I have also received phone calls from Synovate - 3 to be exact, each one week apart and all between the hours of 2:00 and 8:00 pm. I answered the 3rd call, was informed that it was a marketing survey, not a sales call. The caller politely asked my permission to proceed. I asked if the call could be completed in 2 minutes and, when she said it would take longer, I declined the survey. The caller was professional, respectful, and quick to end the call when asked. I have done a small amount of research here and see no evidence that Synovate is anything other than a reputable survey company - not a telemarketer.
I am also on the do not call list, but please understand that surveyors, companies with which you do business, and certain others have exemption from the do not call list. We can all get calls at inconvenient times and unsolicited calls are almost always intrusive, but this site will be most helpful when we use it to share information, not just to vent. Please only claim that a call is from a telemarketer when they actually try to sell you something, so that we can separate the violators from those that try to abide by the rules.
Here's my bottom line with this caller: Yes -this was an unsolicited call; yes - it came at an inconvenient time; no-they did not try to sell me anything; no- they did not request any personal information; no-they did not violate the dnc rules; no- they did not violate any rules or guidelines.
Dear, dear, JGR. Oh my friend you are indeed selling something - bad will! You are being paid to do this or you wouldn't do it. You're selling your soul by bothering people who don't want you or your scummy little company in their home via electronics. So why don't you just download the do not call list and DO NOT CALL!! I urge everyone to invest in a telephone block. They are available from a variety of companies. You can send Suckovate (oh I mean synovate) and any other company to the trash bin and never hear them ring. And JGR, that's DR. Honey to you! Oh by the way, I'm a statistician and this is no way to run a survey!
Well guess what SYNOVATE called again today at 5:32pm under the display of:
PRIVATE CALLER ID WITH A NUMBER OF 801-437-3150 THEY ALSO USE 559-437-5359
These calls come from Madera County - Fresno, California
The CEO of SYNOVATE is Scott Miller. His telephone number is 248-541-5311 he is in Michigan. Call him and see how he likes to be annoyed by calls you don't want.
I advised him I will be contacting the Attorney Generals Office, FTC and my local Law Enforcement to take legal action for harassing phone calls which is a criminal act in my State for repeated calls you don't want.