Originally Posted by
madamekelly
If you give them your phone number you are granting permission to sell or otherwise profit from it. It cancels your "do not call" registration. FYI- the "Do Not Call" number to protect you from sales calls and texts, is 1 (888) 382-1222. You must call from the phone you want to protect, so if there is more than one number in your home, be sure to call from each number. I have used it for years and it really works!
Wish that registry worked here! I have been on it for years, call every year to make a new request and still get 35 calls a day. I did slow them down though, I have the phone answer after 2 call and say "You have reached a number that is on the do not call list. Due to the vast amount of telemarketers that do not honor that list, we are now screening our calls. (I go on, but they usually hang up by the second sentence.) I do not answer if unknown, anonymous or private caller. I may have missed a few calls, but oh well. Most legit calls will LM.