OT, but important: Cell phone #'s "going public"

Awl --

Can they shove it in any farther??

Here's what someone emailed Le Wife. If it's true, it's going to be just like the effing fax machines that you can't leave turned on anymore. I also think the do not call registry is only partially effective, as these spamming muthafuckas can cloak their origins, etc.

Sheeit, I'm going to have to get more 1# jars of vaseline, now for my cell phones.... goodgawd.....

> REMEMBER: Cell Phone Numbers Go Public next month. > > > > REMINDER.... all cell phone numbers are being released to

telemarketing companies and you will start to receive sales calls.

> > > ......... YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THESE CALLS > > Even if the message is saved on your phone, you will be

charged for the minutes to listen to it.

> > > To prevent this, call the following number from your cell

phone: 888-382-1222 .

> It is the National DO NOT CALL list. It will only take a

minute of your time.. It blocks your number for five (5) years. You must call from the cell phone number you want to have blocked. You cannot call from a different phone number.

> > > HELP OTHERS BY PASSING THIS ON TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS.. It takes

about 20 seconds.

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Complete bullshit.

from the National Do Not Call Registry web site (the real one)

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-- Can I register my cell phone on the National Do Not Call Registry?

Yes, you may place your personal cell phone number on the National Do Not Call Registry. The registry has accepted cell phone numbers since it opened for registrations in June 2003. There is no deadline to register a home or cell phone number on the Registry.

You may have received an email telling you that your cell phone is about to be assaulted by telemarketing calls as a result of a new cell phone number database; however, that is not the case. FCC regulations prohibit telemarketers from using automated dialers to call cell phone numbers. Automated dialers are standard in the industry, so most telemarketers don=92t call consumers on their cell phones without their consent.

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