Terry12
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Registered: 24th Sep 07
Location: Manchester
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I've been in my new house since Christmas and have had a new ex-directory number since January.
Twice I have had some company call asking for the previous owner.
The first one was English and I ripped her a new one and demanded my number be removed from their database and asked how they got this number for the previous owner.
She agreed to remove number but wouldn't tell me where they got the number from.
I've just had an Indian woman do the same thing, As soon as I asked where the number was obtained she said sorry and hung up.
Next time I think the phone will be smashed to pieces
Susprise surprise the last number that called is not available. Question is what can I do to stop these calls?
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Brett
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
Location: Manchester
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Keep an airhorn next to the phone 
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Terry12
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Registered: 24th Sep 07
Location: Manchester
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quote:
Originally posted by loafofbrett
Keep an airhorn next to the phone
I'll get on ebay for one now
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shaunmods
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Registered: 12th Mar 07
Location: Glascote, Staffordshire
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We get at least one an hour at our house. Drives me mental! Half the time theres never even someone one the other end 
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Brett
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
Location: Manchester
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Not sure if this will help or not in your situation...
http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/tps/
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Russ
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Registered: 14th Mar 04
Location: Armchair
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we keep getting "can i just confirm you enegery provdings please"
i just usually say we have a hamsters who generate it, ot we use coal, or i speak french. It happens quite often 
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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i don't get many, probably 1 or 2 a month.
i find the more you put your number in online when getting quotes on anything, the more frequently you get called.
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Terry12
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Registered: 24th Sep 07
Location: Manchester
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Cheers Brett, I'll register with them.
I have found so far my aggressive attitude seems to keep them away for a while. If I can find out who the company are i'll be contacting them direct.
I think next time they ask for the old dear who used to live here i'll say 'i'll just get her, Can I ask who's calling please'
Then i'll pounce
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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just say shes dead, do you still want me to get her?
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Terry12
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Registered: 24th Sep 07
Location: Manchester
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
i don't get many, probably 1 or 2 a month.
i find the more you put your number in online when getting quotes on anything, the more frequently you get called.
I don't give my number out to many. My house number is with about 5-6 mates and family I know.
The Mrs is a different matter. She put her mobile and house number on some survey site and now some wankers called Premium Genie keep calling the house. I've checked up online and they seem quite persistant.
My tact with those is simple, I tell them to piss off and put the phone down. I can't wait until I mistake mum for them and tell her to drop dead
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Terry12
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Registered: 24th Sep 07
Location: Manchester
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
just say shes dead, do you still want me to get her?
I'd love to believe that'd work. They have already ignored my strong insitance that my number be removed from file.
The thing that has pissed me off is the fact they're using MY number to call her. She has never been associated to that number.
So somebody is using 2 databases, The one linking the number to the house and one linking her to the house.
I'm assuming they've got a list with numbers to houses and using electoral register to get the residents name.
From what I can gather the old lady they're asking for hasn't lived here for 3 years or more. She split from her husband when some unsavoury revelations came out about him and he's lived here since.
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SXIBLK
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Registered: 9th Feb 10
Location: Barnoldswick
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im on sky and get loads of calls off companys for insurance, claim back debts all that kind of stuff wankers
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Ingham
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Registered: 9th May 08
Location: Burnley, Lancashire
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I hate call centres, half the reason why I wouldn't work in one. I live with my Gran 5 days a week and she gets one or two pretty much every day. Every time they phone I tell them to take the number off their records but they phone back the next day!
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Sam
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Registered: 24th Dec 99
Location: West Midlands
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quote:
Originally posted by loafofbrett
Not sure if this will help or not in your situation...
http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/tps/
Sign up to that, and then after about 30 days if you get any further calls tell them you are on the TPS and demand they remove your number immediately or their company will be facing legal action if they call again in future.
Had a problem like this but with British Gas calling for the previous occupant of this house, in the end I had to make an official complaint in writing and threatened court action as they seemed to ignore my requests to remove my number.
Got a letter in the post apologising again and now they don't call again.
The problem is when you have "withheld" or "unavailable" or "international" numbers calling and it's a bloody recorded message, I still get those!
You can get BT to block calls where the person witholds their numbers, however one company that called up had a number of "01234567890" on my caller display. 
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Tomnova16
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Registered: 21st Jan 06
Location: Gerrards Cross Drives: Porsche 911
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had it for nearly three years now at Lemass
they keep asking for a Mr Moures
pain in the ass
http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter
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Sam
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Registered: 24th Dec 99
Location: West Midlands
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You can register business numbers on that TPS thing Tom, I've had to do that with my business numbers too.
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Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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If they ask you do you need a website, don't hang up on them.
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adiohead
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Registered: 28th Sep 01
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*phones up Lemass*
*aks for Mr Moures*
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Tomnova16
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Registered: 21st Jan 06
Location: Gerrards Cross Drives: Porsche 911
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cunts just rung again, was it you adi
http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter
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chrisritch
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Registered: 2nd Sep 08
Location: Northants Drives: V40
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~willow~
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Registered: 9th Feb 09
Location: kidderminster
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i work in a call center lol, luckily its not cold calling i do though! haha 
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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quote:
Originally posted by ~willow~
i work in a call center lol, luckily its not cold calling i do though! haha
Me too, although they don't refer to it as a call centre where I work
Any out bound calls we do are courtesy calls to members. We don't call strangers.
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Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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I buy leads online, and then get telesales people to phone them up and get the deal. Expensive, but worth it. Saves a fat phone bill cold calling.
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