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- harlowsmonkeys, on 02/18/2008, -1/+64What's the strangest place you've received a telemarketing call?
I answered one in an elevator. I was walking by, and heard a phone ringing in the elevator. I pressed the button to open the door, and entered. It was the emergency phone. I answered, and it was someone trying to sell newspaper subscriptions. I told him he had just called an elevator. He seemed surprised, and said he'd take XXX-XXXX off of his list.
Unfortunately, I didn't manage to memorize what the phone number was. Knowing the phone number of the elevator emergency number could have all kinds of interesting practical joke possibilities! - inactive, on 02/18/2008, -1/+21He just said he doesn't remember it.
- Dundasbro, on 02/18/2008, -0/+16Internet shouldn't be available to those who can't read.
- ajiva, on 02/18/2008, -0/+13Someone should just submit all possible phone numbers to the DNR and be done with it :)
- cygnus2112, on 02/18/2008, -0/+13The dilemma of choosing not having to scuffle out while in the middle of a bowel movement to answer a telemarketer versus the frequent opportunities to ***** around with complete strangers unfortunate enough to work in a call center.
Decisions. - bjornski, on 02/18/2008, -0/+12I had to parse that twice, but my god, do I ever agree with you.
I LOVE ***** with telemarketers. It's almost too bad I only have a cel-phone and no land-line anymore. I miss ***** with the marketers.
Don't get me wrong, I'm in a ***** enough employment situation where I've done several telemarketing jobs (film processing, magazines, mortgages, etc). But I'm the guy who'd say "ok, no problem" and hang up when you said you weren't interested (and my quotas sucked, so I didn't last long in those jobs).
But for those ***** who won't take no?
They're fair game.
The SECOND you say "but what about this doesn't interest you?", you've just opened yourself up for an entire world of being ***** with. I have no mercy on these *****. Again, I've been one, I can understand the "make the sale, or don't get a paycheck" attitude that's so prevalent in the phone-banks. But no, seriously, if I say I'm not interested, I mean it. I don't want you to "convince" me. I dont' want to hear ONE MORE SECOND of your sales *****.
And the funniest part? Since I've done these jobs (and have for years, and years), I normally know more about the products being "sold" to me than the phone-drones do. I'll get totally in-depth about these things. I wont' let you shove me off to a "closer", ***** that. That's too easy. Besides, I ***** with them too. To the point where they hang up on me and chew the ***** out of the person that referred them over to them.
I ***** HATE telemarketers. But I've done it, because I need to ***** eat. - Murrabbit, on 02/18/2008, -1/+13Despite being on the list I still get telemarketers calling my number all the time. I was really excited when the list was first introduced, but hey these past few years I still get calls without fail every night around dinner time.
- str3ama, on 02/18/2008, -0/+10Just a piece of advice to everyone,
When you ask to be put on the "Do Not Call" list when a telemarketer calls - they should give you a reference number which corresponds to the registry, this is like a confirmation number to ensure that you are actually added. A lot of times, the telemarketer will just say "Ok" or "Yes" but you haven't been added to the list, in fact you've most likely just been added to temporary do-not-call list for that particular company, which I'm not sure is even legal.
In other cases, I've heard from friends that they would just add the number to another list, which wouldn't be used to make calls - but instead would be sold to other companies. The logic being that they would abide by the regulation and that company would not call the individual again, but that didn't mean they couldn't sell the clearly working and active number to another telemarketing company. The even worse part is that there's a lot of lobbying go on for de-regulation of this market. - fsweep, on 02/18/2008, -0/+7You ask to put yourself on THEIR do not call list. If you already have a business relationship with them, they are not subject to the same calling rules.
- Khast, on 02/18/2008, -0/+7I've had telemarketer calls on my cell phone. I actually had to put my cell phone on this list. If it costs me per minute to listen to their spiel that I am not even going to buy...what makes them think calling back will soften my stance? (No land line, and somewhere my mobile number got out.)
