPR unit they will still get through and you will still have to speak to them, unlike the BT unit which will screen the call first meaning you never actually have to speak to them unless you want to.
jordanc93
22 Jun 16#26
Some don't like using the app as it uploads all your contact information from phone in exhange for using the app and is how the app is able to indentify the name of people ringing from numbers you don't have in your contact list. The App basically takes the contacts from everyones contact list on their phone and uploads it to a server.
Fluffykins
22 Jun 162#25
Biggest larf I had was with some idiot trying to sell me a conservatory. I said I was really interested so he got all excited and asked fo rthe address.
Even then it took several moments for him to realise
esar
22 Jun 162#24
You want the true caller app
dcpk
22 Jun 161#23
what wrong with registering with http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/tps/index.html I never use the landline anyway but have it pluged in and after about a month after regestering I never get any cold callers. (got the odd one for a couple of weeks after and just politely told them I was registered with TPS and they apologised and said they would remove my number and hung up)
Waterboy8535
21 Jun 161#22
That's the exact model I bought, and it's been spot on. (Plus you don't get the Answerphone Voice sounding like the strange chap in the YouTube vid :confused: )
topgeezah
21 Jun 16#21
I'll look a right plank lugging this around everywhere connected to my mobile phone :confused:
Shame as its a nice idea :disappointed:
A2NYN
21 Jun 162#10
I had similar one and returned it. Cold callers hide their id. So you have to block all blocked Ids. But I was too worried blocking an important call, say from family abroad etc. It would only work for me if cold callers showed their number.
That's why, although this is good for the price, I got rid of mine and bought a phone with BT Call Guardian. You can set it to Announce Caller rather than automatically block all.
My Doctors Surgery, Dentists, and indeed my workplace all have their numbers withheld, and I was missing calls. Now Guardian will answer the phone without it ringing me and ask the caller to announce themselves and press a certain key. Genuine callers will give their name out, but the likes of Autodiallers etc wont press the number afterwards and so never get through.
My phone will then ring and tell me whose calling and then I have the choice to answer or not. My phone shows a lot of missed calls from a number that is known spam, but it never gets through (I must add that number to my block list at some point.)
I have set my phone to only allow direct calls from family and close friends, everyone else has to announce first.
esar to A2NYN
21 Jun 161#20
You need a bt 8500, see it in action in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flyOHEEesz4
Get one from ebay for about £19 item number 121964540031.
you can get additional handsets that link to the base station, so none of the phones ring too
muffboy
21 Jun 16#19
Prior to me giving the registration I was asked the model of vehicle, Dave never flinched when I stated it was a Bugatti Veyron as he hadn't got a clue!
Peamarshy77
21 Jun 16#18
Next time the cold caller rings you, just blast a Airhorn or Whistle down the phone.That should make them think twice before ringing you back.
muffboy
21 Jun 1616#14
I used to get really annoyed with cold callers, however since I changed my approach I am actually disappointed if a day goes by and I don't receive one.
It is such fun to play along with them and then drop the bomb.
When recently asked the registration number of the vehicle I had my accident in I informed "Dave" in Pakistan it was
Papa, 155, Oscar Foxtrot Foxtrot, slight delay whilst he wrote it down and then I was told to " go f##k my face!"
I told Dave to do likewise.........he still phones.
frakison to muffboy
21 Jun 164#15
Dave calls you too? He normally has a bit of an incestural kink when he calls me as he's obsessed with me starting a sexual relationship with my mum!? :smile:
My record to date is just under an hour, yes I may be sad, yes I may need a hobby, but I see it as time we'll spend protecting people from these filthy, lying scumbags!! :smiley:
qbs to muffboy
21 Jun 16#16
There can be a downside. I played along with one of the window cleaners for ages before the rupee dropped and he lost his rag. He decided he'd like to call me again, and again, and again, to the point where I unplugged the phone. It must have been nearly 12 hours before he decided to give up.
On another occasion, I denied having any computing device he asked me about. Then, with an air of disbelief in his voice (as if I'd lie to such a fine fellow) he asked 'you don't have any computer?', to which I replied no, and I don't have a phone either, so you can't be speaking to me. He obviously believed me as he hung up, and hasn't called since. :smiley:
adrianjowitt
21 Jun 162#7
Save ten quid just don't answer the phone... I never answer my landline and only answer mobile if it's in my contacts
jamel to adrianjowitt
21 Jun 162#9
With this gadget the phone won't ring. Saves me getting off my fat **** to find out it's junk!
thearbiter65 to adrianjowitt
21 Jun 16#12
So one has to ask.... Why even plug the landline in?
