Stop Telemarketers (Calif)

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Souka

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Just a FYI:

In mid June/July an offical (government supported I believe) no-call website will be put up. You put in some information, including your tele# of course, and you should not recieve telemarking calls anymore. Well, the list is supposed to go active this September.....if you get a call, be friendly and get info...then report their *sses. :) It's a law.....national law....finally.

I heard this about a week or so ago on TV...maybe CNN, but definetly some a news story.

My $.02 of info.

 
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masterxfob

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i can't put up with telemarketers anymore, it's gotten to the point where i just let my answering machine pick up all my calls. this would be great if/when it happens; put all those telemarketing companies out of business :)
 
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tommigsr

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man...if this site is suppose to be an april fools joke where if you put your telephone number on there and you get 1000000x more telemarketing calls...i'm going to shoot myself :D
 
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Wag

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Goes into effect here in MA tommorow. I signed up months ago and I've pretty much stopped receiving calls.

Really want to stop it? Get caller ID and don't pick up the phone when it's "Blocked" or you don't know who it is. Eventually they'll stop.
 
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Scott78945

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We have had this in NY for a little while now and it is the greatest thing since sliced bread. But the only catch here in NY is that you can still get telemarketer calls but these can only be from companies that you are currently doing business with or have done in the past. Ex. Cell phone, home telephone, or maybe department store or something. But it has SEVERELY depleted the amount of calls that we have. It is great!!
 
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Kwad Guy

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I got one of those telezapper type units. Not a Telezapper, but a different unit that does 3 things: 1) plays the "this line is disconnected" tone that defeats some auto-caller soliciters; 2) plays a recorded message to the effect that "we don't accept any unsolicited calls, please take us off your list, it is now a Federal offense to complete this call; then 3) asks the caller to press "5" to continue if they are not a soliciter. Got this at Target at clearance for $12.50 (marked down from $50).

Since putting that unit on the line, I have not received a SINGLE telemarker call. Previously, we got several a day.

Kwad
 
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Snyder81

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Originally posted by: Kwad Guy
I got one of those telezapper type units. Not a Telezapper, but a different unit that does 3 things: 1) plays the "this line is disconnected" tone that defeats some auto-caller soliciters; 2) plays a recorded message to the effect that "we don't accept any unsolicited calls, please take us off your list, it is now a Federal offense to complete this call; then 3) asks the caller to press "5" to continue if they are not a soliciter. Got this at Target at clearance for $12.50 (marked down from $50).

Since putting that unit on the line, I have not received a SINGLE telemarker call. Previously, we got several a day.

Kwad
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Kwad, I bought that same machine for $12.49 :) I have a question though...how many phones do you have? Have you found a way to get around buying the "ring extenders"? Right now, I have it setup so it rings through once for callerID, but after that, only the main phone rings if the person presses 5. In order to make the rest of the phones ring, I have to purchase a "ring extender" for each phone.

Here my original post from FW:

I bought something called the "Screen Machine" at Target for $12.49 @ 75% off clearance. Whenever someone calls my home phone, a pre-recorded message plays: "If you are a telemarketer or a fundraiser, please leave your name, your home telephone number, and the time that you eat dinner and we will be happy to return your call during that time. Friends, family and invited business callers, please press 5 now on your telephone to speak with us."
 
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anxi80

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w00t. thanks for posting this. def. signing up for this! stop the telemarketer madness!! :D
 
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Zeeeter

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This site lookes legitimate, unlike the one they shut down to avoid the operators scamming . . . . the article is here . . . .
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Scammer link . . .
 
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JHawk

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We have had a similar law in effect in Kansas since last fall. Didn't realize how many free vacations I would miss out on;). Seriously, it has been great--hardly ever receive an unsolicited call.
 
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wirejockey

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Prenatal...Thanks for the link! I just had one of those calls as I was reading this thread. Bingo, perfect timing!
 
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SliderBob

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Originally posted by: Souka
Just a FYI:

In mid June/July an offical (government supported I believe) no-call website will be put up. You put in some information, including your tele# of course, and you should not recieve telemarking calls anymore. Well, the list is supposed to go active this September.....if you get a call, be friendly and get info...then report their *sses. :)

I heard this about a week or so ago on TV...maybe CNN, but definetly some a news story.

My $.02 of info.
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On a local news channel, there was a guy MAKING MONEY from telemarketers. He'd ask them to be removed from their list and to stop calling...if they called again, he would fine them $500-which is LEGAL. He'd have to get their name/business and other info.

Nice stay-at-home job :)

 
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