I know a few people that have gotten plenty of solicitors calling them on their cell phones. Is it really illegal??? Maybe in NJ it is, but I don't think it is in CA.


[QUOTE]Originally posted by erik
[B]You could just get rid of your phone service (I did), get a cell (like you don't have one) and just use it as your phone.

 

I've been using a "Telezapper" for about 2 months now and it has worked. The deal is that every caller gets a *beeeep* at the beginning of the call. This is mildly annoying BUT if one of those demon diallers calls (those calls where you answer and there's silence for a couple of seconds before the telemarketter come on) the beep mimicks the phone co's beep and tells the dialler that this line is not in service so:

A) the call is not transferred to a telemarketter and
B) (EVEN BETTER) your number is taken out of the demon dialler. That machine will NEVER call you again.

It works to.

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I used to be a phone repair man and had to fix the phones in telemarketting centres. Hated to enable them but BOY I wouldn't want to do THAT crap job. Talk about sweat shops.