Posted by: steven976, Feltham, Middx on 2:58pm Thu 23 Oct 08
My advice is to register your telephone with the TELEPHONE PREFERENCE SERVICE (the number is printed at the front of your directory). Once registered (it's free, by the way!), "cold-callers" must not contact you. If they persist in this practise, they can be fined. All you have to do is tell the call-centre worker that your number is TPS-registered, and ask that you be removed from their database. Please bear in mind that these workers are calling you from a database compiled some time prior to you receiving such a call, so don't shout and swear at them.. It's not their fault!
My advice is to register your telephone with the TELEPHONE PREFERENCE SERVICE (the number is printed at the front of your directory). Once registered (it's free, by the way!), "cold-callers" must not contact you. If they persist in this practise, they can be fined. All you have to do is tell the call-centre worker that your number is TPS-registered, and ask that you be removed from their database. Please bear in mind that these workers are calling you from a database compiled some time prior to you receiving such a call, so don't shout and swear at them.. It's not their fault!
Posted by: steven976, Feltham, Middx on 3:02pm Thu 23 Oct 08
I should also point out that your details find themself onto various databases by rather nefarious means!.. Remember seeing that tiny little box on an application form, stating "if you do NOT wish your details to be shared with others, please tick"?.. You forgot, didn't you?? Now that I've told you, perhaps you'll read these forms more closely!!
I should also point out that your details find themself onto various databases by rather nefarious means!.. Remember seeing that tiny little box on an application form, stating "if you do NOT wish your details to be shared with others, please tick"?.. You forgot, didn't you?? Now that I've told you, perhaps you'll read these forms more closely!!
Posted by: calamero, Glasgow on 5:26pm Thu 23 Oct 08
[quote][bold]steven976[/bold] wrote:
My advice is to register your telephone with the TELEPHONE PREFERENCE SERVICE (the number is printed at the front of your directory). Once registered (it's free, by the way!), "cold-callers" must not contact you. If they persist in this practise, they can be fined. All you have to do is tell the call-centre worker that your number is TPS-registered, and ask that you be removed from their database. Please bear in mind that these workers are calling you from a database compiled some time prior to you receiving such a call, so don't shout and swear at them.. It's not their fault! [/quote] It works with most but we have been registered for about 5 years and we still get them. Most simply hang up when told but clearly do not remove details from database as its too much trouble.
It is their fault - they pick the job and they know what the script is (literally).
steven976 wrote:
My advice is to register your telephone with the TELEPHONE PREFERENCE SERVICE (the number is printed at the front of your directory). Once registered (it's free, by the way!), "cold-callers" must not contact you. If they persist in this practise, they can be fined. All you have to do is tell the call-centre worker that your number is TPS-registered, and ask that you be removed from their database. Please bear in mind that these workers are calling you from a database compiled some time prior to you receiving such a call, so don't shout and swear at them.. It's not their fault!
It works with most but we have been registered for about 5 years and we still get them. Most simply hang up when told but clearly do not remove details from database as its too much trouble.
It is their fault - they pick the job and they know what the script is (literally).
Posted by: steven976, Feltham, Middx on 8:53pm Thu 23 Oct 08
[quote][bold]calamero[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]steven976[/bold] wrote: My advice is to register your telephone with the TELEPHONE PREFERENCE SERVICE (the number is printed at the front of your directory). Once registered (it's free, by the way!), "cold-callers" must not contact you. If they persist in this practise, they can be fined. All you have to do is tell the call-centre worker that your number is TPS-registered, and ask that you be removed from their database. Please bear in mind that these workers are calling you from a database compiled some time prior to you receiving such a call, so don't shout and swear at them.. It's not their fault! [/quote] It works with most but we have been registered for about 5 years and we still get them. Most simply hang up when told but clearly do not remove details from database as its too much trouble. It is their fault - they pick the job and they know what the script is (literally).[/quote] If you have a means of recording those calls, then do so. send the recording to the TPS, but make sure you get the caller to mention either their company, or the company they represent. This makes it easier to identify the offender. The tps should then contact the offender with strict instructions to enforce removal of your details from all databases, or suffer the consequences.
calamero wrote:
steven976 wrote: My advice is to register your telephone with the TELEPHONE PREFERENCE SERVICE (the number is printed at the front of your directory). Once registered (it's free, by the way!), "cold-callers" must not contact you. If they persist in this practise, they can be fined. All you have to do is tell the call-centre worker that your number is TPS-registered, and ask that you be removed from their database. Please bear in mind that these workers are calling you from a database compiled some time prior to you receiving such a call, so don't shout and swear at them.. It's not their fault!
It works with most but we have been registered for about 5 years and we still get them. Most simply hang up when told but clearly do not remove details from database as its too much trouble. It is their fault - they pick the job and they know what the script is (literally).
If you have a means of recording those calls, then do so. send the recording to the TPS, but make sure you get the caller to mention either their company, or the company they represent. This makes it easier to identify the offender. The tps should then contact the offender with strict instructions to enforce removal of your details from all databases, or suffer the consequences.
