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Posted by Joe Beres (Member # 678) on 06-27-2003, 10:34 AM:

The US Government's Do Not Call Registry is up and running. Go to www.donotcall.gov to register your phone numbers and cut down on the telemarketing calls.

Posted by Evans A Criswell (Member # 381) on 06-27-2003, 11:10 AM:

It appears to be overloaded at this time. It started loading and never finished. Imagine how many people are trying to register phone numbers at this time. I'll probably wait until I start getting telemarketer calls again before registering. I changed my phone number last November and got into a new, obscure exchange and have received only one telemarketer call. I've yet to receive one on my cell phone.

I fear that registering may get me on the lists to receive calls from the telemarketers that are exempt, so I'll wait a bit.

Posted by Mark Lensenmayer (Member # 134) on 06-27-2003, 12:03 PM:

We have had an unlisted number from the start, so we get very few calls. Any we do get usually have that "blank" period at the beginning, and I don't wait.

My response when I do get them is to politely say, "I'm not interested" and hang up. I don't understand this obsession in America about taking phone calls. It's my house and my phone, so if I don't want to talk with you I won't.

Also, I put Caller ID in about 3 years ago, and it is well worth the excessive amount of money that SBC/Ameritech want. I have read the one of the requirements of the DO NOT CALL list legislation is that sellers are not allowed to block Caller ID.

I think it would be great if more people in the US choose to be ON the list than are off. I doubt it will happen, as many people won't even know it exists, but it would be nice to see.

Posted by Mark J. Marshall (Member # 1409) on 06-27-2003, 12:28 PM:

Here's a question... If someone signs up on this list and then changes their number, what happens to the original number? Is the phone company required to make sure the old number comes back off the list again?

Posted by Joe Beres (Member # 678) on 06-27-2003, 01:12 PM:

Mark,
That's an interesting question. One other thing I would like to know is how long does a phone company wait to reissue a number to a different client. I am guessing that as time goes by, that period shortens. The Do Not Call registration lasts for a period of five years, so barring anything else, any number would rever to a call list after the five years are up.

As an annoying sidebar, when we received our phone number, in our newly built townhome, we started and continue to get phonecalls, both sales and personal, it would seem, for the previous holders of our phone number. I am guessing the turnaround for that number was way too short.

Posted by Thomas Procyk (Member # 1170) on 06-27-2003, 01:47 PM:

I kept getting calls from a collection agency for someone who didn't even live here. Since it was a collection agency, of course they wouldn't believe me if I told them the guy wasn't here or didn't live here anymore, so they kept calling to get ahold of him.

It finally stopped when I told them to check the [expletive] phone listings and see that this [expletive] person doesn't live here, and threatened them with a harassment lawsuit. [Smile]

=TMP=

Posted by Bobby Henderson (Member # 840) on 06-27-2003, 07:20 PM:

I added my number to the list, and had little problem in getting through to the website. CNN reports the site is getting 108 hits every second, so I guess that is a lot of traffic.

It would be nice if there were a way to add business phone numbers to this list (I assume the "do not call" list only applies to residential numbers). Today, we had some scumbag call up pretending to be an employee of the International Sign Association (our sign company is a member of this organization). He gets by our front desk only to turn out to be some asshole selling bill collection services. I think some of the most callous, dishonest people breathing air are bill collectors. They must be sociopaths with no ability to feel anything to do the crap they do.

Anyway, that really inspired me to go ahead and register. I had been mulling it over, thinking about the overall toll it will have against the advertising industry. But that liar pretty well convinced me the direct phone marketing thing needs to die. Perhaps some of that money saved on phone marketing might give some struggling graphic artists a few jobs and breathe more life into print layout.

Posted by Tim Reed (Member # 137) on 06-27-2003, 09:45 PM:

Couldn't agree with you more, Bobby. It needed to die 15 years ago.

Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 06-27-2003, 10:04 PM:

Now that this is available, we just need a "no email spam" list. Of course this should be punishable with a $1 million fine to the receiver of each email as well as full life in jail, with no possibility of early release.

