Get a whistle, a very loud whistle. Keep it next to the telephone. When you receive one of these annoying phone calls, go ahead and push the appropriate buttons to speak with a person. After all, you have already answered the phone and have been taken away from whatever it was you were doing. So play ball, but play it your way. When a real person gets on the phone, blow the whistle as hard as you can. That's right, AS HARD AS YOU CAN. You may want to plug your ears. If you have access to an airhorn, feel free to use that also. Amazon.com sells these items relatively inexpensively for hours of fun - at the solicitors expense. If you can't beat them, join them.
A note of caution, Miss Perturbed. Keep earplugs close by, too. Your own hearing can be damaged as well as the solicitors. Generally, most of these calls are initially pre-recorded and give you ample time to insert the earplugs, allowing you to still mildly hear the muffled caller on the other end. I am a hunter and have protective headsets that are great for these types of calls. If i can save just one person from hurting themself while running to the phone to answer a mindless solicitors call, it's all worth a little effort on my part.
I heard that when you pick up the phone for these robocalls...just hit the pound sign (#) very fast 6-10 times and the computer will lose your number out of confusion.
I haven't had the chance to try it yet but I am gonna'
these low life scammers deserve a good swift kick in the head and then be shot with a rusty bullet! I dont even have a credit card and have told them that and have told them repeatedly to remove me from their list.I also reported them to the do not call registry that was a waste of time,their still calling I only wish I could deal with these idiots in person so I could choke the living crap out of them!!!!!!!