Thursday, September 4, 2008

What's the best way to get telemarketers off my back?

Register at the online do not call registry. Cell phones, business and home phones can be registered... You will still get some calls for about 30 days. Just tell anyone who calls in that time period that you are registered with the do not call registry and to please remove you from their calling list. If they give you any hassle advise them that you will file a report.

I had to do this too and every solicitor I spoke to was immediately ready to get off the phone and apologized quickly. Keep a log next to your phone for the first 30 days and file it with your phone bill after that. (You will then have a record of companies you personally advised of the registration, etc. just write down their name, the company, date and time of the call.)

Be patient, the calls will stop in about 30 days... Good luck!!