Don't forget to dial the phone number below
Cell phone numbers are going public today - This is a REMINDER
All cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies today
and you may start to receive sales 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. You must call from the cell
phone number you want to list.

In "Howard W3CQH"
wrote:

Don't forget to dial the phone number below
Cell phone numbers are going public today

"You may have received an email telling you that your cell phone is about
to be assaulted by telemarketing calls as a result of a new cell phone
number database; however, that is not the case. FCC regulations prohibit
telemarketers from using automated dialers to call cell phone numbers.
Automated dialers are standard in the industry, so most telemarketers don’t
call consumers on their cell phones without their consent."

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/cons...ts/alt107.shtm

--
Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN

Howard W3CQH wrote:
Don't forget to dial the phone number below
Cell phone numbers are going public today - This is a REMINDER
All cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies today
and you may start to receive sales 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. You must call from the cell
phone number you want to list.




HOAX alert!

Don't forget to dial the phone number below
Cell phone numbers are going public today
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"You may have received an email telling you that your cell phone is about
to be assaulted by telemarketing calls as a result of a new cell phone
number database; however, that is not the case. FCC regulations prohibit
telemarketers from using automated dialers to call cell phone numbers.
Automated dialers are standard in the industry, so most telemarketers don’t
call consumers on their cell phones without their consent."

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/cons...ts/alt107.shtm
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That's NOT my experience.
While visiting California recently ,I used an AT&T Pay As You Go account
and got numerous 'unsolicited' calls/text messages, which each reduced
my credit by $0.25
A true pain in the bum.
On my next visit I'll check whether 888.382.1222 will block these
annoying ,useless calls/messages.

Frank GM0CSZ / KN6WH

(Highland Ham) wrote in
:

While visiting California recently ,I used an AT&T Pay As You Go
account and got numerous 'unsolicited' calls/text messages, which
each reduced my credit by $0.25
A true pain in the bum.

I think that almost all cellphone spam is based on simply dialing
numbers in sequence on an exchange known to belong to cellphones,
rather than being directed to you specifically.

Since it's already illegal to use machine dialers to call cellphones,
adding your number to a don't call list certainly won't mean much to
the caller.

On the other hand, I've had a Verizon account with two lines for about
10 years, and have been carrying a T-Mobile pre-paid phone for about a
year and have never, ever received any unwanted phone calls or text
messages.

--
Bert Hyman | St. Paul, MN |

"Bert Hyman" wrote in message
...
(Highland Ham) wrote in
:

While visiting California recently ,I used an AT&T Pay As You Go
account and got numerous 'unsolicited' calls/text messages, which
each reduced my credit by $0.25
A true pain in the bum.

I think that almost all cellphone spam is based on simply dialing
numbers in sequence on an exchange known to belong to cellphones,
rather than being directed to you specifically.

Since it's already illegal to use machine dialers to call cellphones,
adding your number to a don't call list certainly won't mean much to
the caller.

On the other hand, I've had a Verizon account with two lines for about
10 years, and have been carrying a T-Mobile pre-paid phone for about a
year and have never, ever received any unwanted phone calls or text
messages.

I agree with the above except my wording would be "never, ever received any
unwanted phone calls or text messages, except from Verizon itself." I get
plenty of those.

Wayne wrote:
I agree with the above except my wording would be "never, ever received any
unwanted phone calls or text messages, except from Verizon itself." I get
plenty of those.

I get unwanted phone calls quite often - from my XXYL. :-)
--
73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com

"Highland Ham" wrote in message
...
Don't forget to dial the phone number below
Cell phone numbers are going public today
-----------------------------
"You may have received an email telling you that your cell phone is
about
to be assaulted by telemarketing calls as a result of a new cell phone
number database; however, that is not the case. FCC regulations prohibit
telemarketers from using automated dialers to call cell phone numbers.
Automated dialers are standard in the industry, so most telemarketers
don’t
call consumers on their cell phones without their consent."

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/cons...ts/alt107.shtm
==========================
That's NOT my experience.
While visiting California recently ,I used an AT&T Pay As You Go account
and got numerous 'unsolicited' calls/text messages, which each reduced
my credit by $0.25
A true pain in the bum.
On my next visit I'll check whether 888.382.1222 will block these
annoying ,useless calls/messages.

I too have been called by telemarketers on my cell phone - and the number
has been listed at the federal do-not-call site since the 3rd day I had the
number years 2+ years ago. The FCC and the FTC are completely ineffective.
The only way to stop these jerks is to report the violations to your state's
(and their state's - if they're somewhere else) attorney general's office.
I've had to do that twice so far (for 2 places that each called 10+ times).

"Wayne" wrote in message
news:Aihvj.12090$N95.11812@trnddc03...
I agree with the above except my wording would be "never, ever received
any
unwanted phone calls or text messages, except from Verizon itself." I get
plenty of those.

Unwanted perhaps, but as their customer, it's not a violation.

Howard W3CQH wrote:
Don't forget to dial the phone number below
Cell phone numbers are going public today - This is a REMINDER
All cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies today
and you may start to receive sales 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. You must call from the cell
phone number you want to list.

I am surprised to have read positive responses in this thread--the ones
describing a lack of such calls. Perhaps I just live life wrong, but I
was getting tons of these--on a personal ATT line, even on a business
line--and, both on MetroPCS and Verizon cellphones I have--even a
clearwire wireless internet connection employing Vonage as the
local/long-distance carrier.

Listing my numbers in the national no-call database has finally brought
these to a halt; Well, almost, now and then a "spam-phoner" breaks
through--even my just inquiring who is calling on the other end brings a
prompt hangup from the other end, go figure--for a bit I even went
paranoid and wondered if it was the CIA or FBI were exhibiting such
strange behavior and tapping my phones! GRIN

Anyway, I think the national no-call list works, but takes about a week
to go into effect (if my experience can serve as an example.)

But, late at night--when I can't sleep--I still worry about those calls
which sneak through ... ??? :-|

Regards,
JS