I also get random text messages from tele-texters??? Buy this, check out that....15 cents each time.....I had to change my cell number, as a $25 card would only last for a week......and I only called one person for a whopping total of 5 minutes. AT&T told me that I had to text 'stop' back to these guys.......nope, they were like spammers, spoofed ID...invalid user. - cjmal, on 02/18/2008, -0/+7why would you tell a telemarketer of all people to put you on the do not call list? just do it online - https://www.donotcall.gov/
- Hoogs, on 02/18/2008, -0/+7Does anyone even take telemarketers seriously and buy things from them? I don't understand why they do it if everyone just blows them off.
- Waterrat, on 02/18/2008, -0/+7Why do they even need to appease telemarketers?
They should just shut um all down.Everybody hates them. - dianebl, on 02/18/2008, -0/+5Yeah, people do. A friend of ours has an elderly father with a house FULL of stuff he bought from telemarketers and the Home Shopping channel. He apparently will buy 5 or 10 of some things. You don't need many customers if you have people like that.
- CheeseheadDave, on 02/18/2008, -0/+5They're the same people that buy v!@9r@ from spam emails and make it worthwhile for the spammers to know that at least one person in the millions of emails they send out with buy their crap.
- Sirocco, on 02/18/2008, -0/+4File a report when this happens. Seriously. The only way the FCC will know about violations is if you inform them. Also pick up the phone and let these telemarketers know you are on the Do Not Call list, and you intend to file a report as soon as you hang up the phone. If you don't let people know something is wrong, they will never stop.
- fr0mundacheese, on 02/18/2008, -0/+4I'd love to know: Who ISN'T on that list?
- JMellissa, on 02/18/2008, -1/+5I'm on the national "Do-Not-Call" list and I still get called.
- cawpin, on 02/18/2008, -0/+4Um, actually land lines are differentiated from cell phones. It is, and always has been, completely illegal to call a cell phone if you are a tele-marketer.
- Nick519, on 02/18/2008, -0/+4political polls and charities are exempt from the DNC list, i believe.
- Hosalabad, on 02/18/2008, -1/+5I'd say retared. You're on digg, and you failed to mention if you actually ever registered the number.
- Sirocco, on 02/18/2008, -0/+4http://www.experian.com/preapproved_credit/opting_ ...
Not 100% perfect, but it helps significantly. - azbmr, on 02/18/2008, -0/+4If you have ever left a box checked when you bought something online that said,"My info can be shared with 3rd-party companies," then you are fair game for those companies. The registry keeps anyone from cold-calling you, but if you are already have a "business relationship" with the company, they can call you. Also, certain non-profits can cold call for donations. I tell them that I already support several charities that won't bother me at home on the phone. The fact that they are cold calling me ensures that they don't get anything from me.
- lovecss, on 02/18/2008, -0/+3Great rant, thanks! :D
- Nick519, on 02/18/2008, -0/+3word. i do this every time one calls me, and we've been on the national DNC list since the beginning. i don't get many calls, but when i do, i make damn sure they get reported.
- azbmr, on 02/18/2008, -0/+3Try reading that again. I contribute to charities, but not ones that call me.
- CheeseheadDave, on 02/18/2008, -0/+3That's what amazes me. What value could there be in the number of a person who does not want to be called? If you know that a person is just going to hang up on your telemarketer, you'd think it would make resource-saving sense to honor the request.
- sirmasterboy, on 02/18/2008, -0/+3Um, I live in the USA and I don't have to pay for incoming calls or incoming text messages... I guess US Cellular is just really good like that. I thought more companies offered that option.
- PhonicUK, on 02/18/2008, -0/+3Dogberts New Ruling Class at work :)
- Dustin00, on 02/18/2008, -0/+3I signed up for Do Not Call and still the calls kept coming -- Cancer Research, political polls, etc. It was endless and they were legal.
So I killed my land line a year ago and just use my cell phone.
Dinner in peace at last. - gubbas, on 02/18/2008, -0/+2This is great news. Now how about they work on a Political Campaigning DoNot Call List or the Non-Profit Solicitations DoNot Call List?
