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Dec 10, 2006
Telemaketing Complaint

I've my share, too. Mike (http://cr.unchy.com/weblog/mike) just complained about his DSL provider, not the one he originally signed up with, but the multinational that acquired his first choice.This site also pulled in a blog that complained about telemarketers a few days ago. Here's my own telemarketing horror story:

Just over a year ago, while in Mississippi in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, I filled a prescription through an online pharmacy. Things were good for a few months, but then I began to get phone calls. The call would start off with several seconds of silence, while the computer was deciding if a person or an answering machine had picked up. Deciding on the former, the call would then patch through to a person who was reading from the screen and pitching a refill. When the number of calls I was receiving approached 3 a day, I began to complain. This was in February. By the end of March, the volume of calls had increased to 7 or 8 a day, all from different area codes. With a 4 month trip to Thailand on the horizon, I began to complain that these calls would be expensive to me, and would they please stop calling?

You can imagine where this is going. In July, for instance, I began to keep a log. I was receiving (in Thailand) over 15 calls a day. As most were originating from the East Coast, I was receiving them at 1, 2 and 3 am. I was also expecting a phone call from work about a particular problem, so I was unable to turn off my phone when I went to sleep. Needless to say, the wife is not a happy camper by this time.

I continue to be plagued with calls, though signing up with the "Do Not Call" registry has cut them significantly. I've threatened lawsuits, I've not answered, I've set a special ring tone for the offending numbers, I've spoken with 'supervisors' who have assured my I'd get taken off the list 'as of midnight tonight'...and still the calls continue. Anyone know a good lawyer?

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