In case you haven't seen it.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tm...=/nm/20030627/tc_nm/telecoms_telemarketing_dc
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tm...=/nm/20030627/tc_nm/telecoms_telemarketing_dc
Anti telemarketing registration
- Thread starter DOGS THAT BARK
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- Feb 12, 2000
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Wisconsin has had this for a year. It has worked well. I would say 75% of my calls have been deleted. Now if a few of these political calls, Both Parties could get dropped. It would be wonderful.
- Feb 12, 2000
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djv--this should be even better than the state-run lists or so we hope!
You probably need to go ahead and sign up on this one, too. Some states shared their lists while others did not. I don't know which side of the fence WI was on.
You probably need to go ahead and sign up on this one, too. Some states shared their lists while others did not. I don't know which side of the fence WI was on.
Pennsylvania has had this for a couple of years now. I havn't had a call since i signed up.:thefinger It really does work
Yea, Pennsylvania's has worked great, signed up right after it came out, haven't had a call since.
CTS
CTS
Same here in TN. Works great. Not a single telemarketing phone call except for the occasional non-profit orginization call. You can't legally stop:
1. Non-profit orginations looking for donations
2. A company whom you've done business with in the last 12 months.
I advise everyone to sign up! Please share the link with everyone you know! Looks like the site is crawling due to the mass of people signing up already.
www.donotcall.gov
Stuman
1. Non-profit orginations looking for donations
2. A company whom you've done business with in the last 12 months.
I advise everyone to sign up! Please share the link with everyone you know! Looks like the site is crawling due to the mass of people signing up already.
www.donotcall.gov
Stuman
I signed up here in Tennessee and have only had one sales call; however, I still get these calls where they say that they're doing a marketing survey....
My simple solution:
Caller: "Is Mr. Taoist there?" (I immediately know it's a market survey because no one I know calls me "Mr.")
Me: "Hold on, let me see if I can find him...."
...then I lay the phone down and go back to what I was doing prior to the call. I want to see how long they'll stay on hold before they finally hang up.... The record so far is 4 minutes and 35 seconds.
My simple solution:
Caller: "Is Mr. Taoist there?" (I immediately know it's a market survey because no one I know calls me "Mr.")
Me: "Hold on, let me see if I can find him...."
...then I lay the phone down and go back to what I was doing prior to the call. I want to see how long they'll stay on hold before they finally hang up.... The record so far is 4 minutes and 35 seconds.
i heard that political parties can still bother us for donations.
wonder why the bill did not include the political parties from bothering us ?
wonder why the bill did not include the political parties from bothering us ?
taoist said:I signed up here in Tennessee and have only had one sales call; however, I still get these calls where they say that they're doing a marketing survey....
My simple solution:
Caller: "Is Mr. Taoist there?" (I immediately know it's a market survey because no one I know calls me "Mr.")
Me: "Hold on, let me see if I can find him...."
...then I lay the phone down and go back to what I was doing prior to the call. I want to see how long they'll stay on hold before they finally hang up.... The record so far is 4 minutes and 35 seconds.
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A good pro scam artist does not ask for MR. They simple say is john there, even if a lady answers the phone, so it sounds like a neighbor calling, and if they ask whos calling the scammer will say Bob, thank you, now let me speak to John!!
signed up via internet
signed up via internet
about a half hour ago....they said i`d get an e-mail to complete the process in a few minutes........i haven`t gotten it...i`m hoping it`s just the volume of requests that`s gumming up the works......
did anyone else sign-up via the net and did it take a little longer than a few minutes to get confirmation?.....thanks.
signed up via internet
about a half hour ago....they said i`d get an e-mail to complete the process in a few minutes........i haven`t gotten it...i`m hoping it`s just the volume of requests that`s gumming up the works......
did anyone else sign-up via the net and did it take a little longer than a few minutes to get confirmation?.....thanks.
Signed up last year in N.Y. it works pretty good, really no complaints. The occasional one that gets through, I just say "Oh he doesn't live here anymore". Works every time!!
Bob
Bob
gardenweasel,
i heard they are swamped with requests to be removed from a caller list, so they are backed up in their responses.
i heard they are swamped with requests to be removed from a caller list, so they are backed up in their responses.
ar
ar
thanks,bud........saved me from repeating the process and probably screwing everything up....appreciated....
ar
thanks,bud........saved me from repeating the process and probably screwing everything up....appreciated....
I'm glad we have unemployment under control , cuz this is gonna be interesting.
I guess they will now have to focus and regulate junk mail cuz there is gonna be tons.
Or I guess all telemarketers change their titles to Pollsters as it looks like you can get away with it if you are taking a poll:shrug:
Yes, I own a telemarketing room and this is very scary. I employ over 70 people, and when we have to switch to direct mail and email blasting and fax blasting and newspaper print advertising, I don't see myself still having 70 employees. Keep up the good work Congress, you are on a roll
, cuz this is gonna be interesting.I guess they will now have to focus and regulate junk mail cuz there is gonna be tons.
Or I guess all telemarketers change their titles to Pollsters as it looks like you can get away with it if you are taking a poll:shrug:
Yes, I own a telemarketing room and this is very scary. I employ over 70 people, and when we have to switch to direct mail and email blasting and fax blasting and newspaper print advertising, I don't see myself still having 70 employees. Keep up the good work Congress, you are on a roll
This program will take years to really to implemented correctly.
Do you think that every Dick and Harry that calls you once are going to be nailed for 11,000 instantly. I mean this seems to be a scare tactic but I think congress will act only when they receive several complaints from individual telemarketing firm that continue to call prospects that are on these lists. Theres really no way for these telemarketing leads to be completely washed or perfectly, cross referenced with the updated do not call lists.
I sure many telemarketing companies will block their phone number through caller id and use company name abriviations up front in their pitch to help hide thier identity.
Do you think that every Dick and Harry that calls you once are going to be nailed for 11,000 instantly. I mean this seems to be a scare tactic but I think congress will act only when they receive several complaints from individual telemarketing firm that continue to call prospects that are on these lists. Theres really no way for these telemarketing leads to be completely washed or perfectly, cross referenced with the updated do not call lists.
I sure many telemarketing companies will block their phone number through caller id and use company name abriviations up front in their pitch to help hide thier identity.
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