Silent Sales calls and International scam calls

I am registered with TPS. I still get calls from call centres and numerous international calls from "microsoft" etc. The call centre calls seem to be almost all from PPI Claims Companys but most wont respond when asked for details. International calls are almost all scams attempting to obtain bank details and money from unsuspecting persons. I can handle all of these calls but it is the nuisance of receiving these calls almost daily. If I complain to TPS my full name, address and telephone number are supplied to whoever I am complaining about. This is the last thing I want these people to know.
How can I stop these calls ?. BT want a monthly subscription and state that International calls cannot be blocked. Can anyone advise on how to stop all these unwanted calls ?. I feel like disposing of my landline phone and going all mobile.

Terryjobling wrote:
How can I stop these calls ?. BT want a monthly subscription and state that International calls cannot be blocked. Can anyone advise on how to stop all these unwanted calls ?. I feel like disposing of my landline phone and going all mobile.
Firstly, you are not alone. Many of us have these problems.
If you subscribe to BT caller display, then " international" calls and "number unavailable" calls are displayed on the screen, (if you are quick enough to read it).
I have my cordless phone set so that it does not connect on picking the phone up from it's base.
You can then decide whether to answer. They can leave a message if it's important. They soon decide that it's not worth the effort ringing your number, and the frequency of calls reduces.
(If you do answer the calls they know that you are there and will continue to call.)
Perhaps it's more to add to your phone bill, but it's worth it to reduce the aggravation.

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