Comments on: TCPA logic fail — and an ironic target

By: OBQuiet

OBQuiet — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 04:39:45 +0000

I have taken to simply telling charities that call: I do not give to any organization that does telephone solicitations. If I hear from you again, I will actively discourage my friends and family from contributing to your cause. Have a nice day.

By: MattS

MattS — Thu, 05 Feb 2015 23:56:29 +0000

@jdgalt,

Speaking of fake caller IDs, my two favorites are Not In Service and SCAM. Yes, I got calls where both of those came up on the caller ID on my phone.

By: jdgalt

jdgalt — Thu, 05 Feb 2015 19:14:50 +0000

I’m about ready to jettison my phone, because over 90% of the calls I get are junk. Yet I have no recourse, even if I could afford to sue — because the junk calls invariably arrive with faked Caller ID.

Perhaps the phone companies are now making so much money from broadband that they are no longer interested in offering regular phone service? Because otherwise I would think they would care enough to fix this problem. They’re the only ones technically capable of doing so.

By: Allan

Allan — Thu, 05 Feb 2015 14:08:42 +0000

I don’t want these calls, even from businesses I deal with. I don’t want politicians calling me. I don’t want charities calling me. I don’t want pollsters calling me.

Yet they do. I cannot do anything about any of these groups. At least I can tell businesses that have nothing to do with me not to call. The only real protection I have is a class-action suit. And these businesses want to take that away?