Posted by Gerard S. Cohen (Member # 994) on 06-27-2003, 10:04 PM:

As soon as the New York State "Do Not Call" registry was set up, thanks to our politicos up in Albany, I registered our two home lines. It took several months before the ban became noticeably effective, but then telemarketing calls stopped. Most annoying were the scams pretending to collect money for the orphans of policemen killed in the line of duty. (They gave the feeling the
callers were policemen, but when I asked their precinct and badge numbers, they had to admit they weren't.) Now we only get calls from the local papers selling subscriptions once and a while. A weakness of this state registry is that it only applied to members of the National Telemarketing Association, and didn't apply to non-profit organizations, but those groups soon stopped calling also.

I just finished registering our home and office phones (and even our FAX #--it couldn't hoit!) online. It took only a couple of minutes, but the confirmation emails have not yet
arrived.

I'm hoping it will work with our FAX machine, which is the expensive waster of office time, facility, film and paper.

Posted by Paul G. Thompson (Member # 655) on 06-27-2003, 10:51 PM:

I got mine registered. [Smile]

I wonder how the telematketers are going to modify their "randum generated numbers" program in their computers? I can hear them howl now....

Posted by Ken Layton (Member # 133) on 06-28-2003, 02:20 AM:

I just got my number registered.

Posted by Jack Ondracek (Member # 1466) on 06-28-2003, 03:50 AM:

[QUOTE]I have read the one of the requirements of the DO NOT CALL list legislation is that sellers are not allowed to block Caller ID./QUOTE]

Frequently, they buy telco circuits that don't lend themselves to Caller ID right out of the box. It's a way they can block thier number without specifically buying a blocking feature or activating it by dialing a code.

Another thing they seem to like, IF their numbers do pass ID is to buy a bunch of lines, powerdial the crap out of them for a few days, then disconnect them and get new lines. When you try to track down the original number, they're long gone.

Posted by John Scott (Member # 520) on 06-28-2003, 04:18 AM:

Has anyone else been having trouble registering from the Do Not Call list?

I've tried about 3 times now within the last 2 days to register my home number but the system won't send me the necessary email confirmation. And I'm smart enough to know I am entering my email address correctly. [Big Grin]

Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 06-28-2003, 05:15 AM:

I signed up for the Texas No Call list last fall and haven't received a single telemarketing call since. Best couple of bucks I've ever spent! Anyway, I would assume the website servers are getting one heck of a beating from everyone trying to register their names. I would recommend you bookmark the site and do it in a couple of weeks.

Posted by Mark Lensenmayer (Member # 134) on 06-28-2003, 06:11 AM:

quote:
I've tried about 3 times now within the last 2 days to register my home number but the system won't send me the necessary email confirmation.

Same here...no e-mail after 8 hours. I'm sure it is an overwhelming volume on the server side.

Guess a whole lot of people are tired of the interruptions at home!

Posted by John Pytlak (Member # 331) on 06-28-2003, 07:44 AM:

I registered yesterday morning, and got the e-mail confirmation within an hour. [Smile]

We're on the NY state list, and although the telemarketing calls have almost gone away, "opinion surveys" still call several times per week. [Mad]

Posted by Bruce McGee (Member # 131) on 06-28-2003, 08:32 AM:

I got registered this morning (Saturday) It only took 5 minutes.

Now, I have to go clean out the SPAM that I got overnight. There are at least 50 of them.

Lets kill the spammers!

Posted by Tim Reed (Member # 137) on 06-28-2003, 04:26 PM:

quote:
I've tried about 3 times now within the last 2 days to register my home number but the system won't send me the necessary email confirmation.

Same here. It won't send the return email.

Posted by Steve Guttag (Member # 268) on 06-28-2003, 06:23 PM:

It took mere minutes for me.

Steve

Posted by Tim Reed (Member # 137) on 06-28-2003, 09:26 PM:

Must be timing and traffic, mine finally came through. However, I registered no less than 20 times!

Posted by Robert Golding (Member # 746) on 06-29-2003, 04:11 AM:

I must have been very lucky as I got all three number on the register page the first time. It took them 2 days to e-mail back so they where registered. Let just hope it really works??????

