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Unwanted Phone calls

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  • 16-10-2009 2:43pm
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    Sticky Fingers
    Registered Users Posts: 132 ✭✭


    I have recently moved over from Eircom to Chorus
    I was ex directory with Eircom and I am the same with Chorus now. About an hour after being connected with Chorus I got a call from "Sahara for Life", a charity in Pakistan looking for money. The call is routed through the UK as a number does come up on screen, I have received about 8 phone calls now and it is becoming very irritating. I eventually got through to a human in customer service and they say they can't block numbers without the Gardai's say so.
    Has anyone else received calls from these people ? what can be done to stop them calling etc. I have used all the usual expletives and called into question the parentage of the individual who called me, yet, I still get calls. Anyone know what to do ?? Thanks


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    jor el
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,713 ✭✭✭✭jor el


    National Directory Database, this is where your preference for spam calls is held. Get Chorus to make it so you don't want commercial callers.


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    bcirl03
    Registered Users Posts: 484 ✭✭bcirl03


    On the NDD also and get calls from outside Ireland.

    I usually play along with them for a while, other times I bark down the phone and if I'm really in a fun mood I put them onto the boss - my 4 year old - he loves talking shop with them :)

    Check out youtube, loads of examples of people ‘taking the Michael’ out of these callers.


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    calex71
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,126 ✭✭✭✭calex71


    bcirl03 wrote: »
    I put them onto the boss - my 4 year old - he loves talking shop with them :)

    Ah brilliant :D

    You should tape it and post it here for our amusement ;)


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    #5
    Sticky Fingers
    Registered Users Posts: 132 ✭✭Sticky Fingers


    Thanks. Chorus have told me that since I opted out of having my number listed when I opened my account, they don't share the info with anyone.
    I can only think they must have an auto dialler and found my number.
    Will look up youtube too, looking forward to p***ing them off !


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