bhhurd
Premium
join:2003-02-13
Korea | reply to ctceo
Re: Criminal Matter
I tell telephone solicitors two things:
"Take me off your list!"
and
"We do not respond to ANY telephone solicitations."
Then I hang up. |
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Krispy
Premium,VIP
join:2001-12-11
the stix
| But the very fact that you answered the phone number they dialed makes someone, somewhere money which means they will continue to do it. The same goes for spam mail, even those 'F.O.A.D spammer' responses are counted as a 'contact' in many cases. |
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ctceo
Premium
join:2001-04-26
South Bend, IN
clubs:
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Studies have shown that even if you request them to take you off their list, they will say they did, then just slide your phone number to the next representative. I dare you to ask for company information, and see what type of stone-walling they give you, or fake information they tell you is true. By Federal law they have to identify themselves by their first and last names, and the company they are claiming to represent. I would venture from what I was able to extrapolate from the research done, about 1 in 10 numbers are actually removed upon customer request. Probably more when the lawyers give them a talking to, and definately more when they receive their first $10,000 fine.
Oh, and just as a side note, they don't have to buy the no-call list, that is purely voluntary; at least in Indiana (the allegedly strictest no call-list rules & penalties in the US).
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broknsymetry
What Time Is It And Why?
Premium
join:2003-06-27
THE VOID
clubs:
| said by ctceo  :
Studies have shown that even if you request them to take you off their list, they will say they did, then just slide your phone number to the next representative.
Having been a telemarketer for a long six weeks once, I can tell you that most telemarketers are people just trying to feed their families and have no other choice except to take such a degrading job. Degrading due to the abuse that they must accept from people on the other end of the line. We were not allowed to become abusive ourselves, but when the customer cussed and ranted we were required to remain on the line until they ended the call. Also, if a customer requested to be removed from the list we complied by marking their record. As to the disposition of the record beyond that, the agent had no control, but the company was required by law to remove them from the database.
If you do receive a call from a telemarketer, just politely request to be removed from the list. |
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ifarrell
join:2000-08-10
Willow Spring, NC
 ·Vonage
| said by broknsymetry :
said by ctceo :
Studies have shown that even if you request them to take you off their list, they will say they did, then just slide your phone number to the next representative.
Having been a telemarketer for a long six weeks once, I can tell you that most telemarketers are people just trying to feed their families and have no other choice except to take such a degrading job. Degrading due to the abuse that they must accept from people on the other end of the line. We were not allowed to become abusive ourselves, but when the customer cussed and ranted we were required to remain on the line until they ended the call. Also, if a customer requested to be removed from the list we complied by marking their record. As to the disposition of the record beyond that, the agent had no control, but the company was required by law to remove them from the database.
If you do receive a call from a telemarketer, just politely request to be removed from the list.
Been there, tried that.
Worse offenders are the Telco's followed by loan sharks (oppps, I mean Credit Card companies). MCI is the worse telco followed by AT&T. Citibank is the worse Credit Card company. They claim they've removed you but you get another call the very next week. I tried to report MCI to the feds but if you can't get the number (the telemarketers are very good at blocking phone numbers) you don't have a case. You need the persons name, name of company, phone number they called from, time of day each incident occured and the phone number they called to. WTF.
So now I use Telezapper (there is a god after all (-; ) and if I see "Blocked", "Private" or "Out of Area" I let the answering machine pick up.
Finally, after two years I think they got the message. I may get one or two a month now. |
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twd660
join:2001-06-06
Huntington, WV
 ·Comcast
|  reply to broknsymetry
Listen, i lived in huntinton WV. there r 3 or 4 call centers ther, our mayor give these people a no tax credit for a certain number of years , to try and bring up the un-employment rate , but after that time wheres off these companies move again , leaving more people without jobs.
i lived there i know frpm the real world! |
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masterpjz9
join:2000-10-14
Peabody, MA
| reply to ctceo
said by ctceo :
Oh, and just as a side note, they don't have to buy the no-call list, that is purely voluntary; at least in Indiana (the allegedly strictest no call-list rules & penalties in the US).
Well I know in Massachusetts, if you are on the No Call list and they call you, they can get fined if you report them. This list is not voluntary |
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