Cell Phones & "Do Not Call" List

[Serenity]

11/18/06 Saturday 9:23 PM

A REMINDER ....11 days from today, all 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.
You must call from the cell phone number you are wanting to have blocked
You cannot call from a different phone number.

HELP OTHERS BY PASSING THIS ON TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS

OR GO TO:

www.donotcall.gov_ ~OR~ http://www.donotcall.gov/

[Glen Miyashiro]

Serenity, don't believe every single email you get. This one is a recurring urban legend.

Here are a few sites that discuss it:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/cell411.asp
http://urbanlegendsonline.com/emails/donotcall.html
http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/business/a/cell_directory.htm

[adrian]

:eek: If the OP's post was true, then I'd be in trouble with my new cell phone plan.

[helen]

11/18/06 Saturday 9:23 PM

A REMINDER ....11 days from today,

One of the so called red flags to bogus messages like these are the use of relative dates in them like 11 days from today or Yesterday a group said or a company announced today.

[craigwatanabe]

but were those links that Serenity posted legit? Because I just registered and am wondering if I actually gave away my phone numbers and email to a mailing list posing as the donotcall registry.
:confused:

[Lei Liko]

but were those links that Serenity posted legit? Because I just registered and am wondering if I actually gave away my phone numbers and email to a mailing list posing as the donotcall registry.
:confused:

Craig, according to this alert (http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/dncverifyalrt.htm) on the Federal Trade Commission website, the website is legit.

The Snopes and Urban Legends sites simply clarify that there's no need for mass hysteria that cell numbers will be released to telemarketers.

[craigwatanabe]

That's good because if some telemarketer every called my cell phone for a solicitation, I would never EVER patronize or buy whatever they're selling and I'd tell them that on my nickle! I'd even go so far as to contact the business they're promoting and tell them that their advertising dollars just reduced their potential customer base by one.

Nowdays with my landline phone when a telemarketer calls, I just give the phone to my 2-year old and walk away.

I think the next time I get a telephone survey, after the person asks the first question, I'll respond by saying, "I see dead people", then scream and tell them, "Hide there's one behind you!!" drop the phone, run away screaming and slam the door. I'm sure they'll scratch my name off the list pretty quickly.:)

[Queenolu]

I still think its a great idea to register all your phone numbers on the national do not call registry posted by Serenity. There's no harm in putting your #'s and it can only help stop all the junk calls.

As soon as this website came out few years ago I registered all my phone #'s LAN and Cell. LOL>>>> and all my friends # as well because I seem to be the one spreading the info to them to do it.

For someone like me that uses my cell phone as my primary phone and uses tha on documents it is imperative that I put it on the do not call list.

Mahalo

[1stwahine]

I registered my land line and my cell. But I'm worried...I have a back plan. It's legit. I'm Mental.heheheh

When dey call...dey in foa a looooong no make sense babbing talk.:eek:

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Auntie Pupule:D

[GeckoGeek]

I registered my land line and my cell. But I'm worried...I have a back plan. It's legit. I'm Mental.heheheh

When dey call...dey in foa a looooong no make sense babbing talk.

On your cell phone? In public? That would be fun to watch. :)

Then there's other ways of playing with them. I've heard a recording of one guy who when he gets a call for carpet cleaning asked it it will clean blood. A whole lot of blood. And can they come over right away? :D

[blueyecicle]

It is still illegal for solicitors to call any cell phone because they are using your minutes which cost you. There is a law against it.

But I am registered and I registered all my phones when they developed the do not call list for land line phones.
I love it. I tell any solicitor I am on the list and ask for their information and they usually hang up.

Somehow the phone company gets aroudn it by telling me they are doign a service call, then they throw in a sale pitch!

[SouthKona]

It is still illegal for solicitors to call any cell phone because they are using your minutes which cost you. There is a law against it. That would be great if it were accurate, but according to the FederalTradeCommission website, "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." Telemarketers calling cel phones is not illegal, but using an auto dialer is.

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/dncalrt.htm#Exceptions

[craigwatanabe]

Eh how long before the telemarketers stop bugging you from the time you register? I still getting calls!

[Serenity]

I still think its a great idea to register all your phone numbers on the national do not call registry posted by Serenity. There's no harm in putting your #'s and it can only help stop all the junk calls.

As soon as this website came out few years ago I registered all my phone #'s LAN and Cell. LOL>>>> and all my friends # as well because I seem to be the one spreading the info to them to do it.

