I sympathize with the poor telemarketer…
May 1, 2022 18:28:04 #
May 1, 2022 23:01:54 #
RiJoRi
Loc: Sandy Ridge, NC
Cute! Although technically, the telco used attenuators as well as amplifiers, so the effect would have been limited, somewhat...
--Rich
--Rich
May 2, 2022 06:05:31 #
RiJoRi wrote:
Cute! Although technically, the telco used attenuators as well as amplifiers, so the effect would have been limited, somewhat...
--Rich
--Rich
Shock value will do O.K.
May 2, 2022 09:24:15 #
May 2, 2022 10:40:55 #
To maximize the effect, start speaking quietly, so they start listening more intently.
May 2, 2022 12:32:25 #
I still say the phone companies could put an immediate stop to scam calls, especially the robocalls, but apparently they get money from each and every one of them. Hence they won't want to give up a golden goose. ANother alternative would be for Congress make it illegal to make robocalls, for any reason. Without a computer making numerous calls a minute, maybe every second, the companies could hre a few people to make the calls by hand dialing and help the economy by providing income to some people in need.
May 2, 2022 12:42:44 #
May 2, 2022 16:23:58 #
MrMophoto
Loc: Rhode Island "The biggest little"
When I get a telemarketer I politely ask them to hold on one minute, then put the phone down and walk away. I'm not sure how long they wait for me to come back, but they are paid to sell something and the longer they waste their time waiting the better.
May 2, 2022 17:09:40 #
May 2, 2022 19:31:42 #
My favorite technique in handling telemarketers comes from Tom Mabe at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6a-CZMrVAg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6a-CZMrVAg
May 2, 2022 20:06:19 #
We usually just answer if we don't recognize the number:" Hamilton county sheriff's office". Usually all we hear is "click"
May 2, 2022 20:31:34 #
DaveD65 wrote:
We usually just answer if we don't recognize the number:" Hamilton county sheriff's office". Usually all we hear is "click"
Acme Tool and Die was my spurious answer.
May 3, 2022 04:09:21 #
Ed48
Loc: Superior, Wisconsin
I worked for a collection company for a bank, notifying the customers that they had missed a payment. I had someone blow a whistle into the phone, damaging my hearing for life. I lost 100% of my hearing in my right ear and about 50% of my hearing in my left ear. I am now unable to work because of my hearing loss. I was only doing my job. Now I am on disability SSI because of this person. I feel totally useless due to this and cannot even hear my wife when she talks to me. I can only hope that this person is very happy for what was done to me and understands that she is paying for my loss of hearing. I can only hope that anyone thinking this is a good idea will change their mind and hope they can understand that they could damage someone for life ---and still get the calls!
May 3, 2022 10:17:00 #
May 3, 2022 14:01:12 #
Ed48 wrote:
..........I had someone blow a whistle into the phone, damaging my hearing for life. I lost 100% of my hearing in my right ear and about 50% of my hearing in my left ear........
I've never done that but often felt sorely tempted to do so, lucky there wasn't a whistle around at those times.
I always thought telephone transmission clipped the higher and lower frequencies letting through (if my memory serves me well) something like 0.3khz to 3khz.
I think they told us at the GPO school that there was some sort of law for misuse of the phone so maybe they were aware that damage could be caused in certain circumstances.
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