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Do Not Call!!!

[url]www.donotcall.gov[/url]

370,000 people by noon! Need I say more! :eek:

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  • PhiPhi <font color=#FF0000>C</font><font color=#FF9900>o</font><font color=#FFFF00>l</font><font color=#00F
    [QUOTE]Q: I get calls soliciting money for political organizations [...] will the National Do Not Call Registry stop those calls?

    A: Political solicitations are not covered by the National Do Not Call Registry. [/QUOTE]
    heeheehee... :rolleyes:
  • VladVlad Earthforce Officer
    Well, son of a....

    [quote][i]Q: If I register my number on the National Do Not Call Registry, will it stop all telemarketing calls?[/i]


    A: No. Placing your number on the National Do Not Call Registry will stop most, but not all, telemarketing calls. Some businesses are exempt from the national registry and still can call you even if you place your number on it. Exempt businesses include:


    long-distance phone companies
    airlines
    banks and credit unions; and
    the business of insurance, to the extent that it is regulated by state law.

    However, many telemarketing calls are placed by professional telemarketing companies, and even if the company whose goods or services are being sold is exempt, the telemarketing company may be covered.

    You may still receive calls from political organizations, charities, telephone surveyors or companies with which you have an existing business relationship.

    The FCC has initiated a rulemaking proceeding that would extend the National Do Not Call Registry to many of the businesses that are exempt from FTC coverage.


    [/quote]

    I knew the whole thing sounded too good to be true. I don't know about you guys, but those companies listed above are the only people I DO get telemarketing calls from. If those companies are exempt, it really defeats the purpose.

    So what's going to happen is that any of the credit card companies, phone companies, etc are just going to stop using telemarketing companies (which are probably going to start going under in Oct) and hire their own people to do the same work.
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    The 4 things on that list are among the most intensive telemarketers anyway.
  • KonradKonrad Ranger
    Not for me... It's always magazine subscriptions - debt consolidation - and do I want to put aluminum siding on my house.

    You all are missing the point that something is better than nothing. :)
  • Vertigo1Vertigo1 Official Fuzzy Dice of FirstOnes.com
    Just so you guys know, if you do use a webmail service to sign up for this, check your junk mail folder. Your host (hotmail, yahoo,etc) may flag it as spam.
  • JackNJackN <font color=#99FF99>Lightwave Alien</font>
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Vertigo1 [/i]
    [B]Your host (hotmail, yahoo,etc) may flag it as spam. [/B][/QUOTE]

    God my eyes are getting bad...

    When I first read that I read it as "...may flag it as sperm."

    :rolleyes: :eek: :confused:
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    It's not just your eyes, Jack. It's your mind too.
  • MessiahMessiah Failed Experiment
    I never get calls from telemarketers. I.e. the solution is... Move to Sweden :)
  • A2597A2597 Fanboy
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by JackN [/i]
    [B]God my eyes are getting bad...

    When I first read that I read it as "...may flag it as sperm."

    :rolleyes: :eek: :confused: [/B][/QUOTE]

    Jack...you REALLY REALLY REALLY need to find a date...get a wife or something...try a mail order bride service or something...
  • SanfamSanfam I like clocks.
    heh. I think A% is in for a beating :D
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    You mean for shear lack of tact? I agree. :)
  • CurZCurZ Resident Hippy
    Lack of tact? A2597 isn't the one with the sperm comments ;)
  • A2597A2597 Fanboy
    well this is what...the fifth mis-read in a week? (Including Beyond Babylon...):D
  • FreejackFreejack Jake the Not-so-Wise
    Check your state laws, many states have a no call list and it's sometimes stricter than the federal law.

    Jake
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