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Yup, thats right!!
My landline phone gave up on me a couple of weeks ago so I invested in that BT handset that has the caller protection thingy on.
It actually works!! Since i have had this new phone I have had no cold calls! Brilliant! I was getting 1-2 per day previously.
Silence is golden ha ha. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I know they are just doing a job but they must call here about 7 times a day. Now if there is a pause before they say anything I have already hung up. But this BT thingymebob sounds just perfect.. I will look into it. |
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"I know they are just doing a job but they must call here about 7 times a day. Now if there is a pause before they say anything I have already hung up. But this BT thingymebob sounds just perfect.. I will look into it. "
I thought it may be a gimmick as their telephone preference service obviously doesn't work but I am really surprised, it does work.
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over a year ago
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I kept an ambulance chaser on the phone for 3/4 of an hour, whilst I explained to him that he was asking me to commit an act of fraud, in order that they could make money. He claimed he was "a robin hood character", acting on the behalf of the poor "Christmas is only round the corner". Priceless! Well he was offering 4grand, but you get my point. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Oh I enjoy winding them up. They soon take me off there list. 
I do the same,lol  
Yes, I'm another, they soon get bored of me. "
Put some porn on in the background and tell them you're busy at a party, then shout out, "Oi you lot keep the noise down a bit", the bloke on the other end of the phone was in stitches, never bothered me again though,lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I kept an ambulance chaser on the phone for 3/4 of an hour, whilst I explained to him that he was asking me to commit an act of fraud, in order that they could make money. He claimed he was "a robin hood character", acting on the behalf of the poor "Christmas is only round the corner". Priceless! Well he was offering 4grand, but you get my point."
I had the same, two years after an accident in the car, he was trying to get me to see a doctor to say I had back ache the next day, I ask him who would be introuble if it went tits up, erm, ME! "Up your pipe in an enormous fashion" was my reply. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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PPI ... Solar panels ... cavity wall insulation anyone. Ha ha.
The worst one that I get is, !
''Mr Hump we understand that someone in your household has just had an accident'' I reply ''oh my god, oh my god, What hospital are they in, aaaah call me an ambulance, I think i'm having a heart attack''  |
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"PPI ... Solar panels ... cavity wall insulation anyone. Ha ha.
The worst one that I get is, !
''Mr Hump we understand that someone in your household has just had an accident'' I reply ''oh my god, oh my god, What hospital are they in, aaaah call me an ambulance, I think i'm having a heart attack'' "
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By *litterbabeWoman
over a year ago
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"Yup, thats right!!
My landline phone gave up on me a couple of weeks ago so I invested in that BT handset that has the caller protection thingy on.
It actually works!! Since i have had this new phone I have had no cold calls! Brilliant! I was getting 1-2 per day previously.
Silence is golden ha ha."
I have them too and they are great. Since recommending then many family and friends have got them too. I believe if you only need two handsets the cheapest Argos at the moment at £49.99. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I had one last year from a company selling conservatives told them I wasn't interested but they kept ringing so I agreed for them to send a salesman round only problem was I live in a 1st floor flat his face was a picture when he realised it was a flat would love to have been a fly on the wall when he got back to the office |
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"Yup, thats right!!
My landline phone gave up on me a couple of weeks ago so I invested in that BT handset that has the caller protection thingy on.
It actually works!! Since i have had this new phone I have had no cold calls! Brilliant! I was getting 1-2 per day previously.
Silence is golden ha ha.
I have them too and they are great. Since recommending then many family and friends have got them too. I believe if you only need two handsets the cheapest Argos at the moment at £49.99."
How does cutting out Cold calls work and not family and friends or work etc ? |
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"Yup, thats right!!
My landline phone gave up on me a couple of weeks ago so I invested in that BT handset that has the caller protection thingy on.
It actually works!! Since i have had this new phone I have had no cold calls! Brilliant! I was getting 1-2 per day previously.
Silence is golden ha ha.
I have them too and they are great. Since recommending then many family and friends have got them too. I believe if you only need two handsets the cheapest Argos at the moment at £49.99.How does cutting out Cold calls work and not family and friends or work etc ?"
Number that you know you add to the phonebook on the handset. Then when those numbers call they just come straight through.
If its a number you don't know, the caller will be asked to say their name and the phone will ring and you have the choice to either accept the call or cancel.
Cold callers it seems don't want to say their name so the call won't be allowed through. |
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"Yup, thats right!!
My landline phone gave up on me a couple of weeks ago so I invested in that BT handset that has the caller protection thingy on.
It actually works!! Since i have had this new phone I have had no cold calls! Brilliant! I was getting 1-2 per day previously.
Silence is golden ha ha.
I have them too and they are great. Since recommending then many family and friends have got them too. I believe if you only need two handsets the cheapest Argos at the moment at £49.99.How does cutting out Cold calls work and not family and friends or work etc ?
