Or just random dialling.
I have had cases where I missdialled a number and got connected to someone who is exdirectory.. they were livid that I had been given their number and couldn't understand that exdirectory doesn't mean people can't dial your number.
Survey companies do that. (In the Slough area they seem to be about Heathrow Airport expansion, though they won't admit who they are working for and don't ask straightforward questions, like, "Do you want twice as many night-time flights over your house.")
Would it? When I worked for a central government department, we had to have a valid 'presentation number' which was the number for the national enquiry point. We did not show numbers for individual staff extensions.
It was regarded as a breach of privacy to disclose numbers for individuals.
Internal routing plays no part in the CLI number presented.
True.
My brother had a problem and got the wrong number. The second time it happened the bloke said my brother was ruining his sex life as it was just getting to the best bit when the phone rang !!!
Not really. Companies are held liable for many things, including the operations of subcontractors all the time. Lack of knowledge of the operations of their subcontractors is not considered a mitigating circumstance - indeed it is often viewed as a lack of oversight and diligence and therefore an agravating factor!
SteveW
When I actually could push 8, the calls stopped immediately. So if they'd been arranged that you had to push 8 to remain on the database, I'd presumably have not received more than the first call when I was unable to press 8.
Do you think that computer systems can't determine rapidly the difference between the start of a recorded message and the rising tone of a questioning hello followed by waiting for a reply?
Repeated calling is just like to make the "mark" boycott the company entirely and tell their friends and family who may do likewise.
SteveW
The first thing an autodialler hears if it calls us (with number withheld) is the tri-tone indicating the equipment is out of service!
On Sat, 23 Mar 2019 19:55:04 +0000, Steve Walker snipped-for-privacy@walker-family.me.uk> wrote: [snip]
Is there an argument for saying nothing and waiting to see if the caller speaks?
A legitimate caller might think there's no-one at your end.
Can be great fun asking the full name of who they are calling. And get them to give the address too. Which any genuine business caller would have to hand.
They would usually start shouting hello, hello?
I can't find the exact post, but someone mentioned trying to offload liability for marketing snafus onto a 3rd party.
Seems the ICO doesn't agree with it ...
Hey you're on fire today Mark...
I've had the "Would you like to invest in fine wines" a couple of times.
You think?
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