Stopping the telesales calls...

[matt]

So someone at my work mentioned that she had registered on a national opt-out database for direct marketing and now gets way less sales calls.

I was skeptical because it seems too good to be true, but it looks legit. Not sure if this is old news, but it was news to me.

It seems that the DMA (Direct Marketing Association) actually have a page where you can tell them to take you off their members' databases. Basically a don't call me list.

https://www.nationaloptout.co.za/

Link to the page from http://dmasa.org/

I poked around a bit, and CellC links to them on their opt-out page, and they phone me a lot, so I registered on there last week, and I'm hoping to get less calls from telesales people.

[MetalSoup]

I'm on that list, and I very rarely receive calls anymore. Even snail mail spam from Direct Axis has stopped.

[matt]

I'm on that list, and I very rarely receive calls anymore. Even snail mail spam from Direct Axis has stopped.

Awesome! I've been getting a massive amount of spam and sales calls lately, hopefully it slows down now

[Wenzdayz]

im on that list too and have not had any calls or sms again. no if i can just get the car company where i had my very first car serviced to stop sending me e-mails to bring my car in for a service....

[matt]

im on that list too and have not had any calls or sms again. no if i can just get the car company where i had my very first car serviced to stop sending me e-mails to bring my car in for a service....

lol, I had car salesmen calling from a dealership where I bought a car about 10 years ago calling me every few months for years trying to get me to buy a new car

[Dohc-WP]

i keep getting calls and mail from grindrod bank, never even heard of them and yet they're flippin irritating and persistant

[James]

No-spam list for SA rendered useless?
http://mybroadband.co.za/news/intern...d-useless.html

[matt]

i keep getting calls and mail from grindrod bank, never even heard of them and yet they're flippin irritating and persistant

I've never heard of Grindrod bank either. Sounds a little suspect

What I've been finding especially obnoxious lately is that your phone rings, so you answer it to be played a recorded sales pitch, or to be on hold for a sales person

[matt]

No-spam list for SA rendered useless?
http://mybroadband.co.za/news/intern...d-useless.html

Ah bugger, but I guess the marketing people might keep using it anyway if it saves them from phoning people who are just going to hang up on them. And who ever actually opts in to receive these calls anyway?

[Dohc-WP]

I've never heard of Grindrod bank either. Sounds a little suspect

What I've been finding especially obnoxious lately is that your phone rings, so you answer it to be played a recorded sales pitch, or to be on hold for a sales person

http://www.grindrodbank.co.za/