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Nuisance cold calls from mobile companies

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I don't get many calls at work as we normally correspond by email. In the rare occasion when my phone does ring I have recently hesitated and dreaded picking it up especially in the afternoon around 3 o'clock.  Why?  Well because I am sick and tired of getting cold calls from a T-Mobile call centre in India.

They wanted to offer me a free mobile

No joke, everyone in my department has received one of these calls so far.  There was a time when everyone had received their call but me and I started to feel left out.  Now I get at least two calls every day.

The first time I got a call, this little Indian voice asked me if I had a mobile.  I told them I did.  They said they wanted to offer me a free mobile connected to T-mobile.  What's the catch I wondered as you don't get anything for free nowadays.  So I decided to tell them I wasn't interested and hung up.

Another free mobile offer, mobile phone operator cold calling The next couple of times they rang I told them I wasn't interested straight away but they still continued to talk obviously to try and change my mind.  Some times when they ring and you pick up the phone, the line is actually silent.  If you wait long enough you will hear an automated message asking you to hold the line as someone is trying to call you.  Then, surprise surprise, you get a distant Indian voice and you know it's them again.

The last time I got this automated message I decided to transfer the call to our fax machine.  I must say I did get a sense of satisfaction out of that one!

I am hoping that the calls have actually stopped now because the last call I had was a couple of days ago.  This time I actually interrupted them just as they started their spiel and told them to remove my number from their records as this was the fifth phone call I had received and I was sick and tired of receiving calls from them everyday.  And guess what happened?  They hung up on me.  How rude?  Well, all I can say is that after this experience I won't even consider a T-Mobile phone as I've not got a very good opinion of them right now.


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David uk

David uk

I have been receiving calls from 3mobile on a regular basis for some time now , they ask for a person who does not live at my address, I have told them several times that he does not live here, yet still receiving at least 20 calls a day ,I complained to 3mobile, reporting the different numbers that the call centres have been using, and they said that they would stop the calls, but still the calls come, I have now come to the conclusion that their ears don't work, and the email apologising was just lip service, whenever we get a call now I say to the caller, can you hold for a moment, and place my mp3 player close to the phone on full volume and leave it for a while , stops them calling out again for a while, and I really hope they like my choice in music.
23/05/14 David uk
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star

star

just a warning as to the 027112001100 its still going I had 1toite but missed the call thank god
11/01/11 star
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Boblet

Boblet

It is simple, answer the cold callers questions as though you are speaking to the local curry house, ask for extra pompadoms or hotter curry, I enjoy myself I realy do. then ask when you can expect delivery. another good one is to pretend to go & get the person they want to speak to, put the phone down & pretend to go looking for the person, believe me you can turn somthing that was very annoying into somthing very enjoyable
06/01/11 Boblet
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columbo

columbo

make sure you know which company is calling you first. Ask them to take your details off their database, tell them that you want your information removing as you believe that they are in breach of data protection laws. Inform them that if you receive any more calls you will report them to the Information Commissioner. This should work as IC penalties can be significant

Details of the IC can be found via a google search.

Hope this helps
06/01/11 columbo
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lady_E

lady_E

I have had a call every day for the past week. Iv asked them and so has my husband to take are number off and u gust what they hang up! Is here any way to stop them??
06/01/11 lady_E
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Sam.

Sam.

I forgot to mention that every time my mobile restarted the messages deleted themselves. It seems they were able to send a restart command and a clear text command with their texts. I did mangage to get the number the number, it was 07785016005. this is the latest in cyber hacking and hijacking, possibly supported by providers for a fee!!!
29/12/10 Sam.
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Sam

