Pleeeeeaaaaase.... stop calling me!

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Jun 2nd 2010, 11:26 pm

#16

ABCDiamond

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Re: Pleeeeeaaaaase.... stop calling me!

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Originally Posted by lonndongeek

Unplug the landline. Only give people your mobile number.

It costs the telemarketers significantly more to call a mobile, so 99% of them don't bother.

Cheers

Steve

It costs everyone else significantly more to call also.

Jun 2nd 2010, 11:35 pm

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IndieG

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Re: Pleeeeeaaaaase.... stop calling me!

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Originally Posted by Steve2438

or my personal fav...just say "go on tell me about it".....put the phone on the side and go back to watching TV

Jun 3rd 2010, 1:00 am

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Re: Pleeeeeaaaaase.... stop calling me!

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Originally Posted by ABCDiamond

It costs everyone else significantly more to call also.

Not necessarily. Do you have any statistics to show that this is the case?

Jun 3rd 2010, 1:03 am

#19

IndieG

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Re: Pleeeeeaaaaase.... stop calling me!

Quote:

Originally Posted by lonndongeek

Unplug the landline. Only give people your mobile number.

It costs the telemarketers significantly more to call a mobile, so 99% of them don't bother.

Cheers

Steve

That is exactly what we've done. I haven't got any calls from telemarketers on my mobile...

Jun 3rd 2010, 1:06 am

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ABCDiamond

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Re: Pleeeeeaaaaase.... stop calling me!

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Originally Posted by lonndongeek

Not necessarily. Do you have any statistics to show that this is the case?

Telstra Call rates: HomeLine® Plus

Call rate to Mobile Phones: 16.5c per 30 secs
Call rate to Landlines: 18c untimed

Therefore:
A 10 minute call to a mobile costs $1.65
A 10 minute call to a landline costs $0.18

Jun 3rd 2010, 1:31 am

#21

Zambia

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Re: Pleeeeeaaaaase.... stop calling me!

This is by far the best

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWIMRKq2eZI

Jun 3rd 2010, 1:54 am

#22

Mamoo

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Re: Pleeeeeaaaaase.... stop calling me!

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Originally Posted by SDDep

rabid telemarketing dogs

Wow what a lingo and slur...

too low... I think the local companies are encouraging this trend...

Jun 3rd 2010, 2:00 am

#23

Mamoo

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Re: Pleeeeeaaaaase.... stop calling me!

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Originally Posted by Zambia

This is by far the best

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWIMRKq2eZI

Well that was funny..
I tried to act like chinese even though i am not..
its quite funny, when i preptend to be a chinese chi chi hao.. ni hao whao.. ni chu me aine...

The get fed up and close the call in 1 min...

Jun 4th 2010, 5:37 pm

#24

SDDep

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Re: Pleeeeeaaaaase.... stop calling me!

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Originally Posted by Mamoo

Wow what a lingo and slur...

too low... I think the local companies are encouraging this trend...

just a bit of fun..I actually tell them quite politely to take a long walk off a short pier..

They dont understand that, so i revert to solution #1...