Registering Phones - I get the real reason now

[thhMan]

I have been living in Thailand for some 10 odd years and recently was ordered to register my sim

Since I have done that, I am now getting calls from strangers who know my name and are trying to sell me stock shares (Boiler room crap)

I rarely trust a Thai, so I wouldnt be surprised if there is now a valuable database of Phone users, ready to be sold, either by the Phone company or a rogue staff member who has sold those details

Before the sim registration, all I ever got was stupid Thai sms's from the phone company

Now I get English speaking idiots, who know my name and have crap they want to sell me....

After saying NO... I now get up to 10 phonecalls a day, always at 9am with a few second intervals between them from a scattering of numbers.

I am getting real pissed off now as blocking those numbers dont seem to matter as they just start using different numbers....

Edited September 17, 2015 by thhMan

[Rooo]

People always tell me to move when I complain about noise, so I will tell you, change your phone number. Sorry couldn't help it.

[bearpolar]

Let the poorest thai you know register your number

worked for me

[thhMan]

People always tell me to move when I complain about noise, so I will tell you, change your phone number. Sorry couldn't help it.

I still have to register the phone sim... so whats the point?

I am stll going to get some hooplehead calling me, trying to sell me crap....

[andre47]

Try to contact the call center of your provider and tell them your problem. I did this 5 years ago and since that time I don't get phone calls from them.

[ShaolinDream]

I just registered my phone 2 weeks ago and I have received numerous new texts from various numbers. It has tapered off some since I never reply but the suggestion of letting a Thai person register a phone for you may be the best solution. I am considering this for my next phone as well.

[chrisinth]

That is really pretty disturbing.

It hasn't happened to me since registering, but there certainly has been an increase in these phone calls to the office. And they can be persistant in ringing back when they are told not interested and putting the phone down on them.

For me it would be a nightmare for that to happen on my mobile as most of these call centres use VOIP which don't show numbers to block.

[uksomchai]

How do you explain to me why I was getting the same type of calls and I hadn't registered my sim ?

Oh and if you press the red phone button the call is ended. Just a little tip for you to save you getting all stressed out over a call or two

[Chicog]

So talk really quietly so they have to press the phone to their ear to hear you... then....

[cooked]

Non registered phones are the phones of choice for terrorists, they can also be used to trigger bombs. Grow up.

[lungbing]

And registered phones can't be used for that purpose?

[Chicog]

And foreign SIMs can't be used for that purpose?

Phtooey.

My guess is that this is all about stifling dissent on social media.

Edited September 17, 2015 by Chicog

[alex88]

Is there any country left in the world where you don't need id to buy a SIM card?

[kannot]

just in the last month or two I have started getting automatic phone calls, never had them before as only my Wife calls me, no one else has the number.

[guzzi850m2]

Nobody calls me expect the ones I expect calling me now and again, wife and friends.

If I get annoying calls (from my ex-wife) I just put the phone into airplane mode for an hour or 2, works like a charm.

[jacko45k]

Strange, I don't get these calls.

Any other possibility where someone got your number in relation to some financial details?

[recycler]

I wouldn't surprise me if some employee of the phone company sold some data, it's Thailand....

I get these calls to, luckily not every day, but is suspect that my name and number are sold by employees at foreign chambers. When you go their meetings and networking events you always have to leave a name card en some of these boiler room rats call me at the office and on my mobile.

[singa-traz]

I get less of those calls now ...

[AlQaholic]

I never pick up calls that are not in my contacts, like the numbers that starts with +227 or # or *, any unknown numbers are not answered as well.

[wombat]

pretty simple really.

if you don't know the number don't answer.

your expecting a call from a number you don't know to tell you that you have won lotto maybe?

[TheFishman1]

I when to my phone carrier most of them stopped I think after I go back one more time all should stop

[Pattaya28]

Show interest in whatever they have.

Then ask in a hi-pitched tone, "by the way, where did you get my number".

Then challenge the responding bullshit. Make that bullshit the main topic of conversation. Use that bullshit to challenge the validity of what they're trying to sell you.

[asdecas]

pretty simple really.

if you don't know the number don't answer.

your expecting a call from a number you don't know to tell you that you have won lotto maybe?

I agree, don't answer any numbers you don't know. Anything urgent or important, they will text you.

[gandalf12]

I am sure the companies do sell lists of phone numbers. For many months I was receiving calls from a company the builds and sells houses. They only stopped when I told them what I would do if they continued. This was AIS giving numbers to anyoone who wanted a list

[Doc46]

And registered phones can't be used for that purpose?

Of course they do, they let some poor bastard register the Phone for them,,,,Say get 100 poor bastards to do that and than they can use anyone of them,,,just a bit more work but a bomber don't give a Shit about that/You.

[Card]

People always tell me to move when I complain about noise, so I will tell you, change your phone number. Sorry couldn't help it.

If you read his post - he's complaining about the phone company selling his data - moving the phone company may not solve the issue.

[Card]

Let the poorest thai you know register your number

worked for me

That's sh*t man - so when you commit a crime with your phone - you expect this poor Thai to take the rap?

I might add that you commit a crime every time you make a call by using a sim card register in another's name. How many crimes so far today? You'd better watch out bro.

Edited September 18, 2015 by Card

[Card]

I just registered my phone 2 weeks ago and I have received numerous new texts from various numbers. It has tapered off some since I never reply but the suggestion of letting a Thai person register a phone for you may be the best solution. I am considering this for my next phone as well.

Then you will be committing a crime every time you make a call. Nice thought.

[whatproblem]

If you have time talk to them keep them talking act interested I said that it was my father they wanted and I keep them on phone for about 1 hour ,after I said I was the father and not interested ,they never called again

[masuk]

And registered phones can't be used for that purpose?

Are free SIM cards still being handed out at airports?