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(OT) Do Not Call Registry Violator
(A minor rant) Early this year I had Mom's number added to the National Do
Not Call Registry. She was getting a ridiculous number of telemarketing calls. And yes, I verified her phone number was added to the list. The calls virtually disappeared. Except for SunCom Wireless. Now, I understand companies you have done business with in the past 18 months (or are actively doing business with) can contact you about special offers, etc. And some organizations are exempt. But a cell phone company isn't one of them. And she's never, ever, done business with SunCom Wireless. This afternoon I got the THIRD telemarketing call in as many weeks from SunCom. Each time I have pointed out the number is on the Do Not Call Registry and told them not to call again. Each time, it's been ignored. In fact, the second time I got the call and said this, the man said, "But do you have a cell phone?" You're missing the point, pal. Or rather, intentionally ignoring it. Third time is the charm. I filed a complaint about them on the Do Not Call Registry web site. I don't know if it will do any good but dammit this just ****es me off! Jill |
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"jmcquown" wrote in message
. .. Third time is the charm. I filed a complaint about them on the Do Not Call Registry web site. I don't know if it will do any good but dammit this just ****es me off! Jill The FTC is very serious about these complaints. The company I work for is the contractor for this program. Actually, I work very closely with the complaint part of things. That's what's been paying nearly all of my paychecks for the past year and kept me working around the clock from like Mar - Jun this year. Literally, around the clock.. lol Hope it works out. I know how annoying those calls are. I don't even answer my phone anymore unless it's a phone number I recognize. |
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"Cheryl" wrote in message ... "jmcquown" wrote in message . .. Third time is the charm. I filed a complaint about them on the Do Not Call Registry web site. I don't know if it will do any good but dammit this just ****es me off! Jill The FTC is very serious about these complaints. The company I work for is the contractor for this program. Actually, I work very closely with the complaint part of things. That's what's been paying nearly all of my paychecks for the past year and kept me working around the clock from like Mar - Jun this year. Literally, around the clock.. lol Hope it works out. I know how annoying those calls are. I don't even answer my phone anymore unless it's a phone number I recognize. I just wish I could teach Charlie the phrase "please do not call this number again" I think he'd rather bitch at me when the phone rings. We have a problem with the 'business relationship' provision as it seems you can establish a business relationship with half the world anytime anyone gives anyone else your phone number. I think 19 year old grandson is inadvertently the source of many of our problems. Filling out questionnaires and such. He answers the phone when he is here though, and I have taught him the magic words. Jill, it ****es me off too. I hope you can nail them to the wall. I ended up having to have my mothers phone disconnected long before I should have had to because she could not deal with the unsolicited calls. Jo |
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(OT) Do Not Call Registry Violator
Cheryl wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message . .. Third time is the charm. I filed a complaint about them on the Do Not Call Registry web site. I don't know if it will do any good but dammit this just ****es me off! Jill The FTC is very serious about these complaints. The company I work for is the contractor for this program. Actually, I work very closely with the complaint part of things. That's what's been paying nearly all of my paychecks for the past year and kept me working around the clock from like Mar - Jun this year. Literally, around the clock.. lol Good to know! And good for you the paycheck Not so much the round the clock thing. Hope it works out. I know how annoying those calls are. I don't even answer my phone anymore unless it's a phone number I recognize. Mom doesn't even have an answering machine, forget about caller ID! But you shouldn't have to be afraid to answer your own phone, you know? Especially when you're signed up not to be called by these bozos. Jill |
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(OT) Do Not Call Registry Violator
Just wait until this fall. Political calls are exempt! I used to get
calls from Tracfone but they stopped. Now I have a Tracfone (for emergencies only). ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') |
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Jofirey wrote:
"Cheryl" wrote in message ... "jmcquown" wrote in message . .. Third time is the charm. I filed a complaint about them on the Do Not Call Registry web site. I don't know if it will do any good but dammit this just ****es me off! The FTC is very serious about these complaints. The company I work for is the contractor for this program. Actually, I work very closely with the complaint part of things. That's what's been paying nearly all of my paychecks for the past year and kept me working around the clock from like Mar - Jun this year. Literally, around the clock.. lol Hope it works out. I know how annoying those calls are. I don't even answer my phone anymore unless it's a phone number I recognize. I just wish I could teach Charlie the phrase "please do not call this number again" Alas, my father used to think it was "fun" to screw around with telemarketers. Okay, before the Do Not Call thing I did it sometimes myself. LOL I told one guy if he could pronounce my last name correctly I'd be happy to listen to his sales pitch. 