Your Message

If you are already a member Click here to log in
 
  • :)
  • :heart:
  • :(
  • ;)
  • :p
  • :cool:
  • :rolleyes:
  • :ah:
  • :evil:
  • :flamemad:
  • :sad:
  • :laugh:
  • :D
  • :smart:
  • :blush:

Send Trackbacks to (Separate multiple URLs with spaces)

You may choose an icon for your message from this list

Additional Options

  • Will turn www.example.com into [URL]http://www.example.com[/URL].

  • If selected, :) will not be replaced with smile

Subscription
Rate Thread

You may rate this thread from 1-star (Terrible) to 5-stars (Excellent) if you wish to do so.

Topic Review (Newest First)

  • 04-17-2024, 02:45 AM
    Boriss
    Howdy! The high quality of goods is what has made the Rockauto online store the best choice among many car owners who are happy to buy all the necessary auto parts there. Regardless of the model and make of the car, the company can offer all the necessary spare parts, and therefore it is very popular. They almost never have problems with choosing and ordering goods, but if this happens, just contact rockauto and they will provide assistance since every client is very valuable to them.
  • 01-19-2023, 06:02 AM
    SimpleToes
    Hi. For me, that's the main problem with today's car warranty companies - they are overly persistent and try to sell you their car warranty by any means necessary. Not only does it not inspire confidence, it makes you realize that the company is providing a poor service. That's why I only use Select Auto Protect which you can find out more about on this website: selectautoprotect.weebly.com.
    These guys have been providing their services in the car warranty niche for a very long time and have a lot of experience. In all the time they have managed to prove their superiority over all the competitors, so you should definitely go to them.
  • 01-19-2023, 05:59 AM
    bounceback
    Yes, I have had to receive such calls, as well as text messages, and they are indeed very annoying.
  • 12-15-2008, 10:23 AM
    danny burstein
    In <[email protected]> "TeddyBare" <[email protected]> writes:
    >>

    >After reading your posts, I find that compared to you an idiot is Brilliant.
    >It is not a company that is making the calls.
    >CRIMINALS ARE MAKING THE CALLS TO STEAL your money and your id information.


    And the call is coming... FROM INSIDE YOUR HOUSE!

    --
    _____________________________________________________
    Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key
    [email protected]
    [to foil spammers, my address has been double rot-13 encoded]
  • 12-15-2008, 02:34 AM
    TeddyBare


    "NotMe" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    >
    > "SMS" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    > : This company calls repeatedly, almost daily, from a variety of phone
    > : numbers, some blocked, some visible. When you ask for their address or
    > : to be taken off the list, they hang up on you.
    > :
    > : I've filed a complaint with the do not call registry, as apparently many
    > : others, but it doesn't seem to have any effect.
    >
    > Might file a concurrent complaint with your state AG. I know folk in NC
    > that did and the AG hammered the offenders into the ground (did not hurt
    > that it was an election year)
    >
    >

    After reading your posts, I find that compared to you an idiot is Brilliant.
    It is not a company that is making the calls.
    CRIMINALS ARE MAKING THE CALLS TO STEAL your money and your id information.

  • 12-13-2008, 10:39 PM
    Miles
    * SMS wrote, On 12/12/2008 14:10:
    > This company calls repeatedly, almost daily, from a variety of phone
    > numbers, some blocked, some visible. When you ask for their address or
    > to be taken off the list, they hang up on you.
    >
    > I've filed a complaint with the do not call registry, as apparently many
    > others, but it doesn't seem to have any effect.


    Fortunately I'm yet to receive calls from that party. However, on my
    mobile I do receive calls about twice a week from a spam outfit in
    Canada and they simply won't go away. Their calls usually necessitate
    my running to the other room to pick up the phone, and by then it's
    turned into a missed call. Should I break my neck running, who do I sue?
    Miles
  • 12-13-2008, 08:05 PM
    Kevin Weaver

    "Richard B. Gilbert" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news[email protected]...
    > Kevin Weaver wrote:
    >>
    >> "George" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >> news:[email protected]...
    >>> Kevin Weaver wrote:
    >>>>
    >>>> "SMS" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >>>> news:[email protected]...
    >>>>> This company calls repeatedly, almost daily, from a variety of phone
    >>>>> numbers, some blocked, some visible. When you ask for their address or
    >>>>> to be taken off the list, they hang up on you.
    >>>>>
    >>>>> I've filed a complaint with the do not call registry, as apparently
    >>>>> many others, but it doesn't seem to have any effect.
    >>>>
    >>>> The do not call thing is bogus. SBC Told me there is nothing _Anyone_
    >>>> can do other then change your number.
    >>>
    >>> Actually it has worked pretty well. All of our numbers are on the DNC
    >>> list. Before the DNC legislation we were constantly hammered with calls
    >>> and when it went into effect they quickly dropped to almost nothing.
    >>> Then the only calls were from companies we had a business relationship
    >>> with but the DNC act requires they must comply to make only
    >>> non-marketing calls if you ask them. After that calls went to nill. It
    >>> was only last month when we got a string of calls about auto warranties
    >>> from some pirate in Illinois (one of the beehives of crooked arrogant
    >>> people) who decided he was going to make a fast buck and the law didn't
    >>> apply to him.