Posted by Mark Lensenmayer (Member # 134) on 06-29-2003, 08:39 AM:

I registered Friday evening, and the e-mails came back at about 4:30 Sunday morning. Very easy...just click on the link in the e-mail and you are all done.

Posted by Pete Naples (Member # 761) on 06-29-2003, 10:45 AM:

We've had the 'Telephone Preference Service' for years here in the UK. It's basically the same idea as you guys have been discussing. It's free to join and the best bit is that technically anyone who makes sales calls to you is comitting an offence, and can be prosecuted. If you can get enough details the TPS will follow it up. Great idea, I used to be plagued with fitted kitchen and window sales calls, but no more! Now if only there was a way to stop email spam, all junk mail and god botherers knocking at my door I'd be a very happy man!

Posted by Bernard Tonks (Member # 809) on 06-29-2003, 12:36 PM:

I registered with ‘Mailing Preference Service’ Like Pete’s TPS the service is very efficient and lasts for 5 years to be completely rid of nuisance telesales and junk mail. For the UK the telephone number is: 0207 2913 310

Pete,

Get yourself a nice plastic sign made:No Door Salesman. Thank You. It really does work! [Smile]

Posted by Tim Reed (Member # 137) on 06-29-2003, 02:03 PM:

quote:
Now if only there was a way to stop email spam

Pete, our ISP started using Postini a couple of weeks ago. It's great. Only two spams have gotten through to my inbox since they started using the service! Prior to this, I was getting a couple hundred a week.

Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 06-29-2003, 02:49 PM:

I registered!!!
Only 1 month in the country and already victimized by phone marketers!

Posted by Pete Naples (Member # 761) on 06-29-2003, 04:53 PM:

Bernard, I've registered with the mail preference service too, unfortunately it doesn't stop the 'delivered by hand' crap. A large, noisy border collie is useful for getting rid of the window salesmen ( I already have windows, can't they see that?)

I'll check that link out Tim, ta.

Posted by Richard C. Wolfe (Member # 431) on 06-29-2003, 11:22 PM:

I just registered and received my confirmation e-mail back in about 60 sec. Of course midnight on a Sunday night may have something to do with that. Maybe those of you that can't get confirmed should try late night hours and you will have better luck.

Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 08-05-2003, 12:08 PM:

I received this from my Brother-in-law and I pass this on to all of you.

This is to all of you that signed up for the "do not call" law.

This week I received a card in the mail that looked alright-- It
said "vote for your favorite cola - Pepsi or Coke- and receive a
complementary 12 pack" It didn't look suspicious--but for some reason I kept looking at it.

THEN I FOUND IT !! At the bottom of the card there is a VERY small statement. It is SO small it is hard to read--but here is what it says---- "By completing this form, you agree that sponsors and co-sponsors of this offer may telephone you , even if your number is found on a do not call registry or list "

This REALLY upset me and I just wanted all my friends to be aware of this way to get around the "do not call" law !! Just think how many people will send this in and their do not call registry will be NO GOOD!! The company's name is MARKET SOLUTION. Please send this to all yourfriends that signed up for " do not call" . I think this is just one of what we will get in the future--so READ EVERYTHING before you SIGN AND SEND !!

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 08-05-2003, 12:26 PM:

The telemarketers are now suing to block the "do not call" list. Supposedly they say it will cut their business in half and they will lose up to $50 billion per year.

OK, I have no doubt it will hurt their business, but $50 BILLION?? If that's half, it means people are buying $100 BILLION A YEAR worth of crap from these people. Who knew the scumbags were so popular?

I signed up on the list, but I think a better thing would be to have a "please DO CALL list." That way, the telemarketers would have a nice clean list of suckers to call, and the rest of us wouldn't have to put up with them.

Posted by Tim Reed (Member # 137) on 08-05-2003, 02:46 PM:

Good one, Mike! Heh-heh... watch 'em squirm, now! They're in panic mode. Sweet revenge, I love it!

