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Post by DI Alex Drake on Oct 29, 2020 21:44:40 GMT
I’m unsure of the general consensus but, we don’t have a landline. Because you can see who is calling on a mobile and easy vet what you answer without risking missing a call from your parents or something ... this isn’t really a thing I face. However we do get them at work. My boss answered a call only yesterday and it was an automated, pre-recorded angry message “you’ve hit my car! You’ve hit my car and you’ve got to pay!” I mean I don’t really know where it goes from there, but how ludicrous.
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Post by Sam Tyler on Oct 29, 2020 22:40:37 GMT
I’m unsure of the general consensus but, we don’t have a landline. Because you can see who is calling on a mobile and easy vet what you answer without risking missing a call from your parents or something... We have the caller ID on the landline as well so for family and friends that are programmed into the phone then that's not an issue. It is when a number appears that gives the impression that it is another UK landline then it could be one of the recruitment agencies calling me - or it could be a waster. Sadly the wasters are outnumbering the agencies by about 20 to 1. Sam.
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Post by Sparky on Oct 30, 2020 10:23:12 GMT
Since posting earlier I had another call, again with what appeared to be a UK number and prefixed area code, but this time after picking the phone up I waited about 5 or 6 seconds before speaking. This seemed to confuse their automated system and they rang off. If it had been a person at the end they'd have responded. So that's it from now on, pick the phone up but wait about 5 seconds before speaking. Had two calls yesterday - and did what you said when we picked up the phone.
It worked wonders.
Thanks Sam - will use this one from now on!
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Post by Sam Tyler on Nov 4, 2020 14:20:24 GMT
I've just come off of the phone from one of these calls as I decided to play along with their crap to see how far they'd go. Sixteen minutes later I gave the bloke a piece of my mind and despite his initial protestations he eventually rang off. Once again in broken English and with an Indian accent he started: "My name is James Morris and I'm calling from Virgin Media" so as a Virgin Media customer I thought I'd string him along to see what he'd attempt to get me to do. First off to confirm that my "connection speeds were fluctuating" he asked me to perform a speed test. I didn't use the one he suggested but instead a site I've used regularly. The site I used confirmed that both my download and upload speeds were actually better than spec'd by Virgin. Next was to tell him the speeds I was getting so I lied and said 48 mbps download and 6 mbps upload. He said this was wrong as I should be getting 65 mbps and 17 mbps respectively. That was mistake number one as what he quoted are nowhere near the actual speeds Virgin provide on fibre. He then guided me to the PC's event log that details the PC's warnings and errors and claimed that it was the error log for the modem/router - mistake number two. He then asked me to go to a website URL {www-virginmediahelp1-weebly-com} (dashes inserted in place of dots) in order for him to be able to log in to my router to clear the warnings and errors. It was at this point where I thought enough was enough, told him that I'd have enough of his lies and misinformation, told him to get himself an honest job and to stop trying to con people. He started to protest but I spoke over him to tell him that I'd given him duff info that he never picked up on, told him that the information that he had was wrong, told him that I know my way through the PC and how the ISP setup operates and that he was going to get nowhere with the crap he was coming out with. It was at that point that the line went dead. I'll probably get inundated with such calls now out of spite. Sam.
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Post by Sparky on Nov 4, 2020 15:10:28 GMT
I've just come off of the phone from one of these calls as I decided to play along with their crap to see how far they'd go. Sixteen minutes later I gave the bloke a piece of my mind and despite his initial protestations he eventually rang off. Once again in broken English and with an Indian accent he started: "My name is James Morris and I'm calling from Virgin Media" so as a Virgin Media customer I thought I'd string him along to see what he'd attempt to get me to do. First off to confirm that my "connection speeds were fluctuating" he asked me to perform a speed test. I didn't use the one he suggested but instead a site I've used regularly. The site I used confirmed that both my download and upload speeds were actually better than spec'd by Virgin. Next was to tell him the speeds I was getting so I lied and said 48 mbps download and 6 mbps upload. He said this was wrong as I should be getting 65 mbps and 17 mbps respectively. That was mistake number one as what he quoted are nowhere near the actual speeds Virgin provide on fibre. He then guided me to the PC's event log that details the PC's warnings and errors and claimed that it was the error log for the modem/router - mistake number two. He then asked me to go to a website URL {www-virginmediahelp1-weebly-com} (dashes inserted in place of dots) in order for him to be able to log in to my router to clear the warnings and errors. It was at this point where I thought enough was enough, told him that I'd have enough of his lies and misinformation, told him to get himself an honest job and to stop trying to con people. He started to protest but I spoke over him to tell him that I'd given him duff info that he never picked up on, told him that the information that he had was wrong, told him that I know my way through the PC and how the ISP setup operates and that he was going to get nowhere with the crap he was coming out with. It was at that point that the line went dead. I'll probably get inundated with such calls now out of spite. Sam. Absolutely Priceless.
