New Breed of telemarketers who won't let you speak? (business)
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I feel once I listed my cell phone # on the Do Not Call list, my telemarketer calls increased. I don't answer any numbers I don't recognize. There should be an app that lets you "trash" a number so the call cannot connect to your number.
Doesn't seem that hard. When we had a land-line, (but no caller ID), we just never answered the phone and our friends knew this. If we heard a recognizable voice starting to leave a message, we picked up. Otherwise, no.
Why the irresistible compulsion to pick up the phone?
Never had a scam call on the cell and no special blocking features either.
Not everyone is as lucky as you. At worst, we can get the same number calling every single day, sometimes multiple times. It's disruptive and annoying, and IMHO borderline harassment.
I get them on my cell phone just not to the same degree. Now, they care calling from numbers like those in our area, leading us to think it's a doctor's office or something calling, so we may be more inclined to answer. These telemarketers are loser pieces of trash with their tactics. If you have to literally almost harass people, maybe no one wants your services and you should just stop.
Usually when it's my cell (and home phone also), I only answer if it's someone I know. Otherwise, anyone important will leave a voicemail. I don't get enough random calls for it to bother me. And my phone is usually on silent for various reasons, so I don't have to hear the ringing. At home it's a little different, and more frequent.
I had no idea where to post this. I've been getting LOTS of calls from telemarketers. I don't have a landline and I usually ignore calls from anyone that is not programmed into my cell phone. But I've been getting so many that I decided to start answering so I can tell the telemarketers to remove me from their call list. So, the telemarketer goes into their spiel and will not let me say a word. I've said over and over "Hello, can you hear me?" and they will not stop talking. When they finally pause and I say could you please remove me from your call list, they simply hang up. I am on the National Do Not Call register.
When they let you get a word in edgewise, ask them for their company name, employee number, and the name and phone number of their supervisor. Point out that you are on the Do Not Call list, and they are violating Federal law by calling you.
They'll hang up as usual. But they WON'T call back. A win-win.
Another useful response is to set your cell phone down while they are still talking, and ignore it for 10-15 minutes. When they realize they are wasting a lot of time talking to thin air, with zero chance of making a sale, they will be less likely to call back.
But the supervisor-name-and-phone-number stunt is still the most effective.
Another useful response is to set your cell phone down while they are still talking, and ignore it for 10-15 minutes. When they realize they are wasting a lot of time talking to thin air, with zero chance of making a sale, they will be less likely to call back.
But the supervisor-name-and-phone-number stunt is still the most effective.
Only if it's a live human being calling. That's becoming more rare as scammers have turned by and large to robos.
I just don’t answer my phone to numbers I don’t recognize. I sometimes google a missed number to check it wasn’t someone important. If I do pick up a call thinking it may be the doctor or something and it turns out to be a scammer, I block the number so they can’t call back. Once you answer the phone to one of them, the number is marked as ‘live’ in their database and they all start calling you.
Regarding "irresistible compulsion to pick up the phone".
Having elderly parents who are frail and having children in school means I'm going to pick up the phone, every time. Even if I don't know who is calling.
I once had an "inside sales" job that turned out to be nothing but a B2B telemarketing job. I lasted under 3 months.
You have to stay on the call a minimum number of seconds to count it towards your daily call volume.
Ours was 15 seconds...you learn to stretch if you are told the person no longer works there....
Some may have longer minimum call lengths.
You force-feed your script so the "prospect" can't interrupt and maybe you will spew something interesting enough to continue the call...which is being recorded.
Some fellow workers where very good at it and did well.
I once had an "inside sales" job that turned out to be nothing but a B2B telemarketing job. I lasted under 3 months.
You have to stay on the call a minimum number of seconds to count it towards your daily call volume.
Ours was 15 seconds...you learn to stretch if you are told the person no longer works there....
Some may have longer minimum call lengths.
You force-feed your script so the "prospect" can't interrupt and maybe you will spew something interesting enough to continue the call...which is being recorded.
Some fellow workers where very good at it and did well.
I was not one of them.
The above is very enlightening! Thanks for posting this information.
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When I get a landline, voip, or cell phone number for public purposes (business, etc), I'm usually free from harassment for awhile. But when I get pestered by telemarketing calls, I keep a scream alarm device on hand.
If/when I get a telemarketer call, I blast the siren into the microphone of my phone. Then I hang up.
Works every time. I never hear back from those jerks.
Yep I keep one of those marine air horns nearby so I can blast any unwanted callers. Works like a charm. I do admit it's a little awkward when I do it in my office though.
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