Re: VM Marketing Cold Calls & Customer Security
 

If when they've phoned you've asked them to take your number off of their list but they continue to phone then report the matter to Ofcom.

Re: VM Marketing Cold Calls & Customer Security
 

I keep getting these calls both on my home phone and mobile phone, I don't answer them but there is not a chance that I would disclose any details from my password if they rang me, the fact they are ringing the number registered against my account should be enough, I did it with barclaycard too, they rang me questioning a transaction on my account and I refused to give them security details, I then rang them back on the number I have registered for them, if VM want to sell me anything I have registered email address and a postal address they should use them.

Re: VM Marketing Cold Calls & Customer Security
 

I opt out of all such rubbish and never give my details out (particularly landline). Also register with TPS. The only company that used to pester me was VM. I had opted out but they have my phone no since they're my phone company. They stopped eventually but it took a complaint.

There's no way they'd be offering you a 'deal' unless they thought it was going to make them money. They were trying to get me to upgrade my phone package - quoting last months usage. True I had used the phone a bit in the previous month due a family crisis, but they conveniently ignored the 12 months before that ! The only decent deals I have got are via retentions when i've been out of contract, on phone calls which I've initiated.

Nothing good ever came from a cold call.

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Except that VM charge for Caller Display, unlike BT. So you'd in effect be paying VM to stop there own marketing calls !

Ring CS and opt out -they have to comply or they're in trouble.

Re: VM Marketing Cold Calls & Customer Security
 

BT do and always have charged for Caller Display.

They previously had an offering called BT Privacy with Caller Display which was free but this now has a charge of £1.75 per month.

You can still get this offering free but you are required to commit to stay with BT for your landline for a further 12 months. This 12 month period is separate from any Line Rental Saver period of 12 months.

Re: VM Marketing Cold Calls & Customer Security
 

BT had a place on their website that if you registered with the TPS via it, you were rewarded you with free caller ID. Not sure if it still exists but I get caller ID for free since then.

Worth a look.

Any caller that does not reveal their number gets to talk to the answer phone or blocked by the junk number system on my phone.

Re: VM Marketing Cold Calls & Customer Security
 

My post describes exactly what you suggest and the current situation.