[SeniorTech] Re: Stopping telemarketing calls
- From: GmoffettLtTouch@xxxxxxx
- To: seniortech@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2014 00:29:25 -0500 (EST)
We also signed up for the 'Do Not Call' list several years ago and things
were very quiet for many years. Now we get calls of maybe one or two a
day. It is usually they are mailing us a free Home Security System, (like in
case you fall), ....which may be the same company you are at war with.
Often it is a Robo-message about our credit cards and getting lower
rates....or how to lower our electric bills. The political season is horrible
for
calls as well. I just hang up on these calls.
Now I am also getting requests for money from the charities that I
sign petitions for on-line, like Sierra Club, ACLU, Humane Society, etc. I
don't donate over the phone and tell them I am on a Soc. Security limited
income, and to mail me something. My hubby gets very angry with any of
these annoying calls and sometimes stays on the line to talk to someone and
then he tells them to put us on a 'Do Not Call list', and if they call again,
they can be fined ??$5000 or some such figure by the Attorney General's
office. I really think they could care less. The charities are better about
saying they will stop.
I have just wondered if there is a time limit on the 'Do Not Call Lists'
and if we have to register again, because it seems to be getting annoying
again. Oh well, their could be worse problems in my life.....Ginny
In a message dated 3/6/2014 8:33:02 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
jerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
Ginny...
When we lived up the street from you in Hilton, many years ago we used to
get TONS of telemarketing calls at all hours of the day (and night). Then,
I finally signed up for BOTH the New York State AND the National
DO-NOT-CALL lists. The telemarketing calls stopped within a few DAYS! It was
AMAZING!
It has protected us for many years. We hardly EVER get a telemarketing
call these days. (Except for those obnoxious "State Police Benevolent Fund"
scams. Since they're for "nonprofit fund-raising" they can still call. I hang
up immediately.) Also, I can't stop those annoying political ROBO-CALLS
every election season. After getting 10-15 from Loiuse Slaughter's office, I
called there personally and complained. I never got another robo-call from
her office.
I'm currently in a "war" with a company called "911 Alert Alarm." They
call me every week or so (sometimes TWICE a week), trying to seel me an alarm
system. Their pitch starts with "Press 1 to speak to a representative,
Press 3 to be removed from our calling list." Sucker that I am, the first 3-4
calls I got I pressed "3." The calls got even MORE frequent! Now, I press
"1" and get the name and phone extension of the sales person. I tell them
that it's illegal to call me, and they simply give me some crap about how
their system just dials "random phone numbers." I explain to them that's fine,
but BEFORE your computer DIALS that "random number," it must FIRST be
cleared throught the Do Not Call Registry. At this point, they're pretty sick
of
me and usually hang up on ME!
I've contact both the National AND NYS Do Not Call Registry and file a
formal complaint. We'll see what happens.
Being the tenacious pit bull that I am, I also found out that their
company is based in Castleberry, Florida. I contacted the Better Business
Bureau
there and filed a formal complaint with THEM. THe company has until the
18th of this month to file a formal rebuttal. Again, we'll see if ANY of this
stops them. I'll keep you posted.
Jerry Taylor
SeniorTech
_http://www.seniortech.us_ (http://www.seniortech.us/)
Personalized In-Home Computer Lessons
for Senior Citizens and Retirees
315-986-9977
"Computers are not just for kids"
-----Original Message-----
From: seniortech-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:seniortech-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of GmoffettLtTouch@xxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2014 8:07 PM
To: seniortech@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [SeniorTech] Re: Cell Phone Numbers Go Public = FALSE
Sorry for posting false information. I usually check Snopes before
passing along into, but didn't this time.
Maybe because on our HOME phone we have telemarketers and automatic
dial-ups constantly annoying us. So how do I stop these annoying calls?
Ginny
In a message dated 3/6/2014 7:39:50 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
jerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
Folks...
No need to panic. This false story has been floating around the internet
for years and years! Despite dire warnings about the imminent release of
cell phone numbers to telemarketers that continue to be circulated via e-mail
year after year, cell phone users do not have to register their cell phone
numbers with the national Do Not Call registry before a soon-to-pass
deadline to head off an onslaught of telemarketing calls.
Read the truth at
http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/cell411.asp#v18EGqjIY0zWWXR2.99
Jerry Taylor
SeniorTech
_http://www.seniortech.us_ (http://www.seniortech.us/)
Personalized In-Home Computer Lessons
for Senior Citizens and Retirees
315-986-9977
"Computers are not just for kids"
-----Original Message-----
From: seniortech-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:seniortech-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of GmoffettLtTouch@xxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2014 7:31 PM
To: GmoffettLtTouch@xxxxxxx
Subject: [SeniorTech] REMEMBER: Cell Phone Numbers Go Public this month.
REMEMBER: Cell Phone Numbers Go Public this
month.
REMINDER..... all cell phone numbers are
being released to telemarketing companies and you will start to receive
sales 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.
HELP OTHERS BY PASSING THIS ON. It takes
about 20 seconds.
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