| Mediacom Selling Phone Numbers? So, I had Mediacom switch my phone number about a week ago, to stop calls from telemarketers and debt collectors calling for people who I don't know. Today I received a call from a telemarketer, trying to sell a newspaper subscription, which sounded like a scam once they transferred me to their "supervisor" who asked for my credit card info, and then proceeded to call me 10 times in rapid succession after I hung up on them.They knew my name and my address. I've only given this number to 3 of my family members. And I'm fairly certain they don't go around calling telemarketers and selling information.
WTF? Why in the hell is Mediacom selling my personal information (and most likely yours too)? They make enough money off of us as it is. What's more, they charged me $15 to switch my number, and now I see that those telemarketing calls I was receiving before were more than likely their doing to begin with. Seriously considering cancelling service. |
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| If there is a directory listing, that information will be available to telemarketers. Register the new phone number with donotcall.gov. |
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| reply to Olesian
I don't think they are selling phone numbers Mediacoms phone gives you a number that is a public listing which means you are in the phone book.
Do a reverse lookup on your number.
»www.anywho.com/reverse-lookup |
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| Like I said, I got my new number a week or so ago. It's not on any directory listings yet. And I have registered it on do not call. I also got calls from the same people on my old number. |
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| Some companies spoof their numbers and ignore donotcall. I've filled out several donotcall reports for calls that are my last chance to lower my credit card interest rate.
If your phone number got to your credit file, the debt collectors will get it. It is possible even an unlisted number will get put in your credit file and they will get it. You could check with your state Attorney General's office and see if there is anything you can do other than getting Call Block. |
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| reply to Olesian
When we signed up for the digital phone a couple years ago, it wasn't even 12 hours before the first telemarketer call on the phone number. Not even my wife knew the number at that point.
The only call we ever received were telemarketers...I unplugged the phone from the modem after a week. |
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| reply to Olesian
What I do is once I answer a call that is a telemarketer is I bought one of those air horns at Wal-Mart and blow it in the phone.
I had to do it a lot at first but the calls eventually slowed down. |
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| said by Hobo Clown:What I do is once I answer a call that is a telemarketer is I bought one of those air horns at Wal-Mart and blow it in the phone.
I had to do it a lot at first but the calls eventually slowed down.
oddly enough, when i had a fax machine (got it cheap, only needed the copy part) id just hit "recieve" when the buggers wouldnt listen when i told um i wasnt interested. seemd to work.
when i had phone from mediacom, i had ported a landline to them that was all ready on the DNC, thing that really ticked me off, previous provider didnt charge to have the number not listed, mediacom charged i think at the time $5/mo for none listed. ticked me right off. (of course shortly after they started charging for voice mail as well, its one reason i ported that same number out to a cell phone a couple months ago, free voicemail, and frankly, better feature set over all)
edit: left out the important part, after the port i started getting calls from telemarketers that loved to spoof their number. my favorite was the 800-000-0000 or just flat out "not provided" |
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| reply to Olesian
You need to pay Mediacom a monthly fee to keep the phone number not listed. Once it's out there it's too late.
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I speak for myself, not my employer. |
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join:2004-05-23
Dubuque, IA | Marketers have 31 days from the time a telephone number is in the DNC registry to stop calling you, and it can take a day from when you log the request until the number shows in the registry. Also, the FAQ on the website indicates that changes made to an account by the telephone provider can result in the number appearing to be briefly disconnected or otherwise dropped from the registry. And as you probably know, any company with whom you have a business relationship (or those working on behalf of that company) would have the right to still call you unless you specifically ask them to remove you from their particular internal list. |
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| reply to Olesian
On my cell phone, I start my voicemail greeting with the 3-tone signal that's played before the ol' "This number has been disconnected" message. Calls I don't recognize are let go to VM. Those that are telemarketers stop calling because their auto-dialers regard that tone as a dead number. |
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 MediacomChadMediacom Social Media Relations TeamPremium,VIP
join:2010-01-20
Gulf Breeze, FL
kudos:57 | reply to Olesian
We do not sell our phone number list to 3rd parties. Numbers are periodically recycled though. There are a few phone features that can block calls in the future. *77 blocks all anonymous calls and *67 will block specific phone numbers. |
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