We just plug ours in on the rare occasion we want to use it.
BungalowBill
21 Jun 161#3
How does this work? If it just blocks calls that have no caller ID it might be redundant as new legislation means cold call companies have to present valid numbers now? Maybe that's why it's reduced?
anewman to BungalowBill
21 Jun 165#6
When did cold callers ever comply with legislation?
frakison to BungalowBill
21 Jun 163#8
Surely they just ship the "cold call" aspect over to India like they do now which totally gets around all UK/EU legislation?? That's how "Nev" does it and it also explains why I now get calls from "John" or "Jane" first, then get passed to a UK "Manager" when I tell them I'm interested to mess with them...... :smiley:
mastin to BungalowBill
21 Jun 16#11
If you want to block a number it's fine. You can block Unknown/Withheld/International numbers.
It comes with a list of inbuilt spam numbers. If you get a call from a number you don't want to let through, then you can press a button and add it to the block list. You can also set it to block Withheld/Unknown numbers, international numbers etc.
Problem is that some schools, gov depts, councils, nhs depts/doctor surgeries etc use automatically withheld numbers to contact you. As does cold callers so blocking these may mean you miss an important call.
For a tenner you can't really go wrong.
sradmad
21 Jun 16#5
good find op, heat added
landros1
21 Jun 161#4
It comes with 200 pre programed spam no,s and if you get another one just press the button on the unit and it blocks it.
landros1
21 Jun 16#2
Highly recommended.
Mimlloyd
21 Jun 16#1
Great price. I paid £29.99 last year. Simple little gadgetthat blocks cold callers. I haven't had a single one since I bought it.
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It is such fun to play along with them and then drop the bomb.
When recently asked the registration number of the vehicle I had my accident in I informed "Dave" in Pakistan it was
Papa, 155, Oscar Foxtrot Foxtrot, slight delay whilst he wrote it down and then I was told to " go f##k my face!"
I told Dave to do likewise.........he still phones.
My record to date is just under an hour, yes I may be sad, yes I may need a hobby, but I see it as time we'll spend protecting people from these filthy, lying scumbags!! :smiley:
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Just make sure each time you answer YES it is a direct contradiction of a previous NO answer and vice versa.
It is comical how many times you go round in circles before they realise you are toying around with them.
Obviously the call centre training flow chart does not cater for such a scenario!
I wish my phone would ring..........
the thought of him at "work" in a room full of people making calls, carefully whispering abuse down his headset made my day
he was also Dave from Pakistan
"Apartment 2, Floor fifteen, Corporation Towers, Wetherby"
Even then it took several moments for him to realise
Shame as its a nice idea :disappointed:
My Doctors Surgery, Dentists, and indeed my workplace all have their numbers withheld, and I was missing calls. Now Guardian will answer the phone without it ringing me and ask the caller to announce themselves and press a certain key. Genuine callers will give their name out, but the likes of Autodiallers etc wont press the number afterwards and so never get through.
My phone will then ring and tell me whose calling and then I have the choice to answer or not. My phone shows a lot of missed calls from a number that is known spam, but it never gets through (I must add that number to my block list at some point.)
I have set my phone to only allow direct calls from family and close friends, everyone else has to announce first.
Get one from ebay for about £19 item number 121964540031.
you can get additional handsets that link to the base station, so none of the phones ring too
It is such fun to play along with them and then drop the bomb.
When recently asked the registration number of the vehicle I had my accident in I informed "Dave" in Pakistan it was
Papa, 155, Oscar Foxtrot Foxtrot, slight delay whilst he wrote it down and then I was told to " go f##k my face!"
I told Dave to do likewise.........he still phones.
My record to date is just under an hour, yes I may be sad, yes I may need a hobby, but I see it as time we'll spend protecting people from these filthy, lying scumbags!! :smiley:
On another occasion, I denied having any computing device he asked me about. Then, with an air of disbelief in his voice (as if I'd lie to such a fine fellow) he asked 'you don't have any computer?', to which I replied no, and I don't have a phone either, so you can't be speaking to me. He obviously believed me as he hung up, and hasn't called since. :smiley:
We just plug ours in on the rare occasion we want to use it.
It comes with a list of inbuilt spam numbers. If you get a call from a number you don't want to let through, then you can press a button and add it to the block list. You can also set it to block Withheld/Unknown numbers, international numbers etc.
Problem is that some schools, gov depts, councils, nhs depts/doctor surgeries etc use automatically withheld numbers to contact you. As does cold callers so blocking these may mean you miss an important call.
For a tenner you can't really go wrong.