thhMan Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 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.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooo Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearpolar Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Let the poorest thai you know register your number worked for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thhMan Posted September 17, 2015 Author Share Posted September 17, 2015 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.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andre47 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaolinDream Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisinth Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uksomchai Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicog Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 So talk really quietly so they have to press the phone to their ear to hear you... then.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooked Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Non registered phones are the phones of choice for terrorists, they can also be used to trigger bombs. Grow up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lungbing Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 And registered phones can't be used for that purpose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicog Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 And foreign SIMs can't be used for that purpose?Phtooey. My guess is that this is all about stifling dissent on social media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex88 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Is there any country left in the world where you don't need id to buy a SIM card? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzi850m2 Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Strange, I don't get these calls. Any other possibility where someone got your number in relation to some financial details? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recycler Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singa-traz Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 I get less of those calls now ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlQaholic Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFishman1 Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 I when to my phone carrier most of them stopped I think after I go back one more time all should stop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya28 Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asdecas Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandalf12 Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc46 Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Card Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Card Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Card Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatproblem Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masuk Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 And registered phones can't be used for that purpose? Are free SIM cards still being handed out at airports? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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