messing with telemarketers/wrong #'s

2006-08-15 21:56:46

#1

APortillo: Member; +21|6830|California, USA

Does anyone know the name or style of music that one would hear while on hold or in an elevator?
Recently telemarketers have been having the audacity to rape my ears with a barrage of nonsensical gibberish (cant understand their freaking accent).
So far my telemarketer revenge has consisted of:

-Turning up the volume on the computer and shooting sniper rifles (personal favorite)

-breathing very hard into the phone while they give their spiel

-playing questionable videos in the background

-speaking Spanish or gibberish

-just letting the phone sit there

I have ran out of ideas for messing with them and just want to put them on hold, any ideas or music names would be appreciated.

2006-08-15 22:00:27

#2

pvtmoustacheride: 5 cents; +11|6920|Iowa, USA

if my brothers watching tv he just keeps asking them to repeat what they said since they can't hear them. He kept one on the phone for 41 minutes...his personnal best, although I think its kinda lame.

2006-08-15 22:00:35

#3

A-Unit64: King Medic......; +23|7158

Yeah you must look up JIM FLORENTINE. He is a person that pranks telemarketers for a living...he has albums Terrorizing telemarketers series...

2006-08-15 22:02:32

#4

deadawakeing: Ummmmmmmmmmmmm; +145|6799

Well I am so fucking annoyed of these fucking stupid telemarketers I simply pick up the phone say hello and when I hear "Hi, is I'm from faget and I was..." at this point I hang up .

But if you want to fuck with them i suggest getting

Fish Heads - Barnes and Barnes <---MAN THIS SONG IS FUCKING ANNOYING THEY EVEN HAVE A VIDEO FOR IT here on much music

OR

Amerillo - Tony Cristie <---- I actually like this song "Is this the way to amerillo, I've been weeping like a willow, crying over amerillo and sweet Marie who waits for me lol"

2006-08-15 22:10:46

#5

APortillo: Member; +21|6830|California, USA

thanks for the ideas I shall give these a try.

2006-08-15 22:13:59

#6

chuuby: Member; +19|6935

i like it when they say please hold for so and so.

2006-08-15 23:07:51

#7

TheDoctor: The Original BF2 Timelord; +51|6850|Australia

in australia we are plauged with the "indian call centers" that call during the most innapropriate times, when i get them i just annoy them by immitating their accent - poorly.

Another good idea is to get another phone (on the same line) and cause feedback. Or if they call on my phone while its re-directed onto my computer i use my Echo microphone.

Last edited by TheDoctor (2006-08-15 23:13:38)

2006-08-15 23:12:37

#8

Ganko_06: Laughter with an S; +167|6962|Camoran's Paradise

My personal favorite:
(tm= telemarketer)

TM: Hello Mr. ___. I'm from ___(AT&T). Would you like to switch to our long distance service?

Me: Well I would but that seems pointless since I'm going to kill myself after we hang up...unless you can talk me out of it....

TM:...uh....um...

Me: Well...

TM:uh..I...------(dial tone)

2006-08-15 23:14:55

#9

crotchlemur: Member; +8|7002|The Lemur's Den

my favorite is to confront them on their career choice. "Does your mother know what you do? Does she know her son/daughter is a phone whore?" Usually the telemarketer hangs up at that point. One poor guy just started crying into the phone so I hung up on his pansy ass.

2006-08-15 23:28:14

#10

ShotYourSix: Boldly going nowhere...; +196|7036|Las Vegas

Might as well make a game of it.....

SCORING

BASIC POINT SYSTEM
Each minute spent on the phone..............................10 pts/min
Getting transfered to someone who makes more
than minimum wage..........................................15 pts
Each minute spent on the phone with person making
more than minimum wage.................................25 pts/min
BONUS POINTS
Getting telemarketer to repeat part of the script............5 pts ea.
Getting answers to stupid questions.........................15 pts ea.
Changing the subject............................................50 pts
Making the telemarketer angry..................................175 pts
Making the telemarketer hang up................................750 pts
Call back, get his/her boss on the phone, and tell
him/her the telemarketer hung up on you.................1,500 pts
Getting their 1-800 number......................................10 pts
Checking the number a week later and it's busy or
disconnected............................................5,000 pts

2006-08-15 23:59:22

#11

Cursed You: Member; +64|6905|Idaho

My bud did this one time.

He got a TM one time, so he was like "hold on real fast someone is at the door". So he had a bunch of his friends bring over a bunch of balloons and they started popping them and screaming at each other like "OH GOD THEYRE IN THE HOUSE" "AAHH IM HIT" and then after like 2 minutes of silence one of the friends picked up the phone and was like "who the fuck is this"

dial tone.

2006-08-16 01:53:39

#12

beerface702: Member; +65|7010|las vegas

fuck no. i was a "telecom" person 2 years

god awfull job

my mate always fucks with them nightly, i hear him all the time. we get a bunch of calls,

www.donotcal is a croc of shit

this guy even likes to call his old cell carrier and still bug the fuck out of them over 12 dollors

2006-08-16 03:53:29

#13

Drax: Paddles/Plane Whore; +28|6878|Australia, NSW

man they are annoying, but sometimes hilarious to play games with... i usually try copy the indian accent, and tell them i have a better and cheaper internet conection than the one their selling.

this one was orsm tho:

telemarketer: Would you like to participate in a survey?
my bro: (matching accent) yes, ill give it a go
telemarketer: is your dwelling made of wood, stone or clay?
my bro(laughing out of phone): i live in a cardboard box. Do you have a pet? i have a dog. what's your pets name?

the telemarketer got confused and hung up, it was hilarious. try asking them personal questions, see how they react.
and yes, they actually said "dwelling". Who the hell calls a house a dwelling?

2006-08-16 04:01:27

#14

jkohlc: 2142th Whore; +214|6843|Singapore

call em up and give them the screamers on full blast from those shocker webs like The Maze

2006-08-16 06:17:32

#15

Jinto-sk: Laid Back Yorkshireman; +183|6908|Scarborough Yorkshire England

I had one ring me slap bang in the middle of the world cup final

If they are Foreign call centre with poor english, I just keep saying "sorry I can't understand you, can you repeat that please" till they hang up.
What I have noticed is when you answer there is a five second delay till they speak so you can hang up quickly before they start.
I have had one bloke ring back after I hung up on him, to tell me how rude I am etc. etc. (yawn Yawn)

2006-08-16 08:00:40

#16

Cursed You: Member; +64|6905|Idaho

When they pick up, tell them you have no phone.

2006-08-16 08:05:58

#17

KnowMeByTrailOfDead: Jackass of all Trades; +62|6998|Dayton, Ohio

If you want the worst hold music ever you need Cisco's Call Manager hold music, it would make any sain person slit their wrists. It is the most depressing and slowest music ever. Let me know if you want me to try to get you a copy.

2006-08-16 09:35:45

#18

APortillo: Member; +21|6830|California, USA

KnowMeByTrailOfDead wrote:
If you want the worst hold music ever you need Cisco's Call Manager hold music, it would make any sain person slit their wrists. It is the most depressing and slowest music ever. Let me know if you want me to try to get you a copy.

Please do, it would be much appreciated

2006-08-16 09:53:12

#19

Kaosdad: Whisky Tango Foxtrot?; +201|6996|Broadlands, VA

I just hand the phone to KaosCat. He purrs.

2006-08-16 10:03:28

#20

ez2kill: Member; +2|6790

Usually when a TM calls I just hang up but,

One called and asked if I would like to take a survey about beer.
I actually did that one.

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