Posted by Gerard S. Cohen (Member # 994) on 08-05-2003, 06:23 PM:

Since the national "Do Not Call" registry was announced, my
email spam has doubled, and my fax spam has greatly increased.
Although MSN ver 8 has had until today a perfect record of dumping ALL my spam messages in my "Junk" file, today it allowed about 15 spams into my "Inbox", all with addresses beginning with various versions of "ink-xxx."

Either the MSN filter does not recognize "ink-" addresses as spam, or one time in the past, when shopping for reduced-price cartridges, I may have shifted an ink- address from junk to inbox
in an earlier and less automatic MSN version. But if so, it never surfaced en-masse until today.

Incidentally, some people did not recognize the "Do Not Call" confirmation messages from the Registry because, since the mailing was very large, some programs' filters treated the confirmations as spam, kicking them into "junk" folders, where they were deleted unread.

Posted by Paul G. Thompson (Member # 655) on 08-07-2003, 01:23 AM:

I do not have spam filters installed. Because of AOL's agressiveness, the amount of junk mail I receive is getting less and less. I received about 6 junk mail messages last week between my 7 AOL email addresses.

As far as telemarketers are concerned, within a few seconds I ask them how they got my phone number. The answer is "they are automatically computer generated." I tell them to take that computer generated crap and stuff it where the sun never shines. It derails their schveel they are trying to pitch, and they trip all over themselves. I get very arrogant and irate with them to the point where maybe they don't want to bother me anymore. I usually get one telemarketer call between my 3 telephone numbers per week.

But when I get that one call...ooooOOOOoooo!!!! I have a field day with that. I go out of my way to rip them a new butthole. [Big Grin]

Posted by Thomas Procyk (Member # 1170) on 09-24-2003, 01:04 PM:

Update: Court Rules Against Do-Not-Call Registry

-----
OKLAHOMA CITY - A federal judge has ruled that the Federal Trade Commission overstepped its authority in creating the national "do-not-call" list against telemarketers.

The ruling Tuesday came in a lawsuit brought by telemarketers who challenged the list of 50 million people who said they do not want to receive business solicitation calls. The list was to go into effect Oct. 1.

U.S. District Judge Lee R. West said the main issue in the case was "whether the FTC had the authority to promulgate a national do-not-call registry. The court finds it did not."

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Billy Tauzin, R-La., and Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., said Wednesday they were confident the ruling would be overturned and believe Congress did give the FTC the necessary authority.

"We will continue to monitor the situation and will take whatever legislative action is necessary to ensure consumers can stop intrusive calls from unwanted telemarketers," they said in a joint statement.

Calls to the FTC were not immediately returned Wednesday.

Direct Marketing Association Inc., one of the plaintiffs, said it was happy with the ruling, even though it "acknowledges the wishes of millions of U.S. consumers who have expressed their preferences not to receive telephone-marketing solicitations — as evidenced by the millions of phone numbers registered on the FTC list."

The suit was filed by DMA, U.S. Security, Chartered Benefit Services Inc., Global Contact Services Inc. and InfoCision Management Corp.

The telemarketing industry estimates the do-not-call list could cut its business in half, costing it up to $50 billion in sales each year.

More than a dozen states with do-not-call lists planned to add their lists to the national registry this summer, the FTC said.

Telemarketers would have to check the list every three months to see who doesn't want to be called. Those who call listed people could be fined up to $11,000 for each violation.
-----

=TMP=

Posted by Evans A Criswell (Member # 381) on 09-24-2003, 02:53 PM:

I signed up for the national do not call list back on July 2. I put in my home and cell phone numbers. It seems that was the time I started getting some telemarketing calls on my phone, and for a while I suspected that telemarketers may actually have used that list to get numbers. I had only received a couple since last november when I switched phone numbers when I went with the cable company's package deal for network/TV/phone. I had a phone number starting with a weird exchange, and for a while, that was enough. I'm getting quite a few telemarketing calls, most of which have started 2 to 3 weeks ago. I still give out my old phone number to businesses that I don't feel need it, but ask for it, and the nice thing is it's in their databases as being my number, so they'll say "Evans Criswell?" and I'll say "yup". The most likely reason for the sudden return of telemarketing calls is the availability of it in newly published directories. Google still thinks my old number is mine, and doesn't know my new one. switchboard.com doesn't find me at all! Yippee!