99% of the population can't, and neither could he. We have a problem with the 'business relationship' provision as it seems you can establish a business relationship with half the world anytime anyone gives anyone else your phone number. Who (that you have a business relationship with) would be giving out your phone number?! I think 19 year old grandson is inadvertently the source of many of our problems. Filling out questionnaires and such. I had a problem years ago with a "houseguest" (we'll leave it at that!) calling psychic hotlines. I had no idea, of course. You should have seen my face when I got a $400 phone bill! Fortunately there was a provision in Tennessee for a one-time write-off of 900-number charges, provided I put a permanent block on those calls from my phone. Not a problem, trust me! He answers the phone when he is here though, and I have taught him the magic words. Good! They really aren't hard to say Jill, it ****es me off too. I hope you can nail them to the wall. I ended up having to have my mothers phone disconnected long before I should have had to because she could not deal with the unsolicited calls. Jo Fortunately she's not getting them from anyone else. Well, except for some political campaigns Dad used to contribute to. But they ask for him. And they are unfailingly polite and apologetic and say they'll remove his name when I tell them he died. Oh, I forgot about the SC State Troopers. Apparently they made contributions to them in years past and those people are unbelievably pushy! They invariably start off with a sob story about a trooper killed in the line of duty leaving a wife and two kids who need our help... they'll put us down for $100, okay? Um, no, it's not okay. $50? How about $25? I've given up trying to be polite. Jill |
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---MIKE--- wrote:
Just wait until this fall. Political calls are exempt! I used to get calls from Tracfone but they stopped. Now I have a Tracfone (for emergencies only). Here we go again. Last May, for the Indiana primaries, I got a call AFTER I had voted....I got a call from the Billary (spelled that way on purpose) campaign.... trying to get me to vote for them. I said I might, but it would be illegal as I had already voted.... They asked who I voted for, and I said it was none of their business - but it wasn't who you called me about. -- ^..^ This is Kitty. Copy and paste Kitty into your signature to help her wipe out Bunny's world domination. -- The ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)© email me at nalee1964 (at) comcast (dot) net http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep |
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hopitus wrote:
On Aug 9, 3:05 pm, "jmcquown" wrote: (A minor rant) Early this year I had Mom's number added to the National Do Not Call Registry. She was getting a ridiculous number of telemarketing calls. And yes, I verified her phone number was added to the list. The calls virtually disappeared. Except for SunCom Wireless. Now, I understand companies you have done business with in the past 18 months (or are actively doing business with) can contact you about special offers, etc. And some organizations are exempt. But a cell phone company isn't one of them. And she's never, ever, done business with SunCom Wireless. This afternoon I got the THIRD telemarketing call in as many weeks from SunCom. Each time I have pointed out the number is on the Do Not Call Registry and told them not to call again. Each time, it's been ignored. In fact, the second time I got the call and said this, the man said, "But do you have a cell phone?" You're missing the point, pal. Or rather, intentionally ignoring it. Third time is the charm. I filed a complaint about them on the Do Not Call Registry web site. I don't know if it will do any good but dammit this just ****es me off! Jill Pardon me, dear....but you ain't seen nothin' yet! You have not been there long enough to have met and encountered the scum that preys on old people like, 'I just finished a roof job down your street and have lotsa tar and paper left over and will do *your* roof for $_____. Just let me get up on my ladder and take a look at your roof, ma'am."....he then rips off several shingles/tiles and displays them to the old lady/man to their alarm and dismay... Oh, I'm aware! But I don't really have to worry about that. For one thing, I know exactly when they had the roof replaced. LOL But special contractors aren't allowed on the island without security being notified by the person they are coming to see. If they tried to go knocking on other doors selling people a bill of goods Security would escort them out faster than you can say Jack Robinson. And probably call the cops, too. Good thing she has you.....live buzzards like this make dealing with them on the phone more like fun, huh?... Her lawn service was (IMO) ripping her off. I'm pretty sure the man who runs the company didn't realize his crew wasn't doing all the things they said they were. I called him when she got a bill for having the shrubs & bushes trimmed when I knew for a fact they hadn't done it. I pointed out we own a pair of hedge clippers so there's no reason I can't do it myself. And the yard is small enough I could easily buy a lawn mower, too... He apologized all over the place and they've been bending over backwards ever since. But you're right. If I wasn't here Mom probably wouldn't notice things like that. Jill |
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(OT) Do Not Call Registry Violator
"jmcquown" wrote in
: (A minor rant) Early this year I had Mom's number added to the National Do Not Call Registry. She was getting a ridiculous number of telemarketing calls. And yes, I verified her phone number was added to the list. The calls virtually disappeared. Except for SunCom Wireless. Now, I understand companies you have done business with in the past 18 months (or are actively doing business with) can contact you about special offers, etc. And some organizations are exempt. But a cell phone company isn't one of them. And she's never, ever, done business with SunCom Wireless. This afternoon I got the THIRD telemarketing call in as many weeks from SunCom. Each time I have pointed out the number is on the Do Not Call Registry and told them not to call again. Each time, it's been ignored. In fact, the second time I got the call and said this, the man said, "But do you have a cell phone?" You're missing the point, pal. Or rather, intentionally ignoring it. Third time is the charm. I filed a complaint about them on the Do Not Call Registry web site. I don't know if it will do any good but dammit this just ****es me off! Jill If they had any brains they would realize the list is good for them. It raises the number of sales since it eliminates a large number of people who would just hang up or say no. |
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(OT) Do Not Call Registry Violator
"---MIKE---" Just wait until this fall. Political calls are exempt! I used to get calls from Tracfone but they stopped. Now I have a Tracfone (for emergencies only). We also have Tracfones for emergencies only. No other cell phones. Just landlines. Kyla ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') |
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