We are getting more telemarketing calls since retirement

That's one advantage of living in a foreign country. If I get one, which is rare, I tell them they must speah English, so I guess I get erased from their data base. You, or your husband must have given your phone number on an application, of even something requesting information, and that has been on-sold to telemarketing companies. Do you have an to erase these lists?

With the economy slowing down, they are pushing harder and harder. It seems that we go through spells when we get a lot of calls and then spells when there are none. Of course, with caller ID we do not answer if we do not want to.

No ya either on a phne list where they call auto maticly for the telemarketer to talk to you or they are going thru the phone book I know I have done both!

I've stayed at home with my children for all of their lives, and I too have noticed that there have been more telemarketing calls lately than ever before, especially in the last few months. And I have it figured out why... at least why it's that way in the last couple of months... There is now that "Do Not Call" list here in Canada, and telemarketing companies are not allowed to call people who are on the list. I'm sure a LOT of people have signed up, and therefore, that shortens the list of people they can legally call without getting fined. I finally signed up to be on the DNC list a few days ago, after getting yet another telemarketing call that ticked me off. Here's the link to get the info you'll need to sign up: http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/DNCL/brochure_consumer.htm It took me a few seconds to put my home number and cell number on the list. I have 31 days before it's official, and my number stays on the list for 3 years. At that time I need to put it back on the list. I highly recommend you add your number to it too.

Welcome to the club! I have received many unwanted calls myself.. It really is very aggravating. Especially on my cell phone.. On my home number, I don't have to worry about this.. So far, out number has not been an number that has been used. We do have had an couple of calls that came in.. But not too much.. These calls may be coming in just to get money out of you, since you have retired. That is the way that it is with the telemarketers.

LOL! It surely does SEEM that way, at times! I happen to know Austin is a huge market testing area, & I KNOW I get more than MY share of junk mail, surveys, polls, et al. But since I'm retired, I have the time, & don't mind the odd survey, especially. I hear the internet is the new home of telemarketers, & it does seem likely. It's a lot cheaper & faster, & there are so many prohibitions now against unsolicited calls--even some gummint program, I heard, to stop them. It's really not a pet peeve of mind, but I can well understand how it would bug the poojies off of another person. ("Poojies" is a word an old friend of mind made up. I THINK ... anyhow, I always liked it. LOL!) Maggiepie

it is in increase in all countries i guess. in our place also, we get many calls day by day. at time sit increases so much

I wander the very same thing. that is why I keep my phone turned off alot of times ro tell people a secret ring for a certain number of times, hang up and call back, so I know who it is. I don't have caller ID.

Does Canada have a "Do Not Call List" you can sign up for? I signed up here and the calls went away, it was great..But then I started getting many political calls right before the election, so I guess it doesn't stop all the annoying calls..

Hello friend, yes, now, more and more companies has focused on the service for the ones who have retired from work at home.They have found this will become a big market in the near future due to the whole society is getting older and older.there are more and more old people retired from their work.so more and more business companies and shops think it must be a very big potential to promote their goods or service to these people through telemarketing calls.Maybe sometimes we feel boring to get so many telemarketing calls,of course, we can accept some useful ones or deny some unuseful ones to ourselves.It is mnust my opinion. have a good time.

Hi,Bilbyl here.I used to be one of those people,and I hated it,I did not last long.I don't know how they get their list,but they give a group of people all these names,and you sit in this little room,and call,and you have to read a pre written script. They are supposed to update those sheets after use,but the turnover is huge,and these people are not trained,so ometimes the list does not get marked. The only thing they respond to is 'take me off your call list'they are not allowed to suggest that,and if you just hang up or tell them no or worse,they just mark you as a no and call back another time. Just a little tip. Lisa