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Come Inside... => Saloon Bar => Topic started by: Pastis on October 23, 2008, 12:21:33 PM
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I've been registered with the TPS for years but in the last few weeks I've been getting these cussing: recorded messages from a Yank female telling me I've won something evil:
I thought TPS covered these ... Oh no, Sir, you need the Silent Call Guard service. But it's not SILENT !!
Apparently they cover recorded messages as well ::)
If you need it, the number is 0844 372 2325
B@stards
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We have had loads of these. Deffo some sort of scam and not subject to TPS stuff as they are based in America and using UK numbers as some sort of proxy.
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I've been registered with the TPS for years but in the last few weeks I've been getting these cussing: recorded messages from a Yank female telling me I've won something evil:
I thought TPS covered these ... Oh no, Sir, you need the Silent Call Guard service. But it's not SILENT !!
Apparently they cover recorded messages as well ::)
If you need it, the number is 0844 372 2325
B@stards
The TPS in theory covers all marketting calls but there are loopholes, if you have a prior business relationship with someone then they are able to call you regardless. OFCOM legislation states that you have to have a recorded message now in the case of a call being dropped by the dialler which may explain why this silen t call guard also cover messages as well.
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Meanwhile I sit suffering SPS (Silent Phone Syndrome, Nick knows about this, eh?) and when it does eventually ring...
"Hi, congratulations, I'm just letting you know you've won a once in a lifetime, fabulous holiday...."
Bitch evil:
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"Hi, congratulations, I'm just letting you know you've won a once in a lifetime, fabulous holiday...."
Fuck Off! Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
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Have you been listening in? lol:
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"Hi, congratulations, I'm just letting you know you've won a once in a lifetime, fabulous holiday...."
Fuck Off! Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
It doesn't do much good with recorded messages ::)
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Meanwhile I sit suffering SPS (Silent Phone Syndrome, Nick knows about this, eh?) and when it does eventually ring...
"Hi, congratulations, I'm just letting you know you've won a once in a lifetime, fabulous holiday...."
Bitch evil:
How frequent are the calls? The original regulations had a minimum of 72 hours between calls unless you could guarantee an agent would be available. OFCOM have, however, been known to crack down even on companies below their limits if they believe that persistant misuse is taking place.
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About a three day gap between them rubschin:
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Sounds like they are keeping themselves within the guidelines then. The only thing I can suggest is to ring whatever number the message leaves for you and tell them to add your number to their suppression list and to send you written confirmation that it has been done so.
If it turns out that you are ringing a premium number then get on to OFCOM straight away.
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They'll probably try again on Sunday then... I'll see if I have the presence of mind to listen rather than slam the phone down evil:
Ta.
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No problem, at the risk of being flamed I work in the industry so when I come across instances like this where customer focus is about as sharp as Stevie Wonder's eyesight I get narked as it tends to reflect badly on those of us who work at doing the job properly.
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So where is my Florida holiday then, eh?
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I may work in the industry Nick but I'm in the financial sector. We dont do holidays.. sad24:
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Your Florida holiday prolly went the same way as my Caribbean Cruise... whistle:
If your TV's still in the box you'll have missed Stephen Fry's exquisite dismissal of Florida (pile of shite) on his American odyssey.
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I watched some TV in hospital and it confirmed my decision to put the thing in a box was correct evil:
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my decision to put the thing in a box
rubschin:
Have you warned Donna?
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I watched some TV in hospital and it confirmed my decision to put the thing in a box was correct evil:
Did they have one of those Pay As You Watch bastard things then...? cussing:
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Yes/
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I just leave the phone off the hook but still connected on the table and walk away.
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Yes/
Bastard things... cussing:
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Talkin' of telly, this digi tv shite IS shite. cussing:
Sick to the back teeth of it crashing and live speech going out of synch.
If it wasn't for 'Dave' cloud9:, I'd launch it.
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Talkin' of telly, this digi tv shite IS shite. cussing:
Sick to the back teeth of it crashing and live speech going out of synch.
If it wasn't for 'Dave' cloud9:, I'd launch it.
get a Sky box and dish... you know it makes sense... ;)
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Talkin' of telly, this digi tv shite IS shite. cussing:
Sick to the back teeth of it crashing and live speech going out of synch.
If it wasn't for 'Dave' cloud9:, I'd launch it.
get a Sky box and dish... you know it makes sense... ;)
No! Don't do rip off 'bin lid' tv.
Why would I want a further 500 shite channels to NOT watch? rubschin:
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Talkin' of telly, this digi tv shite IS shite. cussing:
Sick to the back teeth of it crashing and live speech going out of synch.
If it wasn't for 'Dave' cloud9:, I'd launch it.
get a Sky box and dish... you know it makes sense... ;)
No! Don't do rip off 'bin lid' tv.
Why would I want a further 500 shite channels to NOT watch? rubschin:
Cos it won't crash and live speech won't go out of synch... Banghead
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Talkin' of telly, this digi tv shite IS shite. cussing:
Sick to the back teeth of it crashing and live speech going out of synch.
If it wasn't for 'Dave' cloud9:, I'd launch it.
get a Sky box and dish... you know it makes sense... ;)
No! Don't do rip off 'bin lid' tv.
Why would I want a further 500 shite channels to NOT watch? rubschin:
Cos it won't crash and live speech won't go out of synch... Banghead
It's not the digi box though, it's the shite digi broadcasts.
I'm gonna start a campaign to retain 'steam' telly. cloud9:
Another email is going to be written. cussing:
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Talkin' of telly, this digi tv shite IS shite. cussing:
Sick to the back teeth of it crashing and live speech going out of synch.
If it wasn't for 'Dave' cloud9:, I'd launch it.
It could be an issue with your set top box, check the settings and see if there is a firmware update for it.
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Talkin' of telly, this digi tv shite IS shite. cussing:
Sick to the back teeth of it crashing and live speech going out of synch.
If it wasn't for 'Dave' cloud9:, I'd launch it.
It could be an issue with your set top box, check the settings and see if there is a firmware update for it.
He prolly needs a bigger aerial... a bent coat-hanger doesn't work too well with these new fangled digital broadcasts... whistle:
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When we had a telly we had a signal booster installed on the aerial for £40.
The programmes were still shite though noooo:
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When we had a telly we had a signal booster installed on the aerial for £40.
The programmes were still shite though noooo:
Which? The programmes or the signal?
Problee both I suspect? rubschin:
Coat hanger for an aerial? The one in GROWLER jnrs room actually uses that hi tech method. lol:
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Signal fine.Programmes shite. That's what I said!
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Signal fine.Programmes shite. That's what I said!
I know that's what you said/wrote, BUT, everything has to be clarified beyond any reasonable doubt with you, cus what you sometimes say/write, doesn't always mean exactly as it reads/hears.
OK lah? ::)
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Like rouge/rogue, you mean,like?
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When we had a telly we had a signal booster installed on the aerial for £40.
The programmes were still shite though noooo:
Which? The programmes or the signal?
Problee both I suspect? rubschin:
Coat hanger for an aerial? The one in GROWLER jnrs room actually uses that hi tech method. lol:
My case rests... noooo:
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I bet it's not even his own coat hanger,like
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When we had a telly we had a signal booster installed on the aerial for £40.
The programmes were still shite though noooo:
Which? The programmes or the signal?
Problee both I suspect? rubschin:
Coat hanger for an aerial? The one in GROWLER jnrs room actually uses that hi tech method. lol:
My case rests... noooo:
It werks though! ::) (in a fashion, albeit a tad grainy)
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Like rouge/rogue, you mean,like?
Yea yea yea, whatever you pedantic old fossil. ::)