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Originally Posted by Carth
If it is anyone genuinely needing to get in touch they simply have to send a text explaining who they are and the reason for calling. Even then I still have a choice of whether to talk to them or not  |
If it is from a landline? (Just curious here, though it seems a good idea - your policy that is).
I usually have someone screen my calls for me (like my EA) though that gets expensive. (Paying the EA is one thing but the list of chargable work goes through the roof).
I think with most latest phones (both software and hardware) you can block individual groups of numbers that you do not wish to receive messages from.
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Originally Posted by heero_yuy
If I recognise the number then I take the call. Otherwise they get to talk to the answerphone if I haven't blacklisted the number.
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Yeah that is an option, too - let it go to voice mail / message bank etc...rather than the proposals, such as:
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IMO cold calling should be made a criminal offence on the company CEO that the call is being made for. A weeks jail for every call to run consecutively.
That'll put a stop to it.
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Advocating that CEO's of companies go to jail.
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Originally Posted by Anonymouse
Ofcom needs to bloody well DO SOMETHING!!!
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That is the kind of civil recourse (that is available) that I am talking about.
It is a sensible way forward that does not include the crazy "throw them in jail" approach.
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Originally Posted by Chris
Ofcom takes a dim view of these sorts of calls and will happily receive a report.
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Right...just a simple regulatory procedure. Takes a little effort and once you make your report most of the work is done by the regulator - this is what they are there for.