Given the political atmosphere in the U.S. right now with the presidential elections right around the corner, we want to highlight one of the more useful features at EveryCall.us, and that is exercising your right to vote. You can help determine the best comments and bring them to the forefront by voting.
And we’ve made it [...]
The Billings-Gazette has reported that Dish Network affiliates have been penalized by the FTC for illegal telemarketing. Here is an exerpt from their article:
If you are good and sick of all the telemarketing calls about Dish Network satellite, here’s some good news.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission settled a dispute with two companies that sell Dish [...]
Below is a list of State Do Not Call registries by listed by State, for the states which maintain their own Do Not Call lists. We recommend registering your telephone number with both the National and your State’s Do Not Call lists as the consumer protection laws vary from the State and Federal level.
Many states have [...]
Automotive Advantage Club, operated out of Florida, has agreed to stop calling citizens of Indiana who are on the states Do Not Call registry.
The Journal and Courier reports that the state has evidence that 150 illegal calls were made over a six month period from September, 2007 to February, 2008. A court ordered agreement blocks Automotive [...]
We wanted to know how many mobile phones versus landline telephones in the United States and found that this information was difficult to track down. So we did a bit of digging (ok, a couple of hours worth) and are sharing with you what we’ve found:
Number of Cell (Mobile) Phone Subscribers in 2006 (Source):
233,041,000 (109,478,000 in 2000).
Number [...]
Have you received a phone call from a telemarketer or other unwanted or unknown caller?
You can submit a Phone Call Report to the EveryCall.us community and find out who’s calling you. It only takes about 30 seconds on average to submit a call report and other users can then respond back to you with information [...]
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If you’ve received an unwanted telemarketing call, junk fax, or abandoned call you can quickly and easily file a complaint with the FCC here. Completing the form is pretty simple and should only take about 5 minutes. We’ve assembled a brief walk through below:
Navigate to the complaint web form.
Select ‘Telemarketing, Pre-Recorded Messages, and Do-Not-Call’ and click [...]
Leaving call comments and suggestions are the most important component of EveryCall.us. We’ve compiled a brief list of tips for leaving the best feedback possible about the call you received.
Call Comment. Provide details about the call you received including:
Caller name and/or company name.
What was the caller calling about? What did they want from you?
Provide details such [...]
Brian Krebs of the Washington Post wrote a story this morning about how personal information of citizens ticketed in Maryland, including social security number, is available online through the Maryland Courts Website.
We checked it out and sure enough you can find:
First and Last Name
Address
Date of Birth
Driver’s License Number
Social Security Number (Listed as Driver’s License # for some drivers).
Apparently [...]