Cell Phone Numbers Will Soon Be Available to Telemarketers~~~~~~~~~~~~
By April
@cloud_kicker_32 (4635)
United States
September 21, 2007 10:45pm CST
hello there..i just wanted to let everyone that has cell phones know the bad news..Time is running out for your cell phone's protection against telemarketers.
As of next year, millions of personal telephone numbers will no longer be on the "Do Not Call List." The national registry began in June 2003 and, according to the rules, can only guard you for five years. When the time is up, telemarketers can start calling.
However, customers may re-register their numbers, either by phone or online.
If you need the information on how to block them again i have that for you as well:) Have a good one!!
To register your phone number on the National Do Not Call List you can call 1-888-382-1222 or visit www.donotcall.gov.
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10 responses
@tanjam420 (228)
• United States
24 Sep 07
hello there lady.... i am beginning to wonder if that do not call list even works... i mean i registered for it and i still get those damn calls... it is driving me crazy i get atleast 4 or 5 calls a day... CRAZYNESS!!!! but thank you for the info i will go throw the process again maybe this time it will work...lol...
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@jiffys_frog_woman (4050)
• United States
23 Sep 07
great that is all we need is for them calling cell phones what is up with that?
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@oscarbartoni (2581)
• United States
22 Sep 07
Remember if you get hold of a company , this will give them a right to contact you even if you are on the do not call list. You have to let them know that it is no OK to call you, sometimes these companies have other companies that work with them and you might get a call from one or more of these "sister companies" . You have to make sure to let them know that it is not OK to call you. I just put my land phone and cell phone numbers on the do not call list so I should be protected for another 5 ears.
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@getpaid2007 (6)
• United States
22 Sep 07
Cell Phone Numbers are allready readily avaliable for telemarketers just a few months back i was working for a telemarketing company that called cell phones and my wife had recived a few telemarketing calls to her cell phone..
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@jiffys_frog_woman (4050)
• United States
29 Oct 07
thanks for letting us know i cant believe they are gonna be able to cell phones
@applsofgld (2506)
• United States
22 Sep 07
Thank you so much for this information and for the link. I re registered as we have new cell phone numbers. It's bad enough they still find ways to go around the system and they still bother us at home, but a lot of people can barely afford to have the cell phone and then get their time/minutes used up by telemarketers. It is one of my pet peeves, the way I look at it is IF I want to know more about what offers a company has, I will contact them, I don't need my credit card company or anyone else for that matter to call/contact me trying to sell me on something that I have absolutely no use for, they waste my time and they are extremely bothersome. Again, thank you so much for posting this information.
@anniepa (27955)
• United States
30 Sep 07
I've already been getting telemarketer calls on my cell, who knows how they got my number! Thanks for the link, I'm going to go there as soon as I post this. This is what REALLY makes me mad, has it ever happened to anyone else here...a telemarketer calls and when I answer it's a recording telling me to please hold for an important call!! It's bad enough to be put on hold when you WANT to speak to someone but for a telemarketer??? I don't think so!!!
Annie
@abby026 (42)
• United States
29 Oct 07
Thanks for the do not call list phone number. This will especially helpful for those of us that have prepaid cell phones and don't want our minutes wasted on calls we don't want.
