Do what I'm planning, naked dsl & mobile phone.Originally Posted by DarkHyren
Arrg, I hate telemarketers. Every single day one this week of them has called to "give away" some nonsense.
Yesterday it was morgages, today holiday vouchers.
Tonight I had to yell at the stupid woman because I said I wasn't interested twice and she kept prattling on
Going on the damn "do not call" list doesn't work because they use the con "we're not selling you anything, we're just giving you these fantastic offers".
Yeah, right. Offers that I need to either sign up with something for or go to some seminar to try and get me to buy stuff.
Looks like I'll have to go back to leaving my phone off the hook. Sigh.
Mum is more eager for this than I thought, she always said she hated "those stupid mobiles", but when I mentioned this (screening telemarketers who shouldn't even have the number because it wouldn't be in the phone book anymore if we had mobile), and that it's a crapton cheaper than the extra ~$23/month without even making calls, she's very keen for it. I'm thinking the $1 month tpg deal would be sweet.
Now I just have to wait until I can switch, I can't yet from adsl2.
But until then, I'll give you this tip, if there is no answer to your hello for at least 1-2 seconds (is longer than it sounds when you are actually talking to someone), means it's a telemarketer, just hang up. It's funny when you start to hear their blurb just as you put the handset down on the button.
And they scratch their heads on why people are deserting the landline.
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