Comments on: Telemarketers, go away https://dfarq.homeip.net/telemarketers-go-away/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=telemarketers-go-away David L. Farquhar on technology old and new, computer security, and more Sat, 15 Apr 2017 14:49:05 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymous https://dfarq.homeip.net/telemarketers-go-away/#comment-1448 Thu, 17 Oct 2002 21:49:24 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=292#comment-1448 Ya’ know, I like Pete’s system…

]]> By: Anonymous https://dfarq.homeip.net/telemarketers-go-away/#comment-1462 Thu, 17 Oct 2002 20:16:48 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=292#comment-1462 I forget where I read this tip, but it’s become my standard and much-beloved way of dealing with telemarketers. Sure, it’s not as stimulating as stringing them along and messing with their heads, but I find a queer satisfaction in it nevertheless: as soon as they pause for breath, I say “Hold on a minute please,” and then put the phone down and go back to whatever I was doing before. The point is simply to waste as much of their time as possible, with the smallest effort possible. Eventually they give up and hang up, and the phone starts beeping. Then I chuckle, hang up, and wait for the next one. Heh.

]]> By: Anonymous https://dfarq.homeip.net/telemarketers-go-away/#comment-1461 Thu, 17 Oct 2002 01:16:11 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=292#comment-1461 Texas has a similar law. I signed up several months ago, but I missed one deadline and it won’t take effect for me for another month or so.

I can’t wait.

]]> By: Anonymous https://dfarq.homeip.net/telemarketers-go-away/#comment-1460 Wed, 16 Oct 2002 22:09:08 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=292#comment-1460 Best alarm system = BIG DOG.

As for telemarketers I have fun with them. And they hanh up on me!

]]> By: Anonymous https://dfarq.homeip.net/telemarketers-go-away/#comment-1459 Wed, 16 Oct 2002 18:18:00 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=292#comment-1459 Bruce, thanks for the great tip!

About telemarketers, here’s a couple more links of interest:

http://www.davehitt.com/jan02/tmmmda.html
http://www.dianamey.com/Putting_An_End_to_Telemarketers.html

]]> By: Anonymous https://dfarq.homeip.net/telemarketers-go-away/#comment-1458 Wed, 16 Oct 2002 13:46:23 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=292#comment-1458 If you ever get an alarm system read the fine print:

Almost all alarm system companies will try to LEASE you the system, not sell it to you. Thus you are stuck paying the service fee forever.

If you buy the system outright, if you ever decide the monitoring service is not worth it you can cancel and still have the alarm to use and raise a ruckus but just not call into the moniotring service. Plus, it then becomes an added value of your house instead of a leased albatross if you ever have to sell.

]]> By: Anonymous https://dfarq.homeip.net/telemarketers-go-away/#comment-1463 Wed, 16 Oct 2002 06:29:22 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=292#comment-1463 Thank you. I didn’t realize there was a list for Florida until I read your post. I’m going to sign up :o)

thanks.

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