REMEMBER Cell Phone Numbers Go Public this month. (rant, work, release)

[NYTom]

REMINDER..... all cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies and you will start to receive sales calls.
.... YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THESE CALLS

To prevent this, call the following number from your cell phone: 8 8 8-382-1222.
You can also register your land lines at this number.
It is the National DO NOT CALL list It will only take a minute of your time.. It blocks your number for five (5) years.
You must call from the cell phone number you want to have blocked. You cannot call from a different phone number.

HELP OTHERS BY PASSING THIS ON.

[dontaskwhy]

Please offer some proof. Such things are talked about every so often and never actually happen. The National Do Not Call List is free, but it is not guaranteed to work. If someone is blocking their caller ID or spoofing their phone # it is useless.

[midwest61021]

This has no effect on me since I don't answer any number that's not already in my phone. Same for blocked numbers. No voice mail set for them to mess with either.

[Poncho_NM]

Originally Posted by NYTom

REMINDER..... all cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies and you will start to receive sales calls.
.... YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THESE CALLS

To prevent this, call the following number from your cell phone: 8 8 8-382-1222.
You can also register your land lines at this number.
It is the National DO NOT CALL list It will only take a minute of your time.. It blocks your number for five (5) years.
You must call from the cell phone number you want to have blocked. You cannot call from a different phone number.

HELP OTHERS BY PASSING THIS ON.

FALSE

One well known valid reference that the above is false: snopes.com: Cell Phone Numbers Given to Telemarketers

[Poncho_NM]

This subject comes up frequently and has been discussed a few times: Here is one thread: Do Not call list-TElemarketers