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.
This DRIVE FINANCIAL I ALSO AM SUSPECTING IS FAX PHOENICIA I think a bill collector as I am not sure because they call and ask for my husband and when i tell them he is not home and ask to take a message they won't leave one so i say please don't call again then because he does not accept phone calls. And, then within an hour they call again. All week I have had the FAX PHOENICIA number calling me and I mostly not answering and trying to ignore. Then yesterday they made me so angry i let them have it and today they haven't called but DRIVE FINANCIAL is not calling and has started at 8am this morning and does it hourly or more an hour. They also refused to identify themselves and who they were to me. The numbers that i have on this company is:
DRIVE FINANCIAL
214-540-2035
214-614-3300 (I tried looking this number up but it is not registered)
FAX PHOENICIA
214-540-0714 (same 214 area code as DRIVE, hhmmmm coincedence? I think not).
I love how these people think we are so stupid to fall for their dirty tricks in harrassing us not stop.
I am at a loss to undertsand why they are calling me. I own my cars and never borrowed anything for either one. I owe them nothing and have never heard of them until they started calling me 2-3 x per day. I refuse to answer and they continue to call.
Question: Do they ever stop calling after 30-40 unanswered calls? Does anyone know?
These people are Drive Financial a loan company for vehicles, if I am 2 days late this [***]'s are calling, they switch up their numbers, I had the intial loan with triad, at least they gave you 10 days grace before they started harrassing you, and charging a late charge, these guys want to charge you a late charge after 1 day even tho you have an intial agreement Triad, I can 't wait till this loan is paid off 20 more payments thank god, and then screw them