[BMXPrincess06]

ok, i have been home for 10 min. and i have already recevied 5 telamarketer(sp?) phone calls, its not worth signing that stupid "do not call list" they call you even more....at least thats what i've heard....does the do not call list really work? let me know....thanks

 

[Echo]

I haven't received at telemarketer call in like 3 years. In NY if you're on the no call list and they call you, they are subject to a $20,000 fine.

 

[TN]

yup....it kicks ass. I only get 2 unsolicited calls a month, 1 from the fraternal order of po-pos, & some firefighters org. Non-profits are not included in the "dont call" thing.

but yeah sign up ASAP if they wont leave you alone.

 

[BurlyShirley]

can you add me to your "dont call" list BMXPrincess?

 

[SkaredShtles]

The Colorado No-Call list works a treat in Colorado. I get maybe a dozen calls per *month* from non-profits, and that is IT. Used to get HUNDREDS of telemarketer calls.

-S.S.-

 

[binary visions]

The list worked great for me in NH... I used to get probably 5 calls per week from telemarketers, now I get exactly zero.

 

[MTB_Rob_NC]

Same here in FL... It works great, it has considerably cut down on the amount of calls I get

 

[Tenchiro]

Not having a land line I have no idea how well the list works, but I never get solicitor calls on my cell phone.

 

[bushwacker]

Telemarketing calls are returning with a vengeance now that the loopholes have been discovered.

The Do Not Call list thing is a US law.
So, to get around it, hire a bunch of people in another country to do the talking, route the calls thru the internet via VoIP, and voila, it's legal business.


Also, any compnay you have done ANY business with in the last 18 months can legally call you.
So, that includes credit card companies/phone company/cable company/supermarkets/insurance companies/etc.... basically all the same people that were calling you before.


Calls for charitable causes are also legal:
"Hi, I'm with the Leukemia Society of America, would you like to buy a timeshare property? The Luekemia Society of America will receive 1% of your purchase price."

 

[Slugman]

I love the 'do not call' - it has virtually stopped all our unwanted calls (now if I could only add my mother to the list... :evil: ).

However there are definitely some loopholes... In SoCal they have nice cars in the movie theater lobby that they are raffling off for free. However if you read the fine print you'll see that you are signing a waiver allowing "3rd party" calls (i.e. telemarketers).

Yeah, like they are giving away a F'ing hummer (one option) just b/c you filled out a piece of paper! Always read the fine print on any contest that you enter!

 

[greenreese]

Telemarketing calls are returning with a vengeance now that the loopholes have been discovered.

The Do Not Call list thing is a US law.
So, to get around it, hire a bunch of people in another country to do the talking, route the calls thru the internet via VoIP, and voila, it's legal business.


Also, any compnay you have done ANY business with in the last 18 months can legally call you.
So, that includes credit card companies/phone company/cable company/supermarkets/insurance companies/etc.... basically all the same people that were calling you before.


Calls for charitable causes are also legal:
"Hi, I'm with the Leukemia Society of America, would you like to buy a timeshare property? The Luekemia Society of America will receive 1% of your purchase price."

HAHAHA the Luekemia guy called me twice yesterday and once a few days ago. He had this whole long speech that he said before I even said hello. I just waited and listened. He said something about 10 letters into neighborhood mailboxes. After he finished I said "Sorry can you repeat that please?". He went through the whoooooooole thing again, word for word as if he was reading a speech(which he probably was). Then I told him I was sorry and I didn't want it. He says, "I must not have explained myself correctly...." and repeats the second half of the speech... again...... I waited and listened. I then told him no again, and he tried to come up with some other crap. "NO, BYE!"

I don't know why everybody hates these people, I love them. They are so much fun to play with. Just be really polite and ask them to repeat everything, because they arn't going to hang up, they want to sell their crap. They will talk forever. I wish I could get more of them to call.


-dAn

 

[Tenchiro]

I love the 'do not call' - it has virtually stopped all our unwanted calls (now if I could only add my mother to the list... :evil: ).

However there are definitely some loopholes... In SoCal they have nice cars in the movie theater lobby that they are raffling off for free. However if you read the fine print you'll see that you are signing a waiver allowing "3rd party" calls (i.e. telemarketers).

Yeah, like they are giving away a F'ing hummer (one option) just b/c you filled out a piece of paper! Always read the fine print on any contest that you enter!

I remember once we got our long distance carrier changed by one of those car giveaway contests... :angry:

 

[I Are Baboon]

Calls for charitable causes are also legal:
"Hi, I'm with the Leukemia Society of America, would you like to buy a timeshare property? The Luekemia Society of America will receive 1% of your purchase price."

Cripes, that explains why I still get calls from the "Fraternal Brotherhood of Police" looking for handouts. It's funny when the wife answers the phone because she is mean to telemarketers.

Aside for that, we're on the list and don't get any sales calls.

 

[golgiaparatus]

ok, i have been home for 10 min. and i have already recevied 5 telamarketer(sp?) phone calls, its not worth signing that stupid "do not call list" they call you even more....at least thats what i've heard....does the do not call list really work? let me know....thanks

I get them promptly at 6:00, they arent even human anymore, I get a machine on the other end, so its not even any fun to play dumb with them

Usually Phone companies and credit consolidation I use to give the credit consolidation people a huge runaround... I'd have them calling me at different numbers, mailing stuff out to wrong addresses... Id get their hopes way up about my huge credit card debt problem and then ask them if they could consolidate my 1 and only credit card at foleys with a balance of $6.00 on it. Its just no fun now that its all automated

 

[pixelninja]

Despite the loopholes, do-not-call lists are great. I'm on both the national and Colorado lists, and my telemarketer calls have dropped from 5-10 a day down to 1-2 a week.

 

[Repack]

It has worked really well for my house. Whats even more fun is reminding them of the penalties when they do call. It is less fun however when you realize that you are telling a girl scout how much they are going to be fined. Oops.

 

[BMXPrincess06]

can you add me to your "dont call" list BMXPrincess?

:nuts:








hehehe

 

[berkshire_rider]

I get them promptly at 6:00, they arent even human anymore, I get a machine on the other end, so its not even any fun to play dumb with them

NEVER answer the phone at 6:00pm, unless you utilize a caller-id box. neaky:

 

[Clark Kent]

Back when I had a land line, I had the "special ring" dealy so you could make calls from friends or whatnot have a special ring. It came with the package but I never used it cus I thought it was silly. Soon I started to get frikin calls from TPC trying to get me to turn over to their long distance shtick and every time they would call the "super secret friend ring" would chime rather than the john doe ring.....

 

[Rip]

HAHAHA the Luekemia guy called me twice yesterday and once a few days ago. He had this whole long speech that he said before I even said hello. I just waited and listened. He said something about 10 letters into neighborhood mailboxes. After he finished I said "Sorry can you repeat that please?". He went through the whoooooooole thing again, word for word as if he was reading a speech(which he probably was). Then I told him I was sorry and I didn't want it. He says, "I must not have explained myself correctly...." and repeats the second half of the speech... again...... I waited and listened. I then told him no again, and he tried to come up with some other crap. "NO, BYE!"

I don't know why everybody hates these people, I love them. They are so much fun to play with. Just be really polite and ask them to repeat everything, because they arn't going to hang up, they want to sell their crap. They will talk forever. I wish I could get more of them to call.


-dAn

Hahaha, I told the same person twice to F off today, and yes it was the luekemia, both times.