Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > General Forums > Economics
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
Reply Start New Thread
 
Old 12-13-2011, 02:54 PM
 
Location: USA
2,593 posts, read 4,229,290 times
Reputation: 2240

Advertisements

Quote:
Originally Posted by suzy_q2010 View Post
Being on the Do Not Call list has blocked most of mine.

I was getting calls from the Indian drug pushers, but those have stopped, thank goodness.

You can just use the caller ID and not answer calls from numbers you do not recognize.

The charities I just ask to remove my number from their calling list.

If you get calls and no one responds when you answer, those are apparently fishing calls solely to determine when someone is likely to be at home. Apparently hitting the "#" key quickly and repeatedly confuses the system. I've tried it, and the calls from India stopped. I cannot prove that was a cause and effect, however.
Oh my, getting calls from India is the worst by far. I used to get calls from my cable company wanting me to take surveys and the calls came from India. I don't know what type of training/education they give these people in the English language, but it can't be much more than maybe a 1 week crash course. I had to repeatedly tell them that I couldn't understand what they were saying & to please not call me anymore if you understand what I'm saying lol.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 12-13-2011, 03:00 PM
 
Location: Georgia, USA
37,020 posts, read 41,072,493 times
Reputation: 44958
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lacerta View Post
I'm on the national do not call list. My only phone is a cell phone, but it is my old landline phone number, so I've had to gradually filter out all the charities and political groups. Most of the time, if it says "Blocked number" I just don't answer, but sometimes I do, just to see if I can get a live person. I tell them that I am on the do not call list, and that my phone is a cell phone with only 300 minutes per month (true) and to put me on their internal do not call list. Works about 95% of the time. I only get a few calls now.

Ironically, one that it hasn't worked on is the police department. They still call me every year, and I always answer, because my caller ID says "POLICE". Every year, I tell them if they want to send me something in the mail, I will look at it, but please put me on their do not call list, and every year, they call me again.

The other one it hasn't worked on is the political groups. I've had several that are automated, and have no opt-out choice on them, which I believe is illegal.

The ones that annoy me most are the telemarketers that call at work. I have to interrupt what I am working on to answer the phone. I answer it in a way that is obviously a business, and they ask for the lady of the house. I tell them this is a business, and they apologize, hang up, and 10 minutes later, they call again. I've opted out of dozens of automated messages, but the next week I get a new message from the same company in a different voice. But the worst are the faxed solicitations. They ignore the opt out option completely. They waste my paper, and my toner, tie up my fax line, and I get at least 10 a week, sometimes more. Mostly for vacation deals. I have tried opting out and it doesn't work. They should be heavily fined.
Have you considered switching to an internet based fax system? Faxes go to an email account, and you can just delete the spam. You do not have to print out any faxes if you do not actually need a paper copy.

We are switching to a VOIP system at my husband's office. We are not using the fax system that's available with the VOIP only because the boss would find it impossible!

The politicians and charities are exempt from the Do Not Call rules.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-13-2011, 03:08 PM
 
Location: Georgia, USA
37,020 posts, read 41,072,493 times
Reputation: 44958
Quote:
Originally Posted by zoomzoom3 View Post
Oh my, getting calls from India is the worst by far. I used to get calls from my cable company wanting me to take surveys and the calls came from India. I don't know what type of training/education they give these people in the English language, but it can't be much more than maybe a 1 week crash course. I had to repeatedly tell them that I couldn't understand what they were saying & to please not call me anymore if you understand what I'm saying lol.
The calls I was getting were from scam artists based in India allegedly trying to sell narcotics. People who actually sent them money never got their drugs, though. The callers were persistent and nasty. They just laughed when you told them about Do Not Call, and the numbers on the caller ID were fake. I got a lot of calls, but apparently fewer than some people did.

I agree that the companies who outsource to India and use people who cannot be understood are not doing themselves any favors. The survey people should be subject to Do Not Call rules. You can report them if they do not stop. If I do answer one of them, I make it clear that I do not wish to participate and that I do not want any calls from their company, not just the company they are doing the survey for.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-13-2011, 03:20 PM
 
Location: MO->MI->CA->TX->MA
7,022 posts, read 14,439,595 times
Reputation: 5570
Quote:
Originally Posted by suzy_q2010 View Post
Have you considered switching to an internet based fax system? Faxes go to an email account, and you can just delete the spam. You do not have to print out any faxes if you do not actually need a paper copy.

We are switching to a VOIP system at my husband's office. We are not using the fax system that's available with the VOIP only because the boss would find it impossible!

The politicians and charities are exempt from the Do Not Call rules.
I use a VOIP (Skype) number that I give out to everyone who needs my contact. That number forwards to my cell phone. There's an option to block certain numbers in Skype but not for my cell phone (where the vast majority of telemarketing calls come from.)
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-13-2011, 04:18 PM
 
Location: Georgia, USA
37,020 posts, read 41,072,493 times
Reputation: 44958
Quote:
Originally Posted by ragnarkar View Post
I use a VOIP (Skype) number that I give out to everyone who needs my contact. That number forwards to my cell phone. There's an option to block certain numbers in Skype but not for my cell phone (where the vast majority of telemarketing calls come from.)
How do you currently send and receive faxes?
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-13-2011, 04:22 PM
 
Location: MO->MI->CA->TX->MA
7,022 posts, read 14,439,595 times
Reputation: 5570
Quote:
Originally Posted by suzy_q2010 View Post
How do you currently send and receive faxes?
I don't have a fax machine (or own a business that needs to send/receive faxes.) The few times I needed a fax sent, I used FedEx.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-13-2011, 04:26 PM
 
285 posts, read 701,822 times
Reputation: 273
I have caller ID. If I don't recognize the number of the caller, I do not answer.

I Google all unfamiliar numbers, and many of them are bogus surveys or people fishing for credit card numbers.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-13-2011, 04:44 PM
 
Location: Georgia, USA
37,020 posts, read 41,072,493 times
Reputation: 44958
Quote:
Originally Posted by ragnarkar View Post
I don't have a fax machine (or own a business that needs to send/receive faxes.) The few times I needed a fax sent, I used FedEx.
Sorry. Since you responded to a comment about faxes, I assumed you used them.

But if you do need to send one, you can do it with your computer if you use Vista or Windows 7:

Set up your computer to send and receive faxes
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-13-2011, 04:55 PM
 
3,111 posts, read 8,041,333 times
Reputation: 4272
I like to put them on speaker, and pull up a porno. I'll be like, "Oh yea, you hit that ass!"
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-13-2011, 05:24 PM
 
278 posts, read 575,976 times
Reputation: 236
Caller ID that announces who is calling, keeps me from talking to telemarketers, as well as some in laws and out laws as well.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > General Forums > Economics
Similar Threads

All times are GMT -6.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top