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16 years ago

REMINDER..12 days from today, all cell phone numbers

are being released to telemarketing companies and

you will start to receive sales 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 have

blocked.You cannot call from a different phone

number.HELP OTHERS BY PASSING THIS ON TO ALL YOUR

FRIENDS. It takes about 20 seconds

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Comments (6)

mariend
16 years ago
It is my understanding thru spoof.com this is not true. Anyway,in ND the attorney general also told us not to do it. Just curious what other states are telling their people
gadgets
16 years ago
Snopes says it's false.
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It depends on the phone and the carriers. There's a number of different types of service out there too. For instance different carriers use different frequencies (CDMA, PCS, GSM, etc) SIM cards are suggestive of GSM technology used by Tmo and ATT. If you're looking to use prepaid service you can sometimes use the phones but won't always have all the features. If you're looking for a contract service, then as cautioned before, beware of costs to change. Often the smallest thing will extend your contract. For instance, if you get a new phone, you generally get a new (extended) contract with hefty cancellation fees. You'll have to get more info from the companies, but generally speaking, Tmo will not be interchangeable with Virgin and Verizon. Tmo & AT&T are more likely to be options. Probably not answering your question, but not an easy question to answer!
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tami_ohio
16 years ago
Our newspaper says it is and will stay illegal to telemarket to cell phone numbers. You can add your cell number to the do not call list if you like, but it shouldn't be necessary.

Tami
marygailv
16 years ago
This was in the Milwaukee Sentinel today:

Madison - The state Senate today unanimously voted to add cell phones to the state's "do not call" list and raise the maximum fine for violating that law from $100 to $1,000.

The bill's sponsor, Sen. Jon Erpenbach (D-Middleton), said it would be the first major expansion of the "do not call" list maintained by the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection since it became law in January 2003. Last year, more than 1 million Wisconsin residential phone lines were covered by the list, Erpenbach added.

Letting those with cell phones add them to the list and avoid telemarketers is a "popular public consumer service," and raising the maximum fine for each violation will deter telemarketers from ignoring the list, Erpenbach said.

Erpenbach said he expects Republicans, who control the state Assembly, to also pass the measure before the Legislature's scheduled adjournment for the year in mid-March.

Under state laws, telemarketers are charged fees that maintain the list.
western_pa_luann
16 years ago
"REMINDER..12 days from today, all cell phone numbers
are being released to telemarketing companies and
you will start to receive sales calls"

What a shame that people are still spreading these lies around....
susanjf_gw
16 years ago
i've already registered both my and dh's phones...

i do want to thank the poster who warned me to check my bill for the text message (obscene, btw) i realize it was "only" .90 cents but it's the principle of it...

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