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hedgehog

(36,286 posts) Mon Jul 30, 2012, 09:57 PM Jul 2012

Lately, I'm getting bombarded with all kinds of phone calls -

Some are probably legal - the robo call from the health insurance company or politician. But I'm getting calls trying to sell me this or that. What happened to the opt-out registry?

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Lately, I'm getting bombarded with all kinds of phone calls - (Original Post) hedgehog Jul 2012 OP

I think charities and politicans are exempts from the do not call list. I hate that. Because southernyankeebelle Jul 2012 #1

There is also a clause that if you do business Smilo Jul 2012 #2

No landline, no phone calls for me... n/t Earth_First Jul 2012 #3

Telemarketing Calls are Starting to Show Up on My Cellphone AndyTiedye Aug 2012 #11

The Democratic party calls me endlessly high density Jul 2012 #4

Lots of Telemarketing Calls. "Do Not Call" Does Not Work AndyTiedye Jul 2012 #5

Me too. I am constantly filling out the LibDemAlways Jul 2012 #6

I usually get a couple of calls a month from Rachel at cardholder services. lpbk2713 Jul 2012 #7

So don't answer the phone or turn it off. lonestarnot Jul 2012 #8

Every product you buy where you fill out a warranty form is an opt in for telemarketing because Monk06 Jul 2012 #9

We've got VOIP and you can assign four different rings to calls, based on the number. gkhouston Jul 2012 #10

southernyankeebelle

(11,304 posts)

1. I think charities and politicans are exempts from the do not call list. I hate that. Because

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Mon Jul 30, 2012, 10:01 PM

Jul 2012

they are the only ones am getting now.

Smilo

(1,944 posts)

2. There is also a clause that if you do business

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Mon Jul 30, 2012, 10:06 PM

Jul 2012

in whatever way, then they can call you for whatever reason.

Earth_First

(14,910 posts)

3. No landline, no phone calls for me... n/t

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Mon Jul 30, 2012, 10:07 PM

Jul 2012

AndyTiedye

(23,500 posts)

11. Telemarketing Calls are Starting to Show Up on My Cellphone

Reply to Earth_First (Reply #3)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 09:16 PM

Aug 2012

The number to this phone is not listed anywhere, and I have not given it out to anyone but family.
They must be carpetbombing whole exchanges with sales calls now.

high density

(13,397 posts)

4. The Democratic party calls me endlessly

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Mon Jul 30, 2012, 10:16 PM

Jul 2012

If I don't pick up, they will try me for weeks on end, three times a day. I have never given money over the phone. I'm trying to get my records updated to point to a Google Voice number that goes nowhere, but it's taking a while.

AndyTiedye

(23,500 posts)

5. Lots of Telemarketing Calls. "Do Not Call" Does Not Work

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Mon Jul 30, 2012, 10:56 PM

Jul 2012

About 60% of the phone calls we receive are telemarketing.
Another 30% (this year) are policial fundraising.
10% are from people we actually know. Maybe.

LibDemAlways

(15,139 posts)

6. Me too. I am constantly filling out the

Reply to AndyTiedye (Reply #5)

Tue Jul 31, 2012, 12:12 AM

Jul 2012

Do Not Call complaint form to report these cretins. Seems that enforcement is lax or non-existant.

lpbk2713

(42,766 posts)

7. I usually get a couple of calls a month from Rachel at cardholder services.

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Tue Jul 31, 2012, 12:13 AM

Jul 2012

Just as soon as she gets shut down at one location she pops up at another location.

Link: http://moneyland.time.com/2012/04/06/2-7-billion-robo-calls-later-why-wont-rachel-from-cardholder-services-just-go-away/

lonestarnot

(77,097 posts)

8. So don't answer the phone or turn it off.

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Tue Jul 31, 2012, 12:14 AM

Jul 2012

Monk06

(7,675 posts)

9. Every product you buy where you fill out a warranty form is an opt in for telemarketing because

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Tue Jul 31, 2012, 02:13 AM

Jul 2012

as one poster pointed out, doing business with a company is an exemption
from the national DNC list. And the company can sell that phone list unless
the warranty specifically protects personal information.

Even so marketing research companies and non profits are exempt so they
use random number software to generate their call lists. They don't need to
buy them. There's also the problem of political orgs selling their phone lists
after elections when they are not using them for political campaigns.

gkhouston

(21,642 posts)

10. We've got VOIP and you can assign four different rings to calls, based on the number.

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Tue Jul 31, 2012, 02:29 AM

Jul 2012

If it's the first ringtone, we don't make any effort to get to the phone before the machine picks up. Anybody not on one of the other three ringtones had better leave a message if they want to speak to us.

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