Telemarketers Now Calling Cell Phones
Calls May Also Be Dangerous
POSTED: Thursday, July 11, 2002
The calls at home during dinner are bad enough, but now some people have begun hearing from telemarketers on their cell phones, where the calls can cost you money, or -- at the very least -- air time. It's not only annoying, but Robert Bulmash says it's also dangerous. He's the president of Private Citizens, an anti-telemarketing consumer group. Bulmash says when the phone rings and you're driving a car, you feel compelled to answer. But that's not something you want to do if you're traveling down a two-lane highway at high speed. Sales calls to wireless phones are legal -- except for calls that are recorded messages or are placed with automatic dialers.Bulmash says there are a few things mobile phone users can do to avoid the telemarketers. For starters, he says never put your cell phone down on any list or form where you're asked to supply personal information. Also, you may want to think twice before transfering your listed home number to your cell phone, a kind of portability that's gotten a green light from regulators.And there is another option for consumers. Although it may not eliminate all solicitation calls, you can register your home and cell phone numbers on the Direct Marketing Associations do not call list. To find out how you can do that, click here.
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