Do Not Call Registry
Dave Barry and the Do Not Call RegistryGranted, Dave Barry is a humor columnist for the Miami Herald, and his stance is clearly pro-registry. But what do you think? Does the telemarketing industry/ATA...
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I think it's our right not to want to be harrassed, whether or not it's an industry. "That's correct: The ATA received NO WARNING that it was going to get unwanted calls! Not only that, but these...
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I haven't had to deal with telemarketers yet, so I can't make an opinion. It just depends on how much being called would bother me.-------------------------------------------When the Lion came back he...
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Quote:Tim Searcy of the ATA was quoted in The Los Angeles Times as saying that the impact of the Do Not Call Registry would be (I did not make this quote up) ''like an asteroid hitting the earth.''...
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I remember reading (and posting) his original column, and I still completely agree with everything he said.Quote:Their main arguments are that (a) telemarketers are hardworking people, and (b) if...
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Quote:I haven't had to deal with telemarketers yet, so I can't make an opinion. It just depends on how much being called would bother me. Lucky you!*shakes fist*Here's a list of the calls to come in...
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Quote:I remember reading (and posting) his original column, and I still completely agree with everything he said.apologies, PCF! I scanned thru the university before posting his follow-up...
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Ah, no problem! I had no idea there was a follow up column like this... Big thanks to _excousa_ for the sig!
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no kidding... >_<*shakes fist at telemarketers*We have one of those TeleZapper things, too... When we first got it, it seemed to work really well, but it doesn't seem to do any good now... I...
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they always seem to find ways around things! Strangely I don't recieve many telemarketers anymore-I just put my phone down and let em talk all they want!
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My parents registered for the do not call thing.We got more telemarketer calls.I am not amused by this scam.Yesterday I got a call from direct TV, DURING DINNER!!!the call went about like this:Me:...
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I usually just tell them the person that they are looking for is currently being held hostage. can I take a message?
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I just leave the phone off the hook and see how long they're willing to waste their time.
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Quote:Granted, Dave Barry is a humor columnist for the Miami Herald, and his stance is clearly pro-registry. But what do you think? Does the telemarketing industry/ATA have a constitutional right to...
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