It will be interesting to see if the calls suddenly stop on October 1.

Posted by Manny Knowles (Member # 1171) on 09-24-2003, 03:39 PM:

I recently opened a telephone account with Vonage so I have a phone number in the (954) area code even though I don't actually reside in the U.S.

Hmmm...I wonder how long before I start getting calls from telemarketers..?

Posted by Paul G. Thompson (Member # 655) on 09-24-2003, 05:03 PM:

Here is something from the Associated Press:

OKLAHOMA CITY -- A federal judge has ruled that the Federal Trade Commission overstepped its authority in creating the national "do-not-call" list against telemarketers.

The ruling came in a lawsuit brought by telemarketers who challenged the list of 50 million people who submitted their telephone numbers and said they do not want to receive business solicitation calls.

The immediate impact of Tuesday's ruling U.S. District Judge Lee R. West was not clear. He did not immediately issue an order directing an action by the FTC.

The list was to go into effect Oct. 1.

Posted by Jeff Stricker (Member # 224) on 09-24-2003, 07:09 PM:

We have a "do not call" list in Indiana. My telephone has been silent during the dinner hour for the past year and a half! [thumbsup]

Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 09-25-2003, 01:16 AM:

The telemarketers will lose half of their business, resulting in a loss of $50 Billion a year? Damn, at $100 Billion a year, that makes it waaaay more profitable than the movie industry. We should close down all our theaters and just call everyone and annoy them.

Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 09-25-2003, 01:52 AM:

I'm surprised the ruling didn't come from a 3-judge panel of the 9th circuit! [beer]

>>> Phil

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 09-25-2003, 01:53 AM:

So the FTC doesn't have the power to institute a list that people VOLUNTARILY sign up on, but they DO have the power to bully the nation's movie theatres into enforcing the ratings whether they want to or not, by threatening to shove stifling laws down our throats. Hmmmm, double standard.

Posted by Bobby Henderson (Member # 840) on 09-25-2003, 03:13 PM:

It would figure the judge reversing this decision would come from Oklahoma.

Hopefully the ruling will be overturned, especially since telemarketers over the last year or two have become a lot more aggressive. Normally they are supposed to let you go after you say "no" to their pitch more than once. Now most of them want to just argue.

Yesterday, some fellow from a state trooper booster association (of of which I have never heard of before) was trying to get me to donate money to their "cause." I told the guy I didn't have a bunch of money to donate to anyone and have turned down other causes I've supported in the past. He just wouldn't let it go.

The asshole started handing me some line about "you want to be sure these troopers have the support they need to help out their families--" I angrily interrupted the guy with, "I'm not even making enough money right now to afford to have a family! I realize cops and firemen might be important to our communities, but cops and firemen around here are making twice what I get paid! My health insurance premiums jumped up 43% last February on top of the 20% increase from last year. Another increase like that and I am uninsured. I don't have any fucking telemarketers calling people up to donate on the behalf of graphic artists anywhere! But I guess that's how it goes when you work a job that isn't featured in any TV shows or movies!" I finished with "don't pitch this shit to me anymore and take me off your damned calling list."

Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 09-25-2003, 03:19 PM:

I heard on the Radio as I was driving back to the city that the house has passed a bill authorizing the no call list to go through. It is being sent to the senate today and they will pass it. Bush has said he will sign it. [Smile]

Posted by Bobby Henderson (Member # 840) on 09-25-2003, 07:51 PM:

It would be a miracle if Bush would go through in signing a bill making the do-not-call thing a law. Voter pandering would be the only reason why he would sign it. He does more kiss-ass bullshit to businessmen at the detriment of the average American than any politician in the last 20 years. I guess he has resigned himself to being a 1-term President.

