is that federal "do not call" registry working for you?

Question

Just curious.If so, how long did it take after you registered?

For those of you who don't know its a Govt site where if you register your phone number telemarketers,after a period of time, arent supposed to call.

Answer 1

Yes. I am pleased. Before the federal registry, we had a state registry.

I just wish that political candidates and political polling groups would not call. I also do not like receiving calls from charities or should I say "alleged charities." Penn State University no longer calls me after I blew up on the person who called me. I guess political calls and charitable calls are exempt from the do not call registry.

Answer 2

After I registered on DNC registry. telemarketing calls increased - not only charities/political, It's an intrusion and very annoying and I won't pick up unless I know who is calling..

Answer 3

It's updated 4 times a year, at most you'll have to wait 3 months to be officially added. Keep in mind that all call centers use software to dial out, they can't update the list of valid / invalid calls on a nightly basis. Too cost prohibitive and unrealistic.

Answer 4

Don't know - I screen all calls and about 90% are from someone who never says anything - it probably a spammer with an automated machine that waits for some noise before activating - can't tell how many there are - answering to find out would defeat the purpose of it all, eh.

Answer 5

Just like the immigration laws, the "do not call" registry is a scam operated for the purpose of validating phone numbers. What actually works for us is that little gadget called a call zapper that won't let those calls come through. The only way you can enforce this "do not call" program is to file a lawsuit. That will cost you and therefore, it is totally useless as a tool for you. It does help all those people who use your number because when you put your name on their list, you have actually verified that they have a valid address and valid phone number and valid resident at that address -- what a great tool for identity thieves provided by the government that can't even protect the data it colllects. It's just like the credit reporting agencies. They control your credit but the only way you can bring them to task for reporting false or incorrect information is to give them even more information to use incorrectly or to file a lawsuit at your expense. Look, people, the only way you are going to stop this crap is if you develop programs where you have caller I.D. and you simply refuse to answer any call whose number you don't recognize. For God's sake as well as your own, don't return phone calls that say it's an attempt to collect a debt if you don't owe that debt. Let the idiots take you to court where you will have some legal protection from these scam artists and predators! The law doesn't protect law-abiding citizens anymore. It only protects the corporations and the illegal immigrants. You can protect yourself by refusing to give out any information at all. Never fill out those contest questionnaires that promise you a chance to win something -- you are extemely unlikely to win anything except harassment from those people. Don't give out your phone number to anyone who doesn't have a legitimate need to have it and never put your social security number on any document except a tax return or a tax form and be sure to keep a copy of that form so that if it is misused, you have some recourse. I used to get upset with my parents because they would never allow us to give out personal information to anyone, no matter how innocuous that information seemed at the time. They used to tell us to tell them it's none of their business. Additionally, anytime our kids had to take a school physical, we demanded that the doctor simply verify that the child is in good health and that he/she had all their shots. We did not give the school all the personal information. It turns out, with identity theft being the fastest growing crime in the USA, that my parents were right and that we actually are protecting our kids from potential harm by keeping our private information private. Before you sucker in on any of these "for your own good or own protection" scams, even if they are government sponsored, ask the people how they protect your information and how they punish the violators. If you answer phone calls today, or if you do a star 67 or star 69 you will find out that many of the numbers are not legitimate or that there is no human on the other end of the line. Get the call zapper. It's worth the little bit of headaches it takes to learn how to make it work. Forget putting your name on lists. And for goodness' sake don't ever call numbers or push a button on your phone when the message says "to remove your number from their call list press _________" This, too, is a scam that permits them to get access to your phone. Protect yourself. Don't depend upon others to protect you! Be extremely discriminatory about who you give any information whatsoever!!!!!!!!!! Think about it! An identity thief might be listening!

Answer 6

Yessss... it's great. Still get pesky calls around election time and calls from comps I do business with... but, overall, a huge reduction. Teamed up with caller ID and blocked number screening it's turning out well.

(It kicked in immediately, once I registered)

Answer 7

Yes.

I registered when it was first started, and it worked pretty fast - though, I think, at the time, companies were being careful with it, because it was new.

I'd expect companies, now, to be dilitory about checking on updates, so it might take a while.

Answer 8

Works great for me! In 5 years I've only had 2 calls and when I mentioned I was on the no-call list they apologized and removed my name. One company though I did report and they never called again.

Answer 9

Yes it is working beautifully for me. Remember non-profits are exempt as are political campaigns. Companies you do business with may also be exempt under certain circumstances.

Answer 10

Its workin' f'in' beatifully. I keep getting calls from Unknown, when I call back to say don't ******* call me any more: The prerecorded message says " This is a non working number".