Xentel

[Joe G]

This company calls me probably 4-5 times a week. I finally found their website, and on the contact page was this address: dontcall@xentel.com

I sent a request to be removed from the list. We'll see what happens.

[catesta]

I get all kinds of shit calls at work, but I don't take any of them.

As for home....., well, I haven't had a home phone for the last 5-6 years. Multiple cell phones is the ticket.

What does this company sell?

Edited August 15, 2006 by catesta

[Joe G]

They are a paid fundraising company, so they call asking for donations for everything from firefighter and police associations, to breast cancer research. I have my own charitable interests which I'm supporting, and am really tired of getting a plea everyday.

[Chuck Nessa]

Have you registered at the "do not call" site?

[Joe G]

Have you registered at the "do not call" site?

Yep.

[GA Russell]

I believe that charities and political calls are exempt from the Do Not Call list.

[Chuck Nessa]

Well, they stopped for me when I registered. Not on the "business" line though.

[Jim Alfredson]

Fuckers call me almost everyday. I never pick up.

[Free For All]

Fuckers call me almost everyday. I never pick up.

And all this time I just thought you weren't home.

[connoisseur series500]

These guys harass the crap out of us too. Once you have some kind of history of giving something to them, they'll hound you for the rest of your life. I told my wife to stop giving to them.

[Jim Alfredson]

Yes, I made the mistake of giving to them once and now they won't leave us alone, even though we repeatedly have told them on the phone that we will not give them anything and to remove us from our list.

Going to their website and filling out the "do not call" form will probably lead to more calls and selling your name to other companies.

I've read reports about these types of operations. Many are illegal, have nothing to do with the "charity" they claim to represent, and when they are found out, pack up, and move to another city to start again.

[Joe G]

Xentel is a little more high profile than that, though they have had some legal actions taken against them, according to a Google search I did. I can't imagine getting more calls than I already do.

[Noj]

Rule of thumb for phone spammers--there's almost always a pause after you say hello before they respond. They use speed dialers which dial multiple numbers at once. Never say hello twice, just hang up if no one responds the first time.

If the spammer does get through, interrupt and say, "I do not respond to telephone solicitations. Good bye." Then hang up.

[Joe G]

Rule of thumb for phone spammers--there's almost always a pause after you say hello before they respond. They use speed dialers which dial multiple numbers at once. Never say hello twice, just hang up if no one responds the first time.

Yep, I'm hip to that.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Best bet is to waste their time. I have plenty; they're trying to earn money. It really pisses them off.

MG

[Joe G]

Update: I have not had any calls (that I know of) since sending them that email.