telemarketing your cellies...
09-16-2005, 08:09 PM
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telemarketing your cellies...
Telemarketing on cell phone starts in September.
JUST A REMINDER.... 31 days from today,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.
PASS THIS ON TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS
JUST A REMINDER.... 31 days from today,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.
PASS THIS ON TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS
09-17-2005, 12:16 AM
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Comments: While it's true that the major wireless phone providers (Verizon excepted) have announced their intention to establish a 411 directory of customers' cell phone numbers beginning in 2006, it is not true that they plan to "publish" said directory for any and all to read. Participating companies say the numbers will be made available only via telephone to users who dial directory assistance and pay a fee, and only with customer consent.
The companies swear the numbers will never be accessible to telemarketers. In fact, per FCC regulations, telemarketers are already prohibited from calling cell phone numbers using automated dialers, which are standard in the industry.
Not everyone is convinced that consumers' privacy will be adequately shielded, however, as evidenced by a privacy protection bill already introduced in Congress which would modify the plan to allow 411 callers to be directly connected to requested parties without the latter's phone numbers being given out. Lawmakers have yet to act on the legislation.
In any case, the Federal Trade Commission does allow cell phone users to add their numbers to the National Do Not Call Registry — the same one already in force for landlines — either on the Web or by calling 1-888-382-1222.
Contrary to what some variants of the email rumor claim, there is no 31-day or December 15 deadline for adding cell phone numbers to the Do Not Call list — indeed, there is no deadline whatsoever.
The companies swear the numbers will never be accessible to telemarketers. In fact, per FCC regulations, telemarketers are already prohibited from calling cell phone numbers using automated dialers, which are standard in the industry.
Not everyone is convinced that consumers' privacy will be adequately shielded, however, as evidenced by a privacy protection bill already introduced in Congress which would modify the plan to allow 411 callers to be directly connected to requested parties without the latter's phone numbers being given out. Lawmakers have yet to act on the legislation.
In any case, the Federal Trade Commission does allow cell phone users to add their numbers to the National Do Not Call Registry — the same one already in force for landlines — either on the Web or by calling 1-888-382-1222.
Contrary to what some variants of the email rumor claim, there is no 31-day or December 15 deadline for adding cell phone numbers to the Do Not Call list — indeed, there is no deadline whatsoever.
09-17-2005, 01:18 PM
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ralph- i have nextel free incoming.. maybe i'll get my money's worth now- with all of nextels insane taxes(those who have it know what i'm talkin about)
aloha from the summit of *-^-Mauna Kea-^-*
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09-17-2005, 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by gdogg
ralph- i have nextel free incoming.. maybe i'll get my money's worth now- with all of nextels insane taxes(those who have it know what i'm talkin about)
aloha from the summit of *-^-Mauna Kea-^-*
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hahaha. thats what my friend was saying. I had nextel for a hot minute but got sick of the damn "extra" charges? oh well I had no problem with their service tho.
09-18-2005, 09:00 PM
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Thanks, I went to the website, because when I called the number it said that I wasn't calling from the right phone when I was. Oh well, the website was a bit quicker as you can register multiple numbers at a time.
09-19-2005, 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by shrieden
"Can you tell me if this sounds like a phone hanging up?"....*click*
hahahaha. yah Im sure thats what alot of people are gonna do but it'll still cost you unless your incoming is free...
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