Brilliant!
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Post by Dirty Epic on Nov 4, 2020 16:40:15 GMT
I've just come off of the phone from one of these calls as I decided to play along with their crap to see how far they'd go. Sixteen minutes later I gave the bloke a piece of my mind and despite his initial protestations he eventually rang off. Once again in broken English and with an Indian accent he started: "My name is James Morris and I'm calling from Virgin Media" so as a Virgin Media customer I thought I'd string him along to see what he'd attempt to get me to do. First off to confirm that my "connection speeds were fluctuating" he asked me to perform a speed test. I didn't use the one he suggested but instead a site I've used regularly. The site I used confirmed that both my download and upload speeds were actually better than spec'd by Virgin. Next was to tell him the speeds I was getting so I lied and said 48 mbps download and 6 mbps upload. He said this was wrong as I should be getting 65 mbps and 17 mbps respectively. That was mistake number one as what he quoted are nowhere near the actual speeds Virgin provide on fibre. He then guided me to the PC's event log that details the PC's warnings and errors and claimed that it was the error log for the modem/router - mistake number two. He then asked me to go to a website URL {www-virginmediahelp1-weebly-com} (dashes inserted in place of dots) in order for him to be able to log in to my router to clear the warnings and errors. It was at this point where I thought enough was enough, told him that I'd have enough of his lies and misinformation, told him to get himself an honest job and to stop trying to con people. He started to protest but I spoke over him to tell him that I'd given him duff info that he never picked up on, told him that the information that he had was wrong, told him that I know my way through the PC and how the ISP setup operates and that he was going to get nowhere with the crap he was coming out with. It was at that point that the line went dead. I'll probably get inundated with such calls now out of spite. Sam. That’s poetry in motion Sam, brilliant stuff mate.
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Post by Cartman on Nov 4, 2020 20:10:45 GMT
Brilliant Sam, I like imaginative ways of getting rid of unwanted callers.
(i once pretended to be French to get rid of some Jehovah's Witnesses!)
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Post by Del Boy on Nov 4, 2020 21:17:17 GMT
Nice one Samuel I did similar to a cold caller regarding mortgages and life insurance. I strung them along for a while giving BS information. I told him my mortgage was £ 3 million quid. His voice went up a notch at the thought of his commission if I remortgaged with them. I then pretended the line was playing up and then I cut the call mid-sentence and blocked the number. My laughter was short lived though as I got several calls chasing this up over the next few weeks
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Post by Sam Tyler on Nov 4, 2020 21:46:33 GMT
Brilliant Sam, I like imaginative ways of getting rid of unwanted callers. (i once pretended to be French to get rid of some Jehovah's Witnesses!) I did a similar one years ago. We had a Book Of Mormon in our front porch left over from the previous owners and one day we had Jehovah's Witnesses appear at the front door. They started their usual spiel and then asked me if I was interested in buying a copy of the Watchtower. It was at that point I picked up the book and politely said "No, but can I interest you in a copy of the Book Of Mormon?" I've never seen them disappear so fast! (With my sincerest apologies to any member that has a particular religious persuasion) Sam.
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Post by Cartman on Nov 4, 2020 22:41:09 GMT
Another time, I was at the front of the house, changing the oil and filter on my mark 5 Cortina when they turned up. This time I asked them if they could prove the existence of God. They replied that there was proof of his existence, to which I replied "religious beliefs are based upon faith, proof destroy faith, therefore, by your own argument, he doesn't"
They went away
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