Do Not Call Registry

[ipscshooter]

Hey guys, an FYI... I just heard that later this month, telemarketers will be getting access to everyone's cell phone numbers. And, YOU get to pay for their calls. You can register the numbers on the "Do Not Call List" at www.donotcall.gov

[burniegoeasily]

Thanks. My, do not call request just ran out. I need to reregister my home phone with them. Thanks for the heads up on the cell phones, im going and listing them right now.

[ipscshooter]

Well, I should have waited a little longer before posting. Someone here at the firm always debunks the myths after a short while. Here's an article from USA Today about the e-mail I received...

Telemarketers won't ring up cell phones
By Paul Davidson, USA TODAY
[/align]Stay calm: You're not about to be bombarded with telemarketing calls on your cell phone.
[/align]Ominous e-mails that have been warning consumers that telemarketers will soon start calling cell phone numbers are either part of a hoax or a misunderstanding by those who sent the messages, regulators and consumer groups say.
Still, the messages "” widely assumed to be legitimate "” are triggering a surge in sign-ups for the national do-not-call list.
The e-mails zigzagged the nation last fall and have resurfaced over the past few weeks. And once again, they are spreading worry at a time of heightened concern about privacy breaches.
One e-mail offers a "quick reminder" that "in a few weeks, cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies and you will start to receive sales calls" that incur a charge. To fend off the onslaught, readers are urged to register their wireless numbers on the national do-not-call list. Telemarketers are barred from calling numbers on the popular registry, which includes 88 million numbers.
During the week that ended April 2,new do-not-call registrations totaled 400,000, about double the usual volume, and reached 1 million the next week, the Federal Trade Commission says.
It's unclear what prompted the e-mails. But they appear to stem from reports last year that wireless carriers plan a national directory of cell phone numbers. That news sparked fears that telemarketers would gain access to the cell phone numbers.
But the anxiety is unfounded. First, it's illegal to make sales pitches to wireless phones by using automatic dialers "” which is how the vast majority of telemarketing calls are placed. (One reason is that cellular users must pay for incoming calls.)
Also, most of the big wireless carriers have chosen either not to take part in the directory or to put off any plans to do so in light of consumer fears. They say any directory would include only those customers who agreed to participate and that the numbers would not be shared with telemarketers or anyone else. Congress has considered a bill to codify such rules.
"I think this started from someone being confused about the directory," says Janee Briesemeister of Consumers Union.
Briesemeister worried at first that the e-mails were part of a scam to fool consumers into turning over their cell phone numbers to telemarketers. But the number provided really is for do-not-call registrations.
Consumers can add their numbers "” cell phone or landline "” to the list by calling 888-382-1222 from the number they want to register. They can also do so at www.donotcall.gov.

I guess it doesn't hurt to register your cell phones, but, there really wasn't anything to worry about to begin with... Sorry.

[burniegoeasily]

I registered all my phones agian. Like I said, my 5 years had expired from my last registration. Or I assume. Ive been getting calls from telemarketers latley. It cant hurt.

[ipscshooter]

I guess you could look at the bright side... It's telemarketers, not bill collectors.

[Champlain Islander]

I registered the home phone and never saw the calls drop off. When I told them I was on the list they just hung up. Now I rarely answer the phone during "happy hour".

[Canuck_Buck]

I tried calling the registry but no one answered, apparently their number is on the do not call list....

[kevin1]

ORIGINAL: Champlain Islander

I registered the home phone and never saw the calls drop off. When I told them I was on the list they just hung up. Now I rarely answer the phone during "happy hour".

I had the same experience , and our number was on the Indiana and federal lists , they just called anyway . Of course , if you're rude enough to disturb my supper with a telemarketing call when you know I'm on those lists you can hardly fault me for being just as incredibly rude to you ...

[burniegoeasily]

If you have caller I.D. simply write down their number,time, and date. Turn it in. I turned ina few the first time I registered, and never got a call back from them. What makes me mad is that Government organizations can still call. Im so sick of the D.P.S. calling wanting donations, im about to retch. I always ask them, What percent goes to administration costs. Funny how they do not want to talk much after that, or dodge the question. I can only guess that not much goes to the D.P.S. and this outsourced company gets quite a bit.

[huntingbuddy419]

cmon on guys I am a telemarketer. I need to feed the family. jk I am just a teenager but I am a telemarketer. Need to earn money some how gotta feed my addictions. My hunting and fishing addictions. Hey at least telemarketing is somewhat more respectable than holding up the seven eleven down the street