Question About the Do Not Call List

[Seagoon]

Hi Guys,

Quick question. All three of our phone #s are registered on the national do not call registry ( http://www.donotcall.gov ), and yet of late we seem to be getting bombarded by telemarketers at all times of the day or night.

Is anyone actually paying attention to this list or is it all intended to make us feel better, but do practically nothing?

[Vudak]

Originally posted by Seagoon
Hi Guys,

Quick question. All three of our phone #s are registered on the national do not call registry ( http://www.donotcall.gov ), and yet of late we seem to be getting bombarded by telemarketers at all times of the day or night.

Is anyone actually paying attention to this list or is it all intended to make us feel better, but do practically nothing?

Play along, get all their info (name, agent/badge #, etc.) and then inform them that you're on the do not call list and they are facing a $XX,000 fine.  I forget how much.

Do that to enough people, and you'll stop getting these.  Whether or not you choose to report them is up to you.  Just saying you will is a pretty good indication they'll finally listen.

[Nilsen]

when did you register the phones?

We have a similar registry, but it takes a couple of months for it to take effect. I belive the _serious_ telemarketers have to update their lists every quarter or something so until they do...

If they are not serious tho you can prolly report them, but since they are not serious they may not care and move their business every now and then.

[Meatwad]

there was a local person here on the news some time back that kept getting calls while he was on the no call list. he pretty much blackmailed them and told them that if they wouldnt pay him for the violation, he would take legal action. turns out he was getting checks of over $100 from each company and one even sent him I think $250 or $500

[Vudak]

Originally posted by Meatwad
there was a local person here on the news some time back that kept getting calls while he was on the no call list. he pretty much blackmailed them and told them that if they wouldnt pay him for the violation, he would take legal action. turns out he was getting checks of over $100 from each company and one even sent him I think $250 or $500

If that were only legal, we'd all have our own P-51

[Nilsen]

Originally posted by Vudak
If that were only legal, we'd all have our own P-51

Not me... i would have a P47 with all the gadgets and bling that only a Jug could carry with grace.


Seriously.. i havent had a call in a couple of years now except from places were i leave my phonenumbers. Im a sucker for entering hardware competions on various computer website/magazines and they have the small print saying they may use the number to call you for subscribtion offers. Happens a few times each year but I can live with that.

[Meatwad]

Originally posted by Nilsen
Seriously.. i havent had a call in a couple of years now except from places were i leave my phonenumbers.

Like on the stalls of restrooms and in local papers offering to be a boat captain/driver?

I couldnt resist!

[nirvana]

Yeah the threat of reporting them always works Seagoon, it's what my dad does.  Get their information then ask for a supervisor then tell them you're on the do not call list.

[Mark Luper]

I've been receiving a twist on this. They claim to only be making a survey and surveys are not part of the no-call restriction. To me they are only making a survey to sell something.

[Seagoon]

Hi Mark,

Yeah, I get the "survey" calls all the time, along with calls claiming to be from a service I already pay for (thus also beating the restriction). The last one was from and I quote: "the company that handles the subscription to that popular magazine you receive".

I've actually told one agent who would not drop it, "look, I promise I'll go on your time share trip,  if you'll give me your full name, your home number and the time that you normally sit down to dinner and you'll allow me to call you at home to chat at random times."

Strange to say, she hung up on me at that point. And I was being so nice.

- SEAGOON

[Trell]

If you have current or past bueisness with them with in the past 90 days they can call you.  
they can also call you if they are a non profit, goverment, telecom, or political.  If you sign up for online services they can also have fine print, that alows the to send calls to you as a service

Even if you ask them not to call you again,  they (that call center for that client) has to stop calling you after 72 hours,(i think).

[DiabloTX]

When I used to get those calls I'd just give them the name and address of people I hate, tell em the name on the account now was a pseudonym.  Calls quit coming after that...

Nils, quit leaving your phone number at the truck stops!

[ramzey]

Originally posted by Seagoon
Hi Guys,

Quick question. All three of our phone #s are registered on the national do not call registry ( http://www.donotcall.gov ), and yet of late we seem to be getting bombarded by telemarketers at all times of the day or night.

Is anyone actually paying attention to this list or is it all intended to make us feel better, but do practically nothing?

i was pist off when somone call me at 3 am and try to send fax
after 3 of thos calls i did register my phone on donotcall list and after about 3 weeks  its start works.
Meanwhile one afternoon somone call me , i tould them im on the list and they appologise  me and never call me again.

No problems here since 4 months here, my flatmate phone is calling all the time;)

[flakbait]

Only had two violations after signing up about this time last year. MCI and ADT home security. The MCI lady appoligized and said their system had been acting funny the past few days. Nice lady, didn't even try selling me their service. The ADT idiot was dead set on making me buy a home security system. I told him I protected my apartment with a Stoeger coach gun, and he was welcome to wire up the entire complex. His response?

click

Aside from those two, and a brace of calls from India trying to scam me into buying satellite TV, I haven't gotten that many. Every now and then a charity will call, asking me to donate money for one cause or another. One asked me to buy something for charity; a violation of the DNC list. Upon being told, he very quickly made tracks to annoy someone else. Apparently he thought the FCC would go after him for the $11,000 fine.

So far, nary a regret!

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Flakbait [Delta6]