What you need to know about the Do Not Call List

Misc CDN | 524 hits | Sep 29 7:32 pm | Posted by: WDHIII

Canadians tired of having their dinners interrupted by telemarketers can now register their home and cellphone numbers with a Do Not Call List.

Comments

by sandorski
Tue Sep 30, 2008 11:16 am
Sweet, good bye Citibank and MBNA!
by FireWire
Tue Sep 30, 2008 2:50 pm
this morning the site is unavailable...The telemarketers hacked it.
"The service is not available. Please try again later."
by sandorski
Wed Oct 01, 2008 1:06 am
"lily" said
Another option is to check call display and simply not answer the phone if you don't want to.

That works if you have Call Display and is still a nuisance because you have to check everytime the Phone starts nagging. I hate Phones, especially when people call that I'm not interested in talking too(like telemarketers). I have learned the fine art of simply hanging up when keywords are spoken.
by newfette
Wed Oct 01, 2008 1:12 am
my bank called me the other day and tried to sell me life insurance. i told them i was busy and asked if they could call me back another time. and the guy was like no this is only gonna take a few minutes.. so he says his thing and i tell him i'm not interested and he asks why not and I tell him its because it pissed me off that he wouldn't call me back...

and while its annoying for people to call... its fun to screw with them too
by Chumley
Wed Oct 01, 2008 1:16 am
"newfette" said
my bank called me the other day and tried to sell me life insurance. i told them i was busy and asked if they could call me back another time. and the guy was like no this is only gonna take a few minutes.. so he says his thing and i tell him i'm not interested and he asks why not and I tell him its because it pissed me off that he wouldn't call me back...

and while its annoying for people to call... its fun to screw with them too

You should said "I'm sorry, I am very sick and have only a few months to live, but I suppose I can make some time for you. What is the maximum insurance you have anyways?"
by WDHIII
Wed Oct 01, 2008 1:21 am
Or you could try the Jerry Seinfeld method

Ive tried it 3 or four times and it works!!

One guy told me he'd already heard it before and hung up in me.... but it served it purpose I guess
by Wally_Sconce
Wed Oct 01, 2008 2:01 am
most of the time i just hang up without saying anything

it saves me the most amount of time that way
by travior
Wed Oct 01, 2008 2:22 am
My grandfather used to let the person start talking and simply lay the phone gently on the table and leave. He would return in about ten minutes to hang it up.

We have had the DNC list for 3 years now. It is amazing how few calls we get now! Just be careful. After they enacted it down here, telemarketers got smart. They started having sweepstakes where you filled in your information and put it in a box in a local merchant's shop for a drawing. In the fine print it says that by entering (and your phone number is required) you wave your rights under the do not call list and they my contact you.

I'm glad they made the list permenant this time. If I don't want them to call now, I'm quite sure I'm not gonna change my mind in 3 years.