Gizmo puts cold callers on hold.

Wiggins · 23 Oct 2008 at 08:07

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7682111.stm

BBC said:
The TrueCall device acts as a buffer between the phone and the outside world and learns to distinguish between welcome and unwelcome callers.

ring ring

Phone - "Hello, your through to the ****** household, please say your name after the tone"
Caller - "Its Barry, from Great Deal Home Improvements"
Phone - "You fail at calling, goodbye"

V4NT0M · 23 Oct 2008 at 08:16

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Carzy · 23 Oct 2008 at 08:18

Skyfall said:
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FTM · 23 Oct 2008 at 08:34

99.99!!

I just have a phone that displays the phone number...if I dont know the number I dont pick it up..costs me nothing!

pitchfork · 23 Oct 2008 at 08:54

i pick the phone up and say something like "hang on I've just gotta get the kids out of the bath" and leave them on hold for as long as I forget, if they're still on when I come back, I just tell them to get a real job and hang up.

Cosimo · 23 Oct 2008 at 09:33

I don't get any from the UK.

a1ex2001 · 23 Oct 2008 at 09:35

pitchfork said:
i pick the phone up and say something like "hang on I've just gotta get the kids out of the bath" and leave them on hold for as long as I forget, if they're still on when I come back, I just tell them to get a real job and hang up.

Me too we put them on speaker and see how long they will talk to thin air with an occasional "Just a second the baby fell out of it's cot" or similar to keep them thinking they are getting somewhere. Usually they hang up in less than a minute but we've had some go on and on!

Squink · 23 Oct 2008 at 09:58

I registered my parents on the telephone protection service as they got lots of cold calls. It costs nothing and works a treat.

ScarySquirrel · 23 Oct 2008 at 10:06

pitchfork said:
...... if they're still on when I come back, I just tell them to get a real job and hang up.

monkeygremlin · 23 Oct 2008 at 10:22

We've got a thing called Night Mode on our phone that means that if the person calling is not in your specified phonebook category, it rings silently. Set the "night" time as 09:00 to 08:59 and no more marketing calls so if it does ring it's someone in the family. It doesn't stop the silent messages but it's not bad.

PhillyDee · 23 Oct 2008 at 10:37

I just cackle and laugh insanely down the phone.

Delvis · 23 Oct 2008 at 10:38

ScarySquirrel said:

Now now

bledd · 23 Oct 2008 at 10:39

can't they just clamp down on the ##### that are making the calls?

Le_Petit_Lapin · 23 Oct 2008 at 11:02

Gizmo

Knubje · 23 Oct 2008 at 11:18

Skyfall said:
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lol thought the same when I read the title, I was disapointed when I saw the OP, but then happy again after the above

Delvis · 23 Oct 2008 at 11:19

Le_Petit_Lapin said:
Gizmo

Pfft, that isn't Gizmo, I've still got a REAL Gizmo, not a counterfeit one :rolleyes:

Lummox · 23 Oct 2008 at 11:25

I just tell them to hold on while i do something, then 10 mins later put the phone down.

starfighter · 23 Oct 2008 at 11:29

I buy whatever they are selling, it is so great to have lovely informative people phone you up and offer some great deals.

Amnesia · 23 Oct 2008 at 11:33

pitchfork said:
i pick the phone up and say something like "hang on I've just gotta get the kids out of the bath" and leave them on hold for as long as I forget, if they're still on when I come back, I just tell them to get a real job and hang up.

pretty much this

Wiggins · 23 Oct 2008 at 11:43