Posted by Paul G. Thompson (Member # 655) on 09-25-2003, 08:46 PM:

Bobby, some anus called me a couple of days ago with the same "pitch" except it was for the firemen. After I rudely insulted him to no end, he begged me for a chance to let him explain. I said, "No, I will not - now get off my telephone and don't call me again."

Then he immediately switched to the _feel sorry_mode that I won't donate. At that time, I told him to basically sit on the splintered end of a flying broomstick and do three spins in the counter-clockwise direction. [Big Grin]

Posted by Gerard S. Cohen (Member # 994) on 09-25-2003, 09:18 PM:

When I received a pitch for the orphans of police several years ago, I asked the caller for his precinct and shield numbers. He admitted he was not a policeman, but went into the various dramatic spiels Bobby and Paul described. I hung up.

The NYPD has disassociated itself from any such solicitations, and the NYS attorney-general requested anyone getting such appeals consult the NYS list of registered non-profit charities
and to beware of any scams. My opinion is that all such appeals for support to orphans of uniformed forces through telemarketers are rackets, and the money goes to criminals.

The NYS Do-not-call list has been working well, and I read that thirteen states have submitted their similar lists to be merged with the national registry list. (The phone number for both NYS and national lists are now the same, and the sign-up deadline has been extended from August 31st to October 1st.)

Latest newsbreak is that another federal judge has again blocked the implementation of the list after the bill authorizing it passed the House and Senate. The struggle goes on. I think the national telemarket association must be spending huge sums attempting to influence Washington through lobbyists and campaign contributions.

Gerard

Posted by Bobby Henderson (Member # 840) on 09-26-2003, 05:00 PM:

The telemarketing industry is going to lobby like hell about it since they say they stand to lose $50 billion a year over the deal. Somehow I think that number is more than a bit inflated. I think I said it before; if the list goes into effect perhaps companies might spend a little more money on print advertising and give some struggling graphic artists some work.

Here's another thing. Nearly every American hates phone marketing, with the only exceptions being the businessmen making a bunch of money in that industry. Some of the hatred for phone marketing needs to get back to the asshole companies who hire telemarketing firms to hard sell their products through the phone lines. Corporations need some consequences over that. So when a telemarketing firm violates FCC or FTC rules, maybe the corporation whose product is in the sales pitch needs to pay the fine too.

Posted by Jason Burroughs (Member # 68) on 09-26-2003, 05:31 PM:

Has anyone noticed who is exempt from the No-Call list once it's finally enacted?

Yup you guessed it, those soliciting on behalf of politicans are exempt. They can still harass you during dinner time. Way to go lawmakers! [thumbsup]

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 09-26-2003, 05:47 PM:

If the telemarketers succeed in blocking the list, then they are giving the public an official go-ahead to heap abuse, rudeness and cruelty upon their phone people. After all, WE TRIED to get them to stop calling us....so they better be prepared for the onslaught of hatred that will descend on them now.

Posted by Thomas Procyk (Member # 1170) on 09-27-2003, 06:47 PM:

If the firemen's fund or police benevolence calls looking for donations, I usually say, "Oh sorry, I spent all my money on drugs and hookers this week, and besides, I hate cops." if it's the police, or "Oh, sorry. My wallet burned down with all my money and credit cards in it. Where were you people?!?" [Smile]

They usually figure they have an "idiot" on the line, and hang up.

=TMP=

Posted by Steven Privett (Member # 718) on 10-02-2003, 02:46 PM:

[ 10-03-2003, 03:08 PM: Message edited by: Steven Privett ]

Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 10-20-2003, 07:08 AM:

So now that I am a member of the Do not call List, I am receiving more telemarketing call than ever before.

How do we report these violators?

I signed up in June 2003

[ 10-20-2003, 08:22 AM: Message edited by: Bob Maar ]

Posted by John Scott (Member # 520) on 10-20-2003, 08:15 AM:

Remember, unless you signed up for the Do Not Call list right away, they have 3 months before they have to stop calling you.

An easy way to deal with all telemarketers (EVEN exempt ones) until the list goes into effect for you is to say to the caller: "Please place me on your 'Do Not Call List'." All telemarketers are required by law to respect that request immediately, and they are also required to stop their script at that point.

