Comments on: Say No To 0870 Numbers http://billmurney.com/blog/say-no-to-0870-numbers/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:11:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John Wright http://billmurney.com/blog/say-no-to-0870-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-43 John Wright Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:19:26 +0000 http://billmurney.com/blog/?p=185#comment-43 Hey Bill john Wright here from Warrington in cheshire. Whilst we are on the subject of telephone numbers, I was being inundated with companies ringing me up at home selling double glazing, debt management. these unsolicited phone calls can be a menace. Especially late at night. The government run a company called The telephone Preference service ( TPS ) who prosecute companies aggressively if they call any member of the TPS without first checking if they are a member. It has all but cut out every unwanted phone call now and we are just contacted by friends or those invited to ring. Try it it's free and it works and if somebody rings you up without checking listen to them squirm when you threaten to report them. They never ring back . The telephone no. is 0171 766 4420. Speak soon cheers. wrighty <blockquote><em>I am on the TPS John, but unfortunately it doesn't apply to companies abroad, which is where most of my sales calls originate.</em> Bill </blockquote> Hey Bill
john Wright here from Warrington in cheshire. Whilst we are on the subject of telephone numbers, I was being inundated with companies ringing me up at home selling double glazing, debt management. these unsolicited phone calls can be a menace. Especially late at night.
The government run a company called The telephone Preference service
( TPS ) who prosecute companies aggressively if they call any member of the TPS without first checking if they are a member. It has all but cut out every unwanted phone call now and we are just contacted by friends or those invited to ring. Try it it’s free and it works and if somebody rings you up without checking listen to them squirm
when you threaten to report them. They never ring back .
The telephone no. is 0171 766 4420. Speak soon cheers. wrighty

I am on the TPS John, but unfortunately it doesn’t apply to companies abroad, which is where most of my sales calls originate. Bill

]]> By: John McNally http://billmurney.com/blog/say-no-to-0870-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-39 John McNally Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:59:22 +0000 http://billmurney.com/blog/?p=185#comment-39 Very useful Bill, thanks for this. Some "help lines" start with 'O' and I'd forgotten they are expensive! John <blockquote><em>Thanks for the comment John, yes I am enrolled with the TPS but still get calls. These are mainly from abroad regarding bonus holidays. Unfortunately the TPS have no control over foreign companies and when you mention them, the callers have no idea what you are talking about. I find the best strategy is to let my 4 year old granddaughter talk to them, they soon end the call. If she’s not here I don’t even talk to them, I just put the phone down.</em> Bill</blockquote> Very useful Bill, thanks for this. Some “help lines” start with ‘O’ and I’d forgotten they are expensive!
John

Thanks for the comment John, yes I am enrolled with the TPS but still get calls. These are mainly from abroad regarding bonus holidays. Unfortunately the TPS have no control over foreign companies and when you mention them, the callers have no idea what you are talking about.
I find the best strategy is to let my 4 year old granddaughter talk to them, they soon end the call. If she’s not here I don’t even talk to them, I just put the phone down. Bill

]]> By: Mike http://billmurney.com/blog/say-no-to-0870-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Mike Wed, 24 Mar 2010 09:54:35 +0000 http://billmurney.com/blog/?p=185#comment-30 Hi Bill Welcome from a 2009 Masterclass student. It sounds like a great service, so I've book marked it for the future! Good luck with the class and don't forget to go "blog hopping". Best wishes Mike <blockquote><em>Thanks for the comments Mike, I am ‘blog hopping’ at the moment. It’s becoming a full time job in itself as there are that many to look at, but it is an enjoyable exercise.</em> Bill </blockquote> Hi Bill
Welcome from a 2009 Masterclass student.
It sounds like a great service, so I’ve book marked it for the future!
Good luck with the class and don’t forget to go “blog hopping”.
Best wishes
Mike

Thanks for the comments Mike, I am ‘blog hopping’ at the moment. It’s becoming a full time job in itself as there are that many to look at, but it is an enjoyable exercise. Bill

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