Dave&Olive Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 hi ok We have just started to get the dreaded 3 rings no one there phone calls , sometimes twice an hour ,they start at about 8 am and stop about 10 pm . is there a way to stop them ?? Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vindolanda Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 We had been bothered by cold callers and took out an additional service from France Telecom to prevent this. So far so good, no more irritating silent calls. The service cost s €1 per month and is well worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anton Redman II Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 Liste Orange - which I thought was free should prevent this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 [quote user="Anton Redman II"]Liste Orange - which I thought was free should prevent this.[/quote]http://www.completefrance.com/cs/forums/1842290/ShowPost.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 The problem with the sort of calls that the OP refers to is that they are often made by a machine that generates numbers automatically and whichever are answered first get a marketing message, usually recorded. The OP's exchange is obviously being targeted by one of these 'services'. Being on list rouge or liste orange will not necessarily prevent them, and because you do not know the number that is ringing, or the name of the company, you cannot report them. Even if you get the message and press the button to speak to a salesperson, as soon as you ask for their coordinées they just cut off the call.This is how it is in Britain: http://consumers.ofcom.org.uk/tell-us/telecoms/privacy/silent-call/. Although in theory such calls are illegal there is little that Ofcom or any of the other bodies can do about them. I strongly suspect the situation is the same in France. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex H Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 We had a phone installed a couple of months ago. As soon as I got the number I subscribed to the liste rouge etc.....The calls still came though. However, our phone keeps a list of numbers that called us and who should be the guilty party?France Telecom!Eventually I got to speak to a real person and they were trying to sell me broadband, which I don't need. So I told them it was only a holiday home and (fingers crossed) we haven't had another call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave&Olive Posted July 11, 2010 Author Share Posted July 11, 2010 hi ok Thanks.... I should have read the sticky before I posted, sorry.. Looks like a phone call to FT....or maybe an answer phone that will answer on the first ring ?? Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyn_paul Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 We have a phone which displays the number of the incoming call and subscribe to FT's "presentation du numero' service which costs a whole E1.50 a month (ttc). We've found all the annoying calls (that is, all the annoying calls from people we don't know!) are displayed as 'SECRET' so it's a simple matter of picking up the phone and putting it down again.It's curiously satisfying! p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirpy Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 do not answer the phone...and if it is for you then a recorded message will be left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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