On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 at 15:47:22, wrote:
(ref:
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>Now all I need to do is persuade either QPC2 or PC to answer the phone
>for me to filter out the whacky sales calls getting in the way of the
>real customers! Perhaps I could make up a stupid CD of prank sounds for
>QPC2's CD Player to play to the endless telephone salesmen while I
>leave them on hold!
I will not forget the guy on R4 You and Yours who said his approach was
to sound very interested. "Hold on a minute, I will get my wife. I
know it is just what she wants". He then puts the phone on hold, and
checks every once in a while. Apparently his record was 45 minutes.
The brilliant thing is that not only does the caller pay a fortune, but
he cannot pester anyone else for that time.
I wish I had the patience to do that.
I forget who it was now, but a friend or client has a long answer
machine announcement, and they -never- actually answer that phone.
They point out on tape that they do not want to hear from non-customers
(ie prize announcements and the like). They then filter from that and
only give the -real- number to people they want to hear from.
Sounds brilliant to me, but you do need at least one other number (plus
maybe another for fax).
>
>(Before anyone says it, we tried TPS,
TPS?
> judging by the accents many of these calls are probably from foreign
>call centres anyway...Path Name Length error...wonder if I could get
>away with saying "Sorry I only speak Welsh" to them?).
What language would you say that in (8-)#
Tony
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