not me- or at least not intentionally (I might have put something in along the lines of 'something must be done' if there was a consultation- I can't remember doing so though. Our unit was bought a while ago now.

Hi No- just pushed to desperation with older relative whose life was being made a misery by [problem] callers. It was expensive- but worth it. I used the unit myself at home for a week or so and you set them up online with varying levels of screening. This meant it just worked when plugged in at relative's house. No doubt other blockers do the same thing- but this is the one we chose and it has worked. The main issue of course being not what your mother has already spent- but what she might be induced to spend in the future and the sheer stress of dealing with all the calls. Strangely, that one week seems to have reduced our calls as well- some regular offenders crossed us off their list I suspect. Sounds too good to be true? No- it is just that it actually does the job you need it to do.

Hi. Just wanted to say that a truecall unit (there are other brands though) stopped all these types of calls. Over a certain age and you can be a real target- and the level of calls can be horrendous. A call blocker is the easiest way to sort it out - worked a treat for an older relative who was getting 12 or more calls a day from overseas and within the UK. TPS registration made no difference except to ensure he got caught by the 'pay us £50 to stop nuisance calls' [problem] because it sounded familiar- but automatic call screening proved miraculous. Watch out for the solar panels, magic heating box, your computer has a virus, there has been fraud on your bank account, etc- your relative is on a list now and will be targeted by hard sell methods. Also, register your relative with the mail preference service- the 'you've won a lottery' , cheap £10 shower gel, spend £50 to save 5p leaflets will be coming through the door too along with the miracle health cures. The mail version seems to work a bit better than the phone- maybe because the local postie takes extra personal care?