Rant.........
 

Why is it since i got my first landline over here a few weeks ago i keep getting dickheads ringing trying to flog me stuff??

example

ring ring..

ME. hello

CALLER. we have your water tank ready to be installed..

ME. when did i order that??

CALLER. You havent we are in your area tomorrow installing them..

ME. i dont need one my taps work fine.

CALLER. They are a spare water reserve tank and most people have them.

ME. Everyone except me, i gotta go now i need a shower thanks anyway.

end of call.


2nd call (plus others cant be bothered listing em all had about 5 now)

RING RING...

ME. Hello

CALLER. We calling with excellent discounts eso for you on booking holidays

ME. i am on holiday..

CALLER. But these are for holidays/hotel rooms all around australia.

ME. i am new to oz cant you tell with my accent (strong lancashire accent)

CALLER. But what about in 6 months time?

ME. i have a camper van

CALLER. That will be cramped wont it compared to a four star hotel?

ME. Nah its a winnebago

CALLER. Nice but a hotel will be nicer...

ME. maybe but its towing my yacht thanks anyway though

CALLER. Phone just went dead lol

Does everyone get these calls or do they just target new landlines??

Either way i am gonna be a real twat to the ones!!

google the do not call register

Will do now can i ad my phone number to it?

no.. its just there to look at.

Just registered for that does it mean no one can call what so ever or just business's ie can friends still call??

Are you honestly this dumb?

Get a silent number mate, weve allways had one and we dont get calls unless we have provided someone with our number

[QUOTE=Fozzy;378148]Are you honestly this dumb?[/QUOTE]
Are you seriously this cheeky?? i read the "who can call" and it read like no one can..sorry if my intelligence level aint as high as yours we all cant be gods:mad:

[QUOTE=Stevo B;378149]Get a silent number mate, weve allways had one and we dont get calls unless we have provided someone with our number[/QUOTE]agreed & that do not call register doesnt work for international based calls.

We will see....

i am presuming only people who have been given my number by me can ring ie no one else has access to it??

Honestly who signs up for something without reading it and understanding it.. Its clearly explained how it works unless you are a muppet.

Worked fine when I signed up never got another call but I no longer have a landline anyway so it doesn't matter for me.

Well hopefully it will work fine for me....

[QUOTE=scoobygez;378151]Are you seriously this cheeky?? i read the "who can call" and it read like no one can..sorry if my intelligence level aint as high as yours we all cant be gods:mad:[/QUOTE]

Im with ya mate, these guys have no gaul when they call up, I had some guy call up from India saying he was an autherised Telstra representative.

I called his bluff and just started abusing him, my question is why dont these fucker give me their number when I ask....

As mentioned above the best is to get a silent number, as these marketing companies either purchase the numbers from out government or just cold call from phone books.

To answer your question if you add your number to that government site it will remove your number from the lists they sell, but unfortunately you will still be listed in the phone book, so it doesnt mean much :rolleyes:

lol cheers marc yeah they have been pissing me right off, my number in the uk was ex directory so never got these pratts ringing :)

Hopefully they wont call now..

Just order the number 42 Butter Chicken with Kashmiri rice whenever an Indian tries to sell you something. In fact insist on it!!!

Seriously once you number is listed on the do not call register anyone that rings up and tries to sell you something is now breaking the law. Charities and phone survey people are the only companies then allowed to cold call you. Conversation goes like this....

"Are you aware my number is listed on the governments Do Not Call Register ?"

"Ah um, long pause... No Sir"
"Can I ask what company you are working for ?"

Phone line goes dead usually after that.

lol that should be fun!!

[QUOTE=Fozzy;378148]Are you honestly this dumb?[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=scoobygez;378151]Are you seriously this cheeky?? i read the "who can call" and it read like no one can..sorry if my intelligence level aint as high as yours we all cant be gods:mad:[/QUOTE]

Are you honestly this dumb?.......

I dunno, have a look at the bov thread :P

[QUOTE=WRXTASY;378161]Just order the number 42 Butter Chicken with Kashmiri rice whenever an Indian tries to sell you something. In fact insist on it!!!

