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I route some calls to an IVR (phone menu) -- it never rings my phone they are sent directly to be tormented
hello?
4 second pause
hello, who is this?
6 second pause
wait, I don't understand
10 second pause
why are you calling me
8 second pause
hey hold on a sec
19 second pause
ok which line were you I have a few here
12 second pause
I'm not sure
4 second pause
yeah that
6 second pause
wait someone was whispering to me can you repeat that last thing?
5 second pause
no, the thing before that one
6 second pause
yeah yeah
12 second pause
yup
18 second pause
what the F-CK did you just say to me?
6 seconds
that's not what I heard
8 second pause
uh huh
12 second pause
it continues... and increases level of VERBAL ABUSE
they called me
so to ENCOURAGE removal of my number I AUTOMATE WASTING THEIR TIME & MONEY
it goes on and on with longer pauses and LOUD profanity
agents take notes on calls... the more negative feedback they have in THEIR system about MY number
the sooner THEY will VOLUNTARILY STOP calling me
I don't mind paying $0.001/min to automatically abuse them into deleting my number. (forward call to SIP URI, voip service with IVR feature like vitelity .com, anveo .com, voip .ms)
It's waaaaay more effective than being polite
otherwise cite them as being in violation of
+ Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”)
+ Fair Debt Collection Practices Act § 806.
Harassment or Abuse
[15 USC 1692d]
+ Fair Debt Collection Practices Act § 813.
Civil Liability
[15 USC 1692k]
Find an inexpensive lawyer and file a CIVIL ACTION against them for COSTING YOU money on a phone you pay to receive calls
I route some calls to an IVR (phone menu) -- it never rings my phone they are sent directly to be tormented
hello?
4 second pause
hello, who is this?
6 second pause
wait, I don't understand
10 second pause
why are you calling me
8 second pause
hey hold on a sec
19 second pause
ok which line were you I have a few here
12 second pause
I'm not sure
4 second pause
yeah that
6 second pause
wait someone was whispering to me can you repeat that last thing?
5 second pause
no, the thing before that one
6 second pause
yeah yeah
12 second pause
yup
18 second pause
what the F-CK did you just say to me?
6 seconds
that's not what I heard
8 second pause
uh huh
12 second pause
it continues... and increases level of VERBAL ABUSE
they called me
so to ENCOURAGE removal of my number I AUTOMATE WASTING THEIR TIME & MONEY
it goes on and on with longer pauses and LOUD profanity
agents take notes on calls... the more negative feedback they have in THEIR system about MY number
the sooner THEY will VOLUNTARILY STOP calling me
I don't mind paying $0.001/min to automatically abuse them into deleting my number. (forward call to SIP URI, voip service with IVR feature like vitelity.com, anveo.com, voip.ms)
It's waaaaay more effective than being polite
otherwise cite them as being in violation of
+ Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”)
+ Fair Debt Collection Practices Act § 806.
Harassment or Abuse
[15 USC 1692d]
+ Fair Debt Collection Practices Act § 813.
Civil Liability
[15 USC 1692k]
Find an inexpensive lawyer and file a CIVIL ACTION against them for COSTING YOU money on a phone you pay to receive calls
I called (877) 565-1688 . I spoof my callerid so they cannot mess with me. DO NOT call them from a phone that has received a call from them
dead air
I called again
dead air, zero network ringing. hmmmm

port your number to voip so you can TAKE CONTROL of your phones
you should be able filter incoming by either caller id number or caller id name, to:
+ disconnect
+ play fake phone disconnected error
+ always busy
+ fake ringing to them no ringing your phone
+ blacklisted announcement
+ code challenge
+ voicemail
a more advanced plan will allow you to auto-forward to people with the coercive force of government to discourage their abuse:
+forward to: THEIR local police station
+forward to: THEIR local FBI office
+forward to: FCC
+forward to: THEIR local newspaper sales
voip suggestions: anveo , voipms , callcentric , vitelity , future9, callwithus
for low call volume pay NO more than $8/mo and pay NO more than $19/mo for high call volume. Get call cost down to $0.99/mo + $0.009/min. Host your own IP-PBX in Amazon's cloud with PBX in a Flash.
pick a voip provider based on reviews if you prefer:
dslreports. com/reviews?pick=voip
pick "voip" from the tech drop down, click go
these are evil/poor choices: vonage, google voice, magic jack -- avoid them all like the plague
if you do nothing to control your phone you deserve tormenting for laziness: simple interweb search would help
Called on two lines. No message, hung up within seconds.
I started getting calls from this # after responding to an ad in autotrader.com about a car I saw. I only inquired once with a Houston area dealer, so I don't know why someone on the east coast would call.