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Do Not Call list
By Daphne | October 5, 2007
Don’t want to be bothered by telemarketers?
Save yourself time and trouble: register your numbers with the national Do Not Call registry. There is no deadline to include your cell phone number but you can include your cell phone number by calling from your cell phone. Cell phones are at risk if you use your number as your primary number. The good news is that FCC regulations prohibit automated dialers from calling cell phone numbers.
The registry does not take your name off of ALL lists. If you have a credit card and have not opted out of sales calls from your card carrier or related companies then you will still get calls. If you sign up for contests at some places and you are asked for your phone number, don’t give your cell phone number. If you are self-employed or have a home run business then you will still receive calls.
Register online at http://www.donotcall.gov/ or call toll-free, 1-888-382-1222 (TTY 1-866-290-4236).
The registration is effective for 5 years. When you register online, it is a two part process. If you call, the number your are calling from is captured. If you have registered and are still receiving excessive telemarketing calls after about a month, then you can file a complaint at donotcall.gov.
This makes me think of online spam. If you like to enter contests online or try out those “free” online offers, get another email account that you use just for that. I have one that I use just for filling out contests or free sample offers. Because by agreeing to the terms of the contest sometimes you are required to accept email form the companies. That is when you use another email account just for that. This way you can manage your mail and use this address just for contests free offers and maybe a couple of newsletters that you want to receive but not clutter up your regular mailbox.
Use your primary email address and your cell phone number wisely. If you give your cell phone number to others because it is your primary number then you will receive a lot of calls. Just because someone asks you for your cell phone number, does not mean you have to give it out.
I know a woman who was selling her condo with her husband. He put her number in a Craigslist ad and she was receiving calls and calls and calls from people who were seriously interested in the condo but the majority of calls were from others who wanted to sell her something. All of this because her number was out there. If you give out your home phone number and expect someone to use the number for legitimate purpose then you will have fewer telemarketing headaches.
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