    >>
    >> It works only if they (The caller) abides by the law. If they still call
    >> and your number is on the list your going to have to report it. In my
    >> case (SBC) Can't do anything about it other then change the number.
    >>
    >>

    >
    > You don't report it to SBC, you report it to the Federal Government.


    Which I did. No help. Thats when SBC Told me there is no inforcement.

    >
    > DNC has worked very well for me. I still get calls from people making
    > surveys but I think that even the survey people are getting the idea that
    > my number is not survey friendly! I get very few calls on my listed
    > number and none on my unlisted number!
    >


  • 12-13-2008, 07:11 PM
    George
    Kevin Weaver wrote:
    >
    > "George" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    >> Kevin Weaver wrote:
    >>>
    >>> "SMS" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >>> news:[email protected]...
    >>>> This company calls repeatedly, almost daily, from a variety of phone
    >>>> numbers, some blocked, some visible. When you ask for their address
    >>>> or to be taken off the list, they hang up on you.
    >>>>
    >>>> I've filed a complaint with the do not call registry, as apparently
    >>>> many others, but it doesn't seem to have any effect.
    >>>
    >>> The do not call thing is bogus. SBC Told me there is nothing _Anyone_
    >>> can do other then change your number.

    >>
    >> Actually it has worked pretty well. All of our numbers are on the DNC
    >> list. Before the DNC legislation we were constantly hammered with
    >> calls and when it went into effect they quickly dropped to almost
    >> nothing. Then the only calls were from companies we had a business
    >> relationship with but the DNC act requires they must comply to make
    >> only non-marketing calls if you ask them. After that calls went to
    >> nill. It was only last month when we got a string of calls about auto
    >> warranties from some pirate in Illinois (one of the beehives of
    >> crooked arrogant people) who decided he was going to make a fast buck
    >> and the law didn't apply to him.

    >
    > It works only if they (The caller) abides by the law. If they still call
    > and your number is on the list your going to have to report it. In my
    > case (SBC) Can't do anything about it other then change the number.
    >
    >

    But SBC has nothing to do with it. The DNC has a database that gets
    populated when people file complaints. When some POS decides laws are
    for someone else the complaints will trigger an investigation.
  • 12-13-2008, 05:23 PM
    Richard B. Gilbert
    Kevin Weaver wrote:
    >
    > "George" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    >> Kevin Weaver wrote:
    >>>
    >>> "SMS" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >>> news:[email protected]...
    >>>> This company calls repeatedly, almost daily, from a variety of phone
    >>>> numbers, some blocked, some visible. When you ask for their address
    >>>> or to be taken off the list, they hang up on you.
    >>>>
    >>>> I've filed a complaint with the do not call registry, as apparently
    >>>> many others, but it doesn't seem to have any effect.
    >>>
    >>> The do not call thing is bogus. SBC Told me there is nothing _Anyone_
    >>> can do other then change your number.

    >>
    >> Actually it has worked pretty well. All of our numbers are on the DNC
    >> list. Before the DNC legislation we were constantly hammered with
    >> calls and when it went into effect they quickly dropped to almost
    >> nothing. Then the only calls were from companies we had a business
    >> relationship with but the DNC act requires they must comply to make
    >> only non-marketing calls if you ask them. After that calls went to
    >> nill. It was only last month when we got a string of calls about auto
    >> warranties from some pirate in Illinois (one of the beehives of
    >> crooked arrogant people) who decided he was going to make a fast buck
    >> and the law didn't apply to him.

    >
    > It works only if they (The caller) abides by the law. If they still call
    > and your number is on the list your going to have to report it. In my
    > case (SBC) Can't do anything about it other then change the number.
    >
    >


    You don't report it to SBC, you report it to the Federal Government.

    DNC has worked very well for me. I still get calls from people making
    surveys but I think that even the survey people are getting the idea
    that my number is not survey friendly! I get very few calls on my
    listed number and none on my unlisted number!

  • 12-13-2008, 02:01 PM
    Kevin Weaver

    "George" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > Kevin Weaver wrote:
    >>
    >> "SMS" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >> news:[email protected]...
    >>> This company calls repeatedly, almost daily, from a variety of phone
    >>> numbers, some blocked, some visible. When you ask for their address or
    >>> to be taken off the list, they hang up on you.
    >>>
    >>> I've filed a complaint with the do not call registry, as apparently many
    >>> others, but it doesn't seem to have any effect.

    >>
    >> The do not call thing is bogus. SBC Told me there is nothing _Anyone_ can
    >> do other then change your number.

    >
    > Actually it has worked pretty well. All of our numbers are on the DNC
    > list. Before the DNC legislation we were constantly hammered with calls
    > and when it went into effect they quickly dropped to almost nothing. Then
    > the only calls were from companies we had a business relationship with but
    > the DNC act requires they must comply to make only non-marketing calls if
    > you ask them. After that calls went to nill. It was only last month when
    > we got a string of calls about auto warranties from some pirate in
    > Illinois (one of the beehives of crooked arrogant people) who decided he
    > was going to make a fast buck and the law didn't apply to him.


