Comments on: Anyone Had A Call From 091148?

By: Frustin

Frustin — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 10:42:44 +0000

Thanks very much, phoned them and removed.

By: Lee

Lee — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 18:50:44 +0000

You’re not the only one!

By: Paul P

Paul P — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 17:37:41 +0000

Every day calls from 091148. If I answer the caller rings off. Wish I knew where these calls are coming from and how I could get them to stop.

By: Miss Red

Miss Red — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 17:35:01 +0000

I have also been getting these lately! I am on BT, our tel. no. is ex directory and already paying BT a fee to not accept ‘withheld numbers’! However, I do get both these and ‘unavailable’ calls! Seems nothing can be done as they are from abroad. I get more concerned about older people I work with, who could be disabled, struggle to get to the phone, expecting a relative!! I have number display & don’t answer, but annoying if I’m out in the garden & it could be family/friend & I’m running up steps to get indoors! If I can be bothered, I just pick up phone on ‘speaker’, don’t say anything, then they either don’t connect (no-one available to speak on the automated dialling system) or they hang up. Tried ‘wasting’ their calls but seems they’re ‘wise to that’ – cut out automatically! LOVE the WH Smith story! May try that!! HILARIOUS!! OK – these people are poor & trying to make a living doing a c**p job! But we have the right NOT to be disturbed (I work at home too on a mobile & can be in confidential conversations with elderly clients – with my landline ringing! then my poor client may say ‘oh dear perhaps you’d better answer that’!) NO! If?! I do bother, they may either get a ‘choice swear-word’ or even the whistle!!! They have no right to infringe our privacy!

By: Tina Baines

Tina Baines — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 09:49:12 +0000

I keep on getting calls from 091148 and every time I pick up the phone is just rings off. Getting plent of exercise running to the phone but am getting mighty fed up so be warned 091148 if you do bother to talk to me you will be getting a massive piece of my mind!!

By: Lee

Lee — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 10:33:19 +0000

If they do ring again, let us know what happens…

By: Nikki

Nikki — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 17:19:45 +0000

I’ve decided next time they call I’m going to greet them with the name of my local Police. Then see how quick they hang up!

By: Lee

Lee — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:57:05 +0000

That sounds like a great response!!

By: Andrea McIver

Andrea McIver — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:03:18 +0000

I am so sick of these calls. I don’t understand why I have to pay my service provider to be able to block these calls; I should just be able to find out who owns that number and call them!! Oh what fun I’d have. A friend had a very good ploy, which went along the lines of “oh, i’m so glad you’ve called, I’ve been desperate to speak to someone all day, so how are you?” and then pauses every now and then for a question to be asked but generally just keeps changing the topic and at one point even bursts into tears! If I had the patience I’d do it.

By: Rich

Rich — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:23:03 +0000

I got the ‘pause’ on a call today, an asian purporting to be from EAGA and altho’ I was suspicious, I listened (prev had an energy grant so thought….) he talked about benefits and insulation but then asked daft ?’s about the width of my windowsills. Outside in this weather! Struggled to catch everything – lots of background noise and spoke quickly. Said I will get a call from a surveyor. Hopefully not.