Are you plagued by nuisance phone calls?
It could be the end of the line for cold callers … ministers are planning a change in the law to fine firms who bombard millions of Britons with unsolicited phone calls with fines of up to £500,000.
The move follows tens of thousands of complaints about cold calling.
The government says the number of complaints has risen in the past decade and the issue is particularly acute for the elderly and housebound as such calls can cause distress and anxiety.
Are you plagued by nuisance calls on your home phone or mobile? Do you dread picking up the phone? How do you respond to unsolicited calls?
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I don't get nuisance calls on my mobile (yet) and would like to get rid of my landline (BT) but I use it for my internet connection and I need a good strong download/upload which around here is best from BT.
For the few calls I get through, I try not to get stressed out and immediately tell them to take me off their list. I emailed one company who kept calling and appeared not to take me off their list and they were very apologetic and I have had no more calls from them. I understand they have to remove your number if requested.
How will they stop those calls ?
I've noticed that the more unwanted calls you don't answer the less calls you get... I guess they remove you from some databases.
So if you have a smart phone ask someone who knows about phones to help you set up such a call screening app. I would tell you what mine's called but I can't seem to find the damn thing.
I'm kind of useless when it comes to technology.
So the best strategy in my opinion is "ignore them maybe they'll go away" 🙂
Jack
Now when I fill in forms I always put an incorrect number.
They are legally obliged to remove your number from their systems if you request that they do.
Other option is to keep them on the line as long as you can simply to waste their time and money...
This is also food for thought 😉 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20068927
Also what about international calls? These are also very annoying, but what can the government do about these?
I've found the number of calls I get has greatly reduced since I started saying 'hold on' when a call comes through, setting the phone down, and leaving it until they ring off. Obviously this ties up their line and wastes their time and money. I recommend everyone to try this.
I had a survey company call from mobiles three times the other day I told them to stop calling me, they said they would continue calling until I answered their questions I threatened to report them and so far haven't heard any more but it is so frustrating as not a day goes by without at least on call.