Attention cell phone users...

**Midnight Tech** · 08-06-2006, 10:40 PM

REMINDER....16 days from today, 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: 888-382-1222.
It is the National DO NOT CALL list. It will only take a minute of your time.
It blocks your number for five (5) years.

You must call from the cell phone number you are wanting to have blocked.

OR GO TO: www.donotcall.gov

Figured everybody might want a heads-up on this!

sinclair_tm · 08-06-2006, 10:43 PM

good to know, but even better i already did it because i was having marketers calling. not now.

**Fox** · 08-06-2006, 10:52 PM

Thanks for reminding me, MT- I just got a new cellular phone. Last thing I need is telemarketers calling and asking for stuff from me.

**Midnight Tech** · 08-06-2006, 11:02 PM

I've been told on another site that Snopes lists this as being false....but personally, I'd say play it safe...register it anyway!

**hempknight** · 08-07-2006, 03:28 AM

umm why would "they" (dunno who..but some telco boss) release all the numbers...wouldn't that violate some kinda privacy law?

**Joefireline** · 08-07-2006, 04:04 AM

Is this in the UK too? It better not be. If anyone trys phoning me, well, they won't know what hit them...
I am not paying ANYTHING!

**hempknight** · 08-07-2006, 06:45 AM

well if it's one of my countrymen..DONT GO OFF AT THEM!!!!..

it's not cool..besides..i'll be after you...

better still learn my language..or one of them..and tell them yourself.."i dont want these calls"

bry623 · 08-07-2006, 08:39 AM

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

If you hear about it on the internet instead of the news, it is probably fake.

**Joefireline** · 08-07-2006, 08:53 AM

Ahh... Good good. I couldn't imagine it happening... Everyone would just riot! And the people in power wouldn't let it happen ethier...

**DJ-Zep** · 08-07-2006, 11:10 AM

Thank you for the number.

**Fox** · 08-07-2006, 12:41 PM

Either way, I hadn't put my cell number into the directory yet, so that helps me anyway.

**Joefireline** · 08-07-2006, 12:54 PM

Random question...
Why do you call them cell phones? We just call them mobile phones, it suits what the are more...

ebackhus · 08-07-2006, 01:11 PM

We call them "cell" phones because of the nature of the wireless networks. The poles (sometimes called "trees") send signals only a certian distance. These pockets of signal range are called cells. As you travel, you are passed from one pole to another, or one cell to another.

sinclair_tm · 08-07-2006, 02:09 PM

not quite eb. cell is short for celuar, so cell phone is short for celuar phone. its mainly we are lazy americans.

**Fox** · 08-07-2006, 02:14 PM

I think the difference is because we call the tower the cellular base station, and in British English it's known as a 'mast'.

sinclair_tm · 08-07-2006, 02:16 PM

when will those brits learn correct english anyway?

08-06-2006, 10:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
Midnight Tech Admin/Head GreaseMonkey/Igor's alter ego/Grand Exalted PoohBah Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: SC Posts: 2,638 OS: Windows XP SP2/Windows 98SE/Fedora Core 6/RH 7.2 with Autopoint	Attention cell phone users... REMINDER....16 days from today, 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: 888-382-1222. It is the National DO NOT CALL list. It will only take a minute of your time. It blocks your number for five (5) years. You must call from the cell phone number you are wanting to have blocked. OR GO TO: www.donotcall.gov Figured everybody might want a heads-up on this! __________________ Please post all questions in the appropriate forum. Questions sent by email or PM will not be answered. Sharing my life...with my Imzadi! Interested in Trek gaming? Check out the Dynaverse! Proud supporter of the Carolinas Aviation Museum. If we have helped you in any way, please donate to keep TSF up and running!

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Joefireline Enthusiastic TSFer~Joseph Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Portishead (Bristol) England Posts: 5,314 OS: XP Pro SP2(Desktop) / XP Home SP2(laptop) My System	Is this in the UK too? It better not be. If anyone trys phoning me, well, they won't know what hit them... I am not paying ANYTHING! __________________ - Joseph LAPTOP: Acer Aspire 5512WMLi (Specification) OPTIMIZE XP BEFORE POSTING HJT LOG - POST HJT LOG >>HERE<< If TSF has helped you, please help TSF: Please DONATE

08-07-2006, 08:39 AM	#8 (permalink)
bry623 Manager, The Conversation Pit/Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: NW Territory circa 1787 Posts: 10,621 OS: winxp pro sp2	http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/cell411.asp If you hear about it on the internet instead of the news, it is probably fake. __________________ "Government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem." -Ronald Reagan

08-07-2006, 03:28 AM	#5 (permalink)
hempknight TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 644 OS: XP Pro	umm why would "they" (dunno who..but some telco boss) release all the numbers...wouldn't that violate some kinda privacy law?

08-07-2006, 06:45 AM	#7 (permalink)
hempknight TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 644 OS: XP Pro	well if it's one of my countrymen..DONT GO OFF AT THEM!!!!.. it's not cool..besides..i'll be after you... better still learn my language..or one of them..and tell them yourself.."i dont want these calls"

08-07-2006, 08:53 AM	#9 (permalink)
Joefireline Enthusiastic TSFer~Joseph Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Portishead (Bristol) England Posts: 5,314 OS: XP Pro SP2(Desktop) / XP Home SP2(laptop) My System	Ahh... Good good. I couldn't imagine it happening... Everyone would just riot! And the people in power wouldn't let it happen ethier... __________________ - Joseph LAPTOP: Acer Aspire 5512WMLi (Specification) OPTIMIZE XP BEFORE POSTING HJT LOG - POST HJT LOG >>HERE<< If TSF has helped you, please help TSF: Please DONATE

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08-07-2006, 12:41 PM	#11 (permalink)
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08-07-2006, 02:14 PM	#15 (permalink)
Fox TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NJ Posts: 7,752 OS: XP Pro, CentOS My System	I think the difference is because we call the tower the cellular base station, and in British English it's known as a 'mast'. __________________ Antec Neo Power 500W, ABIT IP35-E, Intel E2180@2.66Ghz, Corsair XMS2 2x1GB DDR2-800, PNY 8800GT, 320GB Seagate * lazy college student alert *- If I've inadvertently ignored a thread, please Let me know about it Have I helped you solve your problem? Donate to Techsupportforums Klart Skepp!