it is not illegal anymore. i have received them off and on for the last year. not sure when the law was changed, but i know its legal now.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 12:18 PM, David Champion <<a href="mailto:dchampion@visionary.com">dchampion@visionary.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">I've only ever received 1 or 2 telemarketing calls on my cell phone line<br>
in the 10 years or so that I've had one. It is illegal to do soliciting<br>
on cell phone numbers. I also put my cell phone # on the do-not-call<br>
list, even though it's redundant, but I wonder if that's also helped.<br>
<br>
-dc<br>
<br>
Josh More wrote:<br>
> If you get a "smart" phone, you can also install call blocking software.<br>
> I've not received a telemarketing or political call in the year since I<br>
> installed the software. That might shift the "annoyance vs utility"<br>
> factor a bit.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> -Josh More, RHCE, CISSP, NCLP, GIAC<br>
> <a href="mailto:morej@alliancetechnologies.net">morej@alliancetechnologies.net</a><br>
> 515-245-7701<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
>>>> "Todd Walton" <<a href="mailto:tdwalton@gmail.com">tdwalton@gmail.com</a>> 03/31/08 11:35 AM >>><br>
>>>><br>
> On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 8:29 AM, Daniel A. Ramaley<br>
> <<a href="mailto:daniel.ramaley@drake.edu">daniel.ramaley@drake.edu</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
>> will bring it up to the same level. I'm not *quite* ready to own a<br>
>><br>
> cell<br>
><br>
>> phone though. The balance of annoyance versus utility hasn't quite<br>
>> tipped far enough for me yet.<br>
>><br>
><br>
> Like with email, there's a rhythm you can adopt that will let you keep<br>
> your insanity. In other words, don't always answer the phone, and<br>
> don't always call back right away. And get text messaging. People<br>
> can text me if they have some small bit of information for me but<br>
> don't have to actually talk to me. That cuts down on phone calls.<br>
><br>
> And in fact, I turn the phone off sometimes. People get the hint.<br>
><br>
> -todd<br>
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