Dealing with cold callers...

[Fenton]

There is a difference between cold calling and scams

Most of the caller's are just kids trying to make some extra cash by selling insurance etc. So a "I'm not interested thanks" I think is sufficient.

Maybe  annoyance is better redirected at the companies that sell your details to  the calling companies

[Orcs]

If you have a cold collar iron the shirt just before putting it on. 

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW GET OUT NOW !!!!!

[Techno]

Maybe  annoyance is better redirected at the companies that sell your details to  the calling companies

Totally agree, F...But once the details are out there.........

Been hearing on the radio that the 'Tax Man's' warning about a big increase in scam calls, reputedly coming from them.
"If we don't hear from you or your solicitor.....blah, blah, blah......"

Just as a matter of interest......Do our friends from all around the World (Who don't have English as their country's first language)......not suffer as many scam calls ?

Cheers - Phil

[Leman]

These are the 'friends' the Brexit twonks want to set up trade deals with.

[Techno]

Stop the 'B' word, Andy...It'll only cause 'angst'. 

Cheers - Phil

[Leman]

Good - it ought to!

[Techno]

Stop it !!!!! 

Cheers - Phil

[capthugeca]

Just received my regular call from the Indian Subcontinent about my BT router and gave my usual response of
"How do you go home each evening, knowing that you have spent the whole of your day lying to people. Is that any way to earn a living?"

Whereat I was advised that what I needed to do was "take a stone and stick it up your arse!"
:-
Before I try that, can anyone confirm whether that will improve my speed on the internet?

[steve_holmes_11]

Totally agree, F...But once the details are out there.........

Been hearing on the radio that the 'Tax Man's' warning about a big increase in scam calls, reputedly coming from them.
"If we don't hear from you or your solicitor.....blah, blah, blah......"

Just as a matter of interest......Do our friends from all around the World (Who don't have English as their country's first language)......not suffer as many scam calls ?

Cheers - Phil

There's a price to be paid for speaking the "International language of commerce".
Of course we'll soon be an independent trading nation.
This will unveil excellent opportunities for boiler rooms staffed with Brummies or Aberdonians to cold-call the subcontinent and scam their telecomms connected middle classes out of their tiffin-money.

[Techno]

Stop it (again)......But I like your thinking !!

Cheers - Phil

[Orcs]

Just received my regular call from the Indian Subcontinent about my BT router and gave my usual response of
"How do you go home each evening, knowing that you have spent the whole of your day lying to people. Is that any way to earn a living?"

Whereat I was advised that what I needed to do was "take a stone and stick it up your arse!"
:-
Before I try that, can anyone confirm whether that will improve my speed on the internet?

I think you should at least give it a try and let the rest of the Forum know, so if it does improve your internet speed  we can all benefit. 

So when you test you should make a careful  record

Type of stone
Size of stone
Shape of stone
How far up etc....


Just be careful with the flints 

[Techno]

 

Cheers - Phil