Con Artist
Bell rings and there stands a man in a suit with clipboard. Good afternoon Sir just calling to let you know we have upgraded the local exchange to fibre optics to the home. "Have you, said I, strange I've not seen anything being installed". Ah, you won't, he said. it's all done underground. I don't think so. I replied. I can prove it, he said, I can do a line test. And how can you do a line test on fibre optics? By dialing a number, he replied. No I don't think so I replied. Anyway whats all this about I asked. We can offer you 100 meg broadband plus telephone free for six months and only £10 a month there after. No thank you I said I'll stick with the ISP I'm with. Who's that, he said, and when I said PlusNet he replied - "Oh Yes We have Just Taken Them Over". With that I started getting annoyed and really let him have it about his firm being a bunch of con artist. But you don't know who my firm is - Oh yes I do Talk Talk!. How did you know that he asked. Because I'm not stupid and know how TalkTalk works - Good bye.
Just as I shut the door his mate joined him and I had to chuckle to myself as I head him say "Bloody hell, we don't want many more like him"
Just as I shut the door his mate joined him and I had to chuckle to myself as I head him say "Bloody hell, we don't want many more like him"
Bet that made your day 
As we've just got fibre round here I'm wondering when we'll get a cold.call - the BT Infinity envelopes are coming through the doors.
I have a slightly rude sign on the front door that suggests what cold callers can do
As we've just got fibre round here I'm wondering when we'll get a cold.call - the BT Infinity envelopes are coming through the doors.
I have a slightly rude sign on the front door that suggests what cold callers can do
George - I hope you are going to report him to Trading Standards
This can't be legal.
Also, what jelv said.
Also, what jelv said.
glloyd,
My parent's had a similar experience recently. The funny thing is that they live between Sheffield and rural Derbyshire with no fibre at all, still claims were being made that they could use it!
My parent's had a similar experience recently. The funny thing is that they live between Sheffield and rural Derbyshire with no fibre at all, still claims were being made that they could use it!
I had a pair round last night. I led them on rather and mentioned I was with Plusnet in the hope that they would repeat the stupid claim of having taken over Plusnet to me - no such luck.
shame, reports of this have trailed off somewhat. That seemed to happen after they collared my partner in Sheffield as soon as she gave me the nod I passed this on to higher management here. I'm not sure if someone went up to have a word with them, I'd like to think they did though!
Quote I led them on rather and mentioned I was with Plusnet in the hope that they would repeat the stupid claim of having taken over Plusnet to me
Woe betide them if they decide to knock on my door
...does actually make me wonder the phone call I had might have been TalkTalk not BT - the woman was from the UK and sounded very dopey, not the sort of BT sales staff you tend to expect........
hmmmm - ah well, nice to hear getting one over on TalkTalk even if they are an LLU and might probably offer a better service and line than what we're getting 
Nice to have you back Adam - hope all is well
However, I would contact trading standards, and put in an official complaint with them and TalkTalk, and the local council, you know how they don't like door to doors, might as well make mister liar liar get his pants on fire!
