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To: Jim S who wrote (3133)7/10/1999 3:29:00 PM
From: John Carragher  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 17683
 
OT
Most times I find a dead space when I answer and before the computer kicks it over to a live operator. If I don't get an immediate response when I answer the phone I hang up.....also you can write to the following address to stop phone calls. Majority of companies honor the requests as they don't want to increase dead cold calls.

Telephone Preference Service
Direct Marketing Association
PO Box 9014
Farmingdale, N.Y. 11735-9014

In body of letter write Please stop phone solicitation.

After a few weeks your phone calls will drop sharply...

Hey you want the junk mail to stop..........
Mail Preference Service
PO Box 9008
Farmingdale NY 11735-9008 ...again in the body of the letter
Please stop all junk mail.

If you like to get a lot of mail then don't do this<g>

good luck folks I have been using these addresses for years and it works.....John




To: Jim S who wrote (3133)7/10/1999 3:40:00 PM
From: Ed Forrest  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 17683
 
Jim
There is a law on the books that states if you request a cold caller to remove your name from their list they must comply or be subject to a fine.I have used that method but the only way of knowing if the cold callers are in compliance is to keep a record of who your callers are.That could be tedious.
Ed Forrest