Yeah, except the problem with not having an answering machine or voice mail is that you miss legitimate calls. There's no real winning with these people. I've had the same experience as everyone else on this thread and frankly it's infuriating. If only I could get one of THEIR private home numbers.... :-)
I received an automated call from 206-496-0404 (PACIFICTEL) this PM, wanting me to reduce my credit card rate. What a bunch of nonsense. I rarely use a credit card and when I do I pay it off when the bill shows up. Besides, if I wanted to carry a balance my Chase Visa offers a very low rate already. And on top of it all; I don’t even like Seattle, not to mention the fact that I too am on the national DNC list that Mr. OBUMMER fails to enforce.
Rec'd call (2nd today) from this phone number, caller ID shows "Pacifictel". Caller gave spiel about lowering credit score, when I asked for company name and phone number so that I could run it through my credit card company he immediately hung up. Phishing scam.