Mass telemarketers usually give a clue who they are with a delay followed by a quick music effect or "bloop" before they get on the line. Is this intentional? I thought maybe they wanted to screen out likely hang ups to save them time.
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They use "predictive dialing" and have the settings set too aggressively/too few reps. The predictive-dialer robo-dials, and then when somebody answers, they hand the call to an available rep. But sometimes (or maybe most of the time) there is no available rep.
The predictive dialer is supposed to predict the call rate and availability. Some probably aren't "predictive" at all, just dialing at a fixed rate. And then somebody goes to bathroom and screws things up.
The scammier the operation, the more likely you are to run into this.
Their response rate is so low to begin with, that they don't care if they lose a few (or half) due to the delay.
If you were dialing for free money you'd do the same - turn the dial to 11!
The predictive dialer is supposed to predict the call rate and availability. Some probably aren't "predictive" at all, just dialing at a fixed rate. And then somebody goes to bathroom and screws things up.
The scammier the operation, the more likely you are to run into this.
Their response rate is so low to begin with, that they don't care if they lose a few (or half) due to the delay.
If you were dialing for free money you'd do the same - turn the dial to 11!