Posted by: SPAMALOT, southside on 9:08pm Thu 23 Oct 08
[quote][bold]steven976[/bold] wrote:
My advice is to register your telephone with the TELEPHONE PREFERENCE SERVICE (the number is printed at the front of your directory). Once registered (it's free, by the way!), "cold-callers" must not contact you. If they persist in this practise, they can be fined. All you have to do is tell the call-centre worker that your number is TPS-registered, and ask that you be removed from their database. Please bear in mind that these workers are calling you from a database compiled some time prior to you receiving such a call, so don't shout and swear at them.. It's not their fault! [/quote] just tell them to feck off works a treat
steven976 wrote:
My advice is to register your telephone with the TELEPHONE PREFERENCE SERVICE (the number is printed at the front of your directory). Once registered (it's free, by the way!), "cold-callers" must not contact you. If they persist in this practise, they can be fined. All you have to do is tell the call-centre worker that your number is TPS-registered, and ask that you be removed from their database. Please bear in mind that these workers are calling you from a database compiled some time prior to you receiving such a call, so don't shout and swear at them.. It's not their fault!
just tell them to feck off works a treat
Posted by: steven976, Feltham, Middx on 12:49pm Fri 24 Oct 08
[quote][bold]SPAMALOT[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]steven976[/bold] wrote: My advice is to register your telephone with the TELEPHONE PREFERENCE SERVICE (the number is printed at the front of your directory). Once registered (it's free, by the way!), "cold-callers" must not contact you. If they persist in this practise, they can be fined. All you have to do is tell the call-centre worker that your number is TPS-registered, and ask that you be removed from their database. Please bear in mind that these workers are calling you from a database compiled some time prior to you receiving such a call, so don't shout and swear at them.. It's not their fault! [/quote] just tell them to feck off works a treat[/quote] WRONG!.. I worked in a call centre, once upon a long ago!! All we did was to put your details back into the auto-dialler queue, and hope the same agent got you again, just to **** you off - especially if the agent had been having a crap day! Believe me, call centres deal with thousands of outbound calls a day, so we've heard the FECK OFF bit soooo many times, it's like water off a duck's back, whereas it's sooo much easier to **** you off after 3 0r 4 calls from the same call centre, flogging the same product!!
SPAMALOT wrote:
steven976 wrote: My advice is to register your telephone with the TELEPHONE PREFERENCE SERVICE (the number is printed at the front of your directory). Once registered (it's free, by the way!), "cold-callers" must not contact you. If they persist in this practise, they can be fined. All you have to do is tell the call-centre worker that your number is TPS-registered, and ask that you be removed from their database. Please bear in mind that these workers are calling you from a database compiled some time prior to you receiving such a call, so don't shout and swear at them.. It's not their fault!
just tell them to feck off works a treat
WRONG!.. I worked in a call centre, once upon a long ago!! All we did was to put your details back into the auto-dialler queue, and hope the same agent got you again, just to **** you off - especially if the agent had been having a crap day! Believe me, call centres deal with thousands of outbound calls a day, so we've heard the FECK OFF bit soooo many times, it's like water off a duck's back, whereas it's sooo much easier to **** you off after 3 0r 4 calls from the same call centre, flogging the same product!!
Posted by: steven976, Feltham, Middx on 12:49pm Fri 24 Oct 08
[quote][bold]SPAMALOT[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]steven976[/bold] wrote: My advice is to register your telephone with the TELEPHONE PREFERENCE SERVICE (the number is printed at the front of your directory). Once registered (it's free, by the way!), "cold-callers" must not contact you. If they persist in this practise, they can be fined. All you have to do is tell the call-centre worker that your number is TPS-registered, and ask that you be removed from their database. Please bear in mind that these workers are calling you from a database compiled some time prior to you receiving such a call, so don't shout and swear at them.. It's not their fault! [/quote] just tell them to feck off works a treat[/quote] WRONG!.. I worked in a call centre, once upon a long ago!! All we did was to put your details back into the auto-dialler queue, and hope the same agent got you again, just to **** you off - especially if the agent had been having a crap day! Believe me, call centres deal with thousands of outbound calls a day, so we've heard the FECK OFF bit soooo many times, it's like water off a duck's back, whereas it's sooo much easier to **** you off after 3 0r 4 calls from the same call centre, flogging the same product!!
SPAMALOT wrote:
steven976 wrote: My advice is to register your telephone with the TELEPHONE PREFERENCE SERVICE (the number is printed at the front of your directory). Once registered (it's free, by the way!), "cold-callers" must not contact you. If they persist in this practise, they can be fined. All you have to do is tell the call-centre worker that your number is TPS-registered, and ask that you be removed from their database. Please bear in mind that these workers are calling you from a database compiled some time prior to you receiving such a call, so don't shout and swear at them.. It's not their fault!
just tell them to feck off works a treat
WRONG!.. I worked in a call centre, once upon a long ago!! All we did was to put your details back into the auto-dialler queue, and hope the same agent got you again, just to **** you off - especially if the agent had been having a crap day! Believe me, call centres deal with thousands of outbound calls a day, so we've heard the FECK OFF bit soooo many times, it's like water off a duck's back, whereas it's sooo much easier to **** you off after 3 0r 4 calls from the same call centre, flogging the same product!!
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