Cell phone "do not call list?"

[MichaelD]

Has anyone signed up for this yet?It looks legit

 

[PunDogg]

doesn't work for me

Dogg

 

[Hammer]

is this a parody of something?

 

[MichaelD]

Fixed link.

 

[etalns]

Originally posted by: Hammer


is this a parody of something?

I'm guessing a night at a comedy club is pretty rough on you.

 

[Twista]

thats the same as the home do not call list.

stfu noob

 

[Slappy00]

I think telemarketers cannot/do not call cellphones because you can turnaround and demand money for the time they kept you on the phone since you pay for incoming calls.

 

[MichaelD]

Just wanted to let you guys know that this is for real and genuine. I signed up.

You give the site your phone number and a valid email and it mails you a link. Click the link and your registration is complete.

Don't let scumbag telemarketers ruin your happy wireless life! I got rid of my land line two years ago b/c of them. Don't let them own your cell phone! Sign up today. :thumbsup:

 

[thomsbrain]

good idea, put your number on a list of live, working phone numbers for telemarketers to refer to. this is the phone version of replying to the "unsubscribe" link in your spam.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: thomsbrain
good idea, put your number on a list of live, working phone numbers for telemarketers to refer to. this is the phone version of replying to the "unsubscribe" link in your spam.

Yeah, the FTC are notorious for spamming. :roll:

You really suck at this Internet thing.

- M4H

 

[Qwest]

Starting Jan 1, 2005, all cell phone numbers will be made public to
telemarketing firms. So this means as of Jan 1, your cell phone may start
ringing off the hook with telemarketers, but unlike your home phone, most of
you pay for your incoming calls. These telemarketers will eat up your free
minutes and end up costing you money in the long run.

According to the National Do Not Call List, you have until Dec 15th, 2004 to
get on the national "Do not call list" for cell phones. They said that you
need to call 1-888-382-1222 from the cell phone that you wish to have put on
the "do not call list" to be put on the list. They also said you can do it
online at do not call.

Registering only takes a minute, is in effect for 5 years and will possibly
save you money (definitely frustration). Make sure you register now.

 

[Thraxen]

Starting Jan 1, 2005, all cell phone numbers will be made public to telemarketing firms. So this means as of Jan 1, your cell phone may start ringing off the hook with telemarketers, but unlike your home phone, most of you pay for your incoming calls. These telemarketers will eat up your free minutes and end up costing you money in the long run.

That's just ridiculous.

Anyway, I'm still waiting to for a "Do not e-mail" list to be created.

 

[rh71]

yeah I was starting to wonder too... http://forums.anandtech.com/me...8&threadid=1456216

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

Wait a minute, I have a prepaid phone! How the heck are they allowed to call me?

 

[RossMAN]

Up to hopefully prevent a 4th repost

 

[DT4K]

Originally posted by: Thraxen

Starting Jan 1, 2005, all cell phone numbers will be made public to telemarketing firms. So this means as of Jan 1, your cell phone may start ringing off the hook with telemarketers, but unlike your home phone, most of you pay for your incoming calls. These telemarketers will eat up your free minutes and end up costing you money in the long run.

That's just ridiculous.

Anyway, I'm still waiting to for a "Do not e-mail" list to be created.

I heard that this is actually false. There will be a cell phone directory coming, but you will have the option of whether or not you want to be listed.

Snopes link

A couple of excerpts:

You must register your cell phone before 1 Janunary 2005 to prevent your number from being provided to telemarketers: False.


and in directing readers to sign up with the The National Do Not Call Registry. The latter step will not keep wireless customer listings out of the proposed Wireless 411 database ? it will only add their phone numbers to a list of numbers off-limits to most telemarketers, a step which is premature (because the Wireless 411 directory has not yet been implemented) and largely unnecessary (because the Wireless 411 directory information is not supposed to be supplied to telemarketers, and because FCC regulations already in place block the bulk of telemarketing calls to cell phones).

 

[tami]

i added my cell phone number to the national do not call registry months ago anyway.