[access-uk] Re: Telephone Issues
- From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2005 12:28:28 +0100
Hi Theresa. I have a feeling that the Phone Privacy service allows you to
register as not wanting cold calls, and that if you are subsequently pestered
by such services I understand they can be fined £5,000. I shall try looking
this up in a short while.
On the issue of databases of ex-D numbers, I feel we aught to know more about
this. Wonder if its worth you emailing You and Yours about this?
I intend registering for the 'no cold callers please' service. I don't care
who they are, private companies or charities. If I can hit them in the pocket,
then so much the better!
Ray
Personal emails: Email me at
mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: "Theresa Hodge"
| Hi All
|
| A while ago there was some discussion on the list about the website
| www.saynoto0870 .com. I have had a look at this website and managed to find
| the geographical number between my bank's telephone banking number - but I
| got through to a real person instead of the usual automated one - ie a named
| person in Customer Services.
|
| For a while our home telephone number has been registered with Telephone
| Preference Service and for a while we seemed to stop getting phone calls
| from cold-calling sales people. However, this has recently started again.
| When I ask them where they got my number from (as I'm registered with
| Telephone Preference and ex-directory), I'm told that their database
| contains all telephone numbers whether they're ex-directory or not. In the
| last couple of cases I've asked for a contact number where I can get in
| touch with someone to discuss this issue. Someone from Kitchens Direct gave
| me a telephone number which, when I rang it one evening, I got an answering
| machine message that said I was through to a company called Cornbrook. I
| haven't yet rung them back to find out what their connection is with
| Kitchens Direct! Today Zenith Daybright gave me a phone number that I could
| ring to get my number removed and assured me that I would speak to a
| person - but on ringing them I only had the opportunity of entering my phone
| number into an automated system, at which point I was told it would be
| hidden from their records and thank you for calling.
|
| I'm wondering where companies get these lists of all phone numbers, even if
| they're ex-directory. On the saynoto0870.com website I noticed a link where
| it appeared that if a member, people could search for anything in the US
| public records register, including getting access to any unlisted numbers,
| and I'm wondering if there's something similar in this country.
|
| I've heard recently about something called BT Privacy. On phoning BT today
| there was a number to ring to register for BT Privacy, but ringing it didn't
| enable me to speak to anyone, just enter my phone number into an automated
| system. What is this service? Do we have to pay for it?
|
| Enough of my rantings for now!!
|
|
|
| Theresa Hodge
| theresa.hodge@xxxxxxxxx
|
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