telemarketing

  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    South Africa's big battle against spam callers

    South Africa's big battle against spam callers South Africa's Information Regulator has its sights set on tackling annoying spam calls in the country. It decided that telemarketing amounts to electronic communication and must be regulated under the Protection of Personal Information Act...
    • Hanno Labuschagne
    • Thread
    • information regulator nomzamo zondi pansy tlakula privacy protection of personal information act (popia) spam spam callers telemarketers telemarketing
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    Why Popia's promise appears to fall flat

    Why Popia's promise appears to fall flat While the Protection of Personal Information Act (Popia) has been in effect for nearly two years, it has seemingly done little to curb the scourge of telemarketing or SMS spam. After coming into effect on 1 June 2021, Popia imposed numerous strict...
    • Hanno Labuschagne
    • Thread
    • ahmore burger-smidt information regulator karl blom protection of personal information act (popia) spam calls telemarketing webber wentzel werksmans
    • Replies: 55
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  4. K

    Renew Contract over phone - DONT

    This is the second time this is happening to me, someone calls from vodacom and explains to you they have a better solution and lower price plan. I've repeatedly asked and confirmed certain facts, some of them were, 1. I will be able to transfer recurring airtime (no mention of a fee) to any...
  5. J

    Free Telkom Mobile Wifi?

    Hey guys I've been getting calls from 012 688 9996. I decided to answer and a lady on the other end told me she was phoning from Telkom, asked me if I was who her system said I was, then proceeded to inform me the call is recorded. Then she started her spiel about how I am a customer who...
  6. antowan

    Next level ROBOT TELEMARKETING! She denies being a robot!

    http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/12/10/meet-the-robot-telemarketer-who-denies-shes-a-robot/?curator=MediaREDEF The phone call came from a charming woman with a bright, engaging voice to the cell phone of a TIME Washington Bureau Chief Michael Scherer. She wanted to offer a deal on health...
    • antowan
    • Thread
    • ai android artificial humanoid intelligence marketing robot robotics telemarketing
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: News and Current Affairs
  7. D

    Strange Call Pretending to be Microsoft Support Agent

    Today I got this strange phone call. The person said they where phoning on behalf of Microsoft. The person had an Indian accent. This person carried on to say that they have had an increase in complaints about Microsoft Windows 7( I thought this was BS from the get go). Then she said that this...
  8. R

    Getting a number off the National Consumer Database

    I've been getting cold calls on my cell phone from bunches of companies, all of whom think that I'm somebody I'm not - and always the same person. None of them check my name and ID though - they just start talking. I finally asked one of them where they got my number from, and it turned out...
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