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Oct 19, 2007 -- Do Not Call cell numbers not being sold to marketers

There's been an e-mail flying around the country again about the Do Not Call list and how cell phone users are supposedly about to have their names sold to marketers. Law enforcement has denied that this is true and Clark too wants to emphasize this is a false rumor. When it comes to the National Do Not Call Registry, you want to register your home phone number. Clark also thinks you should register your business number -- even though it's discouraged. That way you'll have full protection from solicitors. But the bogus e-mail that's been circulating shows that more and more people use their cell phones as their sole point of contact. This is a bad idea because marketers can sell it again and again if they get hold of it. If your only phone is your cell and you want to avoid annoying solicitation calls, try signing up at GrandCentral.com where you can get a "fake" home number. Special kudos to one listener who pointed out that GrandCentral is still being tested. At this point you must be invited to join by someone who already has an account. All others will be wait-listed until the service officially launches.

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  • tired of calls
    I has been receiving voicemails from this number every day for last two months, they don't mention any specifics neither that they are a coll agency (isn't that against the law?). I don't owe anything to them! I has been thinking to cancel my ph number.
    I tried to block them using Google Voice but they are using "out of area" as the caller id in order to mask their number. There is any other way to block this calls?
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