10:04, 24/07/2007

Stick it up your arse

Here's a conversation I had with a cold caller a few days ago. My mobile rang just after I'd left a business meeting.

The exact wording (excluding the last line) might not be precisely accurate.

Phone rings - number withheld
Me (walking down Goswell Road): Hello, K speaking
Voice (Scottish accent): Hello sir, my name's David. I'm calling with regard to your Orange mobile account which I see from our records is up for renewal. I think we may be able to get you a better deal.
Me: Er. OK. Are you actually from Orange? Or...
David (for it is he): (pause) Actually no, sir, I'm calling from Jupiter Mobile. We're an authorised reseller for Orange-
Me: Ah. Thanks but I'm not interested right now.
David: Stick it up your arse. (hangs up)

Questions in my head regarding this conversation:

  1. Why are such resellers able to get hold of this informaton? It seems privacy law is vague in this respect. I get literally loads of calls like this. (well, without the closing "well wishes", obviously), and many friends and acquaintances have unwittingly has unsuitable deals foisted on them as a result.
  2. Is "David" thick, giving his name and company name before signing off with the immortal rejoinder, "stick it up your arse"?
  3. Did "David" actually go postal after this incident and mow down all his colleagues in a display of call centre rage?
  4. Will Orange actually do anything based upon the complaint I made following this incident?
  5. Are we living in a doomed world?

Answers on a postcard please. I have another similar privacy related incident to relate later.

In the meantime, if someone claiming to be a mobile provider rings you, beware. Or at least get them to stick their N95 up their arse before they request that you so do.

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