do not call for mobiles

[Ken Gargett]

received this from a friend. won't stop the scumbag thieves and their endless calls but might slow some entities down a little.

i went on it ages ago for the landline. it did help.

as for the scumbags, i wish serious illness and slow death on them every time. one got so offended that after i had hung up he rang me back and told me that i could not say that to him.

"but you are a thief", i said.

"yes", he said, "but you still can't say that".

truly bizarre. but i have digressed.

Australian mobile phone listings

REMEMBER: Mobile Phone Numbers Go Public next month.

REMINDER all mobile phone numbers are being released to
telemarketing companies and you will start to receive sale calls.

YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THESE CALLS

Below is a link where you can enter your phone numbers online to put
an end to telemarketing calls. Don't just delete those calls
otherwise you will find that you have been signed up for all sorts
of extra services that you didn't want or know about. Like special
chimes, music etc.

https://www.donotcall.gov.au/ PASS THIS ON TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS YOU WISH...

[Borgy]

Already done Ken cheers for the heads up. Nobody bites into my cigar coin there is not enough now.

[polarbear]

Done

Thanks Ken

[theholmesmob]

I checked the information on the website and it states that the information above about mobile phone numbers going public is incorrect and part of a viral email......

[Ken Gargett]

I checked the information on the website and it states that the information above about mobile phone numbers going public is incorrect and part of a viral email......

ah well. apols for the mis-direct.

mind you, no harm done putting the number on the site.

[ogus]

We have do not call.gov here thanks to GW Bush

and yes it does not work

[ebhead]

We have a DNC list here in Canada too....and some things about it:

Works for both land-line and mobile (this is anecdotal)

Some friends started getting calls after they put their names on the list.

There are a few exemptions to the list (e.g. Pol. Parties, I think charities fall under this too, companies with which you have a relationship can ignore it, companies that you used to have a relationship with but your relationship ended less than a year can ignore it)

I think you also have to resubmit your phone number every few years...

...anyway, the groups that I would want to have banned are still allowed so pointless effort all around.

having said all that I have discovered that my phone has a block call feature so I just use that...

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[Ken Gargett]

when i first registered a few years back, i still got calls from telstra for whatever crap.i would always speak to them for a bit to get the name of the caller, note the time and the details. and then put in a complaint. hate telstra. i never really heard back but i understand that the govt did take it seriously and that telstra ended up being fined for what they were doing. i hope so.

[free85]

I can't wait for (and only hope that this happens) a nation wide (in the US and elsewhere although many countries outside the US have better CAN-SPAM laws) do not e-mail list. Marketers refuse to listen to "opt-in only" rules.

[MIKA27]

Done mate and thank you - 8 years this last for, far better than the older annual registration for land lines.

I havent had a land line now for several years and must say I rather enjoyed not having the telemarketing calls. Calling now on mobiles is truly annoying (And thats being polite about it )

[JohnS]

Thank you Ken. I've updated all my family's phones this morning.

[Fuzz]

Consumer Alert: Viral email with misinformation on release of mobile numbers to telemarketers &: associated mobile charges

The ACMA is aware of an email currently circulating providing misinformation about mobile numbers being made 'public' in the near future. It advises that as a consequence mobile users will be charged for calls made by telemarketing companies to their mobile service.

While the email refers to the Australian Do Not Call Register website, it appears to have originated in North America a number of years ago and has been intermittently circulating since that time. The reference to consumers being 'charged' arises from the different charging regime for mobile calls in the USA, where often charges are incurred by mobile phone users for calls they receive. This charging regime does not apply in Australia.

The Australian Do Not Call Register has strong mechanisms in place to protect the privacy of registrants. The numbers on the Do Not Call Register are never provided directly to telemarketers.

Consumers can list their Australian fixed line and mobile numbers on the Do Not Call Register, provided the numbers are used primarily for private or domestic purposes, on www.donotcall.gov.au. Consumers can also register by phoning 1300 792 958.

Under the Do Not Call Register Act 2006, telemarketers can check their calling lists against the Do Not Call Register. If a telemarketer calls a number on the Do Not Call Register, they may be in breach of the Act, and may face penalties.

The ACMA recommends recipients of the email delete it and not forward it on to other email users. A variation of this email was previously circulated during March/April 2009.

[Ken Gargett]

fuzz, this is all a bit weird. the site upon which i entered my details is the government site.

[Fuzz]

The website, www.donotcall.gov.au, is run on behalf of the ACMA.

Mobile numbers are not being made public, nor will we be charged for calls from telemarketers. Doesn't hurt to list your mobile on the register, but it is no guarantee that you won't be called.

[leftimatic]

I can remember back in the day getting those damn charity and telemarketers calls just around dinner. They would ask me if I had ten minutes and I would answer "Yes, as soon as the check you write for $50 arrives I will gladly call you back. My time is money." Or I would just put the phone down and walk away. Come back around 15 minutes later and oddly enough they had hung up. Now with a mobile that is far less frequent.

As for the old school days of getting junk mail and credit card applications. My mom used to fill the return envelope up with old nuts and washers and cut up pieces of paper. And send it back to them. As she said the company would only pay for postage if you sent it back and the heavier it was the more it cost.

The most irritating calls came when I goy a new number that was very similar or used to be someones old fax number. Nothing like picking up the phone to squealing howl about 15-20 times a day. Finally called telephone company and refused to pay bill till it was fixed. Don't know what they did but two days later all was good.

[fingerburner]

Hate to burst your bubble folks but this is a scam email according to www.donotcall.gov.au

[Ken Gargett]

it may be dodgy but it links to the govt (or govt approved) site. so as far as i can see it does no real harm - if a more tech-savvy person out there thinks otherwise, please enlighten me on what i am missing.

so all that happens is people sign up to protect themselves from something that is not yet an issue.

or am i missing something?

[Fuzz]

The link is legit. The information contained in the email is not.

[Duxnutz]

I'm pretty bored. I actually enjoy the random telemarketers calls.

[Ken Gargett]

The link is legit. The information contained in the email is not.

which is seriously odd.

why bother?

only thing i can think of, and it sounds bizarre, is that some bloke got sick of them and set up the fake email to try and encourage as many as possible to sign up and stuff the cold calls.