Number that you know you add to the phonebook on the handset. Then when those numbers call they just come straight through.
If its a number you don't know, the caller will be asked to say their name and the phone will ring and you have the choice to either accept the call or cancel.
Cold callers it seems don't want to say their name so the call won't be allowed through."
Thats Interesting about cold callers not wanting to leave recorded details about who they work for etc, because as before you could,nt get those details unless you worked for mf5 with a bug under the phone... These cold callers so up front with what they do But will not go the extra mile to leave details that speaks volumes. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I had one last year from a company selling conservatives
So that's how they won the election "
That should have said conservatories lol predictive text on phone |
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"Yup, thats right!!
My landline phone gave up on me a couple of weeks ago so I invested in that BT handset that has the caller protection thingy on.
It actually works!! Since i have had this new phone I have had no cold calls! Brilliant! I was getting 1-2 per day previously.
Silence is golden ha ha.
I have them too and they are great. Since recommending then many family and friends have got them too. I believe if you only need two handsets the cheapest Argos at the moment at £49.99.How does cutting out Cold calls work and not family and friends or work etc ?
Number that you know you add to the phonebook on the handset. Then when those numbers call they just come straight through.
If its a number you don't know, the caller will be asked to say their name and the phone will ring and you have the choice to either accept the call or cancel.
Cold callers it seems don't want to say their name so the call won't be allowed through.Thats Interesting about cold callers not wanting to leave recorded details about who they work for etc, because as before you could,nt get those details unless you worked for mf5 with a bug under the phone... These cold callers so up front with what they do But will not go the extra mile to leave details that speaks volumes. "
Does it reject calls from withheld numbers too? I have a lot of hospital appointments and so get calls from the automated service confirming my appoints quite frequently. But it's a withheld/private number. |
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"Yup, thats right!!
My landline phone gave up on me a couple of weeks ago so I invested in that BT handset that has the caller protection thingy on.
It actually works!! Since i have had this new phone I have had no cold calls! Brilliant! I was getting 1-2 per day previously.
Silence is golden ha ha.
I have them too and they are great. Since recommending then many family and friends have got them too. I believe if you only need two handsets the cheapest Argos at the moment at £49.99.How does cutting out Cold calls work and not family and friends or work etc ?
Number that you know you add to the phonebook on the handset. Then when those numbers call they just come straight through.
If its a number you don't know, the caller will be asked to say their name and the phone will ring and you have the choice to either accept the call or cancel.
Cold callers it seems don't want to say their name so the call won't be allowed through.Thats Interesting about cold callers not wanting to leave recorded details about who they work for etc, because as before you could,nt get those details unless you worked for mf5 with a bug under the phone... These cold callers so up front with what they do But will not go the extra mile to leave details that speaks volumes.
Does it reject calls from withheld numbers too? I have a lot of hospital appointments and so get calls from the automated service confirming my appoints quite frequently. But it's a withheld/private number."
I think you can reject withheld too yes but I don't use that feature as some of my friends are ex directory so have withheld numbers |
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"Yup, thats right!!
My landline phone gave up on me a couple of weeks ago so I invested in that BT handset that has the caller protection thingy on.
It actually works!! Since i have had this new phone I have had no cold calls! Brilliant! I was getting 1-2 per day previously.
Silence is golden ha ha.
I have them too and they are great. Since recommending then many family and friends have got them too. I believe if you only need two handsets the cheapest Argos at the moment at £49.99.How does cutting out Cold calls work and not family and friends or work etc ?
Number that you know you add to the phonebook on the handset. Then when those numbers call they just come straight through.
If its a number you don't know, the caller will be asked to say their name and the phone will ring and you have the choice to either accept the call or cancel."
so you still have to stop what your doing to answer the phone anyway ??? hmmmm, think i'm missing something here |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Yup, thats right!!
My landline phone gave up on me a couple of weeks ago so I invested in that BT handset that has the caller protection thingy on.
It actually works!! Since i have had this new phone I have had no cold calls! Brilliant! I was getting 1-2 per day previously.
Silence is golden ha ha.
I have them too and they are great. Since recommending then many family and friends have got them too. I believe if you only need two handsets the cheapest Argos at the moment at £49.99.How does cutting out Cold calls work and not family and friends or work etc ?
Number that you know you add to the phonebook on the handset. Then when those numbers call they just come straight through.
If its a number you don't know, the caller will be asked to say their name and the phone will ring and you have the choice to either accept the call or cancel.
Cold callers it seems don't want to say their name so the call won't be allowed through."
We have this and its fantastic, you can also block numbers that you dont want to call you. Highly recommended |
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By *wiftieeMan
over a year ago
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Also happy to confirm that the BT8500 phone does actually work, does exactly what it says on the box.
Bought a refurbished unit with answer machine for just £24.99, best 25 quid I've spent in a while. |
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