A LARGE majority of our readers who took part in today's debate are sceptical about a new service allowing mobile users to opt out of receiving nuisance calls.
As of today, mobile phone users can send a text message to opt out of nuisance calls.
The "text-to-register" service allows mobile users to add their number to the Telephone Preference Service (TPS) "do not call" database.
We have been asking whether you think this new step will be useful in tackling nuisance calls.
As of 4pm today, 72% of voters said they thought it may not work and were sceptical about it, whilst 28% believed the new system will work.
How to sign up
Those wanting to sign up need to text "TPS" followed by their email address to the shortcode 78070.
They will receive a text reply from the TPS confirming their number has been successfully added to its database.
Registrants should notice a gradual reduction in unsolicited sales and marketing voice calls after a few days, although it can take up to 28 days for the service to become fully effective.
It is illegal for organisations to make unsolicited sales and marketing calls to numbers registered with the TPS, unless they have a person's consent to do so.
What do you think?
Only 48% of people familiar with the TPS are aware that mobile numbers can be registered, compared to 88% for landline phone numbers, according to Ofcom.
The regulator said this helped to explain why only 2.9 million mobile numbers (around 3%) were registered on the TPS database, compared with 18.5 million landline numbers (around 85%).
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