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New New Telemarketing Tool Trumps TeleZapper
[link|http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/sns-ap-telemarketer-tool0226feb26,1,4419882.story?coll=chi%2Dtechtopheds%2Dhed|article]


NEW YORK -- A telemarketing tool that penetrates home privacy defenses is upping the ante in a technology battle between sales callers and consumers seeking shelter from unsolicited calls.

Castel Inc., a maker of automated dialing technology, boasts that its DirectQuest software is immune to the TeleZapper, a $40 gadget designed to thwart sales calls by faking the tones of a disconnected number.


So much for eating dinner in peace.
lincoln
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New Haven't gotten a telemarketing call in about 2 years now...
A combination of going through the forms w/ the junkbuster.com site, and telling all the companies that called "put me on your do not call list" did the trick.
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New I did that
but I still get the calls. For a while they stopped after the Telezapper, but now most of them are "Out of Area" calls and they keep on calling 12 times a day or more.


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New Re: Haven't gotten a telemarketing call in about 2 years now
Wow, Chan - who do you think YOU are, being nice to TMs? I mean, ALL TMs are scum-sucking protozoans, right? Not actual people who need those lousy jobs to keep roach-infested hovels over their uninsured persons, right?

(I do what you do. Be decent, and politely request removal from their list.)
-drl
New Dittos, though 1 every few months

The Junkbusters stuff works. The odd call that does\r\nget trhough is often intended for a prior resident or holder of this\r\nphone number (I move every few years). The peace of mind is refreshing\r\nthough.

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     New Telemarketing Tool Trumps TeleZapper - (lincoln) - (4)
         Haven't gotten a telemarketing call in about 2 years now... - (inthane-chan) - (3)
             I did that - (orion)
             Re: Haven't gotten a telemarketing call in about 2 years now - (deSitter)
             Dittos, though 1 every few months - (kmself)

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