We have one of those gatekeeper type phone systems now
so if a call comes in from an unrecognised number, the caller has to identify themselves, and it seems to have stopped all our nuisance calls.
Back when we *were* getting them, though, I used to always manage to get them to hang up on me first.

Alt: Quite a lot, yeah. For someone so intelligent, IAAFI.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 7 Apr 2015, 10:33, 1 reply, 10 years ago)

WITHHELD = ignored

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 7 Apr 2015, 10:36, Reply)

Also a good rule.
On my mobile, I will add 'Not a local area code = DENIED'
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 7 Apr 2015, 10:40, Reply)

Yeah, I do that then google the number.

( Slippery Mick ‏, Tue 7 Apr 2015, 11:00, Reply)

Our direct pharmacy line keeps getting PPI calls.
I've no idea why, but it's always an entertaining way to break up the tedium.

Oh no, wait... the other thing. Fucking annoying when you're trying to do sixteen other things at once. And they're automated, so we can't tell them they've got a business number. And because it's a work phone, you have to answer it with your best customer services spiel, so the machine always knows there's somebody on te other end of the call.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 7 Apr 2015, 11:07, Reply)

Poor Jason.

( Muns, Tue 7 Apr 2015, 11:50, Reply)

Innit, I actually don't think Witheld should be legal.
If you call someone, they should have the right to know you're calling.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Tue 7 Apr 2015, 11:14, Reply)

And I fucking hate these knock-down-ginger ones who get you to pick the phone, then they hang up straight away, so you can preimum-rate call them back OR so they know you're a real number.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Tue 7 Apr 2015, 11:15, Reply)

'withheld' is actually just a flag to your phone telling it to ignore it.
You can get boxes for landlines that don't.
( Slippery Mick ‏, Tue 7 Apr 2015, 11:22, Reply)