If we never buy anything over the phone, why do telemarketers KEEP calling all evening?
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Buying has nothing to do with this phenomenon.  Having credit card accounts, catalog memberships, music club memberships all contribute and of course being a homeowner.  We get almost no calls anymore because we have registered on the do not call list www.donotcall.gov.  The other thing to do is tell any issuer of any account you own that they can only call for existing business reasons, i.e. fraud prevention on your account, late payments etc.  It is a pain if you have a lot of accounts but the calls do stop.  The other thing is when they call they should ask if you wish to be removed from their lists when you tell them to stop calling.  When you open a new account it is common practice for the company to share with affiliates make sure that you have this privilege revoked.
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Land lines will continue because people want them.  When and if there is never a big enough need for it then it will cease to exist, but I don't foresee that ever happening, not in my life time anyway.
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There is a list here: http://www.adma.com.au/asp/index.asp?pgid=1999.\nHowever this list is voluntary and only used by members of ADMA so it's not the same as the list they now have in the USA, which is run by the government and every company has to comply, however most telemarketers  (all the ones that use automatic dialers) have a "Do not call list", so you can ask to be put on that. Of course that only gets you of the list for that one company. Another way to deal with it is to get caller ID. Telemarketers always show up as "Unknown" or something to that effect, so stop answering calls that show "Unknown". \n\nAnother thing you can do is buy a device to stop telemarketers. The way that works is when you get connected it pulses out sounds that simulate a disconnected number, so the dialer categorizes your number as such and will never dial it again. See http://www.scn.org/~bk269/zapper.html
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WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE\nNATIONAL DO NOT CALL REGISTRY\nThe National Do Not Call Registry gives you a choice about whether to receive telemarketing calls at home. Most telemarketers should not call your number once it has been on the registry for 31 days. If they do, you can file a complaint at this Website. You can register your home or mobile phone for free. Your registration will be effective for five years.\n\nGood luck!
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Most calls I receive that display an 800 prefix and don't leave messages are almost certainly telemarketers.  My guess is that's who called you.
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that doues not work for me because the operator comes on and says the number is untraceble. so i am going to say no but the phone company has a way if you give them the time they called and tell them you want that number. they have to give it to you. but you might have to tell them you keep on getting bothered by them of something because i have peopel here that like to call at 2 am and hang up with numbers that are un traceable. i just report it to the phone company and file a complant and they give me the number. and i cann the police.
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Sometimes it's a machine calling you - to check if you are home at certain times in the day, so they know when to have a human call and try to sell you something.  The machines are kinda dumb so they take a long time to figure out whether a human or a voice mailbox answered the call or not.  I just let my avatar answer the phone during the day to avoid the hassle!
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Half the people that hate telemarketers probably don't have a job at all. There is a do not call list if you don't want to be offered products and services by phone. I am not on a do not call list because I have gotten some very good offers from telemarketers before. I saved thousands of dollars by transferring balances to a very low interest rate. I have gotten very good deals on warranties, magazines, credit card offers, travel packages, etc. If a telemarketer calls you, take a minute to see if they are offering something you want, you may be surprised. If your not interested, just say so. At least be nice. I doubt if telemarketers want to waste any time on people that are not interested in buying their products. How would you like it if everyone treated you like crap for just doing your job.
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Well, I think many of them would like to save, not only in phone bills, rather in all the things, except females who can never think about the bills while purchasing cosmetics :p\n\nRegarding that new kind of phone, I know a way, which I think many of you people might know, is VoIP (Voice over IP). With this service, you can talk internationaly with very cheap rates. As for instance, calling America is as cheap as 1cent per minute. By yahoo voice services, you can do that. http://voice.yahoo.com\n\nThanks.
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why don't you call them?  They probably have a 24hr hotline or something.
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As everyone mentioned above shows most of the people are being irritated and harassed by them. I aggree they all more than they should, but if we don't want any more calls why don't we put our number on DNC (do not call) List. This list is by federal government and once you register your name on this list, you won't get any telemarketing job.\n\nOne more thing about telemarketers is they have an ability to sell big things on phone. I have seen telemarketers selling cars, internet connections, refinancing mortgage... I really appreciate the hard work they follow.\n\nAs you asked about the impact on the world i would say, it really help people to save there time as they don't have to shop around for something they are looking for.\n\nI also aggree with one of my friends comment as said they call poor english, for this i would suggest companies to give them more training on accent and language and then make them call.\nThanks and regards
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Yes.. I'm not sure how you get it... but there is..because we all just got warning that there is going to be a no call list you will have to put your cell phone on as well to avoid getting telemarketing calls.. \n\nI think that ought to illegal.. why should I have to pay for their advertisement with MY MINUTES?..It's just not right!\n\nI'll look for that old e-mail for a number to call for no call list\n\nedit: Sorry everyone..I must have deleted it.. I thought I still had it.. but there is a number.. call directory and see if it's available in your area..mine may not have been for your state anyway.. but I highly suggest it.. we put all of our company cell phones on it, and I put my personal on it.....my one pet peeve : telemarketers!!!
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if you call early in the day, and no answer then try way later like early evening, then its do-able..... but it gets annoying as hell when people blow up your phone....because chances are if im not answering i'm busy, not near my phone, asleep, or not in the mood to talk
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It's probably an auto-dialer.  A computer at a telemarketing company dials your number, and only connects you with a live telemarketer after you answer.  If their representatives are all busy, it hangs up on you.\n\nCall the number and tell them not to call you, and get on the Do Not Call list.
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jack's pizza and deli, can i help you?\nit gives me an easy out in case it is telemarketers.
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Sorry, I also do the same. But its just for fun to relax from work tension. But not regularly. And surely not if somebody is seriouly talking on serious subject.\nBut I am afraid that you are using your phone for at least 8 hours continuously. And they want to save you!
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If you don't like telemarketing, then try to be a mystery shopper.