Cell Phone numbers go public today!

[make_your_move]

A timely reminder from my honey russell_moore (thanks babe!):

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

Cell Phone Numbers Go Public today.

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

YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THESE CALLS

To prevent this, call the following number from your cell phone:

Comments

[cz_unit]

Such a good reason for me to never own a cell phone.

Thanks babe, you nipped the "buy an Iphone" idea in the bud for another year :-)

CZ

[russell_moore]

as a clarification, according to snopes, there is no deadline for doing this

but I do know there was a release regarding it e-mailed from one of the techie sites I subscribe to back in July stating it would happen in early fiscal year 2009 (which we are now in) ... but to be honest, no, I haven't seen any recent news from that source

however, since you pay for incoming calls on your cell phone, and I know I have already received sales pitch calls on mine, registering your cell phone on the Do Not Call list seems like a good thing even if this big release to telemarketers doesn't happen immediately or at all

[baobh]

Awesome. Thanks!

It's a hoax

[dckermit]

This hoax has been circulating for years:

http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/cell411.asp

Re: It's a hoax

[russell_moore]

I noted the snopes information in my clarification

so though there may or may not be a release of all cell phone numbers to telemarketers, I know these 3 things to be true:

1) I have received sales pitch calls on my cell phone

2) a cell phone user pays for incoming calls, even unwanted ones

3) it is a good idea to register your cell phone on the Do Not Call list

Re: It's a hoax

[becalyn]

I never get telemarketer calls on my cell phone. However, I'd love to find a way to stop the 30+ spam text messages I get a month on it.

Re: It's a hoax

[russell_moore]

well, since my cell phone is now on Do Not Call, I wonder if the spam text will stop?

I don't get as many as you, but I get at least 6 a month ... I'll have to see if that still happens

[margoeve]

http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/business/a/cell_directory.htm