Cell Phone Numbers Go Public This Month! You Can Stop Pesky Sales Calls!

Hi Barbara - Are you sure about this?  I have heard this a couple of times.

Thanks for the tip Barbara.  I like my phone ringing off the hook, but only for real business.  ;-)

Barbara...I hate the thoughts of that!  I'm bothered enough without the additional calls.

Hi Barbara - I just registered my cell phone.  Thanks for the reminder!

Oh wow, this is terrible that they doing this now.  These calls are so annoying...and even more annoying on your cell.  I just registered.  thx.  I will need to reblog this soon and mention on FB

thank you, Barbara, I'll do this....

I just called, thanks for the info!!!

Thanks for the reminder. I listed mine 5 years ago.

That's a great info, Barbara. Though what I have found is - more people know my business cell#, better it is. (Good thing is, I can direct to whereve I want it to.)

And thanks for DNC registry info. (I am not sure how it's going to work, because my landline is registered with DNC and I still receive calls from some call centers..)

I listed my cell phone earlier but forgot to list my husband's phone. Thanks for the reminder.

Unfortunately, this is one of those spam emails that has been circulating on the Internet for six or seven years. See snopes.com.

Urban Legend I'm afraid:  " This rumor has been circulating continually since September 2004. While it does contain a small grain of truth, it's mostly false and misleading.

Yes, you can add your cell phone number(s) to the National Do Not Call Registry.

But no, you won't suddenly be at the mercy of 10,000 telemarketers if you don't.

Let me explain.

It's true that several years back some of the major wireless phone providers announced a plan to establish a 411 directory of customers' cell phone numbers. It wasn't true, however, that the plan involved publishing the directory for any and all to read, including telemarketers. The numbers were to be made available only via telephone, only to users who dialed directory assistance and paid a fee, and only with individual customers' consent.

In any case, the point has been moot since 2006, when the whole cell phone directory plan was shelved. No such plan is currently under consideration.

The Do Not Call Registry

The Federal Trade Commission does allow mobile phone users to add their numbers to the National Do Not Call Registry (the same one already in force for home phones), either online or by calling 1-888-382-1222. Doing so probably isn't necessary, mind you - per FCC regulations, telemarketers are already prohibited from using automated dialers to call cell phone numbers - but millions have already signed up, and so can you.

Contrary to what most variants of the email rumor claim, there is no 31-day, 16-day, or 8-day deadline for adding cell phone numbers to the Do Not Call list - indeed, there is no deadline whatsoever.""

As some posted, this is an urban legend.  Another thing we must remember is that the Do Not Call Registry does not apply to business-to-business calls, so if you are listing your cell phone as your business number it will not protect you from marketers!

Thanks Barbara for posting this-it is amazing how many junk texts I get now too

Thanks for sharing this information. I just called and placed my cell phone on the DNC list.