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- From: hirai@cc.swarthmore.edu (Eiji Hirai)
- Subject: Re: How to fight telemarketers
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- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 21:39:34 GMT
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- rdonahue@spdcc.com (Bob Donahue) writes:
- :I simply don't have all of my friend's phone numbers
- :memorized.
-
- I would assume that if calling a friend when you're away from your house is
- important enough, then you would actually write those numbers down on a
- piece of paper before leaving.
-
- But then again, these were just things I did. If you don't like them or if
- they interfere with what you do, then you shouldn't do them. :-)
-
- :Apparently they can block intra-state calls to your house but not
- :inter-state calls to your house.
-
- Maybe because they can control any calls made within their own market but
- aren't allowed to block calls coming in from lines which are controlled by
- other long distance companies.
-
- :I've
- :had my line tied up for *30 minutes* whlie it cycles thryu the whole
- :schpiel!
-
- My, that's truly heinous!
-
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