Comments | gerisullivan: I hope this isn't the new telemarketing approach for 2015

gerisullivan

I hope this isn't the new telemarketing approach for 2015

Jan 16, 2015 18:39

Yesterday's call was just plain weird. A heavily-accented male voice called to offer me a loan. I went with my standard, prompt reply: "No thank you. Please remove my number from your calling list ( Read more... )

toad woods

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kalimac January 17 2015, 00:03:09 UTC

I get calls from people who claim they're from the Windows Technical Department. What they want to do with my computer I've never stayed to find out. I just start repeated "Please do not call this number again" over and over without stopping for a response until they hang up.

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kalimac January 17 2015, 07:24:09 UTC

I might try that if I ever feel like toying with them instead.

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redbird January 17 2015, 04:49:52 UTC

That's not brutal, not even close. Brutal is things like blowing a high-pitched whistle into the phone, or maybe answering the phone and immediately starting to curse at the caller.

I'm glad we have ditched our landline dragonet2 January 17 2015, 01:08:07 UTC

Yeah, we have three cell phones. but with the rare exception we don't get spam. I DID get someone saying they were from the IRS and I owed big time. That one ended when I asked if they knew about TIGTA and that I do have the caller's number. They dropped the line quick (It was a VOIP line so not traceable).

This sounds sort of creepy, you might pass a note along to your local constabulary. Just in case you have a creep show up at your doorstep.

threeringedmoon January 17 2015, 13:26:04 UTC

In lieu of a landline, we use a VOIP system called Ooma. The call quality isn't always ideal, but since we both have cell phones, we can use those for backup. Caller ID comes free with Ooma, which means that I rarely talk to telemarketers anymore: if I don't recognize the number, I let it go to voicemail. It also allows me to block numbers, and configure what happens with blocked numbers.

On those rare occasions when I do get an unwanted call, I just firmly say "No thank you" and hang up.

dalesql January 17 2015, 13:30:28 UTC

This behavior crosses the line from weird commercial calls into harrassment. There is a code you can dial on your phone right after the call is hung up that notifies the phone company switch computer to preserve all the normally discarded call details for law enforcement access. The details of the code vary by local phone company, and you should consult them for this, along with any charges and procedures for reporting these calls.