For someone like me that uses my cell phone as my primary phone and uses tha on documents it is imperative that I put it on the do not call list.

Mahalo

Thanks, I personally had the same one from log ago e-mailed to me again , so I registered my landline #. When I saw this the 2nd time, I registered both my cell phone & land line, just to be safe.

As I registered my numbers, I was told that it will take 72 hours to work, the solicitors should stop calling.

Personally to me, it is better safe than sorry. I would really hate it if they would call on my cell phone to sell me something (which I don't really need & end up wasting my minutes)!.

I haven't had the pleasure of hearing from solicitors in a looong time, But then again,
we got that phone blocking system which requires them or any one to say a name or a company name in order to call me (or us) :p .

To those who are family, friends, & important businesses,
I just tell them to dial *82 plus the 7 digit number ;) .

[SouthKona]

[COLOR="Navy"]I haven't had the pleasure of hearing from solicitors in a looong time, But then again, we got that phone blocking system which requires them or any one to say a name or a company name in order to call me (or us)
Hey Serenity, what company is that with and what phone equipment do you need? Thanks.

[Leo Lakio]

Hey Serenity, what company is that with and what phone equipment do you need? Thanks.SK, in Seattle, we got that service through Qwest, without any additional equipment - just an extra charge of about $6/month. Check with your phone company.

Here, the service is called "Privacy Plus" - any call that comes through from a blocked number is required to announce who they are; after they do, we get a distinct ring and an announcement of who the caller is - we can then accept or reject the call. If they choose NOT to identify themselves, our phone never even rings. It cut telemarketing calls by 90% as soon as we got it several years ago.

[Lei Liko]

Eh how long before the telemarketers stop bugging you from the time you register? I still getting calls!

Me too.

The same retards at SMS Research (www.smshawaii.com) always call. I've reported their asses so many times but THEY. STILL. CALL.

[SouthKona]

- any call that comes through from a blocked number is required to announce who they are; .
Guess I'm gona have to upgrade at some point - I do not even have caller ID yet. Thanks for the info.

[Serenity]

Hey Serenity, what company is that with and what phone equipment do you need? Thanks.

Actually we are with Hawaiian Telecom. We requested from our phone company which they already have, & people just need to request them, if they need.

I think it's called a call blocking system.

No need for any special phone, just regular phone with push button (I would think), we have a cordless phone which is great!.

I also think they might still (not sure) have an answering machine in the system, so people don't need to get a physical answering machine, it is built in the system itself.

We already have an answering machine, with our cordless phone, so we didn't request that.

I think anything else extra from the company itself, are always extra fees.

If you, your family, &/or friends want the same one, it's from Hawaiian Telecom. Just need to ask them about it.

We got a package deal with them, I think it has call forwarding, too.

Oh...

BTW- I think there is a number for a "Nuisance option" I haven't called it in a while. I think if you have Solicitors that continues to call & bug you, you can try this number (if you live here in the islands)
Phone #: 643-7111

That's a FREE INFO., for every one else here, too ;) .

BTW- I just called to confirm it, it is from Hawaiian Telecom corporate security, you can listen to the 3 choices, but by pressing one will direct you to someone to help with any nuisance calls. ;)

Well....

Hope that helps for you & everyone else here in HT.com.

Guess I'm gona have to upgrade at some point - I do not even have caller ID yet. Thanks for the info.

Caller ID with the calling block system HELPS BIG TIME!!. That way, you know who is calling you, & you can choose to answer it or not. :)

Hope that helps.

Aloha.

[Palolo Joe]

The same retards at SMS Research (www.smshawaii.com) always call. I've reported their asses so many times but THEY. STILL. CALL.
They're not telemarketers. They're market research folks. You need to call SMS directly and bitch at them... but it might not do much good if they work off of phone lists that contain numbers generated at random.

[Lei Liko]

They're not telemarketers. They're market research folks. You need to call SMS directly and bitch at them... but it might not do much good if they work off of phone lists that contain numbers generated at random.

Yeah, i know they're market research folks because if they're not asking about my television habits, they're asking about what kind of detergent I use and why.

What's sad is that my HS ex-BF is a coordinator and supervisor for SMS. I found out via Google. Next time they call I'll ask, "Does [insert name here] still work there? If so, is it still the size of a vienna sausage?"

Maybe that'll make them stop calling me once and for all.