I was just trying to find out what insurance would cost online and dummy me I left a "real" phone number. It started ringing at 6am the next day. And then for the next 3 days after I pleaded with the agents to stop calling and take me off the list the calls stopped. It was as bad a giving your number with a timeshare salesman. Is it really necessary to call back so much to a person who just wanted a quote?

petef wrote:I was just trying to find out what insurance would cost online and dummy me I left a "real" phone number. You asked them to call you. They did. If the server you left your number on is in the east, they called "during business hours". How would they know you're in a different time zone? As for it taking so long to get "off the list"- what list are you talking about? They weren't blind calling/telemarketing...they were attempting to respond to your request.Sheesh!

Francesca Knowles wrote: How would they know you're in a different time zone ?Area Code ??????

Francesca Knowles wrote:petef wrote:I was just trying to find out what insurance would cost online and dummy me I left a "real" phone number. You asked them to call you. They did. If the server you left your number on is in the east, they called "during business hours". How would they know you're in a different time zone? As for it taking so long to get "off the list"- what list are you talking about? They weren't blind calling/telemarketing...they were attempting to respond to your request.Sheesh!They should know what state he is in to do a quote and as the OP wrote it was for an on line quoteSheeshJimR

Because cell phone numbers and the associated area codes are portable, the caller has little idea of your actual location. Also, little knowledge of whether or not the number you left is a cell phone or not. We just turn off the ringers when we don't want distrubed.On the other hand, I have finally gotten to the point where I don't answer any unrecognized numbers. If they really want they'll leave a message.

why call at 6am to see if I liked the online quote?

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Community Alumni
Feb 23, 2014
Francesca Knowles wrote:
petef wrote:
I was just trying to find out what insurance would cost online and dummy me I left a "real" phone number.

You asked them to call you. They did. If the server you left your number on is in the east, they called "during business hours". How would they know you're in a different time zone?

As for it taking so long to get "off the list"- what list are you talking about? They weren't blind calling/telemarketing...they were attempting to respond to your request.

Sheesh!

They should know what state he is in to do a quote and as the OP wrote it was for an on line quote

Sheesh

JimR
iawoody2
Explorer
Feb 23, 2014
Area Code, x2
Rollnhome
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Feb 23, 2014
Francesca Knowles wrote:
How would they know you're in a different time zone ?

Area Code ??????
Francesca_Knowl
Explorer
Feb 23, 2014
petef wrote:
I was just trying to find out what insurance would cost online and dummy me I left a "real" phone number.

You asked them to call you. They did. If the server you left your number on is in the east, they called "during business hours". How would they know you're in a different time zone?

As for it taking so long to get "off the list"- what list are you talking about? They weren't blind calling/telemarketing...they were attempting to respond to your request.

Sheesh!

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