[access-uk] Re: Telephone Issues
- From: David W Wood <g3yxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2005 12:14:49 +0100
Theresa
their are several levels of telephone secrecy.
Telephone preference service, 1471 barring, ex directory, and a service
whose name I don't know.
TPS you know about.
1471 is 'caller withheld'.
Ex directory means that your number doesn't appear in the telephone
directory, it does however remain in the telephone listings.
And the final one is where the number doesn't appear in the listings and
can only be accessed by those with authority so to do.
David
In message <003001c5a0bf$d57b1c20$6401a8c0@Desktop01>, Theresa Hodge
<theresa.hodge@xxxxxxxxx> writes
>Hi All
>
>A while ago there was some discussion on the list about the website
>www.saynoto0870 .com. I have had a look at this website and managed to find
>the geographical number between my bank's telephone banking number - but I
>got through to a real person instead of the usual automated one - ie a named
>person in Customer Services.
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>For a while our home telephone number has been registered with Telephone
>Preference Service and for a while we seemed to stop getting phone calls
>from cold-calling sales people. However, this has recently started again.
>When I ask them where they got my number from (as I'm registered with
>Telephone Preference and ex-directory), I'm told that their database
>contains all telephone numbers whether they're ex-directory or not. In the
>last couple of cases I've asked for a contact number where I can get in
>touch with someone to discuss this issue. Someone from Kitchens Direct gave
>me a telephone number which, when I rang it one evening, I got an answering
>machine message that said I was through to a company called Cornbrook. I
>haven't yet rung them back to find out what their connection is with
>Kitchens Direct! Today Zenith Daybright gave me a phone number that I could
>ring to get my number removed and assured me that I would speak to a
>person - but on ringing them I only had the opportunity of entering my phone
>number into an automated system, at which point I was told it would be
>hidden from their records and thank you for calling.
>
>I'm wondering where companies get these lists of all phone numbers, even if
>they're ex-directory. On the saynoto0870.com website I noticed a link where
>it appeared that if a member, people could search for anything in the US
>public records register, including getting access to any unlisted numbers,
>and I'm wondering if there's something similar in this country.
>
>I've heard recently about something called BT Privacy. On phoning BT today
>there was a number to ring to register for BT Privacy, but ringing it didn't
>enable me to speak to anyone, just enter my phone number into an automated
>system. What is this service? Do we have to pay for it?
>
>Enough of my rantings for now!!
>
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>Theresa Hodge
>theresa.hodge@xxxxxxxxx
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