Attention: Cell Phone Numbers Go Public this month
All cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies
and you will start to receive sales and marketing calls.
.... YOU COULD BE CHARGED FOR THESE CALLS
To prevent this, call the National DO NOT CALL Registry
number from your cell phone:
The Number to register is 888-382-1222.
You can also go online and register your numbers at this address:
www.donotcall.gov
This will only take a minute of your time. It blocks your
permanently thanks to the "Do Not Call Registry Improvement Act of 2007"
that came into law Feb. 2008
HELP OTHERS BY TELLING ALL YOUR FRIENDS..
It only takes about 20 seconds.
Barry
11-21-2008, 06:11 PM
Attention: Cell Phone Numbers Go Public this month
All cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies
and you will start to receive sales and marketing calls.
.... YOU COULD BE CHARGED FOR THESE CALLS
To prevent this, call the National DO NOT CALL Registry
number from your cell phone:
The Number to register is 888-382-1222.
You can also go online and register your numbers at this address:
www.donotcall.gov (https://www.donotcall.gov)
This will only take a minute of your time. It blocks your
permanently thanks to the "Do Not Call Registry Improvement Act of 2007"
that came into law Feb. 2008
HELP OTHERS BY TELLING ALL YOUR FRIENDS..
It only takes about 20 seconds.
From www.donotcall.gov
Can I register my cell phone on the National Do Not Call Registry? Yes, you may place your personal cell phone number on the National Do Not Call Registry. The registry has accepted cell phone numbers since it opened for registrations in June 2003. There is no deadline to register a home or cell phone number on the Registry.
You may have received an email telling you that your cell phone is about to be assaulted by telemarketing calls as a result of a new cell phone number database; however, that is not the case. FCC regulations prohibit telemarketers from using automated dialers to call cell phone numbers. Automated dialers are standard in the industry, so most telemarketers don’t call consumers on their cell phones without their consent.
DeadwoodPete
11-21-2008, 09:19 PM
Thanks, Deadwood
Attention: Cell Phone Numbers Go Public this month
All cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies
and you will start to receive sales and marketing calls.
.... YOU COULD BE CHARGED FOR THESE CALLS
To prevent this, call the National DO NOT CALL Registry
number from your cell phone:
The Number to register is 888-382-1222.
You can also go online and register your numbers at this address:
www.donotcall.gov (https://www.donotcall.gov)
This will only take a minute of your time. It blocks your
permanently thanks to the "Do Not Call Registry Improvement Act of 2007"
that came into law Feb. 2008
HELP OTHERS BY TELLING ALL YOUR FRIENDS..
It only takes about 20 seconds.
psaltz
11-23-2008, 04:54 PM
According to snopes. com THIS IS A MYTH!
From snopes.com <https://www.snopes.com/politics/business/cell411.asp>:
Home --> Politics --> Business --> Celling Your Soul
Celling Your Soul
Claim: Cell phone users must register their numbers with the national "Do Not Call" directory by a given deadline to prevent their cell phone numbers from being released to telemarketers.
Status: False.
Origins: 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...
There's much, much more at the above URL. Go read it for yourself, and remember to check these rumors out with Snopes.com before forwarding them, thereby keeping these ancient panicky myths going!
I'm not saying it's not a good idea to register with the Do Not Call registry, but this is a bogus reason!
[quote=Sara S;75514]Attention: Cell Phone Numbers Go Public this month
All cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies
and you will start to receive sales and marketing calls.
.... YOU COULD BE CHARGED FOR THESE CALLS
To prevent this, call the National DO NOT CALL Registry
number from your cell phone:
The Number to register is 888-382-1222.
You can also go online and register your numbers at this address:
www.donotcall.gov (https://www.donotcall.gov)
Sara S
11-24-2008, 08:26 AM
Sorry, sorry; my bad! But Barry checked it for us (see above) and posted that info. On the other hand, even though telemarketers are not SUPPOSED to call cell numbers, they aren't exactly shy, unassuming folks! I have still gotten calls even though my home 'phone has been on the "do not call" list for a long time. I had to finally talk to a live person and threaten to report them before it stopped. I don't think it would hurt to list a cell number on there.
Sara S.
According to snopes. com THIS IS A MYTH!
From snopes.com <http: www.snopes.com="" politics="" business="" cell411.asp="">:</http:>
Home --> Politics --> Business --> Celling Your Soul
Celling Your Soul
Claim: Cell phone users must register their numbers with the national "Do Not Call" directory by a given deadline to prevent their cell phone numbers from being released to telemarketers.
Status: False.
Origins: 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...
There's much, much more at the above URL. Go read it for yourself, and remember to check these rumors out with Snopes.com before forwarding them, thereby keeping these ancient panicky myths going!
I'm not saying it's not a good idea to register with the Do Not Call registry, but this is a bogus reason!