Do Not Call

[~FloweryFriend~]

Posted: 12/15/04 at 10:51pm

[disclaimer... I got this in a forwarded e-mail]

Starting Jan 1, 2005, all cell phone numbers will be made public to telemarketing firms.  So this means as of Jan 1, your cell phone may start ringing off the hook with telemarketers, but unlike your home phone, most of you pay for your incoming calls. These telemarketers will eat up your free minutes and end up costing you money in the long run. According to the National Do Not Call List, you have until Dec.15th 2004 to get on the national "Do not call list" for cell phones. They said that you need to call 1-888-382-1222 from the cell phone that you wish to have put on the "do not call list" to be put on the list. They also said you can do it online at
https://www.donotcall.gov/default.aspx
Registering only takes a minute, is in effect for 5
years and will possibly save you money (definitely frustration)!

https://www.donotcall.gov/default.aspx

Posted: 12/15/04 at 10:53pm

Thx, FF!

[Matt_G]

Posted: 12/15/04 at 10:54pm

Is this actually real? I've heard from various people it's all a hoax.

[StickToPriest]

Posted: 12/15/04 at 10:55pm

I registered my home phone and haven't recieved one telemarketing call since.

And thanks, Aiea. I just registered my cell.

[Plum]

Posted: 12/15/04 at 10:56pm

Still...it can't be that much trouble to just register your cell phone.

[Mythus]

Posted: 12/15/04 at 10:57pm

http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_cell_phone_directory.htm

[~FloweryFriend~]

Posted: 12/15/04 at 11:16pm

thanks for clearing that up Mythus!

[Jwei123]

Posted: 12/15/04 at 11:34pm

thanks, FF..that will save me from many annoying calls. The following lines will (hopefully) be said by me WAY less this coming year.

"He's not in right now"

"We're in the middle of dinner"

"He doesn't live here anymore"

"I think you have the wrong number"

:) Thanks again