Oops, Dave Barry Does It Again

Re:The association? Why not some home numbers? by Karamchand · 2003-10-05 02:02 · Score: 3, Informative

http://www.ataconnect.org/boardofdirectors.htm http://www.ataconnect.org/staff.htm Someone get the white pages for the US and find out address and phone numbers please!

Re:The association? Why not some home numbers? by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-05 02:06 · Score: 4, Informative

Sorry for the bad formatting. Here again:
ATA Board of Directors (Google Cache)
ATA Staff (Google Cache)

Possible Home Numbers for ATA board members by SonicBurst · 2003-10-05 02:21 · Score: 5, Informative

Using google's cache of the ATA board page and superpages.com, here are some possible home numbers of board members: (I claim NO responsibility for the accuracy of these numbers!)

Chairmain
Thomas Rocca
1014 Ector Dr Nw
Kennesaw, GA 30152
(770) 429 - 1956

Vice-Chairman
Lisa Defalco (Business Number)
TPG Telemanagement Inc
301 Oxford Valley Road, Morrisville, PA 19067
(215) 369-0979

I'll leave the lookups of the rest as an exercise for the reader:

Treasurer Andrew Miller, Apac Omaha, NE Secretary Kathryn Barber Barber Consulting Atlantic Highlands, NJ Immediate Past Chairman Bill Miklas InfoUSA Omaha, NE Directors Stuart Discount Tele-Response Center Inc. Philadelphia, PA Benjamin Harris Unicall International Fairlawn, OH Connie Richardson West/Dakotah Direct II Spokane, WA Gil Stallings Consultant Hackensack, NJ Kathleen Thompson Bank One Wilmington, DE Mark Williams MBNA Wilmington, DE

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Re:Not just a new number.. by squarefish · 2003-10-05 02:22 · Score: 4, Informative

yeah, whoever posted this should have had thier url as the very first link in the story- /.'ers don't even read the topic before they start clicking the new links, but having to RTFA first- link is at the bottom- will prevent their site from getting the amount of traffic it truely deserves.

So, click here

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*67 is your friend by sczimme · 2003-10-05 02:26 · Score: 3, Informative

Dial *67 before you dial the number, and your number will show up as 'blocked ID' (or similar) on the display on the other end.

However, IIRC this does not work when you're calling a 1-800 or other toll-free number. I guess the idea is that if you are footing the bill you should be allowed to block your number, and if you are paying for the toll-free line you should be able to see who is calling you - which makes sense.

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Re:*67 is your friend by Artifex · 2003-10-05 02:37 · Score: 4, Informative

I guess the idea is that if you are footing the bill you should be allowed to block your number, and if you are paying for the toll-free line you should be able to see who is calling you - which makes sense.

No, the reason why is because people with 800 numbers usually also make use of ANI, or Automatic Number Identification. This takes place at a lower level than CID and so cannot be blocked.

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Toll-free number for ATA's legislative branch by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-05 02:26 · Score: 5, Informative

Betsy Devine's blog has this quote:

"The number Dave Barry printed is now disconnected. And of course it is illegal as well as wrong to make prank phone calls. The law stands firm against the kinds of jokes played by 9 year-old kids!

But surely it's a fair use of free speech to call the ATA's legislative branch, whose toll-free number is listed on their contact page as (866) 500-4272, and urge them to lobby for better Do Not Call laws."

Surely.

More numbers:+1 (818) 766 5324 +1 (800) 441 3335 by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-05 02:45 · Score: 3, Informative

American Teleservices Association, Inc.
+1 (818) 766 5324
+1 (800) 441 3335
http://www.ataconnect.org/

Do-not -call list is a waste of time by Potor · 2003-10-05 02:45 · Score: 4, Informative

The list does not ban charities and political fundraising, but only commerical calling. The hard sell of charities and polital fundraising is, to my mind, more annoying than any commercial solicitation.

. Placing your number on the National Do Not Call Registry will stop most, but not all, telemarketing calls. You may still receive calls from political organizations, charities, telephone surveyors, the business of insurance (to the extent that it is regulated by state law), or companies with which you have an existing business relationship.

http://www.donotcall.gov/

Re:How do you handle Telemarketers? by Artifex · 2003-10-05 02:55 · Score: 4, Informative

Your friend could have gotten the telemarketer fired. Also, if he called from home, your friend could have started calling him daily, "just to see how the job is going."

I was called once by a roofing service. When I said go away, they hung up... but their system didn't totally disconnect. I heard some other dialing and voices in the background, so after a minute I said hello. A different guy answered, called me by someone else's name, and started the same pitch. I was sooooo tempted to say "yes, please come give the free inspection, come in through the back, ok?"

Also, everyone please consider calling the number in my sigfile and leaving a generic complaint. An update on the situation: MBNA called me multiple times asking me if I wanted to change my card from an Audobon Society Platinum Visa (where the Society makes a tiny amount of profit) to some generic MBNA Platinum Mastercard. I told them no multiple times, and they finally stopped calling, but two days later I got a letter congratulating me on being "approved" for an "upgrade" from the Visa to the Mastercard. I guess they just decided they'd slam my account over so they could stop paying out to the Audobon Society.

