every one must see this! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

[rivercat]

> JUST A QUICK REMINDER... ... In 31 days , cell phone numbers are being

> released to telemarketing companies :--) and you will start to receive sale

> calls. You will be charged for these calls. :-{}

> Call this number from your cell phone 1-888-382-1222. It! is the

> national DO NOT CALL list. It only takes a minute of your time. It

> blocks your number for 5 years. Please pass this on to everyone you know

> who doesn't want to be hassled. You may also register online at

 

[rivercat]

oops

sorry wrong forum

 

[HEMI®Dart]

Here is a link for the details on this:



http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/cell411.asp

 

[CFowler]

thanks rivercat.

 

[Vaughn MacKenzie]

Yep I've seen that email come through my inbox more than once. A quote from the link Hemi-Dart posted: Some versions of the exhortation to cell phone users to add their names to the Do Not Call Registry erroneously state there is a 15 December 2004 deadline for getting listed. Says Lois Greisman, the Federal Trade Commission official who oversees the anti-telemarketing registry: "There is no deadline; there never has been a deadline to register. "

 

[R-N-R]

From my Nextel Account Representative...



Urban Myth email regarding Wireless 411 DA and Do Not Call Registry



A new "urban myth" email is circulating regarding telemarketing to wireless phones and the Do Not Call registry. This has, in turn, fueled renewed interest in a potential wireless 411 directory assistance.



Due to the resurgence of the urban myth e-mail, the Federal Trade Commission and Federal Communications Commission issued a press release debunking the urban myth e-mail and to reassure people that "most telemarketers are barred from calling consumers on their cell phones without their consent" <http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2005/04/dnc.htm>.

 

[JeffWhite]

I called and it seems legitimate to me - pushed 1 a couple times and entered my #

they said I was added to the list.