Seriously once you number is listed on the do not call register anyone that rings up and tries to sell you something is now breaking the law. Charities and phone survey people are the only companies then allowed to cold call you. Conversation goes like this....

"Are you aware my number is listed on the governments Do Not Call Register ?"

"Ah um, long pause... No Sir"
"Can I ask what company you are working for ?"

Phone line goes dead usually after that.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=scoobygez;378162]lol that should be fun!![/QUOTE]

lol yeah its always fun to mess with them if your in the mood. :p

I'm on the call register, stopped all the local arseholes like modern roofing, pest control companies etc but still get charities & fucking curry munchers, say no to the charity ones and act really interested with the Mumbai mennaces then about a minute or so into the call I tell them there is someone at the door and ask if they can wait a minute..........then just go back to watching telly & let them wait....and wait....and wait

[QUOTE=Pimpreza;378186]I'm on the call register, stopped all the local arseholes like modern roofing, pest control companies etc but still get charities & fucking curry munchers, say no to the charity ones and act really interested with the Mumbai mennaces then about a minute or so into the call I tell them there is someone at the door and ask if they can wait a minute..........then just go back to watching telly & let them wait....and wait....and wait[/QUOTE]

lol....how long do they wait?

ha ha dude, do this and you'll never have a problem again!!! [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5z4Vs26-TI[/url] ROFLMAO

Lol quality!!!


cute little mexican midget rolmfao!!!!

would so love to do that to someone ha ha. IMPROV!!

I use to work at a call centre. Getting a private number doesnt always work, the call lists we had were usually so old that we had the number on it from before it was made private (and before someone says "oh no telstra said my number has always been private they keep certain ones private all the time" bullshit they are lying to u.) only time a private number works is if you have had it for a really long time.

Gerry - the DNC register just stops your number appearing on "new" call lists at Australian call centres. It wont remove your number from the phone book (which is what most local companies will use when cold calling) and wont stop companies with old lists calling (the list are expensive so they dont get new ones often) and it wont stop international ones. Easiest thing to do is get caller ID and dont answer calls that come up saying they are from an "Unidentified Number" or from private numbers. You can also ask them to remove you from their call list when you do get a call, they are ment to remove you when you ask them too (we always did coz we didnt want to talk to the assholes anymore than they wanted to talk to us).

i just let the answering machine take the call and that fucks them up as there is no one to talk to:D:D

Cheers foxy :)

Yeah alan gonna just leave the answer machine to start recording if i recognise the voice i will pick up....

people still have a home phone?

Lol matt its cheaper to call the uk that way, that was the only reason i got a landline!!!

just hang up?

cheaper than skype?

Just answer and if it's a telemarketer just say "Hang on a sec" and put the phone down off the hook.
Hang up after 5-10mins, they will get the idea.

The thing is i am too polite that way, i will talk to em when i am dieing to say fuck off!!

although that idea does sound good!!

[QUOTE=jEstEr?;378299]cheaper than skype?[/QUOTE]

Gerry,
Get on to Skype as Jester has suggested and get your friends and family back home to do the same. Once you have, hook up your web cam and talk for hours for free. You can also call landlines and mobiles at a great price if you wish to do so. And if you get real excited about it you can have call forwarding so if someone skype calls you then you can have that call directed to a mobile for example.

[QUOTE=jEstEr?;378299]cheaper than skype?[/QUOTE]

+2 or even Engin, you can pick Engin Voiceboxes up for $25 these days or buy an engin enabled billion router.

Not sure if my laptop will support it?? its already really slow plus i dont know anyone who is on it....

You buy skype out credit and then dial a normal number

It runs on a pretty slow computer. You just need broadband to run it well say 256KB should be plenty.

I will look into that then dan cheers my broadband speed is supposed to be 512kb although it seems like half that its pretty slow lol

you wont pull 512 with ur broadband here gerry coz we are a fair distance from the exchange, i have a 8Mb connection and on my best day I still only pull about 6Mb

Thats what i am saying carol its silly slow i bet its only 300kb if i am lucky....

Test it ?
[url]http://www.speedtest.net/[/url]