Al-Anon Family Group

The material presented here is not Al-Anon Conference Approved Literature. It is a method to exchange information, ideas, feelings, problems and solutions on a personal level.

Members Login
Username 
 
Password 
    Remember Me  
Miracles In Progress 12 Step Recovery Forums -> Al-Anon Family Group -> Al-Anon Family Group -> telemarketing alert
Post Info TOPIC: telemarketing alert
Jerry F


~*Service Worker*~

Status: Offline
Posts: 13696
Date:
telemarketing alert
Permalink  

 

Just a personal service to you family members with cell phones.  At the end of June if you have not registered your cell phone with 888 382 1222 (you gotta call that number with the cell phone you are registering) the telemarketers will descend on it with drool at the corner of their lips.  If you like abuse don't register the phone or if you like paying for all of those calls...and you will pay for them...then don't register your cell phone.  For me I've already done it.   ((((hugs)))) smile



__________________
Aloha


~*Service Worker*~

Status: Offline
Posts: 1652
Date:
Permalink  

Thanks for the warning, Jerry.

Just a heads up, however, that this warning has been circulating around the internet since 2003, and it's false. See snopes.com:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/cell411.asp

And the FTC's web site (top of the page message reads: "You may have received an email telling you that your cell phone is about to be assaulted by telemarketing calls as a result of a new cell phone number database; however, that is not the case. Federal Communications Commission regulations prohibit telemarketers from using automated dialers to call cell phone numbers.")

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/donotcall/index.html

__________________
tommyecat


~*Service Worker*~

Status: Offline
Posts: 1594
Date:
Permalink  

Thank you to both of you for the heads up.  

Best,

Tommye



__________________
Debilyn


~*Service Worker*~

Status: Offline
Posts: 3653
Date:
Permalink  

tu jer just sent this to everyone and put it on my fb.



__________________

Putting HP first, always  <(*@*)>

"It's not so much being loved for ourselves, but more for being loved in spite of ourselves."

       http://www.al-anon.alateen.org/meetings/meeting.html            Or call: 1-888-4alanon
Page 1 of 1  sorted by
 
Quick Reply

Please log in to post quick replies.
Miracles In Progress 12 Step Recovery Forums -> Al-Anon Family Group -> Al-Anon Family Group -> telemarketing alert