tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post5811186264917673316..comments2023-10-24T14:51:45.756+02:00Comments on Bloggertropolis: Hello I’m A Recorded MessageStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-90666622548088702232008-12-10T19:27:00.000+01:002008-12-10T19:27:00.000+01:00Hi Rol, you're the second person to comment on her...Hi Rol, you're the second person to comment on here who's in an opt-out list but who still gets these calls. Is there really no escape? Looks like revenge might be the only answer then - scam them back as has been suggested above. I may give it a go next time I receive a call about changing my mobile phone provider.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-54897494973690251262008-12-10T15:17:00.000+01:002008-12-10T15:17:00.000+01:00I get the same two or three recorded messages left...I get the same two or three recorded messages left on my answering machine EVERY WEEK. It does my head in, because when I arrive home I think, "ooh, look, a message - maybe I have a friend..." But it always ends in disappointment. (Plus, they're always offering me some kind of debt assistance...)<BR/><BR/>Also, I hate those sales calls where you get 5 seconds while the computer connects you to an operator... although at least that gives you time to hang up.<BR/><BR/>The worst of it is, I HAVE signed up for that BT list which is supposed to STOP you getting cold calls. <BR/><BR/>Also, I'm sure I read somewhere that recorded cold call messages were actually illegal.<BR/><BR/>Still, you might THINK no-one would respond to this sort of thing, but apparently if only 1% do, it's still cost effective. And there's a lot of gullible people out there.Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-87559018567298277962008-12-10T13:38:00.000+01:002008-12-10T13:38:00.000+01:00Ladybird World Mother - that sounds a lot of fun a...Ladybird World Mother - that sounds a lot of fun and I've always fancied a bit of acting: I could have a real Eastender's moment!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-70522993600014785172008-12-10T13:35:00.000+01:002008-12-10T13:35:00.000+01:00Hi Daisy, I get them on my mobile phone too - call...Hi Daisy, I get them on my mobile phone too - calls <I>and</I> texts! They're nothing if not dogged in their approach but I always disconnect and delete as soon as I realize the orginator. They are the pains in the butt of the modern world.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-23945774763899483932008-12-10T12:37:00.000+01:002008-12-10T12:37:00.000+01:00steve...that is one of the reasons i had my home p...steve...that is one of the reasons i had my home phone taken out and just got a cell for all use...i cant stand those...however the other day i got one on my cell and i did join a list!!!!!!!!!!!!Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15190578784452773984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-20848734814386082222008-12-10T12:36:00.000+01:002008-12-10T12:36:00.000+01:00Ok, here's the thing... when phone goes and it is ...Ok, here's the thing... when phone goes and it is one of these messages, pretend to everyone in room with you that you are talking to friend. Say Hi!! brightly... then start to look cross,then start swearing REALLY LOUDLY. Watch your family/friends' reactions. Its marvellous. I now love these calls. A Lot of Fun to be had.Ladybird World Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04410236464722005178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-76321304857022531392008-12-09T19:57:00.000+01:002008-12-09T19:57:00.000+01:00Rather stupidly Matthew we already own such a phon...Rather stupidly Matthew we already own such a phone but don't always register the number (or lack of) before we answer - doh!<BR/><BR/>Brother T, I can refer you if you like? I might get a commission!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-30269744898526055302008-12-09T18:20:00.000+01:002008-12-09T18:20:00.000+01:00Why don't I get these calls? Have they heard about...Why don't I get these calls? Have they heard about our dire finances? Isn't my overdraft good enough for them? Has the Jehova's Witness I once argued with for so long that they claimed another engagement and begged to be allowed to go put the word out? It's all very well feeling sore about them Steve, but at least you're worth ringing. Think how it feels for those of us out in the cold.Brother Tobiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298549883526952305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-83074910835343679602008-12-09T17:42:00.000+01:002008-12-09T17:42:00.000+01:00You should purchase a telephone which displays the...You should purchase a telephone which displays the incoming number. these scammers are usually 'international' or 'withheld' and as a consequence, never get answered round mine.Matthew Ruddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05842392964784000029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-64108967895914673502008-12-09T08:10:00.000+01:002008-12-09T08:10:00.000+01:00Thank you Dan - especially for the scambaiting web...Thank you Dan - especially for the scambaiting web site. What a wonderful idea... he he he!<BR/><BR/>Amanda - another good way to deal with robot callers... but my paranoia would have me thinking that <I>I</I> was paying for the call and hence racking up a mortgage ruining phone bill!<BR/><BR/>Ally - a superlative response. To the point, expressive and evidently effective!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-13010162136402401042008-12-09T07:49:00.000+01:002008-12-09T07:49:00.000+01:00I am proud to announce that on Saturday I picked u...I am proud to announce that on Saturday I picked up the phone to be informed that I had won a holiday to Florida!<BR/>My reply?<BR/>'Bog off'and an instant hang up.MOTHER OF MANYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02555514242369474271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-56455688031025231262008-12-09T05:57:00.000+01:002008-12-09T05:57:00.000+01:00Thankfully its been ages since we got a robot call...Thankfully its been ages since we got a robot call, we seem to be bombarded with sales pitch calls from someone in downtown Limpopo tho' asking if I am Mrs >>>>, at which point I just know that its a call I don't want cos anyone who knows me will know NOT to call me Mrs anything! I just say no, I'll get her for you and leave the receiver by the phone and go about what I was doing before they rang. They cna pay for that themselves. Maybe I'll add "Merry Christmas" as well to the nexyt one...heheheThe Sagittarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05513045101496737031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-3142610343718868102008-12-09T01:19:00.000+01:002008-12-09T01:19:00.000+01:00Rather brilliantly written diatribe. You missed sp...Rather brilliantly written diatribe. You missed spam, which is obviously far less offensive.<BR/><BR/>Apparently the success rate for the largely Nigerian scam emails is about 0.01%. Well... <BR/><BR/>www.419eater.com is going to bring some succour!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-73827953505044804372008-12-08T20:06:00.000+01:002008-12-08T20:06:00.000+01:00Glad to have supplied you with a cathartic post, G...Glad to have supplied you with a cathartic post, Gina. They do seem to come in spates, don't they? What really annoys me is that they keep claling you <I>until</I> you finally pick up the call! Bullying tactics in my book. My phone is for my benefit and convenience not for faceless business men selling dodgy policies. I daresay most of them do originate overseas s you say though - I'd like to think that the UK marketplace is better policed than most.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-52045141590180698342008-12-08T17:54:00.000+01:002008-12-08T17:54:00.000+01:00ah yes, these make me cross too. I get them for a...ah yes, these make me cross too. I get them for a few days and then they go away for a few weeks. I did register my number to be removed from their lists but I still get overseas ones (which is probably most of them!). I tend to avoid answering them but of course a lot of people use Skype these days so just avoiding those calls which say "international" (Skype shows up as that too) has led to me missing people I might actually want to speak to. <BR/><BR/>When it used to be Real People making these type of calls, I always use to put one of the children on to drive the cold caller potty. But there's no point with a robot is there. <BR/><BR/>Oooh I feel all cross just thinking of these calls. <BR/><BR/>Actually I am in one of those moods today where you could give me any topic at all and I would rant with enthusiasm about it!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com