How to stop telemarketers dead in their tracks

Hi DanBasyo, I couldn't hate the people themselves, since I don't know them, but I am annoyed by what they do because they are told to, these scripts that you mention I think are in need of some changes regarding etiquette, desperatly. Some people don't stop to think when they answer the phone, I believe the telemarketers script writers probably know this, Just ask the questions straight out, most people will answer as soon as they get a question. I don't, I want to know who they are first, if I don't get an answer to my question or if they ask the same question again, it's goodbye. I am security conscious. They rang me, I didn't ask them to ring me. Questions about how much I earn and who does our billing for blah blah etc, without knowing who they are, I believe, is none of their business. I don't think it proper to ask these questions of people. Perhaps if you have an inside to the industry or are employed by them yourself, you might mention this specific potential customer gripe and see what they reply to you with. My other grumble is being on a dial-up connection. A telemarketer rings, this cuts off my connection. I wait for someone to ring back, like they know to, if it doesn't happen, I know it might have been a telemarketer, I then have to dial back in, another phone call on the bill. If this happens 3 times a day every day, every week, I start to pay for being annoyed, which annoys me. ?? Did that make sense? That certainly is a rather low wage rate. Come to Australia, if you work in the farm paddocks with the vege's I think you'll get a minimum wage of $5 an hour. If you can drive a truck you will get between $10 and $30 an hour. Hmm, what do these jobs earn you in the Phillipines?

Before I answer the bitter reality that millions of my fellow countrymen are living everyday... I must first make it clear that the PHILIPPINES is the most beautiful country in the world... And it saddens me to even imagine that whatever it is that I am about to tell you is real... 7110 islands of my home is filled by hands of God with so much splendor and richness... And it aches me to even think that I am just lucky that I am living an ordinary life. *** On your point regarding the scripts: I suggest that you bring it to the concerned companies, for these scripts are simply sent to these telemarketers... In fact everything is pre-packaged. From their accents, choice of words, and intentsity. They cannot suggest anything, because they do not have any say on it... Evrything is contractual and everything is dictated (pre-packaged)by the client company -- it will always be the prerogative of the company. Maybe this is the company's marketting strategy... Quantity over Quality. *** On your internet connection... I am very sorry, but that is beyond me. *** Now to your most intriguing point... Alot of Filipinos are in fact experiencing diaspora since the 1950's due to the hard life that we are experiencing in these bountiful tropical islands we inherit from the earth. In fact many Filipinos choose to leave the country for australia, US, Canada, UK, the Middle East - even in the height of the Hostilities, Italy and many more. Since many filipino professionals are not well compensated for their jobs. In fact yesterday in the local news, I learned that Philippine Meteorologists and Vocanologists are one of the best in the world, and since the government gives only as much as Php 13,000 or USD 270.90 per month half of them have already left for jobs in NASA, UK, and other developed countries to become project and division heads earning Php 150, 000.00 every month. Now the half of the remaining is leaving for Singapore. Being an agricultural country, the Philippines is exporting tons by tons of rice, considering the fact that we have instituted the first research center on rice production. The institute benefitted the ASEAN and now we import to vietnam and Thailand. Why did I brought this up, to give you a picture of how our farmers are being killed due to the absence of government subsidies on our agricultural sector. Due to this lack of support the farmers engage to scrupulous lending alternatives that offers a great amount of cash for their expenses and with it is a huge interest. At the end of the day, their yeild is just enough to pay their debt... If this is the case then why should they go to these lending alternatives? The answer is simple... They simply have no other option. In summation, getting by everyday is even considered as a miracle for alot of my fellow citizens... Getting to school (primary ed) is never an obligation or a must to my fellow youth... It is a privelege. Getting a job is never merit, it is judged by favor. *** Having said that, I say that the Philippines is the most beautiful country in the whole world for amidst all of these and many more strife that constitutes our reality. We are still thankful for the sun rising in the east and the setting in the west. We are thankful of the laughter and joy our children bring to our ricketty shanties... We still believe in love and the promise of a happy family... We are thankful for the uncertain tomorrow for though unsure we are determined to live it through... We have been under the spanish occupation for 300 years and suffered so much, the americans took over and exploited our resources, the japs came and raped our women, globalization came and is killing our future... The Philippine govenrment comes killing more of our future... But I am still proud for I am a Filipino. Ever hopeful... I just arrived from our Baccalaureate Mass in the University of Santo Tomas... And my eyes can now see clearly of my purpose... And that is to fight for this beautiful patch of earth for tomorrow may always be uncertain, but I am determined to live it through... For the Almighty will never fail us. *** I hope I answered your question and more... *** Thank you very much your response has been + rated

Errata: We do not export tons by tons of rice... We import them

Yes mate, I know it all depends on how desperate you are for an income, as to what you actually do. I have rejected employment before because it ran against the grain of my scruples. I know this isn't always possible for everyone. You are lucky to not have telephone calls from telemarketers that are trying to sell you things. Some people enjoy getting these calls. Sometimes this might be a first job for some, a stop gap while they continue to look for an opening in their chosen field. I'm sure there have been many PHd's serving fries at McDonalds.

Now there something I can get my head around, I can see scores of telemarketers rushing for their keyboards right now. Ha ha, thanks for dropping in.

Hey, that's an interesting thought, you would think that, A legel way of telling them no thanks, I mean. If the answering machine ever breaks, I'll probably have to find out about it, but, at the moment, I don't even speak to them. The phone rings, the blurb starts to play out, they hang up sraight away.