Posted by Randy Stankey (Member # 64) on 10-20-2003, 08:56 PM:

I was listening to N.P.R. (National Public Radio) this morning. There was a segment about telemarketing and the D.N.C. list. According to the article, there is a grassroots movement afoot where people stall, waste time and generally jerk the telemarketers around like they do on "Crank Yankers". (the TV show)

The theory is the more of the operator's time you waste, the lower their productivity ratio goes and the higher their marketing costs get. They are hoping to make the cost of telemarketing so high that companies stop trying to sell their junk over the phone.

The moral of the story is that everybody who gets a telemarketing call should do whatever they can to totally FUCK with them. See how long you can keep them on the phone and try to be as outrageous as possible. Hey! At least, if it doesn't work it's a good way to take out your aggressions on the bastages! [Moon]

Posted by Travis Hubrig (Member # 1745) on 10-20-2003, 09:06 PM:

Bob Martini,

I am pretty sure you can report Do-not-call callers and violations on the Do-not-call website.

Posted by Bruce McGee (Member # 131) on 10-20-2003, 10:05 PM:

Is it just me, but has anybody else noticed that the telemarketing has slowed a bit? I usually get at least 3-4 a day, but have noticed that it has dropped to ZERO for the last 5-6 days?

I sure hope that this is the new beginning.

OMG! 900 posts! Wow!

Posted by Aaron Sisemore (Member # 145) on 10-21-2003, 12:08 AM:

quote:
The moral of the story is that everybody who gets a telemarketing call should do whatever they can to totally FUCK with them. See how long you can keep them on the phone and try to be as outrageous as possible. Hey! At least, if it doesn't work it's a good way to take out your aggressions on the bastages!

Jay Donaldson does exactly this all the time, and records them for us all to enjoy [evil]

-Aaron

Posted by Randy Stankey (Member # 64) on 10-21-2003, 02:54 PM:

Y'Know... I think it he him that NPR interviewed for the segment.

The point of the article was twofold:

1) Let's all do this kind of thing to telemarketers and make it as EXPENSIVE as possible for them to do business.

2) It's his brand of comedy. He makes good money (as good as comics can make) doing this.

So... Let's take the $$ out of the hands of the telemarketers and put it into the hands of people who do funny bits like his! [Smile]

Posted by System Notices (Member # 2357) on 11-03-2004, 02:48 PM:

It has been 378 days since the last post.

Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 11-03-2004, 02:48 PM:

Cell Phone Directory - This works for regular telephones also.

A directory of cell phone numbers will be published soon. This opens the door to solicitors calling our cell phones using up our minutes. The Federal Trade Commission has set up a do not call list. You must call FROM the number you wish to register, or go to their website at

http://www.donotcall.gov

to be included on the do not call list. The number is 1-888-382-1222.

Posted by System Notices (Member # 2357) on 01-03-2006, 06:22 AM:

It has been 425 days since the last post.

Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 01-03-2006, 06:22 AM:

National Do Not Call Registry

Jump over the navigation menu directly to the content. If you would prefer not to use the screen/Braille reader, call toll free 1-888-382-1222.

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WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE
NATIONAL DO NOT CALL REGISTRY
The National Do Not Call Registry gives you a choice about whether to receive telemarketing calls at home. Most telemarketers should not call your number once it has been on the registry for 31 days. If they do, you can file a complaint at this Website. You can register your home or mobile phone for free. Your registration will be effective for five years.

Register Now

Attention sellers and telemarketers: Go to https://telemarketing.donotcall.gov to subscribe to the National Do Not Call Registry.

If you are an exempt organization, and you wish to scrub your call lists, you may subscribe, but are not required to do so.

[ 01-03-2006, 02:12 PM: Message edited by: Bob Maar ]

Posted by Richard Greco (Member # 2032) on 01-03-2006, 11:09 AM:

Hey Bob, clicking on that link gives out your phone number dude...

Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 01-03-2006, 11:55 AM:

I am going to call that number 9 times a day.