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Enough with the robocalls
Posted by:
wnrsm
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Date: October 24, 2012 05:32PM
I'm wondering how the campaign people believe that this is an effective means to get their message across. I have gotten as many as four robocalls before noon.
The calls go one of two ways. The first kind is where you answer and wait a few seconds to be connected to some poor clown that is pushing the message - or it just hangs up on you if nobody is available. The second kind is a recorded message that talks like an auctioneer to try to get words into your brain before you hang up.
Neither way has the potential to promote their cause more than it will annoy their targets. The conspiracy theorist in me wonders if robocallers are pretending to be the opponent just to piss people off.
Find me their justification. Find someone that is effectively influenced by robocalling so I can bitch slap them. It is probably the same assholes that make spam viable and get duped by Nigerian princes.
The calls go one of two ways. The first kind is where you answer and wait a few seconds to be connected to some poor clown that is pushing the message - or it just hangs up on you if nobody is available. The second kind is a recorded message that talks like an auctioneer to try to get words into your brain before you hang up.
Neither way has the potential to promote their cause more than it will annoy their targets. The conspiracy theorist in me wonders if robocallers are pretending to be the opponent just to piss people off.
Find me their justification. Find someone that is effectively influenced by robocalling so I can bitch slap them. It is probably the same assholes that make spam viable and get duped by Nigerian princes.
Re: Enough with the robocalls
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Agree--enough already!!!
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Date: October 24, 2012 08:27PM
Glad to see this thread so I too can vent about what has become a major irritant for my family every day.
Are we getting 3+ calls every day from orgs representing both parties because we're in Virginia or because somehow one or the other party has us down as one of theirs--or as independents (which we actually are)?
How many daily political polling/political research calls do residents of other states get, I wonder? And how do we get off the calling lists?
Are we getting 3+ calls every day from orgs representing both parties because we're in Virginia or because somehow one or the other party has us down as one of theirs--or as independents (which we actually are)?
How many daily political polling/political research calls do residents of other states get, I wonder? And how do we get off the calling lists?
Re: Enough with the robocalls
Posted by:
eesh
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Date: October 24, 2012 08:54PM
The robocalls always show up as UNKNOWN NUMBER on caller ID. I block anonymous calls, so I don't know how they are circumventing this.
Re: Enough with the robocalls
Posted by:
trogdor!
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Date: October 24, 2012 09:01PM
eesh Wrote:
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> The robocalls always show up as UNKNOWN NUMBER on
> caller ID. I block anonymous calls, so I don't
> know how they are circumventing this.
Same here. I just delete them off my VM within the first few seconds after I realize what it is.
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> The robocalls always show up as UNKNOWN NUMBER on
> caller ID. I block anonymous calls, so I don't
> know how they are circumventing this.
Same here. I just delete them off my VM within the first few seconds after I realize what it is.
Re: Enough with the robocalls
Posted by:
Blocking
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Date: October 24, 2012 09:13PM
I'm blocking them the best I can, but just got another one at 8:30. A robo-poll this time, asking how "excited" I am for the election. I'm excited to stop seeing these fucking ads on TV and having to block numbers that call me several times a day.
Re: Enough with the robocalls
Posted by:
Albert Einstein
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Date: October 25, 2012 11:54AM
Unplug phone problem solved
Re: Enough with the robocalls
Posted by:
shoeshine girl
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Date: October 25, 2012 02:08PM
What really gets me about these calls is after YEARS of unsolicited marketing calls, the government FINALLY instituted the DO NOT CALL list. Yippee!!! Oh, except for the part that allows GOVERNMENT BUSINESS to continue to make unsolicited calls...where is the logic?
Re: Enough with the robocalls
Posted by:
FedUpInNoVA
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Date: October 25, 2012 03:24PM
It baffles me that robocalls are an effective campaigning tool. Clearly they are or they wouldn't make them but...when the caller ID says "Unavailable", I don't answer it and I don't know anyone who does.
The only robocall I would've liked to have gotten which went to VM was the one a few years ago when Ted Leonsis called to encourage me to wear red for the playoff game that evening.
