Telemarketers to cell phone users: You're Next!

[Nilly_Chipples]

Source:Ars Technica (http://arstechnica.com/index.html)


I'm sure most of you are familiar with the following scenario: You're at one end of the house; the phone is at the other, and it starts ringing. You dash madly to reach it in time before the machine picks up and, yet again, it's someone trying to sell you newspapers, double glazing or some other item you were quite happy not having until they decided to bug you. Well, now it seems that soon we won't be safe from unwelcome interruption once we leave the house:


Soon after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) implements its wireless number portability rules on Nov. 24, it's expected that most phone customers will also be able to keep the same number when they switch from regular landline to wireless service. And as that happens, telemarketers almost certainly will start reaching people via their mobile phones.




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[Carrie]

Well I for one don't think that telemarketers should be allowed to do this. Imagine what kind of bills these people are going to recieve.Roaming charges alone would be enough to break ya.:frown:

[taddzilla]

When I signed up for the do not call list, I also signed up my cell number.

On the other hand, when they do happen to catch me at home, I find I can get them to hang up pretty quick if you ask them if they like porn. :rotfl:

[c0lin]

Originally posted by taddzilla
When I signed up for the do not call list, I also signed up my cell number.

On the other hand, when they do happen to catch me at home, I find I can get them to hang up pretty quick if you ask them if they like porn. :rotfl:

rofl gotta try that one :laugh: :squint:

[Lion7718]

Originally posted by taddzilla
When I signed up for the do not call list, I also signed up my cell number.

I did the same thing

[Shades Coolray]

If I had my way (if I ran this country) telemarketers, spammers, junk mailers, adware\spyware dudes, and other scum would go to forced labor camps for a long time. They should be glad I'm not president.

(vote for Shades in 2004:cool: )

[Tidus]

This is how I see it in my eyes..

First I get spammed with e-mail
Second my house gets calls from not real people saying we've won crap
third, i am NOW getting things on my cellphone! Some lady said that i signed up or something for a 10,000 sweepstakes, i dont do that ****! :hammered: :hammered: :hammered: :hammered:

[Wolfie]

Originally posted by taddzilla
On the other hand, when they do happen to catch me at home, I find I can get them to hang up pretty quick if you ask them if they like porn. :rotfl:

That's a good one. My tactic is to tell them I have been unemployed for 2 years and then ask them if they openings for telemarketers.

[drwtwn312]

or you could tell them you died 3 months ago, or tell them you'll be out of the country for the next 3 years on a business trip.

If idiots start callng my cell phone i'm just not going to pick up anything with a private number