anyone else get annoying phone calls every hour to landline??

ringo747 · 9 Oct 2006 at 19:30

hey guys,

just about had enough of ppl ringing me up from t-mobile and the likes every few hours tryin to sell me mobile phones... this is to my landline and its always foreigners on the end of a crackly line which i cannot make out.

this bugs the life outa me.. anyone else plagued with this? i am curious to know if there is any way to combat this or where would i report it to?

There appears to be no way to trace the calls.

Im in northern ireland so not sure if it applies to the mainland but believe me it annoys me to the core!

on sunday we had 4 calls from t-mobile!

any help?

TIA

Gilly · 9 Oct 2006 at 19:31

Nope.

Sign up at TPSonline.

red11 · 9 Oct 2006 at 19:32

I had the same with O2, so I got a new free sim card and new number and not had them since. Somebody could have easily stuck your number somewhere to answer surveys.

Gilly · 9 Oct 2006 at 19:32

Linoge said:
I had the same with O2, so I got a new free sim card and new number and not had them since. Somebody could have easily stuck your number somewhere to answer surveys.

That wouldn't help calls to his landline...

red11 · 9 Oct 2006 at 19:34

Gilly said:
That wouldn't help calls to his landline...

*Slaps forehead*

D'oh!

Scuzi · 9 Oct 2006 at 19:36

I had the same. I signed up to TPS and they stopped. I do still get a random call from India trying to sell me a mobile phone contract but it's far less frequent.

Biohazard · 9 Oct 2006 at 19:39

Nope, I don't have a phone line at the moment. And the bill has been paid

GSXRMovistar · 9 Oct 2006 at 19:43

Another vote for TPS, was getting 2-3 daily, now maybe one every few months.

Darkwave · 9 Oct 2006 at 19:50

TPS is an excellent service. I used to work in telesales and when a "customer" would complain I would apologise and suggest TPS, it's partly why I was sacked.

Kezmo · 9 Oct 2006 at 19:52

I was getting loads, phoned up BT to have a rant and they sighned me upto tps.

Wile E. Coyote · 9 Oct 2006 at 20:19

Another thumbs up for TPS, hardly any calls and when you get them you just have to say that you are registered with TPS and they dont bug you again

rayer · 9 Oct 2006 at 20:28

I just say, 'hang on, off to get a pen', then sit down and watch tele chuckling

ringo747 · 9 Oct 2006 at 20:33

thanks a lot for the link...

went to the site and registered....

"the number you have asked to ready has already been registered"

BUMMER!

Maybe a few guys have just slipped through the noose?

Il remind them next time that we are on TPS and see if they stop.

Cheers guys

Gilly · 9 Oct 2006 at 20:37

They ought to, its against the law IIRC.

boYce · 9 Oct 2006 at 20:41

jonnyc747 said:
thanks a lot for the link...

went to the site and registered....

"the number you have asked to ready has already been registered"

BUMMER!

Maybe a few guys have just slipped through the noose?

Il remind them next time that we are on TPS and see if they stop.

Cheers guys

I used to work in telesales and we were told that if we ever got through to someone on TPS that we were to say that we were very very VERY sorry and remove them from the database right away as the company can be fined big money for ringing TPS people (i think it was in the thousands)
So either ring TPS and inform them of the company that is breaking the rules or inform the company next time they ring you.

On another note, you have the right to request that a company removes all customer records and infomation it has on you and it must do so right away.

ringo747 · 9 Oct 2006 at 20:49

thanks all, responses very helpful

jonny

Darkwave · 9 Oct 2006 at 20:49

Gilly said:
They ought to, its against the law IIRC.

Unfortunately mistakes happen and there's nothing that can be done about it. In these situations it's just best to tell the person on the phone that you're subscribed to the TPS and they will let their manager know so that they can strike your number off their system.

Akira · 9 Oct 2006 at 20:58

TPS made no difference whatsoever when I signed up.

manoz · 9 Oct 2006 at 21:00

My family gets loads back at home in Bristol, mortagages, loans, phones you name it. I'll have to look into TPS, cheers

Snow · 9 Oct 2006 at 22:22

i signed up to tps, and now i get no calls whatsoever.

appart from the bank with their "super dooper new [insert rubbish here] for my credit card"

......which is fine by me, because i use my ccard a lot and if they can lower my apr whatsit then it's all good