I get those too and half the time they are people who want me to pay them money hehe damn billcollectors. If you're not going to at least call me with a real person then i'm not calling back haha
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dana Tierney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 10:33 AM Subject: Re: National Do Not Call Registry Goes live today > I keep getting an automated call asking me to call an 800 number... like, > figure the odds, guys, but since its a machine I suppose it is cheap to > run... > > Dana > > > On Fri, 27 Jun 2003 09:10:36 -0500, Doug White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The PITA that is happening just this morning is telephone calls at 5:15 > > AM, 8:30 > > AM, and 9:05 AM which are from some kind of auto-dialer scanning for fax > > machines. They have their Caller-ID blocked. > > > > I normally would allow the calls to roll over to the answering machine, > > but I > > also am getting support calls, and clients on the same number. > > > > As for telemarketing calls, Our State (Texas) has had a "Do not call" > > registry > > for a couple of years, however, out of state boiler rooms never even > > check > > state-level DNC lists. There has been a Federal Statute on the books > > for > > awhile now (searching for a link) that is supposed to make the caller > > stop > > calling if you reply with "Please place this number on your Do Not Call > > list", > > but that has never seemed to work. I love that script though, and have > > printed > > it out and will try it on the next call. > > > > As for the link to the National DNC registry, it must really be busy, > > because I > > time out when trying to access it. > > > > ====================================== > > Stop spam on your domain, use our gateway! > > For hosting solutions http://www.clickdoug.com > > ISP rated: http://www.forta.com/cf/isp/isp.cfm?isp_id=772 > > ====================================== > > If you are not satisfied with my service, my job isn't done! > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Graeme" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 8:55 AM > > Subject: RE: National Do Not Call Registry Goes live today > > > > > > | Now where can I sign up for a National Do Not Spam Registry? > > | > > | -Kevin > > | > > | > -----Original Message----- > > | > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > | > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > | > Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 7:51 AM > > | > To: CF-Community > > | > Subject: National Do Not Call Registry Goes live today > > | > > > | > > > | > According to this article on CNN Money telemarketers can be > > | > fined by the govt for 11,000 per call and individually by > > | > households at 500 per call. > > | > > > | > I don't know whether it will work or not, but at this point I > > | > am ready to try anything. I do not want to receive sales > > | > calls at home. If I want something I will make a point of > > | > researching it out and buying it on my own. > > | > > > | > I registered, I get a lot of telemarketing calls for the > > | > people who had my phone number before me. The other day I > > | > told the telemarketer those people aren't at this number and > > | > she tried to sell me something, when I immediately told her I > > | > wasn't interested, her response was, "Don't you even want to > > | > know what I am selling?" My reply, "Nope". > > | > > > | > > > | > > > | > > > | > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
