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Baseball Guru
08-24-2005, 12:14 AM
JUST A REMINDER... September 1st, cell phone numbers are being released to
telemarketing companies and you will start to receive sale 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.

www.donotcall.gov
Thedatch
08-24-2005, 02:09 AM
are you serious? eh, i dont answer my phone for people I dont know anyway so...not a problem.
caughtstealing
08-24-2005, 02:59 AM
from what i understand they can still call even if you register, just not to sell you something.... but they get around that by saying they want to set up an appointment cuz thay will be in your area that day or whatever but if its a cel phone they dont know where you are so i dont see how they can do this , anyway im just gonna yell at alot of people if i start getting calls again
imgreat95
08-24-2005, 03:08 AM
anyway im just gonna yell at alot of people if i start getting calls again



sure am glad you didnt yell at me last week when I called you.
Baseball Guru
08-24-2005, 11:05 AM
sure am glad you didnt yell at me last week when I called you.


Were you trying to sell him something?;)
imgreat95
08-24-2005, 01:14 PM
yes... was trying to sell myself to him.
Baseball Guru
08-24-2005, 01:55 PM
yes... was trying to sell myself to him.


SLUT!! :gripe:
imgreat95
08-24-2005, 02:04 PM
SLUT!! :gripe:

speak for yourself, fufe....



Oh wait... you were..;)
Durango53
08-24-2005, 02:13 PM
I did this do not call thing for my home phone and I seem to get more calls now than after....
Baseball Guru
08-24-2005, 02:18 PM
Really Shad? I did it for my home phone about a year ago and I never get telemarketers calling me:notme:

Maybe the rules are different in Wyoming;)
Durango53
08-24-2005, 02:27 PM
Ya it seems most rules are different in Wyoming. I guess they must have got a phone book put together here..... :D
imgreat95
08-24-2005, 02:57 PM
When this first came out, I was skeptical as to if it would work, but i decided to do it for my home phone anyhow. Didnt get any calls for months... of any kind. Thought "WOW!! This thing really DOES work. Better than I had expected."



Then I realized that I didnt have a home phone.
caughtstealing
08-24-2005, 03:43 PM
sure am glad you didnt yell at me last week when I called you.


i was sick shawn.... i promise next time
imgreat95
08-24-2005, 04:03 PM
thank you..:) I love when you make promises.
I Are Baboon
08-25-2005, 09:12 AM
More useful information about this:

http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/cell411.asp

Specifically:

There is a grain of truth in the message making it believable, but it's wrong on two counts: Not all cell phone numbers will be listed in the national directory planned for 2006. And telemarketers will not have access to the directory. It is illegal for marketers using auto-dialers — and most do — to call wireless phone numbers.

Here's the truth:

A national directory will be compiled, but numbers will be included on an opt-in basis. If a cell phone subscriber does nothing, the number will not be listed. When the directory is ready, it will be available only as part of the existing 411 directory service, accessed by calling in and asking for a specific number. It will not be published in a book or on the Internet. And it will not be sold to telemarketers.

Cell phone subscribers can list their numbers on the do-not-call registry if they choose, but there is no deadline to get on the list, as the e-mail messages now circulating suggest"