Poll: Did you sign up for the National US Do Not Call Registry (donotcall.gov)?

[MacRumors]

Vote: Poll: Did you sign up for the National US Do Not Call Registry (donotcall.gov)? (http://www.macpolls.com/?poll_id=274)

[michaelrjohnson]

Wisconsin has it's own!

[Stelliform]

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[Wonder Boy]

i signed up the first day it came out. as we have gotten closer to the deadline, it seems we have gotten more calls than we ever have. i cant say im surprised by that.

[jxyama]

never needed to because i only have my cell phone... i imagine this will become a much more popular option in the near future as dial up gets rarer and telephone pricing gets more and more absurd.

i believe that telemarketers aren't allowed to call cell phones because it actually costs minutes (=$$$) to the "customer." my friends have received some telemarketer calls but then they can just tell them that it's a cell phone number and that they are required to remove the number off their list... (and it works because telemarketing companies would risk some serious fines, i believe...)

[wdlove]

I signed up via the internet a few days after it was offered. From what I can remember the official start date for the "Do Not Call List" is October 1st!

[rainman::|:|]

When i signed up it seemed pretty much useless... there are so many exemptions that it would only stop a handful of calls. But with only 2 weeks left, cold-calling telemarketers (for Dream Vacations, Refinancing, or any number of satellite services) have really hit the roof, we get several a day now, ALL recordings (which should be illegal anyway), which will gladly eat the entire tape on my answering machine if given the chance.

God i hate telemarketing.

pnw

[bousozoku]

I certainly did.

Beware of sweepstakes though. There is almost always small print saying something like, by entering, you give so & so marketing permission to bother you at all hours.

[dxp4acu]

I just don't trust it. Call me skeptical, but with AT & T at the helm, it just doesn't seem right. Hope it works. Luckily, I only have cell phones.

[gopher]

With the only telemarketer I get is one that doesn't even have a voice at the other end, and an untraceable phone call with caller ID or *69, and doesn't get the message with a telezapper, I don't want to tempt fate by letting other telemarketers know I exist. Some may use the do not call list as a registry to call other people. It should be Opt-in for telemarketing and spam, not opt-out. That's the whole mistake about spam and telemarketing. They should not bother people who haven't given them a written consent to be called or e-mailed. The question is push versus pull. Let the potential customer pull content and advertising should they wish. Don't force feed a potential customer or they will never come.

[Java]

Originally posted by dxp4acu
I just don't trust it. Call me skeptical, but with AT & T at the helm, it just doesn't seem right. Hope it works. Luckily, I only have cell phones.

I signed up, but I have a lack of trust. After all, the website does in .gov!:confused:

Nothing further

[whfsdude]

6 phones registered

[iPC]

CT has it's own list, and if you are on it, you are automaticly rolled onto the national list. :D

[jzieske]

Absolutley, every phone I own or use regularaly (ie: work phone..) has been registered since day one.

[MacFan25]

Signed up for a state-wide no-call list a few months ago. It's so nice not having them call anymore. :D

[MrMacMan]

Yeah NY was one of the first.

I don't know why anyone hasn't signed up.


But remember... non-profit/ (like red cross) and if your still on political lists they still can call.

But all for-profit I have never got since signing up.

[MattG]

You bet I signed up for it. I'm tired of getting called EVERY DAY.

LEAVE ME THE **** ALONE!!!

[macnews]

Signed up for the national and state (idaho). Last year Idaho was charging for its list but doesn't charge now since the Feds don't either.

Still seem to get way to many calls though. And these are not non-profits. Haven't heard of too many not-for-profit carpet cleaning services!

[Eniregnat]

My parents believe it to be a scam. They think that they will get more calls. I did sign up, but it wasn't necessary. I just got rid of my landline and live by cell and wireless alone.

[Doctor Q]

Originally posted by gopher
With the only telemarketer I get is one that doesn't even have a voice at the other end, and an untraceable phone call with caller ID or *69, and doesn't get the message with a telezapper, I don't want to tempt fate by letting other telemarketers know I exist. Some may use the do not call list as a registry to call other people. It should be Opt-in for telemarketing and spam, not opt-out. That's the whole mistake about spam and telemarketing. They should not bother people who haven't given them a written consent to be called or e-mailed. The question is push versus pull. Let the potential customer pull content and advertising should they wish. Don't force feed a potential customer or they will never come. Bravo! I like your position. I'll vote for you if you decide to run for governor of Califronia.

I've gotten on the donotcall list, I send in "don't share my name" letters to institutions I deal with (like the cable company), I complain if I receive junk faxes (which are illegal for reasons akin to telemarketer calls to cell phones), and I wrote my own spam filter for my e-mail.

