Avoid Junk Telephone Calls By Preventing Your Number From Being Collected
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Prevent Unwanted Calls by Protecting Your Phone Number
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Summary:
Whenever you dial toll-free or pay-per-minute numbers, your phone number is captured and recorded. Even calling a local business can result in your number being logged. This often leads to sales calls from the company you contacted, and potentially, your number being sold to others. Think you're safe because of call ID blocking or being on the Do Not Call List? Think again.
Keywords: junk calls, sales calls, telemarketing, Do Not Call registry
How to Protect Your Phone Number:
When you call toll-free or pay-per-minute numbers, your phone number is identified and recorded. Local business calls may also result in your number being logged. This information is often used for future sales calls and may be sold to other companies. If you think call ID blocking or the Do Not Call List protects you, reconsider.
Call ID blocking won't protect your number when you contact a business, toll-free, or pay-per-minute numbers. This is due to ANI (Automatic Number Identification), approved by the FCC, allowing businesses to access your number regardless of call ID blocking.
Currently, there are no specific regulations about ANI usage, so businesses aren’t required to inform you when they record your number. By calling them, you become an existing business contact, allowing them to legally call you, despite your Do Not Call List registration. They can also sell your number to others.
Not every company misuses your information. For example, 1-800-HURT-911, Inc. considers caller information private and never sells it.
Ways to Protect Your Number:
1. Request Privacy When Calling:
When you contact a business, toll-free, or pay-per-minute numbers, request that your information isn't shared or used for future calls unless related to your current query.
2. Avoid Pay-Per-Minute Numbers:
Steer clear of numbers in the 900 area code which typically collect and sell your information. These include lottery, psychic, dating, and other similar services.
3. Use Separate Lines:
Maintain two telephone lines: one for business calls and another for personal communication with friends and family.
- Use the business line for company calls and as a fax line if needed.
- Provide this number for forms and online use as well.
- Use your personal line exclusively for family and friends. Never use it for business calls.
Consider not answering calls on your business line, using it solely for outgoing calls and collecting voicemails via email. Reserve answering for important callbacks only, while safeguarding your personal number strictly for close contacts.
If using two phone lines from your provider, ensure they appear on one bill. Use the business line for all official communications, keeping your personal line unlisted. Avoid connecting a fax machine to your personal line, as fax numbers can also be collected, resulting in junk faxes at inconvenient times.
By taking these measures, you can maintain your privacy and significantly reduce unwanted calls and communication.
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