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.
Its is almost impossible to get them to stop calling regardless of why they are calling. This business is very unprofessional and if they were smart, would use charm rather than uneducated morons to collect a debt. Here was my solution....I downloaded my favorite song (sweet home Alabama) for a ring tone, and now when they call me it get to rock out :)
What's funny about these fools (Drive Financial)
Is that they will call and call even before
Your payment is due. I financed my truck through
Them and it has not been fun! I answer the phone
And say I will go get him, then i set it down or
Blast music into the speaker! :-)
(number that calls and calls)
214-540-2035
Dallas, TX
They just started calling me constantly, at all hours. Once, I answered and they asked for someone else. I told them it's the wrong # but they keep calling. I don't know how they got my cell#. I do not owe $ to anyone. Weird ...
I got this # on my cell phone today (214-540-2035). The calls started last week sometime. I don't answer #'s that are not programmed into my cell. If it is important the caller will leave a message and I will return their call once I've heard their voice message. So, today I looked this # up and found all these comments. Crazy thing is, I don't have an auto loan with any of the financial companies mentioned in the previous comments. I will not answer any future phone calls and I will take action to adding the #'s mentioned in the above comments to my reject list. Hopefully, the calls will stop. Good luck to those who are in the same boat as me.