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Smudger55

Smudger55

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Telephone call this morning saying he was from Amazon Prime and that my membership was due to expire, I asked him what should I do. Having been advised to sit in front of my laptop type in the Google window certain letters, then press ENTER.

I said I would like to check letters before pressing ENTER, is this correct:
S(for sugar) C(for Charlie) A(for apple) M(for Mike)!!

He disconnected, wonder why. 🤗🤗🤗Smudger55
 
Smudger55 said:
Telephone call this morning saying he was from Amazon Prime and that my membership was due to expire, I asked him what should I do. Having been advised to sit in front of my laptop type in the Google window certain letters, then press ENTER.

I said I would like to check letters before pressing ENTER, is this correct:
S(for sugar) C(for Charlie) A(for apple) M(for Mike)!!

He disconnected, wonder why. 🤗🤗🤗Smudger55
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I think I know why he hung up - It should be:

S(for Sierra) C(for Charlie) A(for alpha) M(for Mike)!!

You got the phonetic alphabet wrong🙂
 
I'm affraid that several months ago I was so sick of all the cold/scam calls I reverted to using very naughty language. After a week or so my phone became silent. This was a last resort but most are scams and I'm not bothered if they were insulted. So much for the data protection crap.

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Get a BT call guardian phone. Filters out unknown numbers and will not ring unless the person says who they are. Only then will then ring, you pick up, and it tells you that you have a call from an unknown caller, then plays a recording of their name. You can then decide to answer or not.

If someone is stored in your phonebook, it will ring without all this, or you can block/unblock any caller.

It has entirely stopped all cold callers for us and for £30-odd I would highly recommend it.
 
ManTheVan said:
Get a BT call guardian phone. Filters out unknown numbers and will not ring unless the person says who they are. Only then will then ring, you pick up, and it tells you that you have a call from an unknown caller, then plays a recording of their name. You can then decide to answer or not.

If someone is stored in your phonebook, it will ring without all this, or you can block/unblock any caller.

It has entirely stopped all cold callers for us and for £30-odd I would highly recommend it.
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i second above post (y)(y)(y)
 
I always answer in Welsh or Icelandic! Look it up its easy ,. you get a pregnant pause and then they slam the phone down! Just google * F**k off you scammers in Welsh or Icelandic and learn the phrase , works every time!
 
ManTheVan said:
Get a BT call guardian phone. Filters out unknown numbers and will not ring unless the person says who they are. Only then will then ring, you pick up, and it tells you that you have a call from an unknown caller, then plays a recording of their name. You can then decide to answer or not.

If someone is stored in your phonebook, it will ring without all this, or you can block/unblock any caller.

It has entirely stopped all cold callers for us and for £30-odd I would highly recommend it.
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We have this, it’s been great, filtering out silly calls. However make sure both of you are aware of change in calls because hubby keeps cutting peeps off!😳
 
ManTheVan said:
Get a BT call guardian phone. Filters out unknown numbers and will not ring unless the person says who they are. Only then will then ring, you pick up, and it tells you that you have a call from an unknown caller, then plays a recording of their name. You can then decide to answer or not.

If someone is stored in your phonebook, it will ring without all this, or you can block/unblock any caller.

It has entirely stopped all cold callers for us and for £30-odd I would highly recommend it.
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I'm with Plusnet, so recently added divert by dialling1572 after call and is then diverted, seems to be working.

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We get loads of old people calling our number asking for repeat prescriptions thinking we are a bloody chemist.:mad:

Having investigated it would appear some chemist had their bags printed with the wrong number , which was our number:rolleyes:

You should hear some of these cantankerous old sods argue the toss though when I tell them I am not the chemist:giggle:
 
Hubby's phone rang the other day whilst he was in the garage so I answered it, the recorded message on the other end was in Chinese ... goodness knows who they thought they were calling! :giggle:
 
Nasher said:
I think I know why he hung up - It should be:

S(for Sierra) C(for Charlie) A(for alpha) M(for Mike)!!

You got the phonetic alphabet wrong🙂
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I rang a bank the other day to activate a debit card, the automated voice asked me to give one of the letters from my telephone banking password, my mind went totally blank and I said 'I' for .... igloo!!!! :giggle: What's worse is it then responded ... "is that 'I' for India?" ... I felt so stupid being upstaged by a ruddy computer voice!

