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Originally Posted by Chris
I sometimes get calls like that, but if they come in on the landline my reply is invariably to totally ignore whatever they have just said to me and respond with, "This number is registered with the Telephone Preference Service. I shouldn't be receiving marketing calls from you. Could you ensure it is removed from your database please." Nine times out of 10 they apologise and hang up straight away. Once or twice I've had someone a little more persistent, but if you refuse to co-operate it doesn't take them long to realise they are wasting their time. If you don't answer their questions then they can't sign you up for anything - and you are under no obligation to answer them anything, no matter how good they are at making you feel like you owe them something (which is simply the mark of a good salesman, unfortunately).
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Not if your ISP is calling you - they legally can. It's unsolicited sales calls which are illegal, not sales calls.
VM are legally permitted to call an existing customer's number if it is TPS protected even for marketing purposes - they would, however, be daft to not consider your wish not to be called especially since by registering with the TPS you have expressed a preference to not receive marketing calls.