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Old 26-12-2014, 12:59   #7
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Re: ANy actually useful ways to reduce the spam call numbers?

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Originally Posted by yorkshireborn View Post
they cost money and for getting rid of the phone this would make my package more expensive.

as I said we use mobiles in our household so the land line is never used yes I would love to lose the land line but my package is cheaper to include the fixed line.

so my way is free.
Mobiles are just as prone to these calls as landlines. Kept getting an automated system leaving messages on my mobile voicemail a while ago. As I am on PAYG & have to pay to listen to voicemail this was an absolute pain. Make sure ALL your numbers, landline or mobile, are registered with TPS, as some companies are now targetting mobile numbers due to the amount of people using them.

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Originally Posted by Pofadda View Post
What can be done to reduce these parasites calling our phone? The Telephone Preference Agency is a waste of time as their Code is voluntary and going ex-directory doesn't have any effect on all the existing phone number lists.
Wrong. Nothing voluntary about it. It is a legal requirement of all UK registered companies to participate.

"It is a legal requirement that all organisations (including charities, voluntary organisations and political parties) do not make such calls to numbers registered on the TPS unless they have your consent to do so." - from the TPS website.

https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations...one-marketing/
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