Goodness me, that is nasty.

I bet they don't like deaf people that say 'pardon'..........

Surely they can trace the criminals that started this.

But thank you RnR.

Cats they are calls to find out when people are home.

I love those ones PlanB. I was a computer co-ordinator/tech consultant at one time.

If totally/extremely bored and in need of some entertainment when they call, I string them along by acting dumb ...  otherwise I just stick the phone in front of the TV and let them listen to that. My best time frame has been 20+ minutes.

My win score is 3.

That is, on three occasions, a frustrated foreign-accented voice has told me, "F*** Off ... you are 'orrible woman."

Sad I know ... but a win's a win in my 'bored out of my brain' book. Even if it only increases the scammer organisation's phone bill.

Yes RnR I have played along sometimes too and also played the dumb head -- but they still wanted me to get on the computer I told them I had never heard of, even told me to go and BUY one and they would ring me back,

Lol r-nr....I do similar sometimes.   Twice now I have had them hang up on ME because I was being sarcastic and stringing "them" along.  They can tell when you are 'wise' to them :) so pointless continuing trying to con you.

Yet amazingly people are still being scammed;  even after all the warnings that have been on tv/radio/newspapers etc.  Some people never learn...

:) That's funny PlanB ... but I also have a tiny modicum of sympathy for those who work in overseas scam centres and probably get a pittance for their efforts. Poor buggers ... probably no other comparitively well-paid employment available wherever they are. Sad world.

Big Val I pay over $40 per month now for rental ALONE and I used  less than $3 in calls I am not prepared to pay for a silent number and I think you will find it is more like $5 a month extra not $2.93

Val I am also on the do not call register -- does not stop them at all

Good deal Radish. Thanks.

RAdish I have been able to get the NBN since last July BUT there have been so many here that have had nothing but trouble -- ie -- the bloke in front of me has ben off line with Land line and comuter3 times for 5 weeks at a time -- and also have had meetings at the local club and the amount of people that have nothing but trouble with this NBN is horrific,  the ones that have been able t get fibre to the home are fine but the fibre to the NODE is a disgrace, yes it is supposed to be cheaper but not if you are having that trouble.

Had  from small teething problem at the start with NB (back in July last year) and we were not getting the speed we expected, but now it seems to have sped up quite a bit.  Maybe because of some of the bad publicity some of the ISP's were getting??

i am on the do not call register,    i makes no difference,   SANDI,   i was told its to see if you are home,  but WHY,     they dont ring back tio say anything,    no point in it,      as for the calls with COMPUTER BROKEN,    i no longer act like a lady,   and tell them to f, off,     i am sick and tired of them,    it is every day,  

Cats, I don't think those overseas will worry about the do not call register.

Also some of the calls and cut offs will be because when these callers ring, they ring several numbers at once and when one answers, it cuts the rest of the calls off.

I had fun with one woman one day when I asked her if she would do the same to her grandmother.  I don't think she appreciated it because she hung up.

Funny I tell them to f off as well or say to them I don't own a computer so you are talking to the wrong person.

Yes I have also told them in no uncertain terms what to do too and hung up after I had 7 of those calls in one afternoon -- and had to run into answer the darn phone too