Get as many details as you can

ask them for their phone number and email address. Ask them where the company is based, how they got your details etc.

They always get irate and hang up on me.

Posted By: Larry Hagman on October 2nd 2012 at 11:29:12

Message Thread

Cold calls.. (General Chat) - yellowman, Oct 2, 11:14:44
- had six yesterday. I was so tempted to string the "you have a virus" twat along (General Chat) - Pixelman, Oct 2, 13:13:43
- I never answer my phone if I don't recognize the number/name. If it's important (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 2, 11:51:26
  - Rand?.... (General Chat) - yellowman, Oct 2, 12:00:27
    - South African* (General Chat) - Dog, Oct 2, 12:55:24
- Just register with the TPS - we don't receive any cold calls at home now. (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Oct 2, 11:50:02
  - I've done that twice.... (General Chat) - yellowman, Oct 2, 11:54:06
- Get a TrueCall device (General Chat) - RootunTootunHootun, Oct 2, 11:34:48
  - Just use caller id on an answer phone (siemens gigaset s795) (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Oct 2, 11:51:04
  - Nice one... (General Chat) - yellowman, Oct 2, 11:37:15
    - We had a new born and the 8pm calls asking if we knew our PC had a virus (General Chat) - RootunTootunHootun, Oct 2, 11:40:32
- Get as many details as you can (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Oct 2, 11:29:12
  - Is irate an app? (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Oct 2, 11:50:59
  - I start with... (General Chat) - yellowman, Oct 2, 11:35:07
- i always answer my land line when it rings with (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Oct 2, 11:20:34
  - i always answer my land line when it rings with (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Oct 2, 11:34:10
    - If someone ever rings you by accident, and they want their chinchilla stuffing (General Chat) - pants, Oct 2, 11:41:38
      - I only do hamsters (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Oct 2, 13:35:26
  - My mate (General Chat) - yellowman, Oct 2, 11:28:21
- providings (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Oct 2, 11:19:23
  - ? what you mean pants ? (n/m) (General Chat) - Pit, Oct 2, 11:30:59
    - this, upgradings, 42 megabitings (General Chat) - pants, Oct 2, 11:39:09
      - like it. 6 times fasterings. (n/m) (General Chat) - Pit, Oct 2, 11:55:54
    - Better dealings than your current dealings. (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Oct 2, 11:37:18
      - ah (n/m) (General Chat) - Pit, Oct 2, 11:38:13
  - Yes this (General Chat) - yellowman, Oct 2, 11:25:02

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