Saturday, December 24, 2011

Is it legal for my carrier to sell my new number to telemarketers?

We just got a new phone provider (landline) through charter communications, and have within 48 hours been flooded with telemarketer calls, and they all have our name and other information. Is this legal? How can they get away with this?|||Get on the national do not call list. It is free.|||One thing you have to remember is that if you do not pay an additional fee every month to have your phone number unlisted, they can get your phone number out of the phone book. There are tons of websites that you can go to to get a list of all the phone numbers belonging to a specific area code.





You need to read the fine print of the contract with your phone carrier and make sure that it states that they do NOT do that. If it doesn't state in the contract that they don't sell your information then they may be doing that. I know that my carrier (Rogers in Ontario Canada) states in their contract that they do NOT sell your telephone number to 3rd party telemarketers and such.





One problem I had when I first got my phone number was that it was a recycled number. Meaning that it used to belong to someone else before me. I was getting phone calls at like 3 am froma cab company asking to pick someone up at a completely different address. I was so ticked that I called ROgers and had them change my phone number. Within a couple of days I was getting telemarketing calls. I then called Rogers and had them make my number unlisted and I only pay an additional $2 CDN for that on my monthly bill.





Call your carrier and ask them if your number is recycled or a completely new number.





If its not a recylced number and it not unlisted, they very well could be getting it from the phone book. I used to work in call center and thats where they get their info from.





Sorry to be the barer of bad news.





Good luck!|||https://www.donotcall.gov/


Sign up for that do not call list or just tell them to remove you from their lists and never call again. The only ones that can call you after being on that list are ones you have business with. Just because they have that doesn't mean the phone company gave it to them. Once your number is listed anyone can get it|||put your number on the do not call list





www.donotcall.gov/





it takes about a month then they are not supost to call you anymore





they use to bother me alot now they dont call anymore freedom|||yeah - it's in the agreement that you sign, ergo the phrase "small print"|||Yes- that's why you get on the no call list!|||i think it is


i think once youve joined with them and they have all your info they can do whatever they want with it since youre in a contract with them


its really stupid though

Somone keeps calling me under private caller, is there any way i can call them back?

I have Charter Communications for my phone.|||no!! not if they use *67 to call you, but you can use *77 ACR anonymous call rejection....and that will stop the calls getting thru!!|||If the harassment keeps up, do what I did--report it and get the number(s) traced.

Can i hook my cable box to my home network lan?

I noticed my new 4640hdc cable box has an Ethernet port. The owners manual says this can be used to hook to a lan for "advanced services with retail purchased devices." The charter communications reps swear this is incorrect but frankly i don't believe them. I am looking to maybe use my PC as a dvr or even use my tablet as a remote control like fios does with the ipad. Anything is possible right? Any info is helpful.|||No, Charter approves of what the OS on the STB can do. If they haven't authorized any services to use the Ethernet port, it won't do anything.

How can I sell cable, internet, phone service and upgrades door to door without looking like a salesman?

I'm not scamming people. I work for Charter Communications.





I don't know what to say without going right for the sell.|||You should start with word of mouth, and have referrals. It'll make it a lot easier if you start off with just friends and family and branch off from them. If you can "sell" the product to them, and they are satisfied in how you presented the product, they will most likely tell other people. Don't be too forward.|||If you don't want to look like a salesman, wear a clown suit. But seriously, if you can't think of the right thing to say to get your foot in the door, you probably aren't cut out for door-to-door sales.

How can I view my home computer's internet history?

We have 3 computers running on wireless internet off of one router.





Aside from checking the browser history, is there any other way of attaining internet history logs (basically, what computer viewed what site and at what time)? We use Charter Communications.





|||press CTRL SHIFT J on your keyboard then click history |||i have no idea what your trying to say.


but, i just go to the little favorite button in the top left cornor in my computer and hit history which is to the right of favorites


then i click 'today' and you can see everything you did today,


it might work for you.

Can you collect a judgment after the company files bankruptcy?

I sued Charter communications in small claims court for breach of contract and won. Now that they have filed bankruptcy can I still collect my judgment? If so how? I've tried to collect for the last year and they keep giving me the run around.|||You become a creditor in line with all their other creditors. Just getting the judgment does not mean you collect the cash.|||don't expect to get more than a small fraction if any

How do i connect another computer to my existing cable modem?

ok i have bought a new desktop, but want to connect my old desktop in a different room, what do i need to have to do this ? i have charter communications cable internet, i only have one modem for this service, please help.|||Everyone is giving you correct info but you can also use a Ad-hoc network to do this.This would be done buy using wireless adaptors on both PC's to create a wireless network between computers.This is a little technical and not easy for a beginner.If you get a router (the easiest thing to do) you may want to get a wireless router so you do not need to run ethernet cable thru your home to the other computer.Also consider, unless the pc is a Mac it will need a wireless adaptor to connect to the wireless router and please be sure to remember to secure your new wireless router so you neibors are not sharing your network.|||You have to buy a router.


The router will connect the wan plug to the cable modem.


Then you can connect as many computers to the Lan side as you want.|||What Bryon said.|||you will need to buy a cable router and connect it to the modem. Then connect all your machines to the router.|||Ya Bryon is right|||Use a router. You can get one at Office Depot for about $40|||You have to buy a router, but keep in mind there are various type of routers. There is the kind that you connect a computer to it but you have to route the cable to the other room. The other one is wireless so that you can connect computers anywhere in the house with out any wiring.|||Get a wireless router %26amp; an adapter.


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