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Do Not Call Registry

A couple of years ago, while we were still living in Illinois, I registered our home phone and home business phone line with the Do Not Call Registry. I was amazed out how much it cut down on the number of sales calls. I can’t say it eliminated them completely, but it certainly took care of probably 90% of those pesky callers.

Since moving to Texas, we no longer use a land line at home or have a home office line. Every call we now make is on a cell phone. I have to say, it’s even more important to register cell phones with the “National No Call Registry” since those pesky calls can eat up your minute allowance. The one big loophole is that if you do any type of business with a company, they can call you, even if your number is registered.

Since calling the dealer last week to schedule my car’s appointment, I have received a few phone calls from them. I don’t mind, they are legitimate, but since they aren’t in my cell phone’s call list, my caller i.d. doesn’t tell me who they are. I’ve also received calls from our bank that, when the phone is ringing, I hesitate to answer because I don’t know who the caller is. In this case, if you’re really unsure about who is calling, or are uncomfortable answering an unknown number, try