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Started by John Higdon
Thu, 28 Jan 1993 05:39
Unlisted Phone Numbers
Author: John Higdon
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 05:39
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 05:39
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In the ongoing and unending debate about Caller-ID, the whine keeps coming up over and over: "I have an unlisted number and I intend to keep it that way", or words to that effect. While there are legitimate reasons for having an unlisted number, the avoidance of telemarketing calls is not one of them. A minor case in point: I have four lines that ring on telephones that can be picked up by a human. One of them is listed; the other three are unlisted. I have had this arrangement for many years. Almost nightly, there is someone calling to sell something. On my listed line? Almost never does my listed line ring unless it is a legitimate call. No, virtually 100% of the annoying, random, dinnertime telemarketing calls come in on the private lines. While wrong numbers outweigh the sales pitches, it is the private lines that drive me cookoo. If you have a number that can be dialed, someone will eventually call it and bother you. And here in sunny California, the crank-caller's paradise, we have to pick up the phone to find out that it is a worthless call. Sometimes I think people overrate the value of an unlisted number. -- John Higdon | P. O. Box 7648 | +1 408 264 4115 | FAX: john@ati.com | San Jose, CA 95150 | 10288 0 700 FOR-A-MOO | +1 408 264 4407
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