Is there a TPS in the USA
Mar 11th 2014, 3:18 pm
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Re: Is there a TPS in the USA
Part of Facebook, there are alternates.
Mar 11th 2014, 3:22 pm
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Mar 11th 2014, 7:34 pm
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Re: Is there a TPS in the USA
I have an American cellphone and the number is on donotcall.gov, I bought it just so that I could enjoy people phoning me with sales BS. Really, there's nothing that keeps you warm during a Canadian winter like running for your phone and answering some halfwit in India.
What I do find fascinating is that in Canada they have this thing almost unknown in the US called: "enforcement", whereby when someone breaks the law, they go after them. For example some company from the Philippines violated the Canadian DNCL and the CRTC got the govt. to actually get the ambassador in for a dressing down.
The CRTC being the Canadian equivalent of the FCC, which as you can see by this article definitely has a staff of truly serious wankers: http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/03...tica-channels/
What I do find fascinating is that in Canada they have this thing almost unknown in the US called: "enforcement", whereby when someone breaks the law, they go after them. For example some company from the Philippines violated the Canadian DNCL and the CRTC got the govt. to actually get the ambassador in for a dressing down.
The CRTC being the Canadian equivalent of the FCC, which as you can see by this article definitely has a staff of truly serious wankers: http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/03...tica-channels/
Mar 12th 2014, 1:06 am
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Re: Is there a TPS in the USA
OH and I use this all the time to chat between each other and his family. When we were in the US, this was the easiest way to stay in contact with his mom/dad in Scotland and his sister in South Africa. It beats paying international texting charges, that's for sure! Why resist Rich? It's easy to use...unless you are just trying to avoid talking to him! 
But my point was, 75 y/o into the latest tech, more than me
Mar 12th 2014, 4:09 pm
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Re: Is there a TPS in the USA
I normally just hang up although if feeling naughty I keep them on the phone continuously explaining what they're offering and then pass me to a supervisor to ask the same thing.
Sometimes I give them one of those strange UK credit card numbers.
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Mar 13th 2014, 1:38 am
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Re: Is there a TPS in the USA
OH and I use this all the time to chat between each other and his family. When we were in the US, this was the easiest way to stay in contact with his mom/dad in Scotland and his sister in South Africa. It beats paying international texting charges, that's for sure! Why resist Rich? It's easy to use...unless you are just trying to avoid talking to him!
Mar 13th 2014, 1:40 am
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Re: Is there a TPS in the USA
Billions I thought.
19 of them. 
