by bigphone on February 27, 2010
I don’t know about you but on Monday the 22nd of Feb. my cell phones lit up like Christmas trees. Telemarketers were calling from all over the place; and they still are. There is something you can do about it though. I received an email a few weeks earlier, which I ignored, that warned me that my cell phone number would become public in just a few days. The email also gave me a number that I could call in order to have my cell phone numbers blocked and added to the “do not call list.” The process takes just a few minutes however, it takes about 30 days for your number to be pull off the public list. I should have paid more attention to the email.
Here is a copy of the email for your benefit. If you have been bombarded in the last week with calls from telemarketers on your cell phone there is something you can do about it.
CELL PHONE NUMBERS GO PUBLIC THIS WEEK
REMEMBER: Cell Phone Numbers Go Public this month.
REMINDER….. all cell phone numbers are being released to
telemarketing companies and you will start to receive sales calls.
….. YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THESE CALLS
To prevent this, call the following number from your cell phone:
888-382-1222.
It is the National DO NOT CALL list. It will only take a minute of your
time.. It blocks your number for five (5) years. You must call from the
cell phone number you want to have blocked. You cannot call from a
different phone number.
HELP OTHERS BY PASSING THIS ON .. It takes about 2 minutes.
Every time you answer a call from a telemarketer remember, you are paying by the minute for the call. Your cell phone number, if you are like me, is a private number. That, for me, is part of the reason I have a cell phone. If I wanted to be harassed by telemarketers I would have a house phone. And even still you can have your home phone number added to the “Do Not Call List.” Because we pay for cell phones literally by the minute I think it is absolutely appalling that the numbers would be made public.
Anyway, I hope this help you out. Just follow the instructions in the email above.
by bigphone on February 7, 2010
Are you still one of the hold outs of the smart phone craze? Let’s face it. Everyone doesn’t need a smart phone. There are people who only need a cell phone to make calls. After all a cell phone is a good thing to have if you are traveling and have an emergency. If you need to be able to be reached at all times for business that does not require that you have access to email and internet. Yes these circumstances still exist. Or do you just need a way to keep up with your teenager or young adult? At any rate you just need a phone.
Well there are certainly several to choose from including phones with monthly cellular plans and pay as you go pre-paid plans. There are many pre paid plans to choose from. One I like in particular, because I don’t make that many calls, is the net10 pre paid plan. Net10 has several phone models to choose from. The one I am holding in my hand above is the Net10-300G made by LG.
The phone feature beautiful clear calling, voice mail, text messaging, phone book, records recent call, has audio and ring tones, games, calculator and much more. At a cost of only $29.99 in the store you can’t beat the price. It comes out of the box with 300 free minutes and 60 days of service to get you started. The cost of airtime at Net10 is always .10cents per minute nation wide on any call. Text messages are .5 cents sending and receiving.
You can purchase airtime in the store or online. You can buy air time in increments of 200, 300, 450, 600, or even 1000 minutes. That’s $20, $30, $45, $60, or $100 depending on your need. The more minutes you buy the more service days you get. It is very easy to activate by phone or online. To activate by phone you need a phone other than the Net10 phone you are activating.
If you just need a phone with a simple pre-paid plan Net10 is a great choice. I have personally used Net10 for the past 5 years. I have never been to a place where I could not get a signal to make or receive a call. Also, anytime I have ever had a problem with the phone (not in anyway often), customer service has been extremely helpful, to the point of sending me a new phone if necessary, with no mention of warranties.
I don’t know about you but on Monday the 22nd of Feb. my cell phones lit up like Christmas trees. Telemarketers were calling from all over the place; and they still are. There is something you can do about it though. I received an email a few weeks earlier, which I ignored, that warned me that my cell phone number would become public in just a few days. The email also gave me a number that I could call in order to have my cell phone numbers blocked and added to the “do not call list.” The process takes just a few minutes however, it takes about 30 days for your number to be pull off the public list. I should have paid more attention to the email.