OT-Cell phone #'s go public,to stop it...

goraiders · October 7, 2009 5:33AM

REMEMBER: Cell Phone Numbers Go Public this month.

REMINDER..... all cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies and you will start to receive sales 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. 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 .. It takes about 20 seconds.

VintageCardLover · October 7, 2009 5:37AM

cant you go online and register as well? and i hear this every month or so....

"Comments: Yes, you can add your cell phone number(s) to the National Do Not Call Registry.

But no, you won't suddenly be at the mercy of 10,000 telemarketers if you don't.

While it's true that several of the major wireless phone providers announced a plan some years ago to establish a 411 directory of customers' cell phone numbers, it is not true that the plan involved publishing said directory for any and all to read. Participating companies said the numbers would be made available only via telephone, only to users who dialed directory assistance and paid a fee, and only with customer consent.

In any case, the point has been moot since 2006, when the plan to create a 411 directory for cell phone numbers was indefinitely postponed.

The Federal Trade Commission does allow cell phone users to add their numbers to the National Do Not Call Registry (the same one already in force for landlines), either online or by calling 1-888-382-1222. Doing so probably isn't necessary, mind you — per FCC regulations, telemarketers are already prohibited from using automated dialers to call cell phone numbers — but millions have already signed up, and so can you.

Contrary to what most variants of the email rumor claim, there is no 31-day, 16-day, or 8-day deadline for adding cell phone numbers to the Do Not Call list — indeed, there is no deadline whatsoever.

EagleEyeKid · October 7, 2009 5:39AM

Did it. Thanks!

zep33 · October 7, 2009 5:39AM

Thank you, thank you, thank you

alifaxwa2 · October 7, 2009 5:45AM

I know its a year old, but its still on the FCC website. Cell numbers are NOT being released.

jeffcbay · October 7, 2009 5:45AM

Snopes

storm888 · October 7, 2009 5:50AM

www.donotcall.gov

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From the site:

"WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT
THE NATIONAL DO NOT CALL REGISTRY

The National Do Not Call Registry gives you a choice about whether to receive telemarketing calls at home.
Most telemarketers should not call your number once it has been on the registry for 31 days. If they do,
you can file a complaint at this Website. You can register your home or mobile phone for free.

digicat · October 7, 2009 5:51AM

HOAX!!!!

Cell phone numbers will not be released to anyone. This email rumor has been going around for years.

jimq112 · October 7, 2009 6:12AM

edit, linky no worky

storm888 · October 7, 2009 6:23AM

<< <i>You can register up to 3 cell phone numbers here like Storm suggested >>

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For some reason, none of the links to that site work.

That's why I removed the link and put in the addy:

www.donotcall.gov

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I use a lot of prepaid dope-dealer phones and have been
registering them as DNC for a long time.

If you have more than three numbers, just use a different
email addy to register them in lots of three.

jivan · October 7, 2009 6:25AM

ty ty ty

goraiders · October 7, 2009 6:28AM

<< <i>HOAX!!!!

Cell phone numbers will not be released to anyone. This email rumor has been going around for years. >>

I just recieved the email,thought I would pass along the info,took 10 seconds
so it can't hurt.

J.R.

Rogermnj · October 7, 2009 7:40AM

they get the numbers to call by the people that go to the site and enter their number on the do not call list.

brilliant marketing on their part to get phone numbers...lol

digicat · October 7, 2009 8:03AM

<< <i>I just recieved the email,thought I would pass along the info,took 10 seconds
so it can't hurt. >>

It just keeps a false rumor alive.

Cubby · October 7, 2009 12:19PM

Sounds like a brilliant and ingenious scam to me too.

Ironmanfan · October 7, 2009 10:05PM

I get this same email like once a month from one of my unsuspecting friends.......just another of those urban myths

CrimsonTider · October 8, 2009 12:56AM

No cell phone company will divulge privileged information, it's not in their best interest.

Avoid the don't call list, many are fakes and are just a way to get your number.

Imagine if there was a do not scam list and all you had you had to do to avoid being scammed was to register your SSN and credit card # with pin code on a certain website, would you do it?

bigfische · October 8, 2009 2:42AM

<< <i>No cell phone company will divulge privileged information, it's not in their best interest.

Avoid the don't call list, many are fakes and are just a way to get your number.

Imagine if there was a do not scam list and all you had you had to do to avoid being scammed was to register your SSN and credit card # with pin code on a certain website, would you do it? >>

depends on who is asking for the information. They roll on their backs like a kitten for the government.