I got this helpful reminder from an OTBKB reader. It may just be an Internet rumor. Ahhhh…Hold off until I confirm. Thanks for all the comments.
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. It will only take a minute of
your time. It blocks your number for five (5) years. You must call
from the cell phone number you want to have blocked. You cannot call
from a different phone number.
It takes about 20 seconds. I just did it.
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. You must call
from the cell phone number you want to have blocked. You cannot call
from a different phone number.
It takes about 20 seconds. I just did it.
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http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/cell411.asp
Anyone have evidence that this time it’s true?
Snopes says its a rumor: http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/cell411.asp
I did this yesterday and it seems real and official. My phone didn’t explode….. chris http://www.iccws.com
According to snopes.com, this is false. Snopes notes:
“Despite dire warnings about the imminent release of cell phone numbers to telemarketers that continue to be circulated via e-mail year after year, cell phone users do not have to register their cell phone numbers with the national Do Not Call registry before a soon-to-pass deadline to head off an onslaught of telemarketing calls.”
Snopes continues: “Cellular users can choose to register their cell numbers with the national Do Not Call registry, but doing so provides only a small additional measure of protection, since FCC regulations already in place block the bulk of telemarketing calls to cell phones. There is not (and never has been) a deadline to list one’s phone number with the national Do Not Call Registry — it can be done at any time.”
To read the entire article, go to http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/cell411.asp
Not so. Always a good idea to check Snopes before forwarding stuff like this.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/cell411.asp
FYI – This rumor gets going every year – it’s not true.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/cell411.asp
Urban myth
http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/cell411.asp
Are you sure?
http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/cell411.asp
This is an urban myth – been going around for years. Check it out here on Snopes a great website for all those urban myths and such http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/cell411.asp