DO NOT CALL LIST

[Old School]

ANY TRUTH TO THIS..

REMEMBER: Cell Phone Numbers Go Public this month. REMINDER.....
> all cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies
> and you will start to receive sales calls. .... YOU WILL BE CHARGED
> FOR THESE CALLS. To prevent this, call the following number from
> your cell phone: 888-382-1222. It is the National DO NOT CALL list It
> will only take a minute of your time.. It blocks your number for five
> (5) years. You must call from the cell phone number you want to have
> blocked. You cannot call from a different phone number. HELP OTHERS BY
> PASSING THIS ON. It takes about 20
> seconds.https://www.donotcall.gov/default.aspx

 

[The Joker]

ANY TRUTH TO THIS..

REMEMBER: Cell Phone Numbers Go Public this month. REMINDER.....
> all cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies
> and you will start to receive sales calls. .... YOU WILL BE CHARGED
> FOR THESE CALLS. To prevent this, call the following number from
> your cell phone: 888-382-1222. It is the National DO NOT CALL list It
> will only take a minute of your time.. It blocks your number for five
> (5) years. You must call from the cell phone number you want to have
> blocked. You cannot call from a different phone number. HELP OTHERS BY
> PASSING THIS ON. It takes about 20
> seconds.https://www.donotcall.gov/default.aspx

No.

 

[Old School]

so whose numbers are released..

 

[Old School]

how can I block the home phone as well..

 

[The Joker]

so whose numbers are released..

No ones.

Ask yourself, WHO is releasing what?

 

[The Joker]

how can I block the home phone as well..

Telemarketing is going away with a big decline over the 90's. especially with new laws in place.

I haven't put any number on any do not call list. No calls for me. :shrug:

 

[MadJack]

I thought telemarketing is illegal now? Except for businesses.

 

[Sportsaholic]

So Wayne Root can't call me anymore........:shrug:

 

[Old School]

I get at least 2 each day at home and at least 1 every week on my cell..

the supposed press 2 to stop the calls doesn't do any good either..

The Navajo relief fund called today..

in fact less than an hour ago..

getting sick of the companies thinking they have the right to interrupt my day.

lowest for of low..

friggin people can shovel rock and make more money

 

[The Joker]

I get at least 2 each day at home and at least 1 every week on my cell..

the supposed press 2 to stop the calls doesn't do any good either..

The Navajo relief fund called today..

in fact less than an hour ago..

getting sick of the companies thinking they have the right to interrupt my day.

lowest for of low..

friggin people can shovel rock and make more money

I have no idea what to tell you. You must have signed up to win boats at the mall. :lol:

 

[Old School]

so others aren't pestered w/the calls on their home or cell phone..

certainly not the case..

and why would there be a "don't call" response number if it were not a problem..

 

[Old School]

The Do Not Call Registry
The Federal Trade Commission does allow mobile phone users to add their numbers to the National Do Not Call Registry (the same one already in force for home phones), by either registering online or calling 1-888-382-1222. It may not be necessary ? per FCC regulations, telemarketers are already prohibited from using automatic dialers to call up mobile phones ? but millions have signed up to ensure they're protected from unwanted calls, and so can you.
Contrary to what is stated in most variants of the rumor, there is no 31-day, 16-day, or 8-day deadline for adding cell phone numbers to the Do Not Call list ? indeed, there is no deadline at all.


:0003 ...

will just have to listen to these junk calls...I refuse to make my customers listen to a recorded message when I can just answer their calls when I hear them..

SERVICE..SERVICE..SERVICE..

nobody ever really sells anything but..

if ya know what you are doing..

 

[kneifl]

I get calls to donate to the police all of the time and I mean all the time.

I like to screw with them and tell the telemarketer "I used to donate to your fund quite a bit but I got two damn tickets so I'm not giving anymore."

I'll also say, "I used to donate to your organization but you caught me with a prostitute last week and threw me in jail. I'm not giving anymore."

I usually hear crickets on the other end of the phone then or they apologize nicely for taking my time. I laugh my ass off when I hang up.

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kneifl

 

[Mr. Poon]

I get calls to donate to the police all of the time and I mean all the time.

I like to screw with them and tell the telemarketer "I used to donate to your fund quite a bit but I got two damn tickets so I'm not giving anymore."

I'll also say, "I used to donate to your organization but you caught me with a prostitute last week and threw me in jail. I'm not giving anymore."

I usually hear crickets on the other end of the phone then or they apologize nicely for taking my time. I laugh my ass off when I hang up.

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kneifl

Absolutely hilarious.

Mr. Poon

 

[The Joker]

and why would there be a "don't call" response number if it were not a problem..

This was inacted before the laws were in place.......

Maybe ten years ago the do not call list was very necessary.

I don't know anyone that gets anymore calls.....

 

[Mr. Poon]

I believe most calls originate from places looking for donations, such as fraternal police organizations. If you tell them to take your name off the list, they are suppose to and from my experience they do.

 

[PAChicky]

I believe most calls originate from places looking for donations, such as fraternal police organizations. If you tell them to take your name off the list, they are suppose to and from my experience they do.

Those Fraternal Police guys can be reallly mean assholes and don't remove your name when you tell them to- at least in my experience. Most people I just say "I'm sorry I'm not interested but Thank you for calling" and when they keep going I clear my throat and say "I'm sorry I said I was not interested, you must not have heard me the first time." and then hang up. I usually don't hear back from them.

I bet I get at least 5-10 telemarketing calls a day at work. I have caller ID so it's pretty easy to weed them out. I used to have one guy that called me about 10 times a day just to yell at me and tell me to put PaSprint on the phone. So I would refuse and he would call back just to hang up on me. lol

 

[gardenweasel]

o.s....we get several calls each month regarding "lowering our interest rates".....theres one on there now asking us to inquire if we`re eligible for diabetes or back problem medical equipment....nobody here has either...

we get many of em...as chiclky said,caller i.d. is a sanity saver....

 

[kneifl]

Those Fraternal Police guys can be reallly mean assholes and don't remove your name when you tell them to- at least in my experience.

Exactly, they can be mean I agree. Just think of Poon as the forum village idiot - never mind him around here. They call me constantly and I mentioned it to one of my friends and he said he got a lot of calls from them too and had requested to be taken off the list. We actually came up with that idea over beers and now I use it every time they call.

I do agree that telemarketing will eventually lose some steam. We're already seeing it with email, China surpassed the US as the top spamming country last year. However, they'll find other ways to get you next whether it be text messages, facebook spam, tweets, etc.

kneifl

 

[The Boys]

I love telemarketers. Gives me a chance to practice my routine.