I saved an email from a long time ago about what to do with with these automated calls. Don't know if it really works but I guess it is worth a try.
What you can do after answering, if you notice there is no one there, is to immediately start hitting your # button on the phone, 6 or 7 times, as quickly as possible This confuses the machine that dialed the call and it kicks your number out of their system. Gosh, what a shame not to have your name in their system any longer !!!
Just got a call from 407-111-1111 too
when I hung up it Called me Back!!!
I tried to call the number back to remove me from their calling list but it didn't ring it just hung up
I get automated calling messages about 2 or 3 times a week this passed month I try to call them to get me to remove them from their list but some numbers don't show
I usually don't answer calls from unknown callers but I finally got fed and started just picking up the phone and saying that I'm not interested in whatever they are selling and hanging up the phone. It does not deter them. My next step is the loudest whistle I can find and I'm blowing it right in their ear. I hope I deafen them.
Well its 8:30 P.M. and they just called for the first time. I love this site and have it close on my computer radar screen. So while the phone was ringing, I actually searched this number on this site..the feedback from everyone is extremely helpful. I especially like Andrew William's comments. In any event, I know not everyone likes dealing with Bell Canada but they have a service called "call blocking" that allows you to input up to 12 phone numbers that you do not want to hear from (no I do not work for Bell and in fact sometimes I find they really are frustrating to deal with). Any way, not all numbers can be entered onto the list as it must be a recognizable number by Bell. In any event, since I work quite a bit from home, I can tell you it has reduced the number of these unwanted calls "substantially". If you are bundled with Bell chances are this "call blocking" will cost you pennies, I know it did for us. When the number is entered on the list, and if the caller calls the house, there is NO phone which rings in the house, but the caller gets an automatic recording to say this person subscribes to "call blocking" and we are not interested, it then hangs up on the caller!! Eventually the caller removes our number from their listing. We really love this feature. We keep track of the 12 numbers and recirculate old numbers with new. It really does work.
they phoned us at 7:30, we disconnected the call, but next time we will record the call and post online if possible. We live in Toronto and wouldn't return to florida even if it was totally free, what a [***] if you aren't in a resort, I'll go to cuba where they understand Canada and love us as we do them.