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Fighting Telemarketers with Technology

Posted by michael on from the if-only-the-etherkiller-worked-long-distance dept.

prostoalex writes "According to an MSNBC story, 104 million telemarketing calls are made daily in the U.S. alone and technology is on the way to fight those special offers and incredible credit card rates. Zenith EZ HangUp, The Phone Butler, TriVOX VN100 and ScreenMachine are quoted in the article as new gadgets that allow phone owners to avoid the plagues of telemarketing."

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  1. That's great, but... by Runny · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does it work for my mother-in-law?

  2. There are no telemarketers by Quila · · Score: 5, Funny

    All those calls were faked by the phone company for years so that you'd get pissed off enough to pay $4 more per month to make them stop.

  3. Getting rid of them by hoagieslapper · · Score: 5, Funny

    The best way to get rid of telemarketers? Tell them a joke.

    You "What has a small penis and hangs up side down?"
    Them "I don't know"
    You "A bat. What has a big penis and hangs up?"
    Them "I don't know"
    You *click*

    Since doing that our telemarketing calls drop dramaticly.