Nu-Shooz

How do you stop those annoying phone calls you get from the call centres (probably from India).
They keep ringing me day in, day out, hardly speak English and go on and on about aload of crap!!!

Anybody know what i need to do to ban them??? help!!

Mally Lass

There is a company you can call that will ban them, but can't rememer the name !!!

Failing that, I usually say, you have called the home of a Solicitor, and I would advise you not to call again, without invitation, and I would also advise you to put a note on your system for your colleagues to see also. It works for me

Ransi

Pay a bit extra and get a private number.

Nu-Shooz

I thought my number was private i don't advertise it.

I have heard i need to ring a certain number to cancel out call centre numbers. But what is it??

Mally Lass

You can always hang up ! or tell them to F*** O**. That seems to work too !

Bordy

Register here.

https://www.donotcall.gov.au/

gedge

i thought it was ADMA
but they have a link thru to a government site www.donotcall.gov.au
you can register online... might give it a go

Vash the Stampede

Your number will appear in the phone book unless you specifically request a silent number.

Nu-Shooz

Thankyou Bordy.

I have just registered now. Hope it works. Can have peace at last.

Vin 'n Bin

It takes about three weeks for this to come into effect . It has stopped the Indian call centres but not charities or research people ...who always seem to ring at tea time
We have a 'silent' number but it doesn't stop the latter.

Ransi

We have a private number, never once had a call from a call center/charity/research.

Fleaflyfloflum

We have always had a private number because my husband has a security sensitive job.
This however, did not stop ANZ bank passing our info onto an Indian call centre. I was stunned when they started calling us. On about the 4th occasion i told them that my husband owrked in a security sensitive job and if i received one more call form them i was reporting them to the government (of course i wasnt going to) it worked!! Never had a call since

kez81

Cheers just done it hopefully that will do the trick!!

Are you the same Bordy that posts on britvics?? we lived in Melbourne before coming to perth use to go on that site also.

kezx

Vin 'n Bin

I always ask them how they got our number and they say 'from their data system'. I ask them to remove us from their data system and those we have asked have complied . Think we need a new 'phone number as some of them have old 'phone books

DadAgain

Since ditching the Telstra land line and just using a voip service 12 months ago I havent had a single unsolicited phone call.

I do take care NOT to hand the number out to businesses though and if I need to give a contact number always offer a mobile (cold callers dont seem so keen to phone mobiles - it costs too much)