Members Login
Username 
 
Password 
    Remember Me  
Online Dialog Forum -> General Forum -> Do Not Call information
Post Info TOPIC: Do Not Call information
mike of the mountain


Senior Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 408
Date:
Do Not Call information
Permalink Closed

this is culled from an e mail from my brother in law , an employee of a phone company .


"JUST A REMINDER....31 days from today, all cell phone numbers are being
released to telemarketing companies and you will start to receive sale
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.

It is even easier to log onto http://donotcall.gov to do it online! It takes about
ONE MINUTE!!

Do your home and cell phones. You can also do phone numbers for family members that don't have access to the internet or may be unsure of what to do."




__________________
Nitrogen_Widget


Senior Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 145
Date:
Permalink Closed

I've gotten this also.
Releasing my cell phone number would be a violation of my service providers privacy agreement & would void my cell phone contract.
I actually wouldn't mind that so much

According to the federal trade commision website there is no compiled list of cell numbers.
Also, it is against the law to call a cell phone with an auto dialer.
Most telemarketers only have auto dialers & couple that with no viable list of cell numbers you shouldn't have to worry, too much.

It's a good idea anyway to put it on the list because everytime you give a company your cell number to contact you (adelphia for example kept calling my cell to sell me more services until I told them to stop) it could be out there.




__________________
Mindcrime


Guru

Status: Offline
Posts: 673
Date:
Permalink Closed

mike of the mountain wrote:


this is culled from an e mail from my brother in law , an employee of a phone company . ... Your first hint that this is crap. 


http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/cell411.asp


Where do I write to fight the government charging postage for e-mails?



-- Edited by Mindcrime at 10:17, 2006-01-15

__________________
Never criticize someone until you've walked a mile in their shoes. That way, when you DO criticize them, you are a mile away, and you have their shoes... If you choose any truth and follow it blindly, it becomes a falsehood, and you, a fanatic.
mike of the mountain


Senior Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 408
Date:
Permalink Closed


Mindcrime wrote:

mike of the mountain wrote: this is culled from an e mail from my brother in law , an employee of a phone company . ... Your first hint that this is crap.  http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/cell411.asp Where do I write to fight the government charging postage for e-mails? -- Edited by Mindcrime at 10:17, 2006-01-15


great , looks like my brother in law has made an error .... and i didnt check up on it before posting , ok my first mistake of the year .  hopefully the last .


    i am going to have to start with the trust but verify thing i think ....



__________________
Page 1 of 1  sorted by
 
Quick Reply

Please log in to post quick replies.
Online Dialog Forum -> General Forum -> Do Not Call information
Tweet this page Post to Digg Post to Del.icio.us


Create your own FREE Forum
Report Abuse 		Powered by ActiveBoard