Those telecallers, how do you tackle them?

In the UK, you van register your number with an organisation that puts you on a list,reputable companies know they have to check this list and can only ring you if you are not on the list. When a random comapny rings, you ask them who they are, and who they work for, then you sya 'you DO know you're not supposed to ring this number, and you can be prosecuted for it..?' they usually hang up at about that point. First off - ALWAYS ask who is calling and take the time to make notes so they know you are writing it all down - don't answer ANY of their questions (even who YOU are) until you are perfectly clear on who THEY are. Even then, take control and don't answer any questions that you don't want to, after all they called you. I often don't even take calls from my bank.. they will say 'hello is this Mr.....' 'Yes....' 'Hi this is so and so from your bank, we would like to discuss your account with you, but first we need to check that you are Mr....' 'Uh Huh' 'Yes, can you confirm the second and fourth number of your PIN?' 'No - why would I?' 'So we know it's you' 'I don't care whether you think it's me, you rang me, I didn't ring you...' 'Can you confirm your date of birth?' 'Nope' 'Errr OK then goodbye..' 'goodbye'

yes vandana, when I get a call from someone about a policy or anything which they want to sell, they start telling the good and bad of the policy or the product without knowing that I am busy or not ready to listen to her/his ideas on some product. i also used to feel like using a harsh word for them but I do realize that they are doing their job that pays him for calling peoples. The worst thing is that, when you say I am not interested that will come back saying that why are you not interested? I think that they should ask the person if s/he is ready or available for the talk and then only they should explain the things. This will save their time and the person they are calling will behave like a good boy :)

vandy get your dad on the dnc list that prevents telemarketers from even phoning him at all. I do not have an answering machine here, so I have to stop typing, get my cane and hobble across my room to the phone, just to hear a telemarketer try to fix my credit or sell me a health plan or change my time share, which incidentally I do not even have, or save the equity on my car, again which I do not even own, and this crap I have just wasted time on? I need some way to get rid of them too. I am 83 and do not need this crap at all.

that's really disgusting, why not ask the caller's name and company so you can report it to the authorities. They should be sued for doing it they are not inhuman to bother your father. and also if they call back ask the caller to put your number in the DNC list so they will not call you back. Tell that to your father it might help.

2 Possible ways.. 1. Get the callers number, and submit it to your network provider and at the same time report a complain in consumer protection. http://ncdrc.nic.in/ Infact there is a well defined law, but legal affairs can kill you for that matter. 2. Ask that caller that you are interested and like to meet and give wrong address or trouble him more than he does to you in or the other way..

Hi vandana, Good day to you. Telecallers can be annoying. They can be unreasonably persistent. Your Dad does not need them to interrupt his nap. I'd hang up on them if after being polite but firm, they still go on and on. And you know what else, they call when you're serving dinner or taking a shower when you get home from work. There calls always come at the most inopportune times that you'd feel like screaming, "Leave me alone!" I enrolled myself on the "do not call list." After a week, the calls stopped. But, I still use my answering machine to screen calls. Those telecallers are trying to make a living, I understand that. But, they have no right to make a hell out of our lives. Have a happy and "call-free" day. :)

I have the same problem, they drive me nuts and won't take no for an answer. http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/2261302.aspx

I truly, truly do feel sorry for your dear Papa...and have one HUGE pile of resentment for telemarketers. I know, they are just doing what they are paid for, BUT gee whiz...the peristence, almost to the point of ignorance! I don't know whether your Papa has Call Display...and I am ONLY saying this works for me...as it got to the point where the numbers were recognizable. When I could see that it was a Telemarketer...I would pick up the receiver, and just keep pushing the # sign....DO NOT ANSWER...just push the # sign consecutively for about 10-15 times, then hang up. Apparently, it jams the computer that makes these calls automatically. SO FAR...SO GOOD...I have not had a repeated #. It may work in your system..OR may not...but it is worth a try...and costs nothing but a little time. Take care...and Cheers!

Insurance agents are like leech.It is very heard to get rid of them.

*sigh* This is a difficult situation. Generally, the people that call are working folk like you or I, just trying to make a living. They probably hate their job. My job is not to make them have a worse day than they likely already have had. I can dislike something without making myself disagreeable. I had an individual just last week who rattled on, like a television commercial. I allowed him to "do his job" for about 2 minutes and then I had to say, I'm sorry, but could you please get to the point? He didn't, but kept on going. I had no choice. It was either hang up the phone or be stuck standing there. I just hung up. NO nastiness, no rudeness. When people call me about charitable donations, I allow them to speak then explain politely that although I'm sure that they are sincere, I make it a policy not to deal with any phone solicitations for money. Occasionally, I explain that I have a budget for charity, and I have two charities that I have researched and that I trust and unfortunately are all I am in a position to afford.

hi,vandana,i too was a victim for these type of calls once upon a time,but not now......based on that experience i decided to say NO..NOT INTERESTED.. for the very first word come from those telecallers,what ever the importance it may be.If the is so important we can contact them later if we are rally interest....

I am a type of person who knows how to respect other people and because of that I also want to be treated the same way. If I would be your father I would tell the caller say No politely. If the caller still insists I would tell her politely again that I'm not interested. If she still pushes for it then I would tell her that it would be nice of her not to disturb me as I'm resting and that it's so impolite to force something to someone who is not interested at all. If the person would still not stop I would hung up on her. I don't care if it's impolite. She is acting the same way so why be nice?

Hi vandana7! I used to work in a call center. But not the telemarketing type. Purely customer service. I understand your concern as I received a lot of complaints from previous customers about how annoying telemarketers can get. Just a suggestion, you could call your phone provider to at least probably make your number in private, or you could could get a machine that would screen incoming calls. :)

The only way to tell these people not to call anymore, is to ask that your number (or that of your papa) be put on their "do not call" list. They have to respect your request. Also, there is a do not call registry that you can go to on the web, and register your phone number. This stays in effect for a period of 5 years. This stops almost all of the telemarketers calls. The only ones that can still call will be the ones from charities requesting a donation. You can tell these people that you keep your donations limited to local charities, and you would rather they didn't call again.

I get angry with these calls to specially in the evening I think they should be stopped to call after a certain time it is so annoying when you are settling down for the evening I put the Phone down now also my Number is not listed but I do still get some coming through Tell your Dad to just put the phone down Also here in the UK you can register your Phone with a Company that will stop these calls coming through so look into that for him to

hi vandana madam, if he is active and know English,why don't you teach him simple computer use and net use and introduce him to mylot,where he can do all things,only if he is capable with English,if not you have to bare with him and watching his activities,how about your mummy?have a nice day

hi vandana i understand the pain, a senior person like him, suffering from BP is sure to feel disturbed, well does this call come to his cell phone, from where the caller got that number? just give him a new sim, it may be solved, the insurace people are too wise, they lick your palms till you buy the policy, if there is a claim the hide their tail, thanks for this post bhuwan