Calls after I warned of legal action

Thank you.  That is exactly the point I was trying to make.  He wants validation that his theory is correct and is the only viable theory, and that we of course all so stupid we can't under stand that.  There is another nonsense forum thread that he started here as well, something about timeshares if memory serves me correctly.  He is like the big bad wolf and the three pigs.  He huffs and puffs, but just simply can't blow those houses down.

I fail to see why he doesn't simply go to court since he seems to know it all.  I mean, I certainly would.  Why would I ask for advice if I already had all the answers.  But hey we can pass this post off as my poor attitude also.  ;-}

You are welcome, oh handsome one.  Anything I can do to help. And your personality is just fine. If the creepy creepus people don't like it, they can go talk to each other somewhere else!
: )

Now another rocket scientist pops up.  What exactly does that number have to do with this thread?  Or were you just to lazy to put it into the search box and post in the correct thread?

Maybe "T" is lonely and it is T's own phone number, hoping to make some new "friends".  Oy.

The question still remains - how long does a charity, religious group, politician, or business that you ask directly have to comply with an internal do-not-call list request?

When you add your number to the federal DNC list, all callers have 30 days before they have to comply with the request. And when I've asked businesses directly, several times they've read off some patter about calls stopping within 24 hours. But if you ask to be added to an internal call list and they call back 10 hours later, would that call be a violation? How about 2 weeks later?

Put the following in a search engine and you shall be enlightened:

"Internal Do Not Call list regulations"

Finding plenty of information about how long they have to comply, what the requirements are for maintaining a list, etc. But nothing on how quickly they have to start complying. Anyone have experience dealing with that question?

http://www.inceptresults.com/pdfs/CompanySpecificDoNotCall.pdf

West Coast Guy is one hundred percent right -- after my unlisted number became the official contact number for a relative with Alzheimer's who's in her 80s, I started getting every piece of scum on the face of the earth calling her, and while she had a private phone in assisted living, she was getting calls there to frighten her. It is so hard for people to understand and accept, never mind motivate to action, but with the Boomer generation aging into their sites, the amount of elder abuse committed by doctors, lawyers, pharmaceuticals, assisted living and nursing homes, on and on, is beyond endurance and most people are too frightened to accept it. The kickbacks, the lies, the sweet deals...they are targets and everyone wants to make a killing off them. Several years ago, someone kept calling my home three and four times a day and hanging up. I didn't have caller ID then, I hit star whatever it was and got the number but not the party's name. I called my local police. They looked into it, found out with their sources that it was a company in California and they got on the phone to Pac Bell and the calls stopped. I think if we all checked the numbers in white pages. com and found out who their provider is and called to complain, it could have an impact. You won't get anywhere with lawyers and certified mail, it may be correct, but it won't work, it's their full time job and a product of their black souls to protect their interests, you're trying to live a decent, unmolested life. If we all call their phone companies and consistently hound our state and federal legislators, maybe something will happen. It could. But people today would rather complain than take action, so...

The National Do-Not-Call Registry was a good start and 90+ percent of legitimate companies respect and use it. The remaining scum telemarketers will keep changing tactics and dancing around the DNCR and will only ever respond to what hurts their bottom line. My solution requires a bit of time and effort, but then, so does sex… These tactics may not be a satisfying as sex, but they ARE satisfying and have the added bonus of helping to fix one of life’s perpetual annoyances:
1)    ALWAYS answer the phone – if we are running away, the “terrorists” win. ALWAYS “press  1” to talk to an Operator.
2)    When you get an actual person, express reluctant interest in whatever product or service is being hawked. Talk slowly and ask lots of questions. Always give phony personal info like CC#, SS#, address, heck even change your name slightly. Keep them on the line as long as possible.
3)    Try to get as much info about the company as possible and file a BBB complaint (“Unethical Sales Practices”). A national energy company recently revamped their entire telemarketing policies in regard to the DNCR in response to a BBB complaint I filed – this CAN work.
4)    If the product involves your home, set up an appointment for a time that you are not home, or just don’t answer the door. This can cost a company a LOT of money and resources.
Remember, the goal is to cost these companies time, money, and maybe more importantly, to make it impossible for them to know if they are talking to a sucker, or just another Phone Punker. Be creative, have fun, and feel proud that YOU are helping to eliminate one of life’s many intractable and seemingly un-fixable problems.

You forgot to add in about playing them the Youtube audio.

Your sermon has a large ring of truth. Perhaps the phones should be turned off or thrown out?  Mankind got to the 19th. century without it's use. Something better perhaps could be invented but as long as we participate in a technology that trumps privacy we shouldn't complain so much but rather look intently for alternate solutions or technologies.
What all this does show is how unprincipled, low, ignorant, uncouth, despicably indifferent and disrespectful their attitude is to  people.  The irony is that as they prey like vultures on the poor and defenseless, they to, if the shoe were on the other foot, would be just as upset.

my 2 cents.

it dose work. telemarketers are human beings with emotions. frustration has a lasting effect long after the call(s) have ended. While in the boiler boom, if myself and/or other employees would have a bad call it would ruin my/their day. *sales* would go down. the industry has a high turnover rate. while i was in it, many individuals would storm off and quit because they were pissed off by what we referred to as a "bad call".

Re: setting up a sales visit to your home...

That can be dicey if you plan on pursuing legal action. Any calls they make after that could arguably be covered by having a "business relationship" (even though the FTC & FCC rules now require explicit permission in writing). Also, I would suggest using a house other than your own (ie; any vacant house on your block).

In many states, it is possible to track down the identity of callers by using license plate numbers. In Texas, for instance, you can file a form at the DMV to release registration information to an officer of the court for just $2.70. So, setting up a home visit may be the easiest way to nail down the identity of the caller.

btw, there's already an "entrapment?" thread in the telemarketing forum.