Offshoring of Nuisance Calls

[Big Blue Plymouth]

I seem to be getting loads of calls on my landline ostensibly from uk numbers but in reality overseas call centres.

They always start the conversation by asking if I've ever lived at such and such an address at which point I tell 'em FOAD.

I'm assuming they're debt collection agencies who have picked up on an unpaid bill from my student days or something (entirely possible).

When I had BT, I'm sure I subscribed to something to stop these types of calls. Don't think it was 100% effective though.

With Zen now & it seems you can block up to 10 numbers but these feckers are like wack a mole

Edit: Oh, and the other one I get is a voicemail telling me I'm under investigation by HMRC

[barrydidit]

Edit: Oh, and the other one I get is a voicemail telling me I'm under investigation by HMRC

Lucky bastard. I got a brick through my window and a note scratched on the car telling me the same.

[LondonManc]

TPS doesn't apply to the "My name is Peter, isn't it" crew.

[Big Blue Plymouth]

TPS doesn't apply to the "My name is Peter, isn't it" crew.

Don't know if it's possible to bar international numbers? They come through on various UK codes but there must be some under the hood way of detecting that the origin is India?

[LondonManc]

Don't know if it's possible to bar international numbers? They come through on various UK codes but there must be some under the hood way of detecting that the origin is India?

I'd imagine it's not in telecoms company interests to do so....

[Big Blue Plymouth]

I'd imagine it's not in telecoms company interests to do so....

Only a few close family and friends have my landline number. A better system would be one where all numbers are barred except the ones you specify.

Anyhow, if they're going to call me at 9pm on a Sunday night they'll have to be prepared to have their fecking heads torn off.

[SueEllen]

I'd imagine it's not in telecoms company interests to do so....

Nope you can only bar out going calls to international numbers.

[WTFH]

A better system would be one where all numbers are barred except the ones you specify.

You can get phones that do that.
BT BT8500 review - The best call-blocker phone yet | Expert Reviews

[LondonManc]

You can get phones that do that.
BT BT8500 review - The best call-blocker phone yet | Expert Reviews

Fantastic! For a premium, you can buy a phone that can block the calls from the provider who won't.

[WTFH]

Fantastic! For a premium, you can by a phone that can block the calls from the provider who won't.

£40 for a phone isn't too much of a premium, is it? (you can get them for less than that)

My dad has one of these (might be an older version) and the only trouble he had was that he needed to add all his friends/family numbers into the phone first, otherwise they got met with the message, which they didn't listen to (old person trait) so just hung up.