A national do not call list...finally, sort of
 

Effective September 30th of this year we will be able to have our names placed on a do not call list and telemarketers will supposedly not be able to call.

Telemarketers bite the dust on Sept. 30

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Hallelujah :thumbup:

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praise the lord and pass the ammunition:thumbsup:

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Thank you, thank you, thank you ............... that's me registered :thumbsup:

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And you actually think this will work?

We've had one here for ages called TPS - makes NO difference! Especially since it doesn't stop people calling from India etc....

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If it works anything like the US version, you'll be very happy. Our junk calls went from 20-30 per day down to 2-3 literally overnight.

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It's the overnight calls that are the most nuisance though :( ;)

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Hmmm....we live in hope.
Ta very much for the link Steve!
;)

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YAY! No more rushing off the loo to answer the phone to someone that wants me to donate or sell me windows!:thumbsup:

Why oh Why does the phone ring when yer on the loo or about to dish up yer eggs on toast???????

Oh! Just glanced throught the link, I will still be called to asked to donate and obscene amount of money for charity every week. aarrghh!

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If I answer any of these calls, I just ask them to make a note on file that if they call again they'll learn some new swear words.

I also ask for the name of the caller and tell them I'm making a note for my records.

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I'd say 8/10 of mine are automated...

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That's all very well, but in practice you quite often find they've hung up 1st.

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You can sign up with this one too http://ioptout.ca/
- It aims to mop up all the categories not covered by the Government scheme.

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Now the only way to total avoid these un-unsolicited calls is to avoid giving out your real telephone number. Back in the UK you can get an 0870 number for a few quid and use this as your contact number the vast majority of call centres cannot dial these high rate numbers so no more problems. Should someone call you on this number you actually make money whilst they deliver their sales spill. I'm sure that a similar arrangement can be sought in Canada.

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I get a lot of them. Answering the phone in English screws most of them up.

People flogging windows etc go away immediately if you say you rent.