Nuisance calls since joining BT

Since joining BT the number of nuisance calls from call centres, India and sales reps has increases 100%. I swap to BT from Sky in June, yet whilst with Sky I did not receive any unsolicited calls.
Registered with BT for TPS and exdirectory listing.
If I did not have this problem with Sky, are BT selling my information to companies? It appears so!
David

dcwales2012 wrote:
Not sure I agree with this, when I received zero nuisance calls with Sky!
Well if you pop along to the SKY help Forums and enter Nuisance calls into the search box you will find plenty of SKY customers who were and are receiving nuisance calls..
I dont buy Pizzas but I still get plenty of leaflets through the door.
If you do want to stop these calls then at the moment it appears that you have to spend a bit of money, The BT6500 phone is supposed to work. I use a Truecall unit and that definitely works.
But it's no good just having a go at the tossers, (sorry call centre ops) you have to complain to the TPS (nearly as bad) and if its marketing calls then complain directly to the Information Commissioners Office
Hassle your local MP, let them earn there money
Truecall have reported this on their site:
Have your say about nuisance phone calls
Following a very determined campaign by Which? the Culture, Media and Sport Committee is planning to hold an inquiry into Nuisance Telephone Calls and Text Messages. The Committee is inviting written evidence from those who wish to contribute to the inquiry, and we expect that there will be a Select Committee hearing in the Autumn.
A number of MPs don't favour call blocking products like trueCall because consumers have to pay for them. It would be good if they heard from users of the technology telling them how effective it can be. If I'm worried about the anxiety and distress that repeated nuisance calls are having on my elderly mother then government action that may take years to become effective doesn't really help me, but a trueCall unit can be plugged in today and solve the problem immediately.
Our view is that elderly and vulnerable consumers should get subsidised call blocking technology - councils often provide free pendant alarm systems, why not call blocking?
If you'd like to have you say then you can send a short written submission in Word format to [email protected] (with "Nuisance Calls" in the subject line). Submissions should be received by Thursday 15 August 2013. You can find more information here.
toekneem
http://www.no2nuisancecalls.net
(EASBF)

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