Got a call from this number, 316-300-0000, at 4:44 PM today - and it popped up on my cell phone from Kansas. Area Code 316 is Wichita. Further, my caller ID said it was a person named Ron Gier, who google associated with that majorly sucky SPRINT corporation.
Yes, the same sucky company that lays off thousands of employees at a time, some times right before the holidays, and sold off thousands of network employees to their bedmate, Ericsson. And yes, the same company who bought Nextel for a bizillion dollars and then lost their pants with the sour deal for no other reason than to pay bonus and stock to former Nextel managers and excutives who have now screwed the once powerful and admired Sprint Corporation into the ground. Yes, a wonderful example of American Greed and how to destroy what once was an excellent example of American Business. Sprint used to command a huge amount of respect in the marketplace - remember Candice Bergen and the PIN DROP commercials? But now, it's all been squandered by executives who actually get paid to destroy what was once great. Shame on the FCC for allowing any of this to happen, but, most of all - shame on those individuals at Sprint and their board of directors that knowlingly went down this road. It's a pity, too, since Sprint was founded by good people who actually cared about families and communities. Now, it's all about money. Money. Money. And, they don't care how they get it - they just want it - more and more of it. Not for their employees - but for their executives. What a perfect example of GREED. Shame. Shame. Shame.
The Do Not Call list never did work against scammers, especially those calling from outside the US. However, it does work to keep all the local businesses where you live plus reputable national companies from calling you. When was the last time you received a call from a reputable local or national company that you do not already do business with? That pretty much tells you about the ethics of those who do call to try to sell you something.
I just had a call from 316-300-0000 and when I pressed 1, I had a person answer with an accent and I asked to have me removed off the list and they started cussing at me, and using extreme profanity with me and was very aggressive with the words they used. I wish I could figure out who this is. He asked if I was recording the call and I said yes and then he hung up. They hide behind the number. I am glad one of my kids did not answer the phone.