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Member Section => Down Range Cafe => Topic started by: Teresa Heilevang on June 12, 2008, 12:11:33 PM
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Cell phone numbers going public tomorrow
REMINDER....all cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies tomorrow and you will start to receive sale calls.
....YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THESE CALLS
To prevent this, call the following number from your cell phone:
888-382-1222.
It is the National DO NOT CALL list. It will only take a minute of your time It blocks your number for five (5) years. You must call from the cell phone number you want to have blocked. You cannot call from a different phone number.
It take about 20 seconds. Marshal and I just did this..as we have stated getting telemarketing calls and they are so annoying.
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I had no idea!
I'm glad you are on point Marshal'ette!
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Cell phones are EVIL that's why I don't have one.
But this is BS. They annoy you AND it costs you!(http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/sauer/angry-smiley-054.gif)
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You can also register online:
https://donotcall.gov/
After 31 days of being on the list you can file a complaint against someone who calls
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This was pointed out to me....(nicely as a mater of fact :) )
http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/cell411.asp
But...................
Marshal and I DO get solicitation calls on our mobiles.. and when we called the stop number it was a legit call... :-\
so I don't know.. better safe than sorry, I guess.
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When he calls, just don't answer! End of solicitation, even at 2 AM! ;)
Mac.
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(((I luv ya DD)))
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The best thing I ever did, was taking a hammer to my cell phone.
The damn thing would always ring at the wrong time.
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Or it won't when it should have. Mac.
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Never had that prob... It never failed, if I was on top of an extention ladder or squezing thru a crawl space, it would ring.
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When he calls, just don't answer! End of solicitation, even at 2 AM! ;)
Mac.
(http://www.mazeguy.net/silly/spit.gif) Hey!! I resemble that remark! (http://www.mazeguy.net/silly/smirk.gif)
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We gave up our "land line". If I get a call when I can't take it, it goes to voicemail, but when someone needs to reach me, they can. I'm first on call for two of my customer's security systems and third on call for a third system, mother in a nursing home, pretty much 24 hr service for my customers so I need to be available.
After years of dealing with pagers and coin phones, cell phones are a blessing.
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I'm VOIP and I sit here on the phone all day. When I can get away from the phone I'm a happy camper!
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OHH GREAT!! I CAN'T WAIT, THERE IS NOTHING LIKE HAVING YOUR CELL RING AT 11PM WITH SOMEONE ON THE OTHER END THAT CAN'T PRONOUNCE MY NAME TRYING TO SELL ME MALE ENHANCEMENT PRODUCTS.. I THINK I WILL STAY UP FOR THAT CALL.. ;D ;D
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Yep... something like that.. I hate it when it takes them 4 times to TRY to say your name and then they finally just spit something out and try to start their sales pitch..
No thank you.
I stayed up late and Haz called... he wasn't selling male enha....errrr... I don;'t 'think ' he was..........
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What WERE you trying to talk me into the other night Haz ?
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Ive been on the list for a few years.
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Yep... something like that.. I hate it when it takes them 4 times to TRY to say your name and then they finally just spit something out and try to start their sales pitch..
No thank you.
I stayed up late and Haz called... he wasn't selling male enha....errrr... I don;'t 'think ' he was..........
(http://www.cascity.com/howard/animations/ummm.gif)
What WERE you trying to talk me into the other night Haz ?
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Honey, no male needs that when talking to you (http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/alles_moegliche/mixed-smiley-022.gif) at 2 am (or any other time ;) ) (http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/liebe/love-smiley-035.gif)
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Fire back and answer Teresa... answer!
No......don't say it..
yes...... you know you have to!
No..I can't ... It'll be too easy for him.. I can't have that~
Yes.do it!
No..
Yes
No..........
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LOL!!! ;D ;D
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That pacemaker is not designed to reverse polarity and transmit rampant electrical energy, Haz.
DEEP breathing, focus on fuel shortages, lost wages, sub-prime fallout... starving children, ammo prices...
There! Feeling better now?
Yea, me neither. Did you get the Nitro pills yet? Can't spare more til Obama increases my supply. Bullet Witch.. Whew!!
Mac.
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Ive been on the list for a few years.
Same here.
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Yep, I know what I'm doing when I get back to the states. Thanks for the heads up M'ette! Believe it or not I actually wrote a speech for speech class about this thing, wish I remember exactly what I wrote down.
For friends "nice" ends at midnight ;D
For telemarketers "nice" never existed >:(
.....And I'd give in to the devil on this one M'ette ;)
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I only have 911capablity so when I am at work I do not have to rely on the crapy radios to call dispatch that I need a ambulance NOW!
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I have had my cell registered since Oct 2006 and have not received a single solicitation call. It really works! But smashing the phone with a hammer sounds good to! ;D
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I only have 911capablity so when I am at work I do not have to rely on the crapy radios to call dispatch that I need a ambulance NOW!
any cell phone, rather it is in service or not( all it needs is to have a battery) can dail 911 nation wide. its the reason I still keep my old cell phone with me in the truck.
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Been dong a bit of research.
Even tho the Cell Phone Service Providers are not going to release Cell Phone Number Lists, the nasty telemarketers have auto dialers that will try all the phones in a Cell number range.
Getting on the list will force them to make your number an exception to the hunt.
Siging up.
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All cell phones need to be on silent. It is easy to do. Turn off that ringer. You are are not a slave to a phone call. I keep mine on silent and let it go to voice mail. If it is important, I will return the call when I am good and ready.
I am on the DNC list, for over a year now. I have received no solicitation calls, but I did receive a solicitation text message. I had the text message feature disabled on my account to stop it. Who sends text messages but bored adolescents? Grow up people.
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Trevor... :'( ((Pouting)))
I send Text messages sometimes. and I'm all growed up! And I'm never bored..
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It's easier and more quiet to use than a call sometimes.
And I kinda like getting them.
Take today.. a text came on my phone ( while we were filming the End of Trail here in New Mexico) and that little tiny tinkle sound it makes was heard. I open my phone and a picture was attached of my precious grandson..smiling at me.
Then it wasn't 2 hours later and another one came.. and it was of my 6 yr old granddaughter riding go-carts while they are on vacation..with a message from her. (written by her daddy) saying."I miss you Mee-Ma and wish you were with us. "
Sorry..this old woman likes her text messages. LOL