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Re: Bombarded with anon callers
08-03-2013 6:42 PM
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You could have a brand new number that has never been used before and still end up getting loads of dodgy calls because these computers just don't stop dialing random numbers and sooner or later we all get hit by them
Re: Bombarded with anon callers
08-03-2013 6:47 PM
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I got so fed up with 5 a day that I purchased a CPR call blocker, now I have programmed to drop international & withheld numbers. The new rash of ppi calls are using normal numbers but a quick press of the button and it is blocked as well.
I am well pleased with the little box (had it since Aug) and it will soon have paid for itself (£40 once vs £4/month)
Re: Bombarded with anon callers
08-03-2013 6:57 PM
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I Googled the number and came up with a load of hits for an Automotive parts shop (try it - they still come up) that doesn't exist. I found the business had another shop in Shaftesbury and gave them a ring. The Gillingham shop closed several years ago but is still listed on those useless directories.
I've now moved again and got another new number and that number is dead.
Conclusion: If you get a new number it's pot luck whether it has been used before (it almost certainly will have been) and whether you get nuisance calls as a result.
jelv (a.k.a Spoon Whittler) Why I have left Plusnet (warning: long post!) Broadband: Andrews & Arnold Home::1 (FTTC 80/20) Line rental: Pulse 8 Home Line Rental (£14.40/month) Mobile: iD mobile (£4/month) |
Re: Bombarded with anon callers
08-03-2013 6:58 PM
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Regards
Mike
Superusers are not staff, but they do have a direct line of communication into the business in order to raise issues, concerns and feedback from the community.
Re: Bombarded with anon callers
08-03-2013 7:05 PM
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Re: Bombarded with anon callers
08-03-2013 7:05 PM
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Re: Bombarded with anon callers
08-03-2013 7:15 PM
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Same problem here, just after joining PN Landline.
Well not bombarded, but first Spam call was within an hour after landline enabled, by BT.
I think it is down to BT, having supplied a "new" number to PN, it goes on a new number list, which Is then "maybe" passed onto others.
At least, that is what I gathered soon after I joined PN landline, info from the web, not PN.
And...... the same forum posting problem, again..
I post, or modify, it doesn't show as having been posted for ages, unless I open a new tab on the same thread !!
The last 5 amendments are still LOADING !!! after 5 minutes.
Selecting new tab, same thread, shows instantly posted !!!
Re: Bombarded with anon callers
08-03-2013 7:22 PM
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Our land line rings so infrequently we have to check that we still have a dial tone!
York.
Re: Bombarded with anon callers
08-03-2013 7:23 PM
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Re: Bombarded with anon callers
08-03-2013 7:36 PM
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Re: Bombarded with anon callers
08-03-2013 8:46 PM
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Quote from: Ben Hi moob, not really sure what more we can do other than state it wasn't us because we don't sell anyone's personal details and to my knowledge, never have and never will.
I can see you've signed up for TPS but was this within the last month? If so you need to give it time to filter through.
As an aside, I never received unwanted calls, for about 5 years that I had my mobile number. About a week after I made a claim on my car insurance, the calls started coming and haven't stopped since. Have you given your number out to another company recently?
Hi Ben, the number is the same as with Sky, who I was with for a year with limited disturbance. I only recently noticed I forgot to register with TPS, TPS doesn't stop the type of calls I get predominantly however, they're international.
I was told by my colleagues in Trading Standards that BT do sell numbers to external agencies, although its not widely admitted - BT own Plusnet.
Re: Bombarded with anon callers
08-03-2013 9:05 PM
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Re: Bombarded with anon callers
08-03-2013 10:07 PM
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Quote from: moob I was told by my colleagues in Trading Standards that BT do sell numbers to external agencies, although its not widely admitted - BT own Plusnet.
Don't think there's any secret that BT own Plusnet
Re: Bombarded with anon callers
08-03-2013 10:18 PM
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Quote from: moob although its not widely admitted - BT own Plusnet.
Yeah, such a huge secret that they wouldn't dream of mentioning it in a recent blog post about the history of Plusnet!
http://community.plus.net/blog/2013/02/12/plusnet-hits-sweet-sixteen/
(see 2007-2010)
jelv (a.k.a Spoon Whittler) Why I have left Plusnet (warning: long post!) Broadband: Andrews & Arnold Home::1 (FTTC 80/20) Line rental: Pulse 8 Home Line Rental (£14.40/month) Mobile: iD mobile (£4/month) |
Re: Bombarded with anon callers
09-03-2013 1:39 AM
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Quote from: PlusComUK
I think it is down to BT, having supplied a "new" number to PN, it goes on a new number list, which Is then "maybe" passed onto others.
At least, that is what I gathered soon after I joined PN landline, info from the web, not PN.
Quote from: Ben
I was told by my colleagues in Trading Standards that BT do sell numbers to external agencies, although its not widely admitted - BT own Plusnet.
BT would appear to be responsible.
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