I just filed a complaint with the National Do Not Call Registry regarding Telstart. They have been calling trying to get me to renew a Pittsburgh Post Gazette subscription that I cancelled in September. If you call the number, a person will answer. I did this, however, she lied and told me that I was on the newspaper's collections list when I requested to be removed from the telemarketing list. (I do not owe a balance and also confirmed with the newspaper that I did not owe anything.) I answered once when the number came up, and confirmed with the telemarketer that I was only on the renewal phone list, not for any collections. I asked the caller to remove my number. Still, they call between 1 and 3 times a day, at least 3 times a week, going on 2 months now. I'm hopeful that my complaint filed with the Do Not Call Registry will have an effect. I encourage everyone else to do the same! It's easy to do- just Google "Do Not Call List Violation", and it takes you right to the page.
They just called me again at 9:00 P.M. Didn't leave any message. I know who it is. I used to get the POST GAZETTE delivered every day and stopped it. Just got it on Thursday and Sunday and stopped it entirely. Started getting the PGH. TRIBUNE REVIEW delivered everyday.Much cheaper paper to get delivered. Telstart has called me several times to try and get me to have the POST-GAZETTE delived on Thursday & Sunday again, and I told then I'm not interested.I was kind of rude with them the last time they called and told them I can get the Tribune a lot cheaper and hung up on them. I will call them tomorrow and ask to be taken off the call list. I am on the do-not call-list, but I guess they work around that.