Being listed on the Telephone Preference Service in the UK, Do Not Call list
in the US or whatever in other countries is no help if the company calling
uses random dialling. Neither is being ex-directory (not listed) as we are.
We've only had about 10 cold calls in the past 15 years.
I did have fun telling one caller to hold on a minute and left the phone for
10 minutes before checking if she'd rung off. As soon as I put the phone
back on the hook she called again saying we appeared to have been cut off,
and I told her we hadn't, but I'd left the phone until she'd disconnected,
and then I hung up again.. She called back a third time to tell me was
pathetic for doing that; I pointed out that she was the pathetic one for
bothering to phone back to tell me I was pathetic, and then I hung up. She
didn't bother again.
I have asked how they got the number because I was ex-directory. In some
cases I got an apology and the caller has rung off, others said it was
random dialling so we couldn't stop it. On a couple of occasions I asked the
person for their home phone number so I could call them at home at some time
inconvenient to them.
Now I just either say nothing and leave the phone on the side for 10 minutes
or just hang up immediately. Can't be bothered with games any more.
Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK
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