do not call

[richard4u2]

This notice appeared in a local newspaper
Warning
Mobile phone numbers go public next month
All mobile phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies and you will start to receive sale calls .
You may be charged for these calls
To ensure you are not charged for unwanted services i.e. special chimes, music, etc register with do not call
Register on line at www.donotcall.gov.au (http://www.donotcall.gov.au/)

[ScrubPleb]

Which local newspaper? When?
This has been floating around the internet for years. It's not true.

[Sprint]

go read the do not call website, its true

[Pavo]

go read the do not call website, its true

Really? The do not call website links to this:

ACMA - Consumer Alert: Viral Do Not Call Register email (http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_311873)

And according to it:

"While the email refers to the Australian Do Not Call Register website, it appears to have originated in North America a number of years ago and has been intermittently circulating since that time. The reference to consumers being 'charged' arises from the different charging regime for mobile calls in the USA, where often charges are incurred by mobile phone users for calls they receive. This charging regime does not apply in Australia. "

So, yes, register your mobile number with do not call, but I don't think Australian mobile user would be charged for the calls.

Pete

[Bigbjorn]

This notice appeared in a local newspaper
Warning
Mobile phone numbers go public next month
All mobile phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies and you will start to receive sale calls .
You may be charged for these calls
To ensure you are not charged for unwanted services i.e. special chimes, music, etc register with do not call
Register on line at www.donotcall.gov.au (http://www.donotcall.gov.au/)

About time too.

Why can we not have an all in on line national telephone directory? Most mobile phones are not in the directory, and, most people I know who use other than a Telstra land line are not in the directory. Does anyone know how to look up someone who uses, for example, Optus?

If you want to have an unlisted number, then fine, ask for it, but let the rest be available.

[stevo68]

This notice appeared in a local newspaper
Warning
Mobile phone numbers go public next month
All mobile phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies and you will start to receive sale calls .
You may be charged for these calls
To ensure you are not charged for unwanted services i.e. special chimes, music, etc register with do not call
Register on line at www.donotcall.gov.au (http://www.donotcall.gov.au/) I find it amazing that a local paper doesn't do it research. I received this via work a couple of weeks ago...googled it....realised it was bogus and informed the multitude of people about it. Google is your friend I keep telling people who send the "sky is falling" type emails,

Regards

Stevo

[Lotz-A-Landies]

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"While the email refers to the Australian Do Not Call Register website,

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This charging regime does not apply in Australia. "

So, yes, register your mobile number with do not call, but I don't think Australian mobile user would be charged for the calls.

PeteYou wont be charged if you answer the spam call, but you can be charged when you go to voicemail to see what the spamcall was when it went to voicemail!

[Sleepy]

Looks like a re-work of an similar one in the US.
snopes.com: Cell Phone Numbers Given to Telemarketers (http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/cell411.asp)

[Ausfree]

I have all my phones registered on the "Do Not Call Register".;)

[waynep]

Be aware that any numbers you have registered on the DNC register expire after 3 years. So many early registrees are now being dropped off the list. You need to go in and re-register.

[Ausfree]

Be aware that any numbers you have registered on the DNC register expire after 3 years. So many early registrees are now being dropped off the list. You need to go in and re-register.
Done.....Also certain charities etc, can still ring you!!:)

[loanrangie]

You wont be charged if you answer the spam call, but you can be charged when you go to voicemail to see what the spamcall was when it went to voicemail!

Exactly or you reply to a txt from a scam company.

[Ausfree]

Looking for ideas folks. My mother in law is being pestered by unwanted phone calls,flogging stuff. We are starting to get an increase in these unwanted phone calls also.:mad:

Checking the Do Not Call Register we are registered to 2020, but with the increase in these unwanted phone calls it is obvious these type of people are finding ways to circumvent the Do Not Call Register. Any body else notice an increase in unwanted calls???


I have had a quick look around the internet and come with these devices, anybody had any experience with them??

CPR Call Blocker vs TrueCall Call Blocker (http://blogs.which.co.uk/technology/phones-3/cpr-call-blocker-vs-truecall-call-blocker/)

[4runnernomore]

Registered last year with them and we still get unwanted overseas calls. Not as prevelant but still inconvenient. Down right bloody frustrating that a systems that is supposed to stop it from happening does not.

