Are you serious? You never answer your mobile phone? What function does it serve you then? Your husband is the Emergency Guy, and he’s refused to give his cellphone number…like, um, in case of an emergency? What happens if a crisis happens when he is not near the landline? What the fuck sort of arrangement is that?
Oh for fucks sake, get over yourself.
:rolleyes:
This isn’t odd. I do answer my cell phone at home because only my wife has the number. Otherwise, no.
My boss gave me a cell phone for work, but I never carry it. I don’t because the only people who call are the ones who want something. Usually for things that can wait until I get back to my office to deal with. If it is an emergency, then I can guarantee that I’d know about it and won’t need a call on my cell phone to tell me about it, or they can call the help desk to resolve their issue (like they should be doing). So, the only time I ever use it is when I’m in the field away from the office.
I am completely serious. I only carry and use my cell because public pay phones have gone the way of the dodo. And even though I carry a cell, I don’t use it, unless I want to call my husband and see if he wants me to pick up some dinner while I’m out. Otherwise, if I want to make a phone call, I use my landline. I don’t hold up the whole checkout line at the store while I attempt to schedule an appointment.
My husband is the most senior, most trained, and all around Super Tech guy in the radar shop…but the other people CAN do some of the stuff that he does. It’s just that he knows ALL of the hardware and software (he’s the one who designed and built a lot of the hardware, and who wrote a lot of the software), so either the FAA can call in Mr. Super Tech, or they can call in three or four Lesser Techs. Naturally, they will prefer to call Bill in. They can make do with the other people who work there, though. And occasionally they have to, when he’s out of town or otherwise unavailable.
And not everyone has to conform to YOUR usage of phones, so get over your ownself. Would you enjoy receiving telespam at 2 AM, your local time? I don’t appreciate it during my sleeping hours, either. Well, I never appreciate it, but I especially hate being awakened to hear some person babble about how I desperately need a new car warrantee.
I had a cell phone for a while, and I didn’t take incoming calls either. No one knew the number unless I gave it to them, and they knew that I genreally kept it turned off to preserve the battery. It was there for ME to call out. It was not there for “solicitors” to bother me.
I worked as a telemarketer for many years.We called every number possible.The non-pubs were gold,much higher conversion than a listed number.
In the mundane world of telemarketing,we loved getting fucked with,broke up the monotony.You are making the expereinced TM’s day(who can mess with you way better than you can mess with them).Lotsa of those calls we pulled and let everyone listen.
As far as the DNC list, we put those in a file and called back in six months,ran a slightly worse conversion rate than a normal cold call.
Is that legal?
AFAIK,yes.
I don’t answer my cellphone, either, unless I KNOW someone I know is calling me. My cell is for my own personal uses only. For calling OUT. Why is that so hard to understand?
As for home:
I am on the DNC list;
I have an unlisted number;
I have an answering machine;
and I still get stupid political calls and charity calls. Sure, I tell them not to call. There’s always someone else.
Exactly the type I hope to get on the phone. Easy sale.
If the person is registered on an official Do Not Call List, then it’s not legal for commercial telemarketing outfits to ring them. (Exemptions as noted in posts above).
However, if the punter has just asked to have their name removed from X list, then it is perfectly legal to call them again. Some telemarketing companies are more considerate than others of course. 
So then, having an unlisted number, requesting to be on the do not call list, etc, don’t mean a thing. Gotcha.
You seem to be somewhat inconsistent in your use of tense. If it’s not too prying of me, would you mind clarifying whether you are still working as a telemarketer?
It means a lot. It tells me(in most cases) you have trouble saying NO
No I am not. I am telling you what I would have done.
To make it simpler,I use the tense as if I still was.
Don’t ever bet on that.
About all you’d hear is “no” and “click” as I hang up.
I would bet on that EVERY time.
And saying “no” and hanging up is much appreciated.
Because obviously, those sort of people WANT to be called. The money is “awsome”, I hear.
Oh, we get messages on the machine. They all usually say: “beep, bop, beep! We are sorry, your call cannot be completed as dialed.”
Maybe it’s because our greeting message is long and the auto dialer gives up. I don’t know.
As is not calling us in the first place.
Have you moved on to trying to sell people hand exfoliators in the mall?
And what good does my answering machine do for people I really want to hear from when they call and find it jammed with crap? You’re the moron, you asshole!