[BC] Digital Archiving <grin>

[Broadcast List USER]

Um, no!

Cell phones may not be dialed by auto-dialers, but if the rat-bastard  
tele-marketer dials the phone number himself, it is legal.

Because of (mostly) VoIP, and other low cost long distance and  
International dialing options, I am getting a LOT more telemarketing  
calls from Mexico and the Caribbean.  I got rude with one, and he  
said, "we are not covered by your stupid American laws."

SMS from overseas is also not covered.  US law just cannot stop them  
-- as well as phone calls.

I don't answer calls from "unavailable" or "out of area" numbers, or  
those from toll free area codes.  I have a list of almost 100 known  
tele-marketers (see whocalled.us) and those calls are tanked  
automatically as well.

SMS to Cell Phones is now becomming a problem.  My wife and I are on  
AT&T, and they are REALLY stupid.  They give us the choice of ALL SMS  
or NO SMS.  IDIOTS!  We SHOULD have the choice of SMS inside our  
account or between people we choose.

It WOULD be nice to be able to use SMS between my wife, her family,  
and my family, but we cannot because of all of the SPAM!  If they  
allowed us to make up an "include" list we would be fine.  But no,  
they want to force the SPAM on us!

I would REALLY like to be able to use SMS in the event of a national  
emergency, but AT&T (nor Verizon) will allow it.  Jerks.

--chip

On May 9, 2008, at 9:50 PM, broadcast-request at radiolists.net wrote:

> Message: 14
> Date: Fri, 09 May 2008 16:15:05 -0700
> From: Tom <Radiofreetom at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [BC] Digital Archiving <grin>
> To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
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> I'd like to see that article - because it's MY understanding that ALL
> advertising is prohibited on cell phones... huge fines and jail time
> involved tor unauthorized commercial use of a cell phone. Primarily
> aimed at telemarketers, but as I understand it, applies to any
> unsolicited commercial content... including commercial content from
> the service provider. They're not allowed to initiate a call solely
> to try to sell you something. Now, putting copies of their
> commercials into the MOH system so you get an earful when YOU call
> THEM... because THEY didn't originate the call.
>
> RichardBJohnson at comcast.net wrote:
> snip
>> There's an article in this week's "Telephony" rag
>> about putting targeted advertisements on cell-
>> phones. Apparently it's perfectly legal to ring
>> you up on a cell-phone and force you to read an
>> advertisement before you can hear the screams
>> of a family member calling for help.