Call id: 0301

[Ex-Bay]

[rant ON]

I don't know about anyone else, but I'm getting heartily sick of calls from a faint voice with what sounds like a Spam accent. My caller id comes up with 0301 which I confess makes a change from "International".

So (being the glutton for punishment that I am) I phoned BT and (eventually) spoke to an operator and I asked what 0301 meant.
"It's probably one of those Telemarketing numbers", she said.
"How do I stop it?" I asked
"I'll pass you on to the department" - Click!
pause
"Hello, can I help ?" said a bloke.
"Probably", I said. "I'm getting calls from what my caller id says is 0301; Telemarketing?. How can I stop them?"
"You can't," he said. "It's something to do with international agreements."

After a few words on the subject of privacy and "international rip-offs" I packed it all in.

So, lads and lasses all, don't bother thinking that the TPS will get you out of this junk. there is NO filter!

[/rant OFF ]

 

[Spearmint]

It's those silent calls that really get my hackles up. Every time I answer the phone to be presented with such a call, I feel an explosive murderous rage building up inside of me. DT_Xtremez_25:

 

[grumpyoldb]

It tends to go in circles. They hit every number in a certain area untill you answer and speak to them. It's an automated dialing system.
I had lots of problems with them untill I sacked BT and got another supplier with diferent dialing codes.

 

[propersplitbrainme]

Yep, you can tell its a telemarketing call when you get that few seconds of silence while they are checking who answered and then someone asks if they are speaking to Mr PSBM.
I either hang up as soon as I hear the silence, or mess around with them.
The other night it was loft insulation, twice in one night. The second time I acted as if I'd been sat by the phone waiting for their call and that I'd done nothing but think about loft insulation all evening as I sat and watched the footie. The guy didn't know what the fcuk to say and eventually gave up DT_Xtremez_14:

Anonymous caller barring puts a stop to this nonsence, BUT if you are expecting a call from, say, the hospital about an appointment they will probably withold their number so won't be able to get through.

 

[The Masked Geek]

You could always make a bit of cash out of this sort of thing.

Get yourself a premium rate number and post it up on loads of notorious spamming sites.

They ring you, you get loads of cash. DT_Xtremez_14:


Now, if only I could get a premium rate email address......

 

[Ex-Bay]

I don't often get caught with these things.
I have Caller id and it an answering machine. If it's "Withheld" or "International", I don't answer it and if it is my local Library or whoever, they'll leave a message.

But it was the 0301 prefix that had me puzzled.