[plug] [OT| growing VOIP -> POTS spam problem

[Chris Caston]

On Tue, 2005-05-31 at 18:19, Gavin Chester wrote:
> On Tue, 2005-05-31 at 17:20 +0800, Chris Caston wrote:
> > Has anyone else got to the point where you cringe before answering calls
> > that just come up as "overseas" on the CND screen?
> > 
> > regards,
> > 
> > Chris
> > 
> > __________
> 
> SNAP! Kill all telemarketers ;-)
> 
> One of the benefits of calling-number-display is that all these numbers
> come up with "unavailable" showing they're an overseas call.  I had long
> ago got to the point where I ignore them entirely.  Then recently jsut
> for fun I answer and wait long enough for the telemarketer to try to
> talk and then hang up just as they say hello.  That's nasty, but that's
> how pi$$ed off I've become.  My call ID logs show an average of around
> six/mth for most of this year alone.
> 
> My methods came back to bite me in the bum, though.  A good friend
> recently moved to NZ for a year and tried to call us.  I hung up on her
> (only the once) before I was told my mistake!  I now listen long enough
> to tell whether it's her or telemarketing :-0  
> 
> Gavin 
> 

Yes I answer on the odd chance that its one of my parents
friends/relatives or someone offering me a job overseas (one can only
hope!) 
Usually there is a  short delay and someone in very broken english tries
to sell me a long distance phone service.


regards,

Chris
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