The only robocall I would've liked to have gotten which went to VM was the one a few years ago when Ted Leonsis called to encourage me to wear red for the playoff game that evening.
Re: Enough with the robocalls
Posted by:
Gordon Blvd
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Date: October 25, 2012 06:11PM
y'all do know you can just hang up on them, right?
o_0
o_0
Re: Enough with the robocalls
Posted by:
DoNotCall
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Date: October 26, 2012 06:03AM
So I get this robo call the other day about making your PC run faster. It connects me to some rube from India who immediately launches into his spiel. Not being busy at the time, I wanted to see how long I could keep him on the phone. I act like I'm a rank novice on the PC while he tries to show me how many "bad" files are lurking on my computer. After about 15 minutes or so he directs me to connect to a website to download their software, (like I'm gonna do that). Oh no! The "internets" be down! I can't get to their website! Took another 10 minutes of so trying to reset the connection while he is on the phone (actually put him on hold while I took a dump). Finally he transfers me to a "tech". Being tired of the game I hung up during the transfer. The asshat called back 3 times and I just let it roll to the answering machine, the last message was hilarious, Indian accent "Why did you hang up on me??". I figured I tied those f-ers up for a half hour or so. If enough people could jam them up like that maybe they'll stop calling. Probably the only way to fight back.
Re: Enough with the robocalls
Posted by:
D Snyder
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Date: October 26, 2012 07:53AM
Gordon Blvd Wrote:
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> y'all do know you can just hang up on them,
> right?
>
> o_0
So says the telemarketing asshole of society...
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> y'all do know you can just hang up on them,
> right?
>
> o_0
So says the telemarketing asshole of society...
Re: Enough with the robocalls
Posted by:
Dagger
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Date: October 26, 2012 08:20AM
Gordon Blvd Wrote:
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> y'all do know you can just hang up on them,
> right?
>
> o_0
Yup, we'allz noes...
Here's what else we also noes...
We can just stop reading Gordon Blvd.
Requisite Lolz unrelated...
Lolz
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> y'all do know you can just hang up on them,
> right?
>
> o_0
Yup, we'allz noes...
Here's what else we also noes...
We can just stop reading Gordon Blvd.
Requisite Lolz unrelated...
Lolz
Re: Enough with the robocalls
Posted by:
Funny_Guy
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Date: October 27, 2012 11:35AM
wnrsm Wrote:
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> I'm wondering how the campaign people believe that
> this is an effective means to get their message
> across. I have gotten as many as four robocalls
> before noon.
>
> The calls go one of two ways. The first kind is
> where you answer and wait a few seconds to be
> connected to some poor clown that is pushing the
> message - or it just hangs up on you if nobody is
> available. The second kind is a recorded message
> that talks like an auctioneer to try to get words
> into your brain before you hang up.
>
> Neither way has the potential to promote their
> cause more than it will annoy their targets. The
> conspiracy theorist in me wonders if robocallers
> are pretending to be the opponent just to piss
> people off.
>
> Find me their justification. Find someone that is
> effectively influenced by robocalling so I can
> bitch slap them. It is probably the same assholes
> that make spam viable and get duped by Nigerian
> princes.
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> I'm wondering how the campaign people believe that
> this is an effective means to get their message
> across. I have gotten as many as four robocalls
> before noon.
>
> The calls go one of two ways. The first kind is
> where you answer and wait a few seconds to be
> connected to some poor clown that is pushing the
> message - or it just hangs up on you if nobody is
> available. The second kind is a recorded message
> that talks like an auctioneer to try to get words
> into your brain before you hang up.
>
> Neither way has the potential to promote their
> cause more than it will annoy their targets. The
> conspiracy theorist in me wonders if robocallers
> are pretending to be the opponent just to piss
> people off.
>
> Find me their justification. Find someone that is
> effectively influenced by robocalling so I can
> bitch slap them. It is probably the same assholes
> that make spam viable and get duped by Nigerian
> princes.
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