Re: [CGUYS] Do Not Call Lists
Some thoughts. I found that one of the best solutions for dealing with unsolicited phone traffic is an answering machine with caller-id or a speaker. They rarely bother if the machine picks up first. If I hear a familiar voice say my name, I can pick-up or return the call. My caller-id shows that there are a LOT of 800 numbers calling during the day. You can often check them out with "800notes.com" and with "whocalled.us". I'm sure there are others. The "doing business" bit with the do not call registry is within the last 6 months, IIRC. You usually have to UNcheck the box that permits third party businesses from contacting you, phone or email. I now have Comcast digital voice and can block 12 numbers at a time. I keep an Excel sheet of numbers and dates they call. If one shows more than once or twice, it gets blocked. Groceries rotate their stock, I rotate 800 numbers on my blocked callers list. YMMV -- I'm as pure as the driven slush. - Tallulah Bankhead * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Do Not Call Lists
I have heard of people doing the following: they get "select a ring" or "smart ring" or whatever their phone company is calling it this month. Any directory listing for the person will be for the "primary" phone number at that location. They put a fax machine on that number, and only pick up for the secondary number. Of course, I disconnected my fax machine a couple of years ago (who sends faxes when Email is cheaper, faster, and easier?). I still get a few faxes every morning. We used to have the phone listed in my wife's unpronouncable maiden name (no extra charge to have the phone listed in any name you want, though there is a one-time charge [about $15] to change the listing). We ended that 5 years ago. Just yesterday I got a "charitable" call from someone who fumbled the name. I asked who it was, said "I gave at the office" or something, and hung up. I'm now starting to get text-message spam on my cell phone. This annoys me because my plan requires me to pay for all text messages (I don't use the feature myself). It's not a problem YET: I get far more wrong numbers than text messages. At 12:58 PM 2/19/2008, MrMike6by9 wrote: Some thoughts. I found that one of the best solutions for dealing with unsolicited phone traffic is an answering machine with caller-id or a speaker. They rarely bother if the machine picks up first. If I hear a familiar voice say my name, I can pick-up or return the call. My caller-id shows that there are a LOT of 800 numbers calling during the day. You can often check them out with "800notes.com" and with "whocalled.us". I'm sure there are others. The "doing business" bit with the do not call registry is within the last 6 months, IIRC. You usually have to UNcheck the box that permits third party businesses from contacting you, phone or email. I now have Comcast digital voice and can block 12 numbers at a time. I keep an Excel sheet of numbers and dates they call. If one shows more than once or twice, it gets blocked. Groceries rotate their stock, I rotate 800 numbers on my blocked callers list. YMMV -- I'm as pure as the driven slush. - Tallulah Bankhead * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Do Not Call Lists
With Verizon Wireless you can "decline" text messaging, i.e., turn it off altogether, if that works for you. I did it verbally, i.e., by calling customer service and asking them to turn off all texting to/from my phone. Fred Holmes At 02:02 PM 2/19/2008, David Chessler wrote: >I'm now starting to get text-message spam on my cell phone. This annoys me >because my plan requires me to pay for all text messages (I don't use the >feature myself). It's not a problem YET: I get far more wrong numbers than >text messages. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
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Had that and data downloads blocked on a son phone I gave my son solely as a backup line for his work. That way no surprises. Stewart At 01:47 PM 2/19/2008, you wrote: With Verizon Wireless you can "decline" text messaging, i.e., turn it off altogether, if that works for you. I did it verbally, i.e., by calling customer service and asking them to turn off all texting to/from my phone. Fred Holmes Rev. Stewart A. Marshall mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org Ozark, AL SL 82 * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Do Not Call Lists
We get no unsolicited calls at all on our VOIP line. I think I'm on the Do Not Call list, but that wouldn't explain the lack of calls from political candidates. Maybe the DC area code misleads them? But then, why don't I get calls from DC area candidates? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Do Not Call Lists
>We get no unsolicited calls at all on our VOIP line. I think I'm on >the Do Not Call list, but that wouldn't explain the lack of calls from >political candidates. Maybe the DC area code misleads them? But then, >why don't I get calls from DC area candidates? *Everybody* in DC got an automated recorded call last week from our kid mayor telling us about his support of Obama. It is bad when candidates have too much money. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