And I live in a cave with my head under the covers. ;)

[rainman::|:|]

i just want to point out, while states may have enacted theirs a while ago, the national registry doesn't go into effect until Oct. 1. So don't look for calls to decrease till then... Indeed, if my phone is any indication, it should be ringing off the hook as the deadline approaches.

pnw

[pivo6]

Originally posted by iPC
CT has it's own list, and if you are on it, you are automaticly rolled onto the national list. :D

I signed up for the state list in Minnesota when it was available. I'll have to check to see if they roll onto the national list. Like someone else has mentioned, there are so many loopholes, that the number of unwanted calls will probably go down just a little.

[gopher]

Originally posted by Doctor Q
Bravo! I like your position. I'll vote for you if you decide to run for governor of Califronia.

I've gotten on the donotcall list, I send in "don't share my name" letters to institutions I deal with (like the cable company), I complain if I receive junk faxes (which are illegal for reasons akin to telemarketer calls to cell phones), and I wrote my own spam filter for my e-mail.

And I live in a cave with my head under the covers. ;)

I'm no politician, and never want to be. They are too dishonest, and I'm too honest. If you can find me an honest politician, pigs will fly.

[DStaal]

Originally posted by pivo6
I signed up for the state list in Minnesota when it was available. I'll have to check to see if they roll onto the national list. Like someone else has mentioned, there are so many loopholes, that the number of unwanted calls will probably go down just a little.

The MN one does roll into it. ;)

I noticed a decrease when I signed up for the MN one. And a bigger decrease when I started mentioning that I had signed up for it to the people who still did call...

[pivo6]

Originally posted by DStaal
The MN one does roll into it. ;)

I noticed a decrease when I signed up for the MN one. And a bigger decrease when I started mentioning that I had signed up for it to the people who still did call...

Thanks for the info. I know there was one company in Pequot Lakes that was fined for violating the new law already.

[robotrenegade]

Can someone provide me with a link for michigan?

[Powerbook G5]

I decided to just not get the phone reactivated this year since my cell phone has replaced my need of ever using the phone I basically never used it by the end of last year since I never got telemarketers calling on my cell phone and it just worked better with more features than what I had with Bellsouth. I'm not sure if there is some special system that cell phones use to block all telemarketers, but it sure works perfectly.

[Nermal]

Is telemarketing really that bad over in the US? I get about 1 call per year. And I've never had a single call on my cellphone, that's probably partly because it's not listed in the phone book. I only ever use my cellphone to send text messages anyway :)

[ssamani]

But I signed up with Telephone Preference Services, the UK equivalent for both my home and mobile numbers and also the Mailiing and Fax equivalents. Combined with Apple's Junk Mail filtering, I've got all the angles nicely covered....

Sanj

[DStaal]

Originally posted by Nermal
Is telemarketing really that bad over in the US? I get about 1 call per year. And I've never had a single call on my cellphone, that's probably partly because it's not listed in the phone book. I only ever use my cellphone to send text messages anyway :)

In a word, yes. Before I was on MN's do not call list I would get 1-2 calls a day.

Now cellphones are a different matter: since you pay charges for incoming calls soliciting calls on them are already illegal. (I believe. If I'm remembering correctly someone figured out how to get them classified as faxes...)

[wdlove]

Originally posted by Nermal
Is telemarketing really that bad over in the US? I get about 1 call per year. And I've never had a single call on my cellphone, that's probably partly because it's not listed in the phone book. I only ever use my cellphone to send text messages anyway :)

My wife hasn't received any telemarketers calls on her cell phone. She doesn't keep hers on except when in use. Her voice mail messages are legitimate calls for the most part!

[pivo6]

Originally posted by Nermal
Is telemarketing really that bad over in the US? I get about 1 call per year. And I've never had a single call on my cellphone, that's probably partly because it's not listed in the phone book. I only ever use my cellphone to send text messages anyway :)

As bad as the telemarketing calls are in the U.S., I've never received any on my cell phone. My wife once received a junk text message on her work cellphone, but that's it thankfully.

[Nermal]

Originally posted by DStaal
In a word, yes. Before I was on MN's do not call list I would get 1-2 calls a day.

Now cellphones are a different matter: since you pay charges for incoming calls soliciting calls on them are already illegal. (I believe. If I'm remembering correctly someone figured out how to get them classified as faxes...)

Oh yeah, I forgot you have to pay for incoming calls over there :eek:

[wdlove]

Massachusetts has a it's own do not call list like 31 other states. Because of the ruiling by the Federal Judge in Denver the list could be in jeopardy. Waiting to see if telemarketer's will come after the state.

Lawyers for the telemarketers are recommending that they voluntarily not call the 51 million that have signed up!

Constitutional doubt about this hot political issue!

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/27/business/27CALL.html?th

[baby duck monge]

definitely signed up. was on the tennessee list, and people sure did hang up quick if they accidentally called and you told them you were on the list...