how to stop a company from calling your home?
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http://www.donotcall.gov
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It's terribly annoying how so many businesses have mastered the tactic of making cancellation of their services a nightmare.\n\nI get around their tactics by ALWAYS asking for a supervisor right away.  When the call center rep says that they'll be happy to help me, I respond that unless they want me to take out my frustrations on them, they should put a supervisor on the phone.  It works everytime!
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Head over to https://nocall.wisconsin.gov/web/home.asp for the whole story. \n\nYou can call in or register online for the no-call list.
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National Do Not Call Registry\n\nhttp://www.donotcall.gov/\n\nthey can't call me no matter what sneaky trick they ptry. i got rid of all of my telephones in 1997. :)
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Call your cell service and tell them not to allow restricted calls to your phone.  When they call a recorded message will say "the person you have called does not accept call from private callers", then they have to unblock it first by pressing *82.
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call this number: 1-888-382-1222. it is the national do not call list, it is active for 5 years. i called for both my home and cell phones, it takes 30 days after you call to be in affect. you can file charges on these people (companies) if they continue to call. good luck!!!
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first you have to answer the phone and see who it is - that is the only way to know who is calling.  you can call your local phone company and get instructions on how to block private callers.
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Most phone companies have an option to block certain numbers, but it has a price.  I like caller ID.  If I don't recognize the number, I don't answer.
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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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Call up the phone book company and get your number removed or get a phone id machine...
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If they aren't asking for you by name, tell them that no one by that name lives at your number, that you have had that phone number for (tell them in years/months, however long it has been). Be polite and offer to answer any questions they have. Then ask them to please indicate in their records that they do not have the correct number and to please stop calling you.\n\nGenerally, if you are polite and helpful to them, they will stop bothering you.\n\nIf, however, they are asking for someone with your name, you may be a victim of identity theft. Get as much information from them as you can about what was purchased, when, where and what information the person gave when making the purchase. Check your credit report and see if there is activity on it that is not connected to you. If you do have a case of identity theft, you have more problems ahead of you getting it cleared up.
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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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Call phone company and have tham block that call.  I had a similar problem with getting called by a fax machine several times a day.  \nAfter a week I called the phone company, they checked into the number and then the calls stopped.  Good luck.
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you can't stop them from doing a google search (or other searches) on your name.  Even if you pull off the Internet entirely, there is simply a lot of information that is a matter of public record.  About the best thing you can do to protect yourself is to not post your personal information online anywhere.  Then, you can google your own name and find out where it is popping up; contact those sites and ask them to take down references to you.  There is no guarantee that they will; however, they won't if you don't ask either.  You can't eliminate it entirely, but you certainly can try to mitigate how much is out there.\n\nOf course, you might try to figure out why you are being harrassed and what format it is coming into you.  If people are calling you and harrasing you, you can sign up for the do not call list and sign up for call blocking features from your telco.  If it is via email, you can add those senders or domains to your black list.  Or, create an email filter that denies everyone exept for those you explicitly allow.
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Move away for a longer time (rent a place elsewhere or move in with a friend or family member) till he no longer knocks at your door. And change your handphone or house number to a private number and make sure you give number to trusted friends or family only.\n\nI used to know a guy who does this, I moved away and changed my phone number and become uncontactable to him.
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No, it's not illegal for them to block their phone #'s.  You can however block their calls by getting on the national no call list &/or getting a privacy manager for your home phone.  Call your phone company about it, it makes whoever is calling you ID themselves if their # is blocked.
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Call the customer service desk of your cell provider. They may be able to help you or at least stop the calls.\n\nOr try one of those phone number look up services on the internet. The free ones will at least tell you if it's from another cell (with provider) or from a land line. If it is from a cell, call their provider and make a complaint.\n\nAlternatively, you can go to your local police department and file a complaint. Depending on what kinds of calls you are getting, they could end up in court, which would be pretty sweet. This depends heavily on local statues regarding phone harassment and how serious the officer you talk to takes your complaint.