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I think one of the reasons this recorded message from an 800 number is so popular is that it is really cheap. a hundred 800 number lines probably are no more than $3-4000, and all the equipment is reusable. hundred lines, is easily 3000 calls an hour.30,000+ calls a day. million calls in a month. i know edwards reported 1.7 mil in donations. lotta calls. At 05:02 PM 2/19/2008, you wrote: >>We get no unsolicited calls at all on our VOIP line. I think I'm on >>the Do Not Call list, but that wouldn't explain the lack of calls from >>political candidates. Maybe the DC area code misleads them? But then, >>why don't I get calls from DC area candidates? > >*Everybody* in DC got an automated recorded call last week from our kid >mayor telling us about his support of Obama. > >It is bad when candidates have too much money. > > >* >** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** >** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** >* * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Do Not Call Lists
At 04:10 PM 2/19/2008, Tony B wrote: We get no unsolicited calls at all on our VOIP line. I think I'm on the Do Not Call list, but that wouldn't explain the lack of calls from political candidates. Maybe the DC area code misleads them? But then, why don't I get calls from DC area candidates? Maybe the "exchange" isn't in their directories. We get calls for my children who have been registered voters in Mass for years. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Do Not Call Lists
At 02:47 PM 2/19/2008, Fred Holmes wrote: With Verizon Wireless you can "decline" text messaging, i.e., turn it off altogether, if that works for you. I did it verbally, i.e., by calling customer service and asking them to turn off all texting to/from my phone. Thanks. There are a few uses for text messaging: in emergencies it will get through even if the network is overloaded (think 911); and airlines will text message you on flight information. And that's about it. I used to get weather messages, but found it was more convenient to call the weather bureau. I've got the weather bureaus up and down the east coast in my dialing directory Fred Holmes At 02:02 PM 2/19/2008, David Chessler wrote: >I'm now starting to get text-message spam on my cell phone. This annoys me because my plan requires me to pay for all text messages (I don't use the feature myself). It's not a problem YET: I get far more wrong numbers than text messages. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
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At 06:54 PM 2/19/2008, gerald wrote: I think one of the reasons this recorded message from an 800 number is so popular is that it is really cheap. 800 numbers are actually "inward WATS". A PBX can be programmed to provide any number you want. Large corporations will program it to give the general switchboard number, rather than the direct number of the person calling you. Telemarketers will give an 800 number for the same sort of reason. FCC rules require the caller ID number to be "legitimate" * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Do Not Call Lists
I didn't read all the posts in this topic thread...I've wondered what happens to the guys who think the DNC is not working and re-up ...does that open a 90 day window for the callers to call you waiting for that period to expire when they MUST honor your request resulting in worsening of the situation in the short run?? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
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I remember going the DNC site and verifying that my numbers are still listed and saw the expiration dates for those listings. YMMV - Subject: Re: Do Not Call Lists I didn't read all the posts in this topic thread...I've wondered what happens to the guys who think the DNC is not working and re-up ...does that open a 90 day window for the callers to call you waiting for that period to expire when they MUST honor your request resulting in worsening of the situation in the short run?? -- I'm as pure as the driven slush. - Tallulah Bankhead * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
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I meant to add. Many of those services that use these 800's numbers appear to be using "boiler rooms" from which multiple numbers are dialed simulatanously. You will often pick up and hear nothing since another line answered first and that "child of God" spilled his/her spam on that unfortunate person before he got your call. Call backs to these numbers often go to a non-working number or to a line that says it cannot accept incoming calls. How about that? You can find out about a lot of this by reading the comments people post at "whocalled.us" and at "800notes.com". A couple of weeks back, for example, I got a call from "123-456-7890" according to the caller id. Sheesh! YMMV -- I'm as pure as the driven slush. - Tallulah Bankhead * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
