Register Your Home & Cell Numbers - ASAP!!!!

JUST A REMINDER...
In a few days from today, all cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies
and you will start to receive sale calls.
YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THESE CALLS...

LINK: https://www.donotcall.gov/default.aspx

To prevent this, click on the link above and register your home and cell 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.

<font color="red"> HELP OTHERS BY PASSING THIS ON TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS </font>

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I had heard about this too Rhapsody and did a search.

More info here...

PS Did you know you're an Elder! Congrats!

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PS Did you know you're an Elder! Congrats!

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- w00t w00t - NO! I did not notice the change...... Thx for telling ME.

Let's Party.......................


LoVe,
Rhapsody -

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Rhap... it's a hoax...

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Rhap... it's a hoax...

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No, not that I have heard of...... (and) I saw this INFO on a TV channel while suffering the channels one night when I could not sleep.

Just follow the LINK above and it will take you to the government DO NOT CALL website.

LoVe,
Rhapsody -

Here's one article but do a search if you need more info.

Telemarketers won't ring up cell phones
By Paul Davidson, USA TODAY
Stay calm: You're not about to be bombarded with telemarketing calls on your cell phone.
Ominous e-mails that have been warning consumers that telemarketers will soon start calling cell phone numbers are either part of a hoax or a misunderstanding by those who sent the messages, regulators and consumer groups say.

CLICK HERE

YES..... I have seen and read that article before and while they say that it is illegal for sales pitches to be done to a cell phone by an automatic dialer.... it does not stop them from calling you directly, that is why I have added my cell phone number and home number to the list..... for my entire family have recieved sales call on our cell phones this year, about 2-3 x a month.

FROM ARTICLE:
It is illegal to make sales pitches to wireless phones by using automatic dialers — which is how the vast majority of telemarketing calls are placed. (One reason is that cellular users must pay for incoming calls).

FROM ARTICLE:
Worried at first that the e-mails were part of a scam to fool consumers into turning over their cell phone numbers to telemarketers. But the number provided really is for do-not-call registrations.

Consumers can add their numbers — cell phone or landline — to the list by calling 888-382-1222 from the number they want to register. They can also do so at www.donotcall.gov.


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Oh, okay Rhapsody. Thanks for clearing that up. It's just I saw this from the Federal Trade Commission and I wasn't sure what to believe.

The Truth about Cell Phones and the National Do Not Call Registry

If you’ve received an e-mail telling you that your cell phone is about to be assaulted by telemarketing calls as a result of a new cell phone number database, rest assured that this is not the case. Telemarketing to cell phone numbers has always been illegal in most cases and will continue to be so. In response to recent e-mail campaigns urging consumers to place their cell phone numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry, the Federal Trade Commission and Federal Communications Commission issue this advisory to give consumers the facts.

One e-mail making the rounds says:

“JUST A REMINDER...In a few weeks, cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies and you will start to receive sale calls. YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THESE CALLS... To prevent this, call the following number from your cell phone: 888/382-1222. 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. PASS THIS ON TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS...”

Another version claims:

“The Federal Trade Commission has set up a "do not call" list. It is called a cell phone registry. To be included on the "do not call" list, you must call from the number you wish to register.”

Here’s what you need to know about the National Do Not Call Registry program:

FCC regulations prohibit telemarketers from using automated dialers to call cell phone numbers. Automated dialers are standard in the industry, so most telemarketers are barred from calling consumers on their cell phones without their consent.

The federal government does not maintain a national cell phone registry. Personal cell phone users have always been able to add their numbers to the National Do Not Call Registry — the same Registry consumers use to register their land lines — either online at www.donotcall.gov or by calling toll-free 1-888-382-1222 from the telephone number they wish to register. Registrations become effective within 31 days of signing up and are active for five years. There is no cut-off date or deadline for registrations.

http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2005/04/dnc.htm

Also, I was looking at this whole list too.

More Info...

Thanks for all the INFO..... it has been very interesting to read and it will be of help to many.

I placed the main article on here after seeing all this stuff on the computer myself and then I came across a TV commercial for how to stop sales calls to your cell phone and home phone....... (see link above).

I personally DO NOT want to be called on my cell phone to be asked to buy some thing and I have a caller ID at home so I DO NOT answer any private, blocked call, or out of area calls for most of them are from sales solicitors.

Just sharing.......................... Hope it HELPS!!

LoVe,
Rhapsody -

Hope that's only applicable in the States! Hate to deal with that bs here!

Better safe than sorry! I registered my cell phone. Thanks Rhapsody!!!

Oh, I did my grandma's number too, she has a landline and has been getting lots of annoying calls. Thanks!!!

Thanks for the info!!!!!!!