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Thread ID: 118250 2011-05-26 07:38:00 New Telephone Scam - aimed at Businesses ?? wainuitech (129) PC World Chat
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1204949 2011-08-18 11:42:00 I smell the likes of Fair Go :D Chilling_Silence (9)
1204950 2011-08-18 12:44:00 I need to get a caller ID unit

Me too.. I hate those people who ring, then hang up when I answer. I'd like to call them back and ask them what the hell their problem is!

Anyone built one? I think I saw one in EA or SC several years ago. Pity you have to pay an extra fee to get the feature enabled on your line though.
Agent_24 (57)
1204951 2011-08-19 00:36:00 Not if you have a VoIP line you don't pay extra ;)
Our Cordless phones have it built-in, not to mention 2talk do the reverse whitepages lookup where possibly and also present that.
Chilling_Silence (9)
1204952 2011-08-19 00:55:00 I don't like VoIP.

I'd rather not waste my Internet bandwidth on the phone. I also don't consider my DSL to be reliable enough to actually trust it to phone calls either, especially in an emergency, considering this year I've had about 3 days when the DSL was down for over 10 hours each time.
Agent_24 (57)
1204953 2011-08-19 02:04:00 Is there a place where I can get a very loud high pitch frequency to make their ears hurt? SKT174 (1319)
1204954 2011-08-20 01:26:00 This sort of thing?
www.hartsport.co.nz
feersumendjinn (64)
1204955 2011-08-20 06:46:00 Me too.. I hate those people who ring, then hang up when I answer. I'd like to call them back and ask them what the hell their problem is!

Anyone built one? I think I saw one in EA or SC several years ago. Pity you have to pay an extra fee to get the feature enabled on your line though.

You can buy separate caller ID units... heck, I sold my old one on TM last month for about $8...
Sick Puppy (6959)
1204956 2011-08-20 09:38:00 You can buy separate caller ID units...

Sure, but where's the fun in that? ;)
Agent_24 (57)
1204957 2011-08-20 11:23:00 Is there a place where I can get a very loud high pitch frequency to make their ears hurt?
Record a standard mother-in-law, they are genetically engineered and match-fit in that very art. :yuck: An average M-in-L will transmit pretty well without needing a phone. While not in use for scaring dozy callers, put a dozen old PM/diaphragm microphones in series near the M-in-L; even while at idle she'll generate enough power to supply six houses, and keep the neighbourhood free of mice too.
But wait, there's more: For every hour you have her at your place generating power by imitating bagpipes, your F-inL will give you a dozen beer. :thumbs:
R2x1 (4628)
1204958 2011-08-20 12:16:00 :lol: Agent_24 (57)
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