I believe its illegal for telemarketers to call cell
========================== I don't know if it's illegal or not, it's mainly a case of their not being a directory of cell phones. There was an article in the local paper over the weekend about plans to publish a national cell phone directory. One of the points against it was that it would bea "treasure trove for telemarketers". There is supposed to be an opt out provision, but the opponente are trying to have it made a case where you had to give written permission to be listed.
Don't get to upset I've had many a telemarketer call. I politely tell them I'm hard of hearing and to repeat their name and company. After getting this info I inform them that part of my business is talking to people at a rate of $20.00 an hour for the first hour or any part of it and since they've tied up my business line talking to me and interfering with other customers I'll be billing them or their company for this call. Once they even sent me a credit for the bill.
The telemarketers don't need a directory. Many of them use machines that just dial numbers sequentially e.g. 555-1212, 555-1213, 555-1214, etc.
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So does the national do-not-call registry. I signed up with my state registry over a year ago, which carried over to the national one, and haven't gotten a single call except from my phone and cable companies since then, and I just told them I didn't want any sales calls and that was the end of it.
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believe its illegal for telemarketers to call cell
Nope, not illegal at all. AAMOF, I just called my mobile company about the "National directory" and he said that "at this time" there were no plans for such, but immediately put both of our wireless numbers on the do-not-call list, so that's taken care of before it became an issue.
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Easy to do. Just get the first three numbers of your exchange,such as 555 and then start dialing from 0000 to 9999. I bet I would be able to get your phone number.
It's amazing, isn't it? We used to get three or four calls an evening, easily, sometimes more. I added our number to "The List" on the first day it was available. Since the law took effect (what, three years ago?), we've received maybe a dozen TM calls total. And I've reported every single one to the AG's office, too :-)
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Ok, I work nights. That means I sleep days. Before the no call lists, I had to take the phone off the hook so I could get uninterrupted sleep. But my bosses complained that they couldn't get hold of me for emergencies. So I had a problem. If I left the phone on the hook, I'd be woken up dozens of times a day by the damn telemarketers. If I didn't leave the phone off the hook, my bosses would be mad at me when they couldn't reach me.
I opted to let the bosses be pissed, because it was the better alternative to my being groggy from interrupted sleep every night at work. But when the no call lists came out, I signed up. Very very few telemarketers now call. I can leave the phone on the hook and count on getting uninterrupted sleep most every day, except when there really is an emergency at work (not often).
For people in my situation, the no call lists have been a godsend.
And the charge the store where you bought your stuff up to 5% for handling the money. Ask the store for a 5% or 3% cash discount (or whatever they pay in vendor fee) if you don't charge it. Banks and finance companies are nothing more than leeches, financial parasites who siphon funds from the economy without adding comparable value to the overall proposition. They depend on "stupid consumers" for their survival. Vladimir Lenin, father of Soviet communism called them "useful idiots". Banks think of you much the same way -- a number on a computer that they can bilk for a few more bucks. And the bigger the bank, the worse they are.
And the charge the store where you bought your stuff up to 5% for handling the money. Ask the store for a 5% or 3% cash discount (or whatever they pay in vendor fee) if you don't charge it. Banks and finance companies are nothing more than leeches, financial parasites who siphon funds from the economy without adding comparable value to the overall proposition. They depend on "stupid consumers" for their survival. Vladimir Lenin, father of Soviet communism called them "useful idiots". Banks think of you much the same way -- a number on a computer that they can bilk for a few more bucks. And the bigger the bank, the worse they are.
Yup...I agree...banks and finance companies don't deserve to make a profit from the services they render. They should do it for free...and the people that work for them should just donate their time. Of course...then they wouldn't be able to buy the goods & services that the rest of us, more deserving people, provide.
Calling potential customers, "stupid consumers" because we have and use credit cards is not going to help your DC kit sales.
What "comparable value" do you provide? You make and sell DC kits for consumers --- to make money, plain and simple. You take no responsibility for the product design (it's someone else's), and no responsibility for how well the kit works after it's assembled, plus you do not offer a product warranty that I could find.
How does that differ from a bank or credit card company? They also offer services --- to make money.
According to your web site, you state, "We accept bank and postal money orders and cashiers checks as payment" - which cost the consumer.
Then you state "We do not accept credit-card or Pay-Pal because of the fees charged by banks and others to the seller, and we would have to add them to our pricing structure. Many banks (though not all) offer cashiers checks at no charge to regular customers, and postal money orders are usually quite economical."
One could surmise that you are a hypocrite sir.
Your site as well as your business acumen - still need work. The last time you posted here, you tried scare tactics - we still aren't biting.
Friend of mine solved the same problem thusly: When the boss got upset because he couldn't reach him in an emergency, he explained the situation and offered to split the cost of a pager. The boss thought it a great idea and got pagers for several key employees == and he paid for them...
I believe that's how Lenin referred to the brainless drones who could be convinced to unquestioningly parrot the "Party" line...like slamming capitalism in the name of "fairness." Duh.
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