| There was a time when there was nothing you could | | | | your landline company to see if this is something that |
| really do about telemarketers except ignore the call or | | | | you can do. If so, go ahead and block the ones that |
| try to block the number through your phone company. | | | | call you the most to get them to stop. |
| They called often, and they did not care when they | | | | If you are getting telemarketing calls on your cell phone, |
| called. There are now ways to get them to stop, and | | | | you should know that this is not legal. There are many |
| many more laws they have to follow. When you find | | | | reasons for this, and one of the most important is that |
| they are aggravating you, you have to know what you | | | | they could be costing you money if you pay for |
| can do to get them to give you a break. | | | | incoming calls. Many pay for minutes during the day, or |
| Your first move should be to get your number on the | | | | at the very least, this takes away from allotted free |
| Do Not Call list. This was designed to stop | | | | call time each person gets with their specific plan. Tell |
| telemarketers from calling people who do not wish to | | | | them they are calling a cellular phone, tell them to stop, |
| be bothered with sales pitches. Once your number is | | | | and then call your mobile provider to file a complaint |
| listed, companies have thirty-one days to remove you | | | | against the number, if it showed up for you on your |
| from their calling lists. After that, they are subject to | | | | phone caller ID. |
| fines for calling you. You can report them where you | | | | When it seems someone is ignoring the Do Not Call list, |
| sign up for the List online. You don't have to add cell | | | | and has not stopped calling even when you have |
| numbers, but you can if you wish. | | | | reported them, you have one more option. It may not |
| You can try to block numbers that do not stop, | | | | get you anywhere, but you never know. There are |
| especially if the thirty-one days have not passed. | | | | sites that list nothing but problematic phone numbers. |
| Though this used to be something very common with | | | | These can stop telemarketers and annoying calls. This |
| phone services, this does not something that all | | | | site can get so much publicity that a company rethinks |
| providers offer today. You can look through the white | | | | calling practices to avoid the horrible reputation they |
| pages you get delivered to your home, or simply call | | | | may get. |