I don’t like getting calls from strangers. I’m on the national do not call list for that reason, and whenever the “We’re taking a survey” creeps call I give them the short spiel:
Them: Hello, we’re taking a survey and not soliciting anything –
Me: Remove my number from your list and never call me again. Goodbye and have a nice day.
And then I hang up. I don’t know if it really works but I get less and less calls.
Robo-calling is pathetic. When you get a call from a system, they intentionally leave out anyway to get off their list. Politicians use robo-calling and I think that is the worst thing I can say about that.
I just got a call from FindToto.org. Apparently one of my neighbors lost a beige chihuahua and is using this service to find their dog. I’ve had pets so I can sympathize but I don’t have to like it.
FindToto.org uses a service called Call-em-All. While tracking down lost pets is admirable, FindToto.org does not do that; they annoy neighbors. I went to that web site and opt-ed out.
Call-em-All’s name sounds like a problem right there. If people don’t like getting calls from strangers, how exactly will they feel about getting an automated call without an easy non-Internet connected way to make it stop? It’s all automated so how is this not a problem for people like me who are registered with the DNC list?
Sigh, I’m in the technology business but some business ideas should have been put down in it’s infancy.