Just had an automated phone call from Centerlink so it said telling my wife her pension will be stopped is she does not reply to the emails that have not arrived, or press button 1 on the phone,
macka17 said
04:46 PM Jul 19, 2017
Press the offf button.
We have an unlisted number.
They changed our number as we were still getting unsolicited bull.
Took them 4 days. Solar sales. Insurance.
HOW do they do it.
Everybody you give your number to for ANY business must pass them on hey.
My new number was given to my ins and bank. (Plus kids\family)
That's all.
Answering machine. and only use Mobiles.
That's what we do nowadays.
Never pick home ph up. Tone turned right down so you don't hear it. In back bedroom.
Numbers flash as you walk past if any calls on it.
The lengths you go to, to get a litle peace is luducrous.
Aussie said
10:38 PM Jul 19, 2017
Go down to the local sports shop and ask for a high frequency whistle, then give them the longest hardest blast that you can manage and hope they are using ear plugs or at least head phones.
oldbloke said
10:38 PM Jul 19, 2017
We dumped the home phone. Only mobiles now and just block those callers.
oldbloke said
10:42 PM Jul 19, 2017
Aussie wrote:
Go down to the local sports shop and ask for a high frequency whistle, then give them the longest hardest blast that you can manage and hope they are using ear plugs or at least head phones.
Yep, that works too.
macka17 said
07:50 AM Jul 20, 2017
We keep Landline for incoming Overseas calls basically.
NO calls out.
HF, Whistle. Tick.
Hand Held "blow" Fog horn, from Yachttie days.
Tick.
That thing makes your balls rattle in enclosed space, believe me.
Actually regarding whistles.
The old "referee's" Rattling cork ball ones are the BEST.
Tried both with kids on other ends of phone
with Frequency\volume meters.
This country and US. Canada.
SouthernComfort said
08:25 AM Jul 20, 2017
macka17 wrote:
We keep Landline for incoming Overseas calls basically. NO calls out.
HF, Whistle. Tick.
Hand Held "blow" Fog horn, from Yachttie days. Tick.
That thing makes your balls rattle in enclosed space, believe me.
Actually regarding whistles.
The old "referee's" Rattling cork ball ones are the BEST. Tried both with kids on other ends of phone with Frequency\volume meters. This country and US. Canada.
Save yourself heaps and get rid of the landline and all the associated hassles. Plenty of great deals on mobile plans, month to month (no contract), unlimited overseas calls as well as local. Shop around, cheap as chips. If your overseas callers object to cost of calling your mobile, offer to call them back on your unlimited plan! We do that with our overseas callers (although no one yet has objected or needed to be called back because of cost). BONUS: they can also contact you when you're on the road, not just when you're home!
-- Edited by SouthernComfort on Thursday 20th of July 2017 08:26:44 AM
CC Bear said
08:28 AM Jul 20, 2017
Ok if mobile works in your area no mobile internet and limited mobile in our area. We just bloke them on the land line but they seem to have a unlimited Telstra numbers to call
PeterD said
10:05 AM Jul 20, 2017
Aussie wrote:
Go down to the local sports shop and ask for a high frequency whistle, then give them the longest hardest blast that you can manage and hope they are using ear plugs or at least head phones.
That does not work. There are compressors and clippers that limit what goes down the line. It only worked in the good old days on short distance calls where the calls did not go through long line equipment.
Just had an automated phone call from Centerlink so it said telling my wife her pension will be stopped is she does not reply to the emails that have not arrived, or press button 1 on the phone,
We have an unlisted number.
They changed our number as we were still getting unsolicited bull.
Took them 4 days. Solar sales. Insurance.
HOW do they do it.
Everybody you give your number to for ANY business must pass them on hey.
My new number was given to my ins and bank. (Plus kids\family)
That's all.
Answering machine. and only use Mobiles.
That's what we do nowadays.
Never pick home ph up. Tone turned right down so you don't hear it. In back bedroom.
Numbers flash as you walk past if any calls on it.
The lengths you go to, to get a litle peace is luducrous.
Yep, that works too.
NO calls out.
HF, Whistle. Tick.
Hand Held "blow" Fog horn, from Yachttie days.
Tick.
That thing makes your balls rattle in enclosed space, believe me.
Actually regarding whistles.
The old "referee's" Rattling cork ball ones are the BEST.
Tried both with kids on other ends of phone
with Frequency\volume meters.
This country and US. Canada.
Save yourself heaps and get rid of the landline and all the associated hassles. Plenty of great deals on mobile plans, month to month (no contract), unlimited overseas calls as well as local. Shop around, cheap as chips. If your overseas callers object to cost of calling your mobile, offer to call them back on your unlimited plan! We do that with our overseas callers (although no one yet has objected or needed to be called back because of cost). BONUS: they can also contact you when you're on the road, not just when you're home!
-- Edited by SouthernComfort on Thursday 20th of July 2017 08:26:44 AM
That does not work. There are compressors and clippers that limit what goes down the line. It only worked in the good old days on short distance calls where the calls did not go through long line equipment.