Keep a whistle by the phone - blow it as soon as the telemarketer starts
talking. OR - act interested and say 'hold on a second'. Then set the
phone down (don't hang it up) and go about your business.
Norm Higgs
http://forbiddenpc.com
http://forbiddenpc.blogspot.com
http://www.power-blog.com/info/4365
http://freetrafficbar.com?r=74276
On 2011-10-26 7:13 AM, Tidings -- wrote:
> Here in Canada we have a NO CALL LIST and it is totally ignored and uninforced it's
> more than a joke. Our Phone number on it since 2008..
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> Now a days I am using a new technique when a telemarketer calls I say HELLO and HELLO... for more than 10 times.
> then he gets sick and tired of me and hangs up. Stay cool.. let him run not you.
> Fred
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> I have the same problem with my phone. And its always the same people
> who are called even after I tell them I'm not interested in their
> company and ask to be removed from there list of "Do not call list"
> About the companies who know your address, they either register you in
> their database when you called for one the last time you needed it.
> The pizza companies around me know my name/address. I've used in
> particular since I moved here and all he does is to look it up on the
> data base.
> I too find it annoying when I'm in the midst of doing something and
> the phone rings and its a marketer. You can add your name to the US.
> Government DO NOT CALL LIST that will eliminate a lot of your calls.
> Good Luck!
>
> On 10/26/11, tidings_@hotmail.com<tidings_@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Due to very poor reception recently we have changed our home phone carrier
> > from Vonage to the large
> > local phone carrier.
> >
> > The day our phone was connected, we started receiving annoying calls from
> > India and other parts of the
> > world.They know us by name with our home address, even when time when I
> > called a cab to go somewhere
> > the cab co. knew my address and phone number without telling them.
> >
> > I have a feeling that phone companies sell our data base for profit.
> > Any comments?
> > Fred
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