- fsweep, on 02/18/2008, -1/+3You ask to put yourself on THEIR do not call list. If you already have a business relationship with them, they are not subject to the same calling rules.
- AzureRise, on 02/18/2008, -2/+4Why? We all know the internet is really for porn.
- LMControl, on 02/18/2008, -3/+5Come on guys.... I know you won't like doing it or want to, but you got to give Bush some props for this. At least he can get something right!
- c0rtana, on 02/18/2008, -0/+2Unfortunately, as an early adopter of the DNC list, my number here was purged in late January... and the calls just keep on rolling in, as they have like 3 weeks after my re-registration to keep calling me. Wonderful.
- inactive, on 02/18/2008, -2/+3I'm not. I use only a cell phone and I do not give the number out for anything except friends and coworkers.
Furthermore, too many people just accept that some sleaze operation that is only around for a month is going to pay attention to that list. More than likely they are going to use that list AND sell those numbers to other companies - what a great way for them to make a quick buck. - DonCarcharo, on 02/18/2008, -1/+2Like many others have said, the list just doesn't work. I still get telemarketing calls so when I do receive them I file reports with the FCC. Inevitably, several weeks later I then receive a letter in the mail explaining why my complaint was invalid. This is especially annoying because now and again I receive this strange political rant call from 616-980-2604 often played in fast forward. It can happen at any hour of the night and there's no way to get off the list. Check it out, it's a widespread problem:
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-616-980-2604 - Atomic1fire, on 02/18/2008, -0/+1Are you going to volunteer yourself to my block list
keep posting these messages - Dustin00, on 02/18/2008, -0/+1Go down to the post office, they have the form.
I haven't tried it, so I don't know how effective it is. - dianebl, on 02/18/2008, -0/+1Canada has something similar run by the post office. It's their Red Dot program, but they don't publicise it much.
http://www.reddotcampaign.ca/ - Claude1971, on 02/18/2008, -1/+2Why oh why can't there be a Canadian equivalent!!
- niallobroin, on 02/18/2008, -0/+0Join the ~ 600K who have signed up at catalogchoice.org to cut down on mail order catalogs.
- ashmoore1, on 02/18/2008, -1/+1Current DNC works great. I do find it strange that congress have modified the legislation to have the FTC check that the phone numbers are current. It is strange because the Do Not Fly list has no accuracy clause. Yet one allegedly is a terrorist crack down, and the other cuts down on telemarketing.
Now I can see where our government priorities are. - cheapsunglasses, on 02/18/2008, -2/+1How about a Do Not Mail list?
so much unwanted mail just gets thrown out anyway. a waste of money, time, trees, etc..
DMA (Direct Marketing Association) has something, but I believe it's voluntary for marketers to use it. - Zedian, on 02/18/2008, -1/+0Unfortunately from my understanding even if you are placed on DNC is still will not remove you from 100% of all telemarketing calls say for example like internal solicitations.
- autobot333, on 02/18/2008, -2/+0I understand and appreciate all the comments about telemarketers, but what isn't highly publicized are the exceptions to the rule. Political calls, surveys and pre-existing business relationship calls are exempted from the Do Not Call Registry. If more people were made more aware of this, they wouldn't lump all of these calls into the same basket of 'telemarketing calls." When these calls come in, there are no rules to follow but their own as to stop calling or not. So, the next time you receive such a call and do not want it, don't automatically assume it's protected under the Registry, and politely ask they do not call your number again. Hey, you always have the choice of not answering the phone in the first place!
- THEMATR1X, on 02/18/2008, -3/+1I went to the Do Not Call website to verify if my number was registered and it said I registered one year ago exactly. Logical fallacy or pure retarded?
- codewater, on 02/18/2008, -4/+1since there is no way of reading that info out from the actual number, like a special set of prefixes, I would say: no.
This is also the reason cell phones and land lines costs the same to call. Who has to pay the extra cost for the cell phone call then? You guessed it: the cell phone user. -
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