    It works only if they (The caller) abides by the law. If they still call and
    your number is on the list your going to have to report it. In my case (SBC)
    Can't do anything about it other then change the number.


  • 12-13-2008, 08:18 AM
    SMS
    George wrote:

    > Actually it has worked pretty well. All of our numbers are on the DNC
    > list. Before the DNC legislation we were constantly hammered with calls
    > and when it went into effect they quickly dropped to almost nothing.
    > Then the only calls were from companies we had a business relationship
    > with but the DNC act requires they must comply to make only
    > non-marketing calls if you ask them. After that calls went to nill. It
    > was only last month when we got a string of calls about auto warranties
    > from some pirate in Illinois (one of the beehives of crooked arrogant
    > people) who decided he was going to make a fast buck and the law didn't
    > apply to him.


    It works well until you have the outlaw companies. Then it takes
    enforcement. If the FCC gets enough complaints about a specific company
    then it will refer the matter to law enforcement. What SBC told Kevin
    was a half-truth. There's nothing you or I can do, unless we have the
    businesses details and want to sue them, but there is something that is
    done if enough people complain.
  • 12-13-2008, 07:53 AM
    George
    Kevin Weaver wrote:
    >
    > "SMS" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    >> This company calls repeatedly, almost daily, from a variety of phone
    >> numbers, some blocked, some visible. When you ask for their address or
    >> to be taken off the list, they hang up on you.
    >>
    >> I've filed a complaint with the do not call registry, as apparently
    >> many others, but it doesn't seem to have any effect.

    >
    > The do not call thing is bogus. SBC Told me there is nothing _Anyone_
    > can do other then change your number.


    Actually it has worked pretty well. All of our numbers are on the DNC
    list. Before the DNC legislation we were constantly hammered with calls
    and when it went into effect they quickly dropped to almost nothing.
    Then the only calls were from companies we had a business relationship
    with but the DNC act requires they must comply to make only
    non-marketing calls if you ask them. After that calls went to nill. It
    was only last month when we got a string of calls about auto warranties
    from some pirate in Illinois (one of the beehives of crooked arrogant
    people) who decided he was going to make a fast buck and the law didn't
    apply to him.
  • 12-12-2008, 11:10 PM
    K2NNJ
    Maybe it's a creditor who has your cell phone number. I never ever get
    these calls.

    "Larry" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > SMS <[email protected]> wrote in news:6jB0l.9788$yr3.8654
    > @nlpi068.nbdc.sbc.com:
    >
    >> This company calls repeatedly, almost daily, from a variety of phone
    >> numbers, some blocked, some visible. When you ask for their address or
    >> to be taken off the list, they hang up on you.
    >>
    >> I've filed a complaint with the do not call registry, as apparently many
    >> others, but it doesn't seem to have any effect.
    >>

    >
    > Can you list the numbers for us? That would also let the spambots have at
    > them. Is there a webpage server we can crash?...(c;]
    >

  • 12-12-2008, 09:11 PM
    Larry
    "Richard B. Gilbert" <[email protected]> wrote in news:NI-
    [email protected]:

    > One useful tactic is to quietly put the phone down somewhere and let
    > them make their pitch to thin air!
    >
    >


    Nothing is more fun than to hand the phone to a 5-year-old little
    girl.....

    Women in the boiler rooms seem incapable of dumping the call...(c;]

    It's a mother thing....

    I like to see how long I can keep them on the phone, if they call me.
    There must be some "nasty bastard database" common to all of them that
    I've been put on as a smartass. I don't get to play the game any
    more....(snif).

    It's almost worth getting a Skype In phone number and using that phone
    number for all your calls, autoforwarded to your sellphone. ANY Skype
    call or forwarded call caller ids as 0123456 so you can easily see it's
    from Skype. Black hole all calls not from Skype as those calls aren't
    for you. Some systems forward Skype calls as "unknown" which reduces
    your filtering a bit.

    Skype phone numbers are all in number blocks used by data services, like
    AOHell, NetZero, etc., and are immune from unsolicited calls because the
    spammers don't want to call 9,999 phone numbers that result in so many
    modems answering. I've never gotten an unsolicited phone call to Skype
    In.....$28/year/number up to 10 numbers in many countries.

  • 12-12-2008, 08:58 PM
    Larry
    SMS <[email protected]> wrote in news:6jB0l.9788$yr3.8654
    @nlpi068.nbdc.sbc.com:

    > This company calls repeatedly, almost daily, from a variety of phone
    > numbers, some blocked, some visible. When you ask for their address or
    > to be taken off the list, they hang up on you.
    >
    > I've filed a complaint with the do not call registry, as apparently many
    > others, but it doesn't seem to have any effect.
    >


    Can you list the numbers for us? That would also let the spambots have at
    them. Is there a webpage server we can crash?...(c;]

This thread has more than 15 replies. Click here to review the whole thread.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •