Incoming phone call please hold????

Binzo · July 28th, 2004, 00:06

Man I dont know about where you folks live but where im from "USA" I get these calls be it from Politicians or ads.. that actually have the nerve to call you with a recording and tell you to please hold while we get somebody. I used to work late night and during the day if my phone rings and i pick up a recording..i get reaaaaaly po'd. Does anybody plagued with these phone calls? hehe

Boltzmann · July 28th, 2004, 00:23

It never happened to me... I don't know if this is done in my country (Brazil). But I guess that sooner or later we'll have such devilish commercial practices done here as well (oh, the evil of telemarketing is already here, though

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RF · July 28th, 2004, 00:39

We sometimes get it, just hang up and leave them with "Please hold while we find somebody who cares".

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Binzo · July 28th, 2004, 01:58

hehe yeah I also get the ones that call you and say... "Who is speaking? " i tell them.. and ill put it in Ngemu family chat terms

"Who the *beep* is calling? you called me i didnt call you..dont you know who you are calling?"

**DarkAurora** · July 28th, 2004, 02:03

If a telemarketer or someone from a political campaign called me and told me to hold on, I would tell them, "You can hold my *insert rude comment*" and hang up on them.

Unicron · July 28th, 2004, 02:05

well in america they use systems that automatically dial numbers constantly while operators are talking to "customers/victims" on the line. So sometimes there isnt an available operator/salesperson when you are called and you pick up the phone and have to wait 2-3 seconds after saying hello. In my house we deal with it effectively by saying hello and giving the party 1 sec to answer before hanging up. If it is a personal phone call and its important they'll call back.

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**Kane** · July 28th, 2004, 04:35

Well in the UK, you can sign up for 'do not call' groups which means if you do get telephone spam, you can sue whoever called you.

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**I-Chan** · July 28th, 2004, 12:34

I've got a better solution: do not have line at home. I only use my mobile, and have not phone at home... what's refraining me from using internet

, but not for long! as i'm getting cable connection soon

. Seriously, it would depend on my mood. I mean, if i feel like horsing, and i have time, well, it's their money you know

. On the other hand, if some sh|t like that would wake me up...

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scottlc · July 28th, 2004, 13:17

In the UK, you don't tend to get a recorded message. The call is just disconnected if there are no operators available. But as Kane said, you can opt-out of recieving calls.

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Binzo · July 28th, 2004, 19:00

in the usa there is a service which i am signed up for but.. various ways to get around them legaly.

(F)ragnarok(F) · July 28th, 2004, 21:41

here in canada, we only get the annoying telemarketers calling, none of that recorded **** that tell u to wait

or at least i havent received ne

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**DarkAurora** · July 29th, 2004, 02:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kane-Sama

Well in the UK, you can sign up for 'do not call' groups which means if you do get telephone spam, you can sue whoever called you.

We have something similar to that in the US. My mom got the service but stupid telemarketers still call. Most of the time it is just a recorded message asking us to call them back.

JanusX · July 29th, 2004, 03:15

Hmm If I was in a good mood when they called asking me to hold I think i would. Then once I got a person I would inform them that if they really want to speak to someone they should have actual people on the lines from the start. Ibeciles.

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Binzo · July 29th, 2004, 04:07

Ironicaly with my VIP passport I can bypass security checks, Get almost next to nothing first class plane tickets, get free Superb Martial art lessons but yet I still cant do anything about these phone calls. The reason for the recording now is that is the loophole in the current call block service..states everything in terms of live voice chat..which of course doesnt include the inital voice calling.

Kazuya · July 29th, 2004, 08:41

This happens in Mexico but the only ones who call are the telephone companies or the banks begging you to join them. I rememeber asking once: if i sign up with this telephone company would i stop receving stupid calls from the others? She told me: you won't but the service is soooo good you will forget about the others

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moomoomoo · July 29th, 2004, 09:11

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Originally Posted by scottlc

In the UK, you don't tend to get a recorded message. The call is just disconnected if there are no operators available. But as Kane said, you can opt-out of recieving calls.

Having said that, I've been getting calls lately that say I've won a prize or some ****e. It is recorded, but they've actually recorded the family name in the message, which makes it all the more convincing on an answerphone. Heh.

I think normally their automated system call a bunch of numbers, and talk to whoever picks up first out of them and disconnects all the others. It certainly isn't a nice trade. :|

scottlc · July 29th, 2004, 10:18

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Originally Posted by moomoomoo

I think normally their automated system call a bunch of numbers, and talk to whoever picks up first out of them and disconnects all the others. It certainly isn't a nice trade. :|

It tends to worry a lot of old people, particularly those who live alone. Unless you knew what it was, you could well beleave that it was a prank call. This really is unacceptable.

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Binzo Banned Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: USA Posts: 173	Incoming phone call please hold???? Man I dont know about where you folks live but where im from "USA" I get these calls be it from Politicians or ads.. that actually have the nerve to call you with a recording and tell you to please hold while we get somebody. I used to work late night and during the day if my phone rings and i pick up a recording..i get reaaaaaly po'd. Does anybody plagued with these phone calls? hehe

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July 28th, 2004, 00:23	#2
Boltzmann Retired Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Jundiaí - São Paulo - Brazil Posts: 8,876	It never happened to me... I don't know if this is done in my country (Brazil). But I guess that sooner or later we'll have such devilish commercial practices done here as well (oh, the evil of telemarketing is already here, though ). __________________ "Let be be finale of seem. The only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream." - Wallace Stevens Me on Twitter

July 28th, 2004, 00:39	#3
RF Canadian Spaceman Join Date: May 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 8,767	We sometimes get it, just hang up and leave them with "Please hold while we find somebody who cares". __________________ CPU: Core i7 920 \ MB: EVGA X58 \ RAM: 12GB OCZ DDR3-1600 \ GPU: ATi 5870 HDD: 2x 150GB VelociRaptor R0 / PSU: Enermax Galaxy 850w / OS: Windows 7 x64

July 28th, 2004, 01:58	#4
Binzo Banned Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: USA Posts: 173	hehe yeah I also get the ones that call you and say... "Who is speaking? " i tell them.. and ill put it in Ngemu family chat terms "Who the beep is calling? you called me i didnt call you..dont you know who you are calling?"

July 28th, 2004, 02:03	#5
DarkAurora Back from the dead Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Seymour, TN Posts: 3,741	If a telemarketer or someone from a political campaign called me and told me to hold on, I would tell them, "You can hold my insert rude comment" and hang up on them.

July 28th, 2004, 02:05	#6
Unicron Git er done Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Raleigh, NC USA GO us! Posts: 2,829	well in america they use systems that automatically dial numbers constantly while operators are talking to "customers/victims" on the line. So sometimes there isnt an available operator/salesperson when you are called and you pick up the phone and have to wait 2-3 seconds after saying hello. In my house we deal with it effectively by saying hello and giving the party 1 sec to answer before hanging up. If it is a personal phone call and its important they'll call back. __________________ It is the soldier, not the court, that has given us freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the agitator, who has given us the freedom to protest. It is the soldier who salutes the flag, serves beneath the flag, whose coffin is draped by the flag, who gives that protestor the freedom he abuses to burn that flag. -Senator Zell Miller

July 28th, 2004, 04:35	#7
Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,303	Well in the UK, you can sign up for 'do not call' groups which means if you do get telephone spam, you can sue whoever called you. __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Phenom II X4, 4Gb DDR2, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 32Gb OCZ Vertex SSD, 500Gb RAID HDD, Windows 7 Home Premium Erika: (MCPC) Revo3610, Windows 7 Home Premium Kimiko: (Craptop) HP Mini 210

July 28th, 2004, 12:34	#8
I-Chan Ex Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Spain Posts: 3,093	I've got a better solution: do not have line at home. I only use my mobile, and have not phone at home... what's refraining me from using internet , but not for long! as i'm getting cable connection soon . Seriously, it would depend on my mood. I mean, if i feel like horsing, and i have time, well, it's their money you know . On the other hand, if some sh\|t like that would wake me up... __________________ "I'm living in a dream I can't wake from" Core i5 2500K 3.3Ghz \| 8192 MB DDR3 1333 MHZ \| AMD Radeon HD 6950 2048 MB \| Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB SATAIII+WD Caviar 250GB SATAII \| Dell 3007WFP-HC 30"

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scottlc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: St Andrews, Scotland Posts: 1,577	In the UK, you don't tend to get a recorded message. The call is just disconnected if there are no operators available. But as Kane said, you can opt-out of recieving calls. __________________ Computer: White MacBook (late 2008) - OS: Mac OS X 10.5.7 - CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.1GHz - Memory: 4GB DDR2 PC2-5300

July 28th, 2004, 19:00	#10
Binzo Banned Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: USA Posts: 173	in the usa there is a service which i am signed up for but.. various ways to get around them legaly.

July 28th, 2004, 21:41	#11
(F)ragnarok(F) Trying to stay alive Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: ... Posts: 2,939	here in canada, we only get the annoying telemarketers calling, none of that recorded **** that tell u to wait or at least i havent received ne __________________ Motherboard: Intel915GLVG -- CPU: Pentium 4 3.06GHz -- Monitor: ViewSonic VE910b LCD -- Video: Onboard -- Sound: Creative SB Audigy 2 -- Memory: 512 MB -- Disk Drives: Western Digital 250GB S-ATA -- OS: Windows XP -- DVD Rom University life sux....

July 29th, 2004, 03:15	#13
JanusX Nu... Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: A small cluttered desk Posts: 472	Hmm If I was in a good mood when they called asking me to hold I think i would. Then once I got a person I would inform them that if they really want to speak to someone they should have actual people on the lines from the start. Ibeciles. __________________ "Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws." - Plato

July 29th, 2004, 04:07	#14
Binzo Banned Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: USA Posts: 173	Ironicaly with my VIP passport I can bypass security checks, Get almost next to nothing first class plane tickets, get free Superb Martial art lessons but yet I still cant do anything about these phone calls. The reason for the recording now is that is the loophole in the current call block service..states everything in terms of live voice chat..which of course doesnt include the inital voice calling.

July 29th, 2004, 08:41	#15
Kazuya The seeker of perfection Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Suing somebody Posts: 3,628	This happens in Mexico but the only ones who call are the telephone companies or the banks begging you to join them. I rememeber asking once: if i sign up with this telephone company would i stop receving stupid calls from the others? She told me: you won't but the service is soooo good you will forget about the others __________________ PSN ID: solidandrey Visit my blog in Spanish: http://andreyirrasalazar.blogspot.com