Cell Phone Numbers Go Public next month

[robby3333]

REMEMBER: Cell Phone Numbers Go Public next month.REMINDER.... all cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing Companies and you will start to receive sale 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. or
link to xxx.donotcall.gov
It will only take aminute of your time. It blocks your number for five (5) years. You mustcall from the cell phone number you want to have blocked. You cannotcall from a different phone number. HELP OTHERS BY PASSING THIS ON TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS. It takes about 20seconds.

Really works guys, Have A Great Day!

[seansterx]

Thanks.. I go prepaid cell phone.. hehehe

[Raptors]

Lol thx! and sean :P same! i jailbroke and unlocked my iphone and got a prepaid account :rolleyes:

[yardape]

is this for the us, or canada
, or both

[HotDogTLW]

:beer:It's for the US, should have been made clear.......Dog

[borderpatrol]

Every year since 2004 this message/warning gets circulated around the net. I would do some 'snoping' before calling any number that may compromise your cell phone.

[HotDogTLW]

:beer:It's legitimate for the US, BP.............Dog

[ztazdevil69]

they also have that do not call list in canada too,i did for home and cell phone does work i did it online.it is thru canadian gov't
xxx.lnnte-dncl.gc.ca/index-eng

[chagocma]

Thanks a lot!!!!
Only call 888-832-1222????

[SunPrincess]

Dang it why do they have to do that. I already have about 50 numbers in my blocked registry for my home number. I ask the cell phone companies every time, why we can't block numbers from our cell phones like we do our home phones. I always get the same answer, there working on it and one day we should be able too.

[Chameleon]

This is not legit in the US. Listen to BP :rolleyes: If you don't believe snopes, than read it straight from the FTC.

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

http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2005/04/dnc.shtm

[SunPrincess]

Thanks Chameleon

[popatop]

hey thanks for the info . have a great day seeya :)

[HotDogTLW]

:beer:[B]C & P from truth or fiction.

Cell Phone Numbers Are Being Handed Over to Telemarketers And You've Got a Short Time to Keep Your Cell Phone Number Out of Their Hands -Fiction!


Summary of the eRumor
The eRumor warns that cell phone numbers will soon be published in the same way as the numbers for wired phones and that you should sign up with a new government cell phone "do not call" registry to prevent solicitor calls from coming to your mobile phone.
Some versions say the cell phone numbers are being handed over to telemarketers by a certain date, such as January 1, 2005.
Some versions say there is a deadline for listing your cell phone on a "do not call list" such as December, 2004.
A recent version claims that the cell phone companies are required by law to release the names by June 1, 2006.







The Truth
The U.S. government has established a "do not call" registry where you can list phone numbers you want blocked from unsolicited calls such as from telemarketers.
That registry is for both wired and mobile phones and there is no deadline by which a phone number needs to be listed in order to be protected from telemarketing calls.
There is not a separate cell phone registry.
The registry is at: www.donotcall.gov.

At this writing there is discussion among mobile providers about setting up a mobile phone directory listing mobile phone numbers.
According to the Cellular Telephone and Internet Association (CTIA), a cell phone directory is proposed that would be available through calling directory assistance only, not published in writing or on the Internet.
So far, there is not a set date when that will be done and the CTIA says the numbers are not going to be "handed over" to telemarketers.
Users would have the option of not having their numbers listed in the directory.

Some telemarketers call some phone numbers regardless of whether they are listed in directories because they use devices that dial numbers in sequence looking for working numbers although at present, they are prohibited by law from including cell numbers.

The version that claims that the cell companies are being required by law to release the names by June 1, 2006, is also a hoax.

[Fallen Angel]

The following is a copy and paste from Urban Legends:

Are everyone's cell phone numbers about to be released to telemarketers? The answer is still no, according to spokespersons for the major wireless service providers, notwithstanding an announced plan -- currently on hold -- to establish a 411 directory of wireless customers in the near future. Justified or not, cell phone users are continuing to rush in droves to add their numbers to the National Do Not Call Registry in response to email rumors circulating since 2004.

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.

FA

[stonemason1]

check cbc.ca for the do not call fiasco. more and more people are getting more calls after registration. the gov. SELLS these numbers to the telemarketers

[HotDogTLW]

:beer:BS, the govt does NOT sell any # to anyone.......Dog