Re: Ultimate Revenge on Telemarketers

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From: Rod Speed
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 04:54

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Abe <noone@nowhere.com> wrote:

>> I got an automated call from a candidate last night. I emailed his
>> office and (truthfully) told him that I had planned to vote for him
>> but I will not support any candidate who ties up my phone with
>> recorded messages that do not allow me to immediately disconnect.
>> I noted that had there been an emergency I would have lost about
>> 30 seconds. To his credit he replied this morning but expressed
>> consternation that I could not spare 30 seconds to listen,
>> obviously missing the point about a potential emergency.

They were never gunna cancel the campaign once you pointed that out.

> I think if you hang up for 5 or more seconds, the call
> will disconnect even if the telemarketer hasn't hung up.

'think' again, it takes longer than that, basically so
you can unplug a phone and move to a different
socket and plug it in again and have the call still there.

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From: "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: alt.consumers,alt.consumers.experiences,ba.consumers,misc.consumers,misc.consumers.frugal-living
Subject: Re: Ultimate Revenge on Telemarketers
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 14:54:09 +1000
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