Here's the answer to all our prayers. I found this on a site I posted a telemarketer's number at. I tried it and it WORKS! I put the tones at the beginning of my phone greeting about three months ago and in the last three weeks have had "ZERO" calls. Whover posted that "THANK YOU, THANKI YOU". Here's what I found:
Telemarketers almost exclusively use autodialers to make their calls. One out of a thousand will have live reps doing the dialing. When these dialers connect (you answer the phone) they first listen for any tones generated. If no tones are detected they then transfer the call to one of the reps in a call center. If the autodialer hears the 3 beeps from dialing a "DISCONNECTED" number, the number that was just dialed is automatically "REMOVED" from their list. Below is a link that has this tone plus the verbal message. You DO NOT need the verbal message. Download or copy the "DISCONNECTED" MP3 or WAV file to your desktop. Create or change the greeting you have when someone calls you and you're not available. At the VERY BEGINNING of your message place the 3 tones (NOT THE VOICE MESSAGE) then continue with your usual or normal greeting. The autodialer will hear the tones and BINGO, your number will be removed since they think it's a disconnected number. DONE. In a few weeks you will be removed from all or most of the lists. Of course you may have to explain the tones to the callers you DO want to speak to but that's a small tradeoff. Pass this info on to anyone you know that gets junk calls or even help post this on these websites. If you continue getting calls after reading this, it's your "OWN" fault! END JUNK CALLS.
These people have been calling me three times a day for the past two weeks. Not only from this number but now a number that pips up as UNAVAILABLE calls between the 214 calls. There should be a law against this kind of [***].
they call A LOT! IF I do answer thay hang up.They called my work once and I told them never to call work again. So far thay haven't. My VM is messed up on my cell so I had it completely turned off, so no one can leave a VM....haha. If I know who is calling I will answer. Yes we have a loan with them (on a totaled car) and we are in process of setting up payments. BUT dang, there's no need to call SEVERAL times a day, just an hour or less apart. I'm still not going to answer. I have a mail box, use it.
thried to get informatio about a car we do not own and never did. Also had the wrtong city. very much a pain in the a-- would not tell us what they wanted
Actually, I have a loan and am 10 days late. BIG DEAL So you are going to call me several times a day and hang up when I answer. I was dealing with HSBC and at least they would listen and stop calling me at work. I am sure that that you have a "great job" with Drive and are definately living the dream right? I serioulsy doubt you even have a GED if you are working for Drive..... So listen to me loser..... Go to college and get a real job and stop harassing people that DO have an education and DO work for a living....at a REAL job!