The satirical term mocking the annoying cold caller telesales people and companies involved who outsource western based companies call centres to India as a money saving practice.
These call centres will often ring you up uninvited and attempt to sell you a product, such as an internet service even though they don't have a firm grasp of the English language.
The phrase can also be attributed to the UK television show Fonejacker, who impersonates such a person as a prank caller.
These call centres will often ring you up uninvited and attempt to sell you a product, such as an internet service even though they don't have a firm grasp of the English language.
The phrase can also be attributed to the UK television show Fonejacker, who impersonates such a person as a prank caller.
Ring ring...
"Hello, I'm calling to see if you would be interested in switching your internet service providings from your current providings to a new providings?"
"Hello, I'm calling to see if you would be interested in switching your internet service providings from your current providings to a new providings?"
by PrivateLifeOfPlants October 22, 2009
An internet service provider is a company that supplies its customers access to the internet.
See ISP
See ISP
Common Internet Service Proviers: Earthlink, Verizon, Comcast, AOL, MSN, Adelphia, Bell Atlantic (now Verizon, unfortunately), Cox, Road Runner, NetZero, Joi, Juno, People PC, etc.
by Home slice August 22, 2005