"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 2 May 2013 17:47:04 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> > wrote:
>
>> On Thursday, May 2, 2013 4:29:54 PM UTC-4, Cheri wrote:
>> >
>> > if I happen to be close by the phone and
>> >
>> > don't recognize the number, I just pick the phone up and immediately
>> > hang
>> >
>> > up.
>> >
>>
>> WRONG!!!! This tells them there IS a live body at that number and you're
>> less likely to be deleted from their lists. Aw, heck, on 2nd thought, I
>> doubt they have sucker lists. Their equipt. just dials thru entire
>> exchanges and hope for some schnook to pick up.
>
> Correct. Computers auto-dial all the possible number combinations
> 123-234-4567, 123-234-4568, 123-234-4569 etc.
>
> What I've gotten a couple of times on my cell phone is a machine that
> calls and asks me to wait on the line until a real person can get to
> me. Huh, WHAT? That's what I call chutzpah. It takes brass balls to
> robo-call ME and then tell me to wait when I didn't ask them to call
> in the first place. Click!

I got a call today from a security company and since I know I'm listed as a
contact for my best friend, I answered. They said...don't hang up, this is
not a telemarketing call, and then they proceeded to tell me that someone
had given my name to them and they wanted to sell me a home security, which
is a telemarketing call. Lots of cheek, and I did hang up.

Cheri