Anonymous caller reject should be standard

slinxy · 17 Oct 2012 at 17:00

Hi

Call me a grumpy git if you want, but I strongly believe anonymous caller calls should be as standard on all phone networks mobile and landline.

I know people have a job to do, but the last thing that anyone wants is to be contacted on services and goods that they don't want. The companies prey on the vulnerable to make money and it makes me so mad.

For example, I have a line land now for 6 months which I only use for the internet. In fact I don't even know my own number, yet a company keeps calling me to try and sell me stuff that I don't want around 5:30pm. This is the time I get home, made my tea and just settle down to eat. How on earth do they expect me to take up their service or buy anything from them.

That is all...

Bennie-Mac · 17 Oct 2012 at 17:05

I agree, I never answer blocked numbers on my mobile, and got rid of my house phone altogether as I only ever seemed to be getting anonymous calls despite being on TPS and not giving my number out to anyone.

Ahleckz · 17 Oct 2012 at 17:07

I often have to phone customers using my personal mobile. I don't want them to have my number so I withhold it. Seems perfectly reasonable to do.

Jambo · 17 Oct 2012 at 17:07

slinxy said:
For example, I have a line land now for 6 months which I only use for the internet.

Why have a phone then?

Fire_fly · 17 Oct 2012 at 17:07

If you are not using the land line can you not just unplug the phone.

Deleted member 77746 · 17 Oct 2012 at 17:08

Jambo said:
Why have a phone then?

A phone does not need to be plugged in for broadband to work. If you don't wish to be contacted simply take out the phone. :rolleyes:

Jambo · 17 Oct 2012 at 17:11

mrbell1984 said:
A phone does not need to be plugged in for broadband to work. If you don't wish to be contacted simply take out the phone.

That's why I'm asking him why he has a phone. :confused:

Deleted member 77746 · 17 Oct 2012 at 17:13

Jambo said:
That's why I'm asking him why he has a phone.

I know.

Energize · 17 Oct 2012 at 17:13

If you have a decent phone you can block any number you want for free.

anything I don't mind · 17 Oct 2012 at 17:14

Just pick up the phone then leave the line open. They might not be able to hang up on their side and will cost them money.

Put a divert on to a high rate number. sex lines in china lol.

Deleted member 77746 · 17 Oct 2012 at 17:15

Energize said:
If you have a decent phone you can block any number you want for free.

Something I never knew, even anonymous calls?

regulus · 17 Oct 2012 at 17:18

No idea of my number on home phone either, yet it rings from time to time. I just ignore. Whenever I happen to be near when it rings, I'd pick up and manically scream **** OFF!!!!! into the receiver before laughing with a high pitched voice. They just wordlessly put their phones down.

anything I don't mind · 17 Oct 2012 at 17:19

You could also set up one of those numbers that you get money for when someone calls, then divert your number to that number. profit.

Deleted member 77746 · 17 Oct 2012 at 17:21

groen said:
You could also set up one of those numbers that you get money for when someone calls, then divert your number to that number. profit.

also illegal. :eek:

Linkex · 17 Oct 2012 at 17:24

mrbell1984 said:
also illegal.

And wouldn't work anyway - if you divert an incoming call to another number, you pay any charges incurred due to the redirect.

slinxy · 17 Oct 2012 at 17:26

why shouldn't I have a phone? even thou its a wireless dect phone. I know where it is and that's not the case for my mobile. I can't see way I have to pay an extra 4 pounds per month, which is an extra 1/3 of my total line land for me to stop being harassed.

I shall look into my phone settings to see if it can block anonymous calls... thanks.

anything I don't mind · 17 Oct 2012 at 17:32

That is illegal realy?

even if its a network divert ?

mame · 17 Oct 2012 at 17:43

I'm the same, have a landline just for the internet (no cable here) and don't know my phone number. I'll probably get 4G when someone is doing a 4G home service with a router, and then ditch the landline.

Energize · 17 Oct 2012 at 17:44

mrbell1984 said:
Something I never knew, even anonymous calls?

Yes.

King Damager · 17 Oct 2012 at 18:01

http://bt.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/8482/~/anonymous-call-rejection

Here.

There's something else we actually signed up for called 'stop hoax callers' or something, not sure what it's called to be honest, otherwise I'd link you to it.

Just found it actually:
http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/tps/index.html

Basically it's worked on cutting out telemarketing calls for us.

kd