I have an answering machine; if you are genuine and leave a message I will call back (depending on who it is). Scammers don't leave messages.

Caller: ECU research

Genuine research for a university study

scam

Caller: Edith Cowan University

They identified themselves straight away, doing health survey, called in the middle of Sunday lunch, not appropriate really as Sundays usually family time. l replied would not participate at this time, they understood and were polite.

I have call prefference set, so cold calling is supposed to be banned. It's bad enough that the charities are allowed to ignore that preference but some university calling from the otherside of the country is beyond the pale.

I'll send them a penalty claim and see how that goes.

wtf

Called me at 9:14pm, which I didn't answer. How friggin rude, who calls people at that time of night!

Caller: ECU

Called after 8pm wanting to conduct a health survey, rude tw*ts

Caller: Someone was talking and ended call at about 3 seconds

I called back and it is Edith Cowan University. I asked myself the question.... is someone getting funding to call random numbers to get a statistical outcome without completing the task properly.

Caller: ECU

Fisheries research, genuine call

Caller: ECU

The only problem I have with the caller, is that they call Saturday's and Sunday's and usually late in the evening

Called me 8pm on a Thursday night. Auto reject from unknown number. Saves time and worry. No message left which makes me question caller.

Say they are from Dept of Health

What gives people the right to call at 7:10 pm for a f*cking survey? Rude bastards!

Caller: (08) 6304 4100

Other People who have used this site say it's EDITH COWAN UNI, they've phoned 5 times, [ twice today ] they let the answer machine kick in, then leave a HIGH PITCHED SCREAMING NOISE, a pain in REAR END, I have CALLER ID, don't pick up the phone for numbers I don't recognise !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Had a call from this number on Friday August 3rd. Was a 'live' person instead of the usual 'robodiallers' because she left a message on the answering machine as we were out at the time. Wanted to do a health survey. Said she would try again later. Quite a surprise as we have the Telstra Call Guardian phone where anyone not on the phone's contact list has to announce themselves then press the # key before the call will connect. The 'robodiallers' hang up because they can't press # and most 'real' unknown people normally hang up because they know we won't take the call anyway unless it is someone we know that we don't have on the phone's contact list.

Deleted the message and put the number on the blocked list. The same number tried to call again today (Sunday 5th August) at about 3:45pm. Didn't even get as far as the answering machine this time because I've blocked the number. I know some people might say "why don't you just do the survey(s)"? Well, my answer to that is - I pay for the use of my phone and it is for my personal use and convenience. It is not for unknown people to keep calling trying to scam me/sell me something/get me to vote for them/ do a survey, etc.

There should be no exemptions to the Do Not Call Register. Full Stop. But, the great thing about the Call Guardian is that I can block every single call not on the phone's contact list (they don't even get the option to say their name and press #) if I want to take it that far. I don't really want to do that at the moment because I might miss an important call from someone not on the phone's contact list.

answered call, they didn't say anything, just hung up. now blocked, along with all the other idiots who call and don't say anything!

Hung up after 4 rings at 7.20pm. Bit late for surveys and telemarketing. Buisaance I watching the TV News

Probably Edith Cowen University calling. Caller, if them, did not leave message at all.
A word of advice to honest callers:- Leave a message on the answering machine thoroughly Identifying your self and what you would like to have done. You might then get a reply! You can thank the obscene amount of scam calls a person gets for reducing call receivers to this tactic. In short, think like a professional, act like a professional and above all, BE a professional.

Unwanted survey. From Edith COWAN University. Still a nuisance call.