Cell phone DO NOT CALL list

[jtval 0]

hey I would NOT post this if I didnt call the number first. its legit

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In a few weeks, cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies and you will start to receive sales calls on cell phones. Call this number from your cell phone 888-382-1222. It is the national Do Not Call list. It blocks your number for 5 years. Please pass on,
Here is the online form:

https://www.donotcall.gov/register/reg.aspx

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[mr2mk1g 10]

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

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The latter step will not keep wireless customer listings out of the proposed Wireless 411 database — it will only add their phone numbers to a list of numbers off-limits to most telemarketers, a step which is premature (because the Wireless 411 directory has not yet been implemented) and largely unnecessary (because the Wireless 411 directory information is not supposed to be supplied to telemarketers, and because FCC regulations already in place block the bulk of telemarketing calls to cell phones).

Adding one's cell phone number to the National Do Not Call Registry (even if currently unnecessary) won't likely have any adverse effect, but customers should be aware of exactly what that action will or will not accomplish.

[katiebear21 0]

Definitely legit...

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[AndyMan 7]

Jeeze, do a search.

%90 factually incorrect.

Cellphone numbers are not being "released".
It is, and will still be against the law to use autodialers against cellphones.

That said, the Do Not Call number and website is legit, but it's primarily intended for use with land-lines.

Make sure to read the snopes link posted above for details.

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[jtval 0]

nah i'd just rather post it here.


snopes ?! who says they're legit?

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[flyingferret 0]

Guys...we JUST DID this...'ucking 'ell

http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1357859#1357859

snopes, blah, blah, I trust them. But the very page on the DNC list site says go ahead and register.

As Andy has pointed out before...you cannot use autodialers, he is fond of saying this is almost the same as making the calls illegal. Well, be that as it may, adding my cell to the list, dropped my calls. Plenty of places apparently don't use autodialers.

There was some debate in the prior thread about whether the list will be release or not. Either way, doesnt' really hurt to add it.

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[kinney29 0]

never mind

[turtlespeed 226]

What Does "Auto Dial" mean?

When a # comes up on the TeleMktr's screen and he clicks "Call" does that count as "Auto Dialing"? Or does the sales rep have to "physically" push or punch the nubers?

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[flyingferret 0]

Not sure, don't the law that well. Maybe Andyman does. I think it is a software util coupled with the phone that allows them to dial mass batches of numbers input from a list.

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[PhillyKev 0]

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What Does "Auto Dial" mean?

When a # comes up on the TeleMktr's screen and he clicks "Call" does that count as "Auto Dialing"? Or does the sales rep have to "physically" push or punch the nubers?

Actually, auto dialers call the number and wait for an answer. The dialer can distinguish a buzy tone or no answer (and sometimes answering machine) and no human with a headset ever knows the number was called. As soon as the autodialer reaches a human voice, the call is routed to someone with a headset and the info about who the call reached pops up on their computer screen.

[ChasingBlueSky 0]

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What Does "Auto Dial" mean?

When a # comes up on the TeleMktr's screen and he clicks "Call" does that count as "Auto Dialing"? Or does the sales rep have to "physically" push or punch the nubers?

When a telemktr is free, the computer just dials the next number for them. If the computer "hears" that the number is disconnected, it removes that number from rotation - this is how the tele-zapper works. Imagine reverse ACD from a call center. Instead of incoming calls being routed to an agent, the calls are outbound then routed to an agent. This thing is banned from cell phones, for now.

There was an item in the news the other day that has marketers trying to get a loophole in the DNC list that would allow them to call all the numbers on the DNC list, thus giving them thousands of working numbers for free.

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[AndyMan 7]

Preface to say, I used to work for a telemarketer.

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When a # comes up on the TeleMktr's screen and he clicks "Call" does that count as "Auto Dialing"? Or does the sales rep have to "physically" push or punch the nubers

With the former, No such system exists. It doesn't make ANY sense to pay to put a human on the phone listening to touch-tones, busy tones, or no answers. If the telemarketer is going to automate, they'll go the whole nine yards and have a sytem that dials, and only transfers to an operator once a person has answered. You recognize these calls by a pause before the person on the other end starts talking.

With the latter, there aren't any automated systems like that because the economics just don't make sense for the same reasons mentioned above. There are some businesses that do telemarketing from a simple, normal telephone. It's very inneficient, so these tend to be local business calling a very small set of numbers, usually people they already have a relationship with. A classic example might be the dropzone calling you to remind you of an upcoming boogie. People don't tend to complain much at all about these kinds of calls, and often times they're actually appreciated.


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