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Old 05-22-06, 11:48 AM
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cell numbers being released to telemarketers!


I received this email today from a good friend and immediately registered my cell as I have received a couple calls already. I did mine online and it took all of 5 minutes to complete.




A REMINDER....8 days from today, 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. It will only take a minute of your time.

It blocks your number for five (5) years.

HELP OTHERS BY PASSING THIS ON TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS OR GO TO:

http://www.donotcall.gov/
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Old 05-22-06, 11:55 AM
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cell numbers being released to telemarketers!


I thought the cell phone thing is a hoax?
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Old 05-22-06, 11:57 AM
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cell numbers being released to telemarketers!


According to Snopes.com :

Claim: Cell phone users must register their numbers with the national "Do Not Call" directory to prevent their cell phone numbers from being released to telemarketers.

Status: False.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/cell411.asp
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Old 05-22-06, 11:57 AM
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cell numbers being released to telemarketers!


This is not new... it's been around for a while. My # has been on it for years now and I never get called, it does appear to work.
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Old 05-22-06, 02:40 PM
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cell numbers being released to telemarketers!


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This is not new... it's been around for a while. My # has been on it for years now and I never get called, it does appear to work.
It works because cellphones are off limits to telemarketers.

the email is a hoax.
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Old 05-22-06, 02:57 PM
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cell numbers being released to telemarketers!


the national do not call list is just an easier way for the gub'mint to track your #, you are volunteering it....
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Old 05-23-06, 11:05 AM
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cell numbers being released to telemarketers!


Never had a telemarketer call my cell phone. If they do, I'll have fun with them!
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Old 05-23-06, 11:08 AM
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cell numbers being released to telemarketers!


Well the snopes article explains it all.. the do not call registry is just there in preparation for when the cell phone directory may be published.

As if this matters in terms of the government having your phone number, cause we already know Dubya and his goons have seen fit to make a nice big database with all of our phone numbers AND who we have been calling.
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Old 05-23-06, 11:36 AM
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It works because cellphones are off limits to telemarketers.

the email is a hoax.
Well, they have called me! This email might be a hoax but now I have registered. My cell is the only number I have so I put it down for everything, that is how I figured they got a hold of it.
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