Do you get annoying telemarketing calls to your cell phone? How do you stop them

About six months ago my dad got one on his cell phone. I remember him telling me about it. I couldn't believe telemarkters had started to harass not just people at home, but people on the go via cell phone! It's ridiculous. It won't help road rage, that's for sure. Can you imagine being in rush hour traffic and someone gets a telemarketing call on their cell? Hope they don't take it out on anyone on the road!

Yes, I sympathise with you, my friend. I do receive quite a few telemarketing calls on my mobile phone but in this country, we know which numbers are likely to be unsolicited callers. Most sales calls numbers are either witheld, or beging 0800, or 0825. I just ignore them... don't even answer, so it costs them more than it does me. lol. Brightest Blessings. I hope you get everything sorted soon.

We have that do not call thing here - its called the TPS (telephone preference scheme) and the main way of registering is online! I have to say though that I haven' really had a problem with telemarketing on my mobile (cell). It doesn't work 100% but if I do get any calls I ask where they got the number and they apologise and remove number from database! Good to see you honey! xxxx

It is always annoying to receive such kind of call. Especially sometimes you are busy at work or something else. When you pick up the phone call and it will spoil your mood since it's from the sales. I don't know where they have my phone calls. And I really dislike that they even don't know how to sell. I hardly listen to them as they can't speak clearly. They need to practise their speech so that they can sell. I always say no thanks, I don't need it and then I hang up the phone. I don't want to waste my money for it. My phone company charges me by minute. This is why sometimes I don't pick up the strange calls. I love China

Hello dear beauty queen. I used to have telemarketing calls to my cell phone, but it is free. I mean, I don't have to pay for the incoming calls, as it is from China Mobile, which is a free service. The content of the calls is asking me to see if I would like to book weather report service and such. If I want to book for this kind of messages, I need to pay three RMB for the weather report messages a month. I booked the weather report messages, but now I canceled this service, as I don't see it necessary for me to have it. I can get to know the weather information each time I surf on the Internet. Good day to you, dear friend.

holy moley .. earlier i never used to get these stupid telemarketing calls on my cellphone.. but since the past month.. ive been getting one every few days.... and i am getting charged for these stupid calls..... does the do not call list works on cell phones.. hmm.... i heard some people sold out the do not call list too... nowadays if its a number i dont know... i quit picking up... grr.... i cant afford any extra charges as i'm not even working rite now...

So far, I don't get such calls on my cellphones. Only on land lines. It is okay. I turned them down as casual as I could. Especially if I am not interested with what they are offering.

If you have done business with anyone using your cell number as a contact number, then they don't know it's a cell phone and may sell the list with your contact info on it. You need to tell everyone you deal with that you are using a cell number that isn't to be shared and tell the telemarketers who call you that they are calling a cell phone and need to stop immediately. Most don't realize they are autodialing a cell phone, I don't think anyway. The do not call list works up to a point, but companies you do business with do have the right to contact you through their own telemarketers after you've done business with them.

Hi, beautyqueen26!!!! It is nice to see you here!! I am glad to see you. I was just thinking about you just the other day. Well, right now, I have many calls from bill collectors. They are calling for a woman named Sandra H. They call all of the time for her.. I have a prepaid phone and when I go to listen to my voice messages, my minutes get deducted. Like you, I am unable to see whom called me just as soon as I turn on my phone. I can check my messages, but not my Caller ID. If I had my phone turned on then I could see whom is calling me. It gets on my nerves. I am thinking about changing my number. I do get many calls, probably telemarketers calls as well. I will have to be on their do not call list too. Whomever this woman is she sure does owe a lot of people money.. They continue to call my cell phone number. She needs to inform them of her new number.. But she won't do this, she is trying to run away from them. Now I get the headcahe!

If I don't recognize a number on my cell or home phone, I just do not answer. If it is important, I have voice mail on my ell phone so they can leave me a message. Yes, it is quite annoying to receive these calls, and after the first time I got one, I decided not to answer a call unless I know the number. All of the people who I have given my cll phone number to will show up with their name on my phone, if that doesn't happen, I ignore the call all together.

I usually just say No thank you then I will hang up, don't want to bother their time to find other calls and I don't wnat to waste my time to hear something I 'm not interested.

I get this alot. How can get rid of them from calling? I mean they just keep calling and calling. At the end of each message it says press this button to be taken off the list. I press it and you know what? They just keep calling. This is making me mad. Are you positive that site works. Because I would be so grateful just for it to work. I dont have called Id so I pick up almost every call. I try not to pick up the phone sometimes.

Yes, I get them too... I have caller id on my phone and if it is a number shows up that I dont know then I dont answer it for 2 reasons, one I know it is a sales call especially if it starts with at 866 or 800... and two it will charge me for answering them...so no thanks. Thank goodness for caller id!!! and the funny thing is they never leave a message...LOL

Unfortionatly Yes I do! BUT, I'm pretty sure they are my fault. In my past internet job search, I was filling out so many "work at home" questionaires, forms, surveys, etc. in search of the real thing. Alot of those asked for my phone number. And not having a home phone I used my cell number. Being gulible in the past has made me now use the phrase "live and learn". So now I'm more careful about what I put out there, especially my cell phone number! I probably won't ever know if they are telemarketing me randomly or because of an internet mistake?

I do get a telemarketing call, atleast 3 in a day. What i do is simply cut the calls. I use my phone very less so i rcv it just for the satisfaction it is being used.

urh..i really hate this kind of phone call but no good way to stop them. i remember there was one sales man of the insurance company keep on to call me again and again, i told him that i do not have interesting about his product and even show him i do not have extra money to buy these luxury products. but he still call again and again, then i hanged up the phone he still keeping to call..so boring and hateful really.

I do get telemarketing calls all the time. Be it my cell phone or the fixed line base phone. It is really annoying when you are having a nice sleep in the afternoon and you have to rush to the phone, only to find out some tele caller trying to sell you a credit card or something like that. The government here has become strict in such cases after repeated complaints and now we can file a suit on the company if it does so. :)

Hello Beautyqueen26, my hubby does receive a lot of calls from banks like loans or credit card applications. Well not to be rude about these telemarketers because they are just doing their job, but we make sure that we will tell them straight away that we are not interested. Then some are very stubborn, will call again and ask you the same thing, so i guess we just have to deal with them normally like not raising a voice, and just say" we are not interested" and they will say goodbye. For now we don't receive any more calls from any banks unlike before. I remember my hubby told them that he does not have a job, so i think that stopped them from calling him back about credit cards and loans.

i think there is hardly anyone who is spared from the tellemarketing call... i still get many calls from telemarketing people... at start only tell thim i am not intrested in any of your buiseness... but then also if the guy continues.. i simply put my cell aside without answering to him... he himself understands that there is no one to listen and he cuts the phone... but i still dont have any good way to avoid them

well when such unpredicted call comes i just hang up the call & put it in silent mode for 10 mins. as these people just call repeatedly . oneday it ust happened that i was about to wake after 5 mins. from the bed in the morning & their call came which just disturbed my good night's sleep.