Telephone scam of the day

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BrilloPad replied

14 August 2015, 16:53
Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post

https://hyperoptic.com/residential-package/

1 gb/s download and upload speeds available. Bit slow for me, in the US you can get 100 gb/s broadband for $400 per month.

That is nothing. I can send several thousand TB/second :-

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NickFitz replied

14 August 2015, 16:39
Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post

You can download the whole internet every day.

You are AtW and I claim my five pounds
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FatLazyContractor replied

14 August 2015, 15:40
Originally posted by cojak View Post

WFH today, so when the landline rings I just ignore it and let it go to the answer machine, which then promptly ends the call.

But just now instead of ringing off, a recording of the BT 1571 answering service was played, going through the spiel and asking "press 1 to repeat, press 2 to..". And it looped continuously until I answered the phone and promptly ended the call (who 'hangs up' these days?).

I'll bet some premium rate number is coining it at the moment...

(PS. No calls on the BT answering machine btw - I don't have it...)

That happens when one uses the landline to ring one of those premium rate Babe station numbers.

Do you work away from home often?!
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NibblyPig replied

14 August 2015, 11:11
I get spam calls to my mobile all the time, very annoying. They say things like 'have you been injured in a motoring accident recently?' and 'how about this cracking permie job in rural wiltshire?'

I'd get a landline when I got older or had kids cos if there was an emergency I'd be faffing around trying to find my mobile down the side of the sofa.
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DimPrawn replied

14 August 2015, 11:09
You can download the whole internet every day.
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VectraMan replied

14 August 2015, 11:05
Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post

https://hyperoptic.com/residential-package/

1 gb/s download and upload speeds available. Bit slow for me, in the US you can get 100 gb/s broadband for $400 per month.

Good for Netflix. You could watch all of Breaking Bad in 1 second.
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MicrosoftBob replied

14 August 2015, 11:04
Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post

https://hyperoptic.com/residential-package/

1 gb/s download and upload speeds available. Bit slow for me, in the US you can get 100 gb/s broadband for $400 per month.

100gb how much pron do you really need ????
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DimPrawn replied

14 August 2015, 10:51
https://hyperoptic.com/residential-package/

1 gb/s download and upload speeds available. Bit slow for me, in the US you can get 100 gb/s broadband for $400 per month.
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expat replied

14 August 2015, 10:43
Originally posted by SueEllen View Post

Some people can't get the interweb without a landline.

My daughter is one. She soon realised that she didn't actually need a phone plugged in to it.
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DimPrawn replied

14 August 2015, 10:36
Originally posted by SueEllen View Post

Some people can't get the interweb without a landline.

How quaint.

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SueEllen replied

14 August 2015, 10:33
Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post

I have a simpler solution, I don't have a landline. In that way I don't get junk calls all hours of the day and night and I don't directly or indirectly line the pockets of Mahindra (sorry I mean British) Telecom to the tune of about £12/month for feck all.

Some people can't get the interweb without a landline.
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DimPrawn replied

14 August 2015, 08:36
Originally posted by cojak View Post

WFH today, so when the landline rings I just ignore it and let it go to the answer machine, which then promptly ends the call.

But just now instead of ringing off, a recording of the BT 1571 answering service was played, going through the spiel and asking "press 1 to repeat, press 2 to..". And it looped continuously until I answered the phone and promptly ended the call (who 'hangs up' these days?).

I'll bet some premium rate number is coining it at the moment...

(PS. No calls on the BT answering machine btw - I don't have it...)

I have a simpler solution, I don't have a landline. In that way I don't get junk calls all hours of the day and night and I don't directly or indirectly line the pockets of Mahindra (sorry I mean British) Telecom to the tune of about £12/month for feck all.
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cojak started a topic Telephone scam of the day

14 August 2015, 08:27
Telephone scam of the day

WFH today, so when the landline rings I just ignore it and let it go to the answer machine, which then promptly ends the call.

But just now instead of ringing off, a recording of the BT 1571 answering service was played, going through the spiel and asking "press 1 to repeat, press 2 to..". And it looped continuously until I answered the phone and promptly ended the call (who 'hangs up' these days?).

I'll bet some premium rate number is coining it at the moment...

(PS. No calls on the BT answering machine btw - I don't have it...)
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