Published on 12, July, 2020
Does anyone get spam or need to block people sometimes?
I get both its so annoying- there's these Spam organisations set up in England that just keep on phoning people
I dont know how to block them its not as easy as blocking someone on facebook.
Has anyone got any hacks to stop this spamming?
There is a quite nice Hokkien phrase that is widely understood by Phillipino call centres.
"姦恁老母撥膣屄"
It's quite poetic!
Trainspotter said:In addition to this you could start singing Spring by v Vivaldi,
The DWP have pretty much ruined Spring by Vivaldi. It sends shivers down the spine of anyone who has had to call them!
I like the seeds of the idea Trainspotter!
Maybe I should keep my MP3 player and speaker cued up to play Vivaldi to all of these callers!
Bonjour
je ne comprend pas,
Parlez vous Français?
Also, by forcing them to hang up, you stop them earning money. They only get paid if you cut the call - if they cut the line, they get paid nothing. Also, if you leave the phone on, you take up their time (that they'd be using to spam call someone else). :)
Or just prank them until they hang up haha :D
In addition to this you could start singing Spring by v Vivaldi, breaking off to say 'Your call is a nuisance to me, you will be dealt with never'. They will soon ring off!
It is infuriating. I have joined BT Call Protect which has been able to block the most persistent callers.
bt.com/callprotect
I end up answering the call in another language and the other side have no idea as it is not on the script. Less than a minute and they are gone. Telephone Preference Service and/or linking Personal and Professional phone numbers seems to be common too.
On the mobile phone it is easy to quickly add the number as blocked, Outlook rules are great too.
Yes - every single land line call - every single call is spam, so I never answer the land line ever.
On mobile - same thing, 9/10 call are spam.
Folk don’t call each other anymore. They text or email or WhatsApp.
You can do number blocking, but they are resourceful and do voice over Internet from around the world.
Your phone provider or certain phones allow you to block unfamiliar numbers
Pick up the phone, say "Wait a minute", and walk off leaving them on the end of the phone indefinitely.
Doesn't stop spam, but it's funny at least.....