Ditto Jimmy. The same people have been bugging me and arguing with me for at least 2 years. I politely turn them down. Now I hang up immediately. They actually have very fine specific-industry journals/magazines. I just want to read them, buy stuff from their advertisers and not have them phone me ever again.
Caller was from Institutional Investor (I had signed up a year ago while trying to find some information on their website). This is the 3rd or 4th call in the past week, and I have told them that I am not interested in their free subscription each time. They are extremely rude and will not stop talking. I usually wait for telemarketers to finish, but this woman was too much. I hung up on her.
Getting the same thing on my cell. I think the previous owner did something with this organization... an investment newsletter or something of that ilk.
I put my cell on the National Do Not Call list now.
I'll report them every time they call. Maybe they'll get a hefty fine like Craftmatic did.
they finally spoke after about 6 or 7 calls where they'd hang up when i answered. the woman spoke with an accent and said she was Institutional Investor (I think I used to have a subscription at some point) and she was calling to verify info for a free subscription. she read me my work address and contact info and asked some seemingly harmless questions about the company I work for. i asked her what number I could call her back at and she gave me 215 772 0414. knowing that was philly, i asked her what city she was in and she said she was calling from the caribbean. that seemed fishy. then she asked for my birthdate. i didn't give it to her, hung up, and called back the 215 number, which only leads to a voicemailbox that is full.