Adam Stenseth wrote:
Just for my own edification, does this apply to
landline service as well(or other government-sanctioned
monopolies)? For example, are your calling habits and
landline number assets of your phone company? Many of them
seem to think so.
Yes, they are. Just as
Technological solutions are preferable over statist solutions (which don't
usually even work, as the statists write the rules and exempt themselves and
their friends).
Ya know Tim May, you say a lotta crazy shit but every now and then you say
something that really makes some sense.
On Saturday, December 7, 2002, at 06:20 PM, Lucky Green wrote:
Harmon Seaver wrote:
Tim mentioned cell phones and the lack of telemarketing
calls on his, but really that's only because, at this point
at least, the cellphone number lists haven't been sold. This
might change in the near
On Sat, Dec 07, 2002 at 06:20:02PM -0800, Lucky Green wrote:
Harmon Seaver wrote:
Tim mentioned cell phones and the lack of telemarketing
calls on his, but really that's only because, at this point
at least, the cellphone number lists haven't been sold. This
might change in the near
On Friday, December 6, 2002, at 02:15 PM, jet wrote:
At 12:08 -0800 2002/12/06, Tim May wrote:
If you don't wish to be telephoned, keep your number secret.
One word: wardialing.
Three words: screen your calls (as many of us already do).
Many of us have at least two phone numbers: one
On Friday, December 6, 2002, at 04:53 PM, Harmon Seaver wrote:
Tim mentioned cell phones and the lack of telemarketing calls on
his, but
really that's only because, at this point at least, the cellphone
number lists
haven't been sold. This might change in the near future, as several
Tim May wrote:
Many of us have at least two phone numbers: one that is widely
accessible, published even. Another that is private, often a
cellphone. In my 6 years of using a cellphone, whose number I do not
give out to many, I have only gotten two spam calls that I know of:
both were from a
On Friday, December 6, 2002, at 05:49 PM, Adam Stenseth wrote:
On Fri, 6 Dec 2002, Tim May wrote:
If Bob wants to have a cellphone number that is not sold to others, he
should make arrangements with the cellphone company.
Just for my own edification, does this apply to landline service
as
I was thinking of disabling all the ringers in my phones and setting up an
old Mac with a cid enabled modem to announce all calls. The unavailable
ones it would keep silent for. :) Getting wires all over the house and a
PA amp is the part I haven't done yet.
Could work well as an alarm clock
On Fri, 6 Dec 2002, Tyler Durden wrote:
But I have utilized a stopgap strategy for a number of years now that has
worked pretty good:
1) If I hear silence for more than a moment or two I hang up the phone.
Yeah, I've done that for a while now. But here in wisconsin (USA)
we have a new law
But I have utilized a stopgap strategy for a number of years now that
has worked pretty good:
From a former telemarketer, the best strategy is to use federal law to
your advantage. Federal law requires telemarketers to maintain a do
not call list, which is rather self explainatory. I think
I'll have to try this (and it should work seeing how I'm Tyler Durden!).
But I have utilized a stopgap strategy for a number of years now that has
worked pretty good:
1) If I hear silence for more than a moment or two I hang up the phone.
2) If I hear a large number of people talking in the
Yeah, but that stuff doesn't stop the calls. We use caller ID and don't pick
up for anything that says unknown caller which stops most, but just the
ringing pisses me off. I'm going to try the tones. I've also read of a little
box you can buy which does the same thing, but so you don't even
At 12:08 -0800 2002/12/06, Tim May wrote:
If you don't wish to be telephoned, keep your number secret.
One word: wardialing.
--
J. Eric Townsend -- jet spies com
buy stuff, damnit: http://www.spies.com/jet/store.html
On Friday, December 6, 2002, at 02:08 PM, Tim May wrote:
Consider this. I have your phone number, either through a phone book
or told to me or however gotten, fully legally. I call your number. I
offer something, perhaps something for sale, whatever.
I believe the law in question specifies
On Friday, December 6, 2002, at 10:10 AM, Greg Pelcak wrote:
The best way to say it is Please add me to your do not call list,
you don't need any confirmation after that, you can just hang up.
Some telemarketers will try to read you a disclaimer saying that it
may take up to 30 days to
At 12:08 PM 12/6/2002 -0800, Tim May wrote:
On Friday, December 6, 2002, at 10:10 AM, Greg Pelcak wrote:
The best way to say it is Please add me to your do not call list, you
don't need any confirmation after that, you can just hang up.
Some telemarketers will try to read you a disclaimer
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