[Mick_Marsh]

I got my first telemarketing call on the mobile the other week. I saved the number should some poor unfortunate soul decides to call again.
I have also received telemarketing call saying they will give me something if I press one. They are the ones you get charged for.
I got my first "This is Telstra and we will be cutting your internet connection because viruses on your computer are disrupting our servers" phone call a couple of days ago.
"Cut it" I said. "I don't care". After many repeated pleas, with my same reply, I still have internet.

[weeds]

we changed number and I totally forgot about the no call register.....we were getting bombarded until I registered the new number and it kicked in (as its not instant)

the kids had fun leading the callers up the garden path until they realised they were being had by kids

the landline is there for the kids, I have never used it or answered it

[3toes]

The link is the story of someone in the UK who managed to fight back and won.

BBC News - Cold Calling: The victim who fought back - and won (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20068927)

I have seen cold call marketing lists created via a spreadsheet. You type in a phone number then drag the box down which creates as many numbers as you want to put into the auto dialer. No reference to any no dial list. Having an unlisted number is not going to do you any good either.

[Saitch]

Be aware that any numbers you have registered on the DNC register expire after 3 years. So many early registrees are now being dropped off the list. You need to go in and re-register.
?????? I just checked with DNC & all 3 phones are good to 2019! Also, our landline phone shows "Overseas Call" on the screen when ringing & as HRH, the Pope & Mr. President have my mobile number, I just ignore it!
Steve

[Basil135]

The "Do not call" register is good, and does what it is designed to.

That is, legitimate telemarketing companies will reference it, and if you are on it, they wont call.

However, it wont stop the overseas scammers, as they use an auto dial facility, and just wait for someone to answer before they start their spin of the day...

My kids know that if they see "overseas" on the CND, they give the phone to me, and go & get a bowl of popcorn, ready for the show. :twisted:

Considering we do not give out our home number, it is not listed in any directory, and is actually in a company name, it is surprising how many calls we still get.

[Ausfree]

?????? I just checked with DNC & all 3 phones are good to 2019! Also, our landline phone shows "Overseas Call" on the screen when ringing & as HRH, the Pope & Mr. President have my mobile number, I just ignore it!
Steve

Mate, the post you are referring to is 4 years old. I dredged this Thread up in the hope that somebody might have an answer to the problem.:)

[Saitch]

Mate, the post you are referring to is 4 years old. I dredged this Thread up in the hope that somebody might have an answer to the problem.:)
Oops!:blush::blush::blush::blush:

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Its easy. Don't answer calls.

The phone is there for my convenience, all my friends call me on my mobile, the landline is only there for the occasion when I want a local call or have misplaced my mobile. So incoming calls on the landline never get answered, it's an acquired skill. When friends come over and the phone is ringing you can see they want to answer the call. Some even ask "are you going to answer that?"

[Ausfree]

Its easy. Don't answer calls.

The phone is there for my convenience, all my friends call me on my mobile, the landline is only there for the occasion when I want a local call or have misplaced my mobile. So incoming calls on the landline never get answered, it's an acquired skill. When friends come over and the phone is ringing you can see they want to answer the call. Some even ask "are you going to answer that?"
That's fine. But my elderly MIL only has a landline, so I am seeking a solution that is not to computer orientated.:)

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Foreign call centres are exempt from the Do Not Call rules, as are churches and politicians.

The best way to help your MIL is make sure she has caller ID display and phonebook on her phone. Teach her about how to enter the family and friends numbers into the phone (or do it yourself) and inform her about not answering overseas callers that she does not know and calls around the evening meal times if she doesn't know the number.

Best I can offer.

[Ausfree]

Foreign call centres are exempt from the Do Not Call rules, as are churches and politicians.

The best way to help your MIL is make sure she has caller ID display and phonebook on her phone. Teach her about how to enter the family and friends numbers into the phone (or do it yourself) and inform her about not answering overseas callers that she does not know and calls around the evening meal times if she doesn't know the number.

Best I can offer.

Thanks for the input.:) I'm aware of the groups exempt from the Do not Call Register. Probably finish up doing just as you suggested!!:D

[SBD4]

We have a private number and are registered on the DNC.

No mobile reception at home so I always answer the phone but do not say anything. I listen for any back ground noise that sounds like a call centre and immediately hang up if I hear it. If I got it wrong the person will ring back. If I don't hear the back ground noise then i will give the usual answering response.

At least this way I ensure they incur the cost of the call.

We now rarely receive any calls.