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re: Would You Support The Government Killing Telemarketers? 5 Calls In 30 Min On Sat Afternoon
Posted on 8/18/18 at 11:47 pm to Bestbank Tiger
Posted on 8/18/18 at 11:47 pm to Bestbank Tiger
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But now I just get hangup calls. Those make me even angrier.
Those are typically robots going down a list to find who is active.
In this era of telemarketing and smart phones, why are so many people answering unknown numbers on their personal lines?
I can at least understand it on work lines.
As for the OP: no. Government legislation to make undesired behavior illegal rarely works. And given that the vast majority of all telemarketers aren’t even in the US, such a law would be pointless.
This post was edited on 8/18/18 at 11:49 pm
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Posted on 8/19/18 at 12:11 am to MrLarson
I just tell them the owner of the phone is dead, and give awkward silence when it's a live person and not a recorded message.
Posted on 8/19/18 at 5:17 am to p0845330
Home improvement telemarketers are getting to be the worstt. They are worse than Rachael from Card Services now.
Posted on 8/19/18 at 8:24 am to Volvagia
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Those are typically robots going down a list to find who is active.
In this era of telemarketing and smart phones, why are so many people answering unknown numbers on their personal lines?
They keep calling again and again if you ignore them. Unless they get a disconnect notice they know it's a good number.
Posted on 8/19/18 at 8:27 am to MrLarson
I love Google voice. They come up as Spam on caller id when calling.
Posted on 8/19/18 at 8:49 am to Bestbank Tiger
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They keep calling again and again if you ignore them. Unless they get a disconnect notice they know it's a good number.
I’ve noticed just the opposite.
But it might be a subjective bias.
Point remains of why answer and be bothered at all
Posted on 8/19/18 at 8:55 am to MrLarson
Answering the phone when you don’t know who it is, is trashy.
I never answer mine unless I recognize the name or number.
If it’s worthwhile, they’ll leave a voicemail, and I’ll return the call if and when I feel like it.
I never answer mine unless I recognize the name or number.
If it’s worthwhile, they’ll leave a voicemail, and I’ll return the call if and when I feel like it.
Posted on 8/19/18 at 9:04 am to MrLarson
I wouldn't mind if they sent a cruise missile into whatever Indian call canter calls me 5 times a day offering me discount Cialis or Viagra.
Posted on 8/19/18 at 9:07 am to SportsGuyNOLA
except when it’s a business phone
I get at least ten google listing calls a day sometimes more and nothing I’ve tried has slowed them down. if Karl Marx himself ran for president and said he’d put a stop to it I’d vote for him twice
I get at least ten google listing calls a day sometimes more and nothing I’ve tried has slowed them down. if Karl Marx himself ran for president and said he’d put a stop to it I’d vote for him twice
Posted on 8/19/18 at 9:07 am to MrLarson
Killing, probably not, but brining back public flogging for executives for telemarketers could be good.
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