Market Researchers and Telemarketers.
Our home phone account is in my Wife's name and we have an unlisted number. Our two mobile phones accounts are in my name and are not listed.
yet we still get pestered by telemarketers and market researchers who ask for either one of us by name!!
Mortgage Company ringing my wife on mobile: my solution: program incoming number to read 'ignore' or similar.
Market researchers ringing (usually around dinner time) :
"Hello"
"who is calling please?"
"I'll just put you on hold"
I then go and do something useful.(like eat my dinner in peace)
If they are still waiting on hold 1/2 hour or so later when I re open the line............. well so far they haven't. So far as I can tell I haven't had them pester twice.
Thinking of demanding a refund from Telstra too; they charge for unlisted numbers.
So, if you're a telemarketer or a market researcher, I'd get a refund from Telstra because in selling you my numbers, they have ripped you off.
Anyone care to share their experiences/solutions to these aggravating assassins of privacy?
cheers,
Doug