Hi Guys
On Friday 18 November 2005 15:46, Kylde wrote:
> Quite a few UK ISP's insist you reveal your
> number for dial-up access.
ISP's in the UK have to keep a record of traffic and do record the phone
number of the user.
> There are 2 good blacklists in the UK you
> can register with though, compliant companies (most of them I think)
> must NOT call your number unsolicited if you register with these 2
> lists
The TPS and FPS, telephone and fax preference services.
The unfortunate bit is that your number is only kept on the list for
twelve months. If you don't renew it every year the list becomes
pointless.
The current excuse seems to be "But we use a List that we bought last
year" !!! I have given up ringing the TPS to complain about
unsolicited calls. They always have some explanation for doing their
job, that's when you find out about all the ways to get around the
illegal bits !!
> Diane Poremsky wrote on 18/11/2005, 15:29:
> > BTW - we have caller id and I never withhold my number, but it
> > seems that lately we are getting tons of calls where the number is
> > not included. I don't know if they are purposely not sending them
> > or if it's for some other reason but I'm about ready to start
> > blocking calls that don't pass a number, in part because we are
> > starting to get a lot of junk calls, supposedly because my husband
> > registered online somewhere and gave the home phone number.
Thats just what I do ! If the number is withheld, it gets an auto
disconnect. Wonderful things, computers ;)
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Best Regards:
Derrick.
Pontefract Linux Users Group.
plug at castle-computer.co.uk
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