tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661320.post115139947887081055..comments2023-08-17T09:17:21.374+01:00Comments on Digital Evangelist: So just where did you get my number?Ian Wood. Principal Wireless Foundry LLPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06822944351512034141noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661320.post-1154967934896059662006-08-07T17:25:00.000+01:002006-08-07T17:25:00.000+01:00I've been getting these calls for years. It's much...I've been getting these calls for years. It's much easier to spot a phony when I haven't had an Orange contract since January 2000.<BR/><BR/>So I just string them along. <BR/><BR/>They always call themselves something like "Orange Network Services", or "Upgrade Centre", so I ask them if they're calling from Orange. No, they're calling on Orange's behalf. So I ask if Orange asked them to call. The story changes to "Orange gave us your number". Did Orange give them my customer details? Finally, they admit that they're just calling numbers with the prefixes that Orange use.<BR/><BR/>Then I explain to them the concept of number porting and tell them not to call me again.<BR/><BR/>I really should start charging them for my time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661320.post-1154967890085095292006-08-07T17:24:00.000+01:002006-08-07T17:24:00.000+01:00I've been getting these calls for years. It's much...I've been getting these calls for years. It's much easier to spot a phony when I haven't had an Orange contract since January 2000.<BR/><BR/>So I just string them along. <BR/><BR/>They always call themselves something like "Orange Network Services", or "Upgrade Centre", so I ask them if they're calling from Orange. No, they're calling on Orange's behalf. So I ask if Orange asked them to call. The story changes to "Orange gave us your number". Did Orange give them my customer details? Finally, they admit that they're just calling numbers with the prefixes that Orange use.<BR/><BR/>Then I explain to them the concept of number porting and tell them not to call me again.<BR/><BR/>I really should start charging them for my time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661320.post-1154943907025177192006-08-07T10:45:00.000+01:002006-08-07T10:45:00.000+01:00Useful stuff, now that John Caudwell has managed t...Useful stuff, now that <A HREF="http://www.newswireless.net/index.cfm/article/2835" REL="nofollow">John Caudwell</A> has managed to sell off Phones4U. <BR/><BR/>What will John do with the money? Do you think he sees an opportunity in broadcasting?Guy Kewneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16410107294403134569noreply@blogger.com