pipex cold calling

I got a call today from someone claiming to work for pipex, saying they
were calling me because I'd requested information from them about
broadband. I said no I didn't. They asked if anyone else in the
household had. I said no. They didn't know my name. Anyone else get this
call?

Weird- I rarely get cold calls, and I'm on the list not to call or
whatever it's called. (I forgot to mention that on the phone!)

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(*) ... of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate
http://www.davidhorne.net - real address on website
"Abominable, loyal, blind, apparently subservient."
Pres. Carter on Ex-Pres. Blair- May, 2007

On Wed, 8 Aug 2007 18:38:24 +0100, (E-Mail Removed) (David Horne,
_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:

>I got a call today from someone claiming to work for pipex, saying they
>were calling me because I'd requested information from them about
>broadband. I said no I didn't. They asked if anyone else in the
>household had. I said no. They didn't know my name. Anyone else get this
>call?
>
>Weird- I rarely get cold calls, and I'm on the list not to call or
>whatever it's called. (I forgot to mention that on the phone!)

Dont get many calls like this myself - but from what i remember
reading elsewhere the BT block lists only applys to UK based co. If
someone called from abroad then they can call anyone they want.



Rich

David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*) [(E-Mail Removed)] said:
> I got a call today from someone claiming to work for pipex, saying they
> were calling me because I'd requested information from them about
> broadband. I said no I didn't. They asked if anyone else in the
> household had. I said no. They didn't know my name. Anyone else get this
> call?
>
> Weird- I rarely get cold calls, and I'm on the list not to call or
> whatever it's called. (I forgot to mention that on the phone!)
>
>

Have you entered your telephone number in their site to do a broadband
check? Lower down the page they have a box you have to tick if you do
not want to be called.

Bert <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*) [(E-Mail Removed)] said:
> > I got a call today from someone claiming to work for pipex, saying they
> > were calling me because I'd requested information from them about
> > broadband. I said no I didn't. They asked if anyone else in the
> > household had. I said no. They didn't know my name. Anyone else get this
> > call?
> >
> > Weird- I rarely get cold calls, and I'm on the list not to call or
> > whatever it's called. (I forgot to mention that on the phone!)
> >
> >
>
> Have you entered your telephone number in their site to do a broadband
> check?

Nope. I'd thought of that though, as a possibility.

--
(*) ... of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate
http://www.davidhorne.net - real address on website
"Abominable, loyal, blind, apparently subservient."
Pres. Carter on Ex-Pres. Blair- May, 2007

> I got a call today from someone claiming to work for pipex, saying they
> were calling me because I'd requested information from them about
> broadband.

IIRC I got similar shortly before I finally f*cked them off completely
(think they were trying to push their "phone package" at the time)

[Bert], on Wed, 8 Aug 2007 23:50:25 +0100, said :-

>David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*) [(E-Mail Removed)] said:
>> I got a call today from someone claiming to work for pipex, saying they
>> were calling me because I'd requested information from them about
>> broadband. I said no I didn't. They asked if anyone else in the
>> household had. I said no. They didn't know my name. Anyone else get this
>> call?
>>
>> Weird- I rarely get cold calls, and I'm on the list not to call or
>> whatever it's called. (I forgot to mention that on the phone!)
>>
>>
>
>Have you entered your telephone number in their site to do a broadband
>check? Lower down the page they have a box you have to tick if you do
>not want to be called.

Pipex need to be hammered over this complete and utter disregard for
consumer protection.

Anyone can enter anyone else's number in the box and Pipex will call,
pass the number onto others etc, etc.

"Bert" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed) ...
> David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*) [(E-Mail Removed)] said:
>> I got a call today from someone claiming to work for pipex,
>> saying they
>> were calling me because I'd requested information from them
>> about
>> broadband. I said no I didn't. They asked if anyone else in
>> the
>> household had. I said no. They didn't know my name. Anyone
>> else get this
>> call?
>>
>> Weird- I rarely get cold calls, and I'm on the list not to
>> call or
>> whatever it's called. (I forgot to mention that on the phone!)
>>
>>
>
> Have you entered your telephone number in their site to do a
> broadband
> check? Lower down the page they have a box you have to tick if
> you do
> not want to be called.

Hmm, I did that (put my fone number into the Pipex site) and got
repeated spam fone calls from "Pipex Homeservice".

I had to get quite rude and cross with them, but the a-holes
still continued, until I threatened them with the Information
Commissioner.

--

Sean