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Old 10-27-2010, 05:06 AM
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Am I missing something? Why can't I block all political phone calls to my house? Why can they call me when telemarketers can't?

Yesterday I walked in and I had a message from Scott Brown on my telephone. I'm sick of them all; the ads and the people running for office.


Once again, the barrage of political ads for an election are enough to make me
Old 10-27-2010, 05:09 AM
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I don't get any of those calls on my cell phone. We each have a cell phone and canceled the house phone. I guess they can't find out where you live based on cell number so they can't bother you.
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Not interested in dumping land line at this point....










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How about all the mailings!!! I just chuck them in the trash!
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You're lucky... I get calls from Linda McMahon. At least it says her name on the caller ID, so I don't have to answer it.

But if Blumenthal called, I'd be even more pissed.
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leave on your voicemail :

"please leave your name and number after the beep, If your a politician calling, I will NOT vote for you if you leave a message."
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Originally Posted by paivag,Oct 27 2010, 09:25 AM
How about all the mailings!!! I just chuck them in the trash!
Oh I had a bunch of those yesterday too!
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Originally Posted by S2kRally,Oct 27 2010, 09:46 AM
leave on your voicemail :

"please leave your name and number after the beep, If your a politician calling, I will NOT vote for you if you leave a message."
Excellent idea!!!
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Originally Posted by Lainey,Oct 27 2010, 09:55 AM
Excellent idea!!!
Most of them are recordings, so nobody would even hear it...

We have Vonage for a house phone, so it's rare that we do get a call. But it happens. At least with caller ID, it's easy to ignore.
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The "do not call list" does not cover non-profits


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