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The Do Not Call database in the US has never been effective because the type of company making these spammy calls doesn't care if they are breaking the law. Th
by lylebarrere 12y ago
The Do Not Call database in the US has never been effective because the type of company making these spammy calls doesn't care if they are breaking the law. There is no enforcement effort to track them down.
- SmellyGeekBoy 12y agoIt's exactly the same situation with the Telephone Preference Service in the UK in my experience. The only way I've managed to get these calls to stop is to get withheld numbers (ie callers with no or blocked Call ID) blocked at the phone company level - which usually incurs a monthly fee, of course...
- rayiner 12y agoDo you remember what things were like before the Do Not Call database? We would get one or more marketing calls a day on our home phone (landline). These days, maybe once a month.
- lylebarrere 12y agoI've been on it for years as well as the DNC database for caregivers of elderly patients with diminished capacity and I receive more than 5 calls per day.
- eli 12y agoIt stopped the vast majority of cold calls from legitimate companies. So all that's left is people running scams who don't care about the law.