Sam

Here is a new one in mobile annoyances. I am dealing with my late brothers estate and trying to pay off all his bills etc. British Gas is giving me a lot of grief, they just cannot get the billing right. They think I am the new occupant, then they bill my own house, then they get the name wrong. So as Executor I cannot pay that bill. I am blue in the face explaining. I received daily calls, then went mad one day.
Next I received a text saying I had a voice mail, it was BG demanding payment. Then my phone crashed. Two minutes later I received another similar text and my phone crashed again. This went on all evening and night driving me crazy. I could not use it. I deleted old texts and refitted my battery. Next day I phoned BG complaints and they turned these texts off. All was fine.
I am disgusted by their thuggish back street behaviour which has left me quite shaken.
29/12/10 Sam
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Nat

Nat

I keep getting these also. sometimes as early as 7am in the morning. NOT HAPPY!!!!

it just comes up as international on my phone. i've just answered the phone again and the woman was offering a free mobile on 3. I said i'm not interested and she said well would anyone else in the house be interested. I said no and was in the middle of telling them to stop calling especially at 7am in the morning and she laughed and hung up. i'm sooooooo mad right now. wish there number came up so I could ring back.
25/11/10 Nat
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bullies beware

bullies beware

I could not stop them either and now I am getting debt collector letters.

It started over one missed payment in 5 years and when I called the next day to say I would pay by the following Wednesday they agreed, but the calls kept on. Then their FS Escalation team said they would ask if it calls be stopped. Yes, I was told but they only stopped three days after the bill was waived by CPW.

I found a recent case under Protection from Harassment Act 2007: Ferguson v British Gas Trading Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 46. British Gas applied to have case 'stuck out' basically stop it being considered fully because there was no case to even look at. The three high court judges were quite clear that British Gas were wrong. Very wrong. I will be seeking a lot of money from CPW.
20/09/10 bullies beware
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kayles

kayles

I know what you mean, I'm getting harrased by vodaphone and 3 constently in the last 3 weeks, if I wanted to change contract or get a different phone I'd contact them. but I don't I wish for them to F**k off
06/07/10 kayles
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dancing queen

dancing queen

car phone warehouse have rung my mobile over 1 0 0 times in the last 4 weeks.
I think it is an automatd call as there is no 0ne there and you cannot even return the call. How do you stop them. I have tried ringing but you get some bored person with a montone voice saying they are very sorry and will put a stop to the calls - they continue!!
03/07/10 dancing queen
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Mike

Mike

I get calls from network 3 on a regular basis, last time the told me to F off.

Dont even think of using network 3. they have no control mechanism to stop this harrassment.
19/05/10 Mike
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Numan ahmed virq

Numan ahmed virq

hello sor am numan ahmed virq my quchen is aap koi asa sell phone bnao k duniya dakhe aap
wakai koi chhez hai is dunia mian ok my ID is Numan_125007@yahoo.com ---pakisatani bucha
13/03/10 Numan ahmed virq
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Zoe j

Zoe j

In regards to the comments about t-mobile and the network 3..... The calls are not from the company directly they are from independent companies that sell on behalf of all networks ... The majority of the time the reason is when u first take out the contract it wouldnt have been from the companies directly it would have been e.g carphone warehouse or dial phone your details are put on a data base where all companies can get information for example the time your upgrade is due or even just your mobile number. No personal details should be held there under the data protection act. Like one commented the only relation between the network and the companies is that they are able to offer contracts on their behalf thier contracts dont say u have to contact people to take a contract..... There is a company that u are able to contact which u can do via phone best to use landline to not get extra charges on your bill or visit the website free . Dont think able to advertise the website so if u contact your network providers they will be able to provide you with the details I know 100% that t-mobile are more than happy to provide there details and im sure all of them will. Best tip when you take out contract for first time or an upgrade go directly to the network provider they do not reveal any of your details and your details are able to be viewed only by the companies themselves.
24/01/10 Zoe j
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Tobyjft

Tobyjft

In response to the person who suggested speaking to the caller and requesting not to be called again - how many times do you need to do this? I have been called 15 times this week, have spoken to them on 5 occasions and each time have been promised that I will not be called back
26/11/09 Tobyjft
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