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Whats the deal here. Some cell providers charge for incoming calls. This was on a local tv newscast today.Nothing worse then telemarketers.

 

 

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EYEWITNESS LOCAL NEWS

from Eyewitness News Online

PESKY PROBLEM

Cellphone Numbers Being Released

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Reported by: http://www.wchstv.com/bluemail.gif Rachel Tarr

Videographer: Eyewitness News

Web Producer: Jessica Reed

October 1, 2008 1:36pm

 

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Today, all cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies.

 

If you don't want to get those calls, you can call 1-888-382-1222 from your cell phone to block the calls. You can also log on to donotcall.gov, and add up to three phone numbers you want blocked. Under a new law, these new registries will never expire.

 

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If I don't recognize the number then I don't answer it. If it is someone who knows me they will leave a message and then I can get back to them. I didn't have a problem with telemarketers but about 4 years ago I lost my cell phone. Before I could get it shut off some woman found it and got my number. She has used it on her credit applications so about 4 times a month I get calls for her. I still get those calls. I used to call them back and tell them it isn't her number, but of course that doesn't help, they don't want to talk to me only her. How stupid is that. So I just ignore it.

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I had received that informatoin at work -so I sent it around and the Snopesters in our office got on my case that is isn't true. Maybe - maybe not. I know for a fact though that before I sent that e-mail out - I had gotten 3 telemarketing calls - so somehow the number(s) are getting out there. It only took me 15 seconds to do that do not call list call, I did, we'll see what happens.

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