View Full Version : Cellphone number release



Sabby
01-09-2006, 05:14 PM
What I said was not true.

brdad
01-09-2006, 05:33 PM
What I said was unworthy. (I'm guessing how this game goes :D )

DiverDave1998
01-09-2006, 05:40 PM
its not true i just spent over 2 hours reg numbers

owell i didn't even make it out of the A'S IN THE PHONE BOOK

J_Cyr
01-09-2006, 06:34 PM
Don't tell. #555-5555

d’76
01-09-2006, 07:33 PM
I dont get it :(

Hiram357
01-09-2006, 07:36 PM
yeah..... I'm totally lost :confused:

blevesque
01-09-2006, 08:38 PM
The answer is cottage cheese with celery juice! :p

d’76
01-09-2006, 08:51 PM
the clowns are chasing me to feed on my ear wax???:confused:

Sabby
01-09-2006, 09:06 PM
OK Here is the story.

I got this message from a friend who I trusted.


Just a Reminder:

On Feb. 1 all cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies and you may start to receive sale calls. YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THESE CALLS. To prevent this from happening, 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 years.

Help others by passing along this information to friends.


I posted it before doing any research.:o :o :o :o

Then I went and found this

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.
According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), telemarketing to cell phone numbers has always been illegal in most cases and will continue to be so. In response to recent email campaigns urging consumers to place their cell phone numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry, the FTC and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) want consumers to know the facts.
One email 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...”
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 (http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/XJ&sdn=usgovinfo&zu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.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.
· Business-to-business calls are not covered under the Do Not Call Registry.

Then I edited the original post.:o :o because I did not know how to delete it.:o

d’76
01-09-2006, 09:32 PM
Uhmmmmm, so clowns arent chasing me to eat my ear wax

kayakerinme
01-09-2006, 09:32 PM
This thread was a lot more amusing without the explanation. :D

WhereRWe?
01-10-2006, 08:54 AM
I've gotta say that I've received DOZENS of automated calls from "Paul Matthews of The Lending Grroup" on my cell phone.

:( :( :(

Hiram357
01-10-2006, 09:44 PM
Why not just sign up for "US Cellular's FREE Call Me Minutes" and you won't have to worry about any of that stuff....


by the way dave, the clowns aren't after you for your earwax, i overheard a few of them plotting against you down at the pub.... they're after you for your body... they want your plasma to create evil clown clones that they can illegally register as US citizens and then have them throw off the vote in 2008 by making them all vote for Drew Carrey for President!!!!!! AHHHHHHH!!!!:eek: