Cell Phone Numbers - Will They Be Sold To Telemarketers?
Telemarketing calls are one of the least favorite phone calls most people receive.
In fact, I know a lot of people that hates getting sales calls from telemarketers.
In the United States, many people are so irritated of telemarketers that they've already registered their number in the National Do Not Call list.
Once a number has been included in the DNC registry, they will no longer receive sales calls.
However, there are a few myths and fallacies that are spreading around when it comes to telemarketers and how they are able to obtain a number.
One fallacious myth going around is that a cell phone number must be registered in the national Do Not Call registry before the end of a certain date.
If a number fails to be registered before the deadline, the number will then be released to numerous telemarketers.
Of course when this happens, what comes next is quite obvious - repeated and frequent sales calls that cell phone subscribers will have to pay for themselves.
This fallacy can be traced to the misunderstanding people had about the suggestions made by mobile service providers to create a directory assistance or public directory for cell phone numbers.
It really is a pain looking for a cell phone number.
Unlike landlines, cell phone numbers are not listed in any public phone book.
The primary reason for this is the fact that landlines are still more widely-used than cell phones.
However, today the world is experiencing a rapid growth in cell phone service making it all the more important for carriers to provide a definitive directory.
This prompted many major mobile phone carriers to acquire the service of Qwest to provide a Wireless 411 service.
They have put together all the numbers in their service and created a database that also includes the name and address of their subscribers.
When news got out, somewhere along the line the information was interpreted as a way for carriers to combine all their available numbers and provide the listing to telemarketers.
Of course, the truth is these carriers had no intention to provide telemarketers with such information.
In fact, the Wireless 411 is a free opt-in service.
Meaning the only time a number will appear on the directory is if the owner itself would let it happen.
It's like the opposite of landlines - by default the name appears on the phone book and if the landline subscriber wants it removed, they'll have to contact their provider.
Once Wireless 411 is ready to be launched, every subscriber should rest assured that their information will not be sold or given to any telemarketing company.
There will be no phone books or website that will contain the information on Wireless 411's database.
Oh, before we conclude, it would only be fitting to clear up the aforementioned fallacy.
There are no deadlines when it comes to registering a cell phone number to the Do No Call list.
You can do it anytime you want, however you will still need to wait for a few weeks or even months before your number can be added to the DNC registry.
The only way your cell phone number may be accessed is through cell phone number lookup websites.
In fact, I know a lot of people that hates getting sales calls from telemarketers.
In the United States, many people are so irritated of telemarketers that they've already registered their number in the National Do Not Call list.
Once a number has been included in the DNC registry, they will no longer receive sales calls.
However, there are a few myths and fallacies that are spreading around when it comes to telemarketers and how they are able to obtain a number.
One fallacious myth going around is that a cell phone number must be registered in the national Do Not Call registry before the end of a certain date.
If a number fails to be registered before the deadline, the number will then be released to numerous telemarketers.
Of course when this happens, what comes next is quite obvious - repeated and frequent sales calls that cell phone subscribers will have to pay for themselves.
This fallacy can be traced to the misunderstanding people had about the suggestions made by mobile service providers to create a directory assistance or public directory for cell phone numbers.
It really is a pain looking for a cell phone number.
Unlike landlines, cell phone numbers are not listed in any public phone book.
The primary reason for this is the fact that landlines are still more widely-used than cell phones.
However, today the world is experiencing a rapid growth in cell phone service making it all the more important for carriers to provide a definitive directory.
This prompted many major mobile phone carriers to acquire the service of Qwest to provide a Wireless 411 service.
They have put together all the numbers in their service and created a database that also includes the name and address of their subscribers.
When news got out, somewhere along the line the information was interpreted as a way for carriers to combine all their available numbers and provide the listing to telemarketers.
Of course, the truth is these carriers had no intention to provide telemarketers with such information.
In fact, the Wireless 411 is a free opt-in service.
Meaning the only time a number will appear on the directory is if the owner itself would let it happen.
It's like the opposite of landlines - by default the name appears on the phone book and if the landline subscriber wants it removed, they'll have to contact their provider.
Once Wireless 411 is ready to be launched, every subscriber should rest assured that their information will not be sold or given to any telemarketing company.
There will be no phone books or website that will contain the information on Wireless 411's database.
Oh, before we conclude, it would only be fitting to clear up the aforementioned fallacy.
There are no deadlines when it comes to registering a cell phone number to the Do No Call list.
You can do it anytime you want, however you will still need to wait for a few weeks or even months before your number can be added to the DNC registry.
The only way your cell phone number may be accessed is through cell phone number lookup websites.