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Chris said:
We get loads of old people calling our number asking for repeat prescriptions thinking we are a bloody chemist.:mad:

Having investigated it would appear some chemist had their bags printed with the wrong number , which was our number:rolleyes:

You should hear some of these cantankerous old sods argue the toss though when I tell them I am not the chemist:giggle:
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Our phone number is one number different to the GP surgery where I was a partner, pure coincidence, we used to get so many wrong numbers. I’d avoid answering if I could and get one of the family to do it as if it was a patient who recognised my voice they’d have no qualms about asking me to do things. It occasionally happens even now but it will only be someone very old as most people have numbers programmed into mobiles and don’t misdial on a landline.
 
Used to have a phone number one digit away from a Chinese takeaway's number ... :banghead:

Unsolicited scam callers get told: hang on there's someone at the door A couple of minutes later they hang up.
 
mexican pete said:
Just had a call saying there was an arrest warrant on me for tax evasion and fraud.
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I had that one from a mobile number to my mobile yesterday......I put the kettle on to make a brew for the officer who would come to arrest me if I did not press 1....I’m still waiting, though I’ve turned the kettle off now.

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Smudger55 said:
I'm with Plusnet, so recently added divert by dialling1572 after call and is then diverted, seems to be working.
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We have the same system with BT (who own Plusnet), BT call it "Call Protect". The number can be added to your personal blacklist or to BT's blacklist which also protects other users. We can manage the list online
 
Chris said:
We get loads of old people calling our number asking for repeat prescriptions thinking we are a bloody chemist.:mad:

Having investigated it would appear some chemist had their bags printed with the wrong number , which was our number:rolleyes:

You should hear some of these cantankerous old sods argue the toss though when I tell them I am not the chemist:giggle:
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Do the old folk ask you for something for the weekend????
 
Not had a land line for years. I rarely carry my mobile. On the occasions i am carrying it and it rings if i don't know the number or the person calling i simply don't answer. I'm not nosey (honest :pinocchio:)
 
Been getting "you were involved in an accident recently blah blah" a few times again over the last couple of weeks, My reply ohh yea that was my brother last year he was killed are you from the insurance, they always hang up on me lol I dont have a brother by the way.
 
Just pretend you are Italian and ask if he is the hotel manager and say.......

I’ma come here to a hotel. I go down to eat soma breakfast. I tella the waiter I wanna two piss toast. He bringa me only onea piss. I tella him I wanna two piss--he say, “Go to the toilet.” I say, “You no unnerstan’. I wanna two piss ona my plate.” He say, “You better no piss ona da plate you sonna ma bitch.” I don’t even know the man and he calla me sonna ma bitch!!

Later, I go to eata soma dinner at another restaurant. The waitress bringa spoon, ana knife, but no fock. I say, “I wanna fock.” She tella me everbody wanna fock. I say, “You no unnerstan’. I wanna fock on the table.” She say, “You better not fock on the table you sonna ma bitch.” I don’t even know the woman an’ she calla me sonna ma bitch!

So I go back to my hotel, an’ there’s no sheet on my bed. I calla the manager an’ tell him I wanna sheet on the bed. He say, “You better not sheet on the bed you sonna ma bitch.” I don’t even know the man an’ he calla me sonna ma bitch!

So I go to check out and the man at the desk, he say, “Peace to you.” I say, “Piss onna you too you sonna ma bitch!!” I go back to Italy!
 
Used loads of different ways in dealing with cold callers..
Latest one, used just the other day was
Hello ?
I am calling about blahblah blah

As she was speaking I said loudly
Hello Derek, what do you want
followed by
Dont be silly
NO

NOO

And then banging one of my crocs twice on the table followed by a bit of groaning

Poor woman said "hello ? Hello ??'

And then she very quietly put the fone down
 
Minxy Girl said:
Hubby's phone rang the other day whilst he was in the garage so I answered it, the recorded message on the other end was in Chinese ... goodness knows who they thought they were calling! :giggle:
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Maybe somebody Wing the Wong number :rofl:
 
I had one yesturday about the accident that I hadn't when they asked me had I been involved in an accident I think the tone of voice like the Churchill dog saying Oh Yes may have given it away that they were wasting their time :rofl:

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