Moral of the story: MBNA engages in devious practices, including slamming and using telemarketers who don't respect wishes of existing customers, and should be avoided.

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Re:Dave Barry ROCKS by la+cucaracha · 2003-10-05 02:57 · Score: 4, Informative

Sure you can, I suggest everyone give the RIAA a ring at 202-775-0101 (found at http://www.riaaamnesty.com/contact_the_riaa.htm).

Re:The association? Why not some home numbers? by weave · 2003-10-05 03:00 · Score: 5, Informative

One call per person to voice an opinion shouldn't be illegal. If you call over and over, then that *IS* harassment.

Busy *Update* by disc-chord · 2003-10-05 03:26 · Score: 5, Informative

The mail box on this number is full... but the system let's you jump to all other mailboxes!

Listen to the message, go through the menu, hit 1 to access other mailboxes or you can use the company directory (Hint Hint) to leave messages for all your favorite ATA associates!

I believe the mailboxes are all 3 digit numbers, the number Dave Berry Posted is mailbox #104.

Re: technical /. response by anticypher · 2003-10-05 03:33 · Score: 4, Informative

The bad thing about toll-free numbers, and special-toll numbers (1-800, 1-888, 1-900, etc. in the U.S.) is that the dialing number is always passed to the terminating equipment. Nothing[1] you can do can block this number from being delivered.

But with a normal number (1-317-ppp-nnnn), it is possible to block your number. Use calling ID suppression (*67 or whatever your CLASS activation code is) before dialing this number, so they can't claim "prior business relationship".

the AC

[1] Its possible to make calls without a traceable ID, but its difficult and requires an SS7 connection

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Here's more food for the dialers by CrystalFalcon · 2003-10-05 03:46 · Score: 4, Informative

A comprehensive list of phone numbers to telemarketing call centers

I am sure they want to talk to people, as lonely as they must be.

Let's start from the top? I'll start from the top myself, and I'll have my fax machine start from the bottom.

Re:Beating dead horses. by Guppy06 · 2003-10-05 05:08 · Score: 4, Informative

"Firstly, it's Sunday in US. Chances are no one is there. By tomorrow, it'll drop off the first page (although I realize Barry has his followers)"

Voice mail, as was mentioned in TFA you didn't R.

"You have to pay long-distance charges, hence there is no actual damage done to the association people might want to annoy."

Wasted man-hours.

"Can we let it go?"

If they can't, why should we?

"How about publishing the numbers of those congressmen who voted against DNC list?"

Rob Bishop (R-UT)
- Washington, DC Office: 202-225-0453
- Ogden, Utah Office: 801-625-0107
Tim Ryan (D-OH)
- Washington, DC Office: 202-225-5261
- Warren, Ohio Office: 330-373-0074
- Youngstown, Ohio Office: 330/740-0193
Lee Terry (R-NE)
- Washington, DC Office: 202-225-4155
- Omaha, Nebraska Office: 402-397-9944
Jeff Flake (R-AZ)
- Washington, DC Office: 202-225-2635
- Mesa, Arizona Office: 480-833-0092
Ted Strickland (D-OH)
- Washington, DC Office: 202-225-5705
- Marietta, Ohio Office: 740-376-0868
- Wheelersburg, Ohio Office: 740-574-2676
- Boardman, Ohio Office: 330-965-4220
- Martins Ferry, Ohio Office: 740-633-2275
Ron Paul (R-TX)
- Washington, DC Office: 202-225-2831
- Freeport, Texas Office: 979-230-0000
- Victoria, Texas Office: 361-576-1231
- Western District (14) Office: 512-753-5553
Tom Tancredo (R-CO)
- Washington, DC Office: 202-225-7882
- Centennial, Colorado Office: 720-283-9772

When complaining, refer to House Resolution 395 (Do-Not-Call Implementation Act), which they saw fit to vote against on 12 February 2003 at 5:17 PM.

How dot they feel about unsolicited email? by bobdotorg · 2003-10-05 06:32 · Score: 4, Informative

Wouldn't it be a shame if this ended up in a few hundred usenat posts:

Tim Searcy
Executive Director
tim@ataconnect.org

Bill Morris
Finance Director
bill@ataconnect.org

Lynne McCauley
Director of Member Services
lynne@ataconnect.org

Mitchell Roth
Government Affairs Counsel
mitch@ataconnect.org

Brad Rateike
Manager of Member Services
brad@ataconnect.org

Jason Perry
Marketing Manager
jason@ataconnect.org

Karl Jacobs
Manager of Special Projects
kjacobs@ataconnect.org

Robert Fanger
Manager of IT Systems
bobf@ataconnect.org

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Re:Turnabout is fair play by GMontag · 2003-10-05 08:05 · Score: 3, Informative

Outgoing callID isn't/can't be blocked on calls to 1800 numbers, nice thought though.

Really now? Thanks for the news flash pal!

My thought process lead me to 317-816-9336, you know, the one listed in the story (in case you still can't find it) and/or the other numbers, peppered throughout the comments, of their managers. BTW, it is not an 800 or equivelant number.

Great tip though, for folks who know nothing about the phone system.

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The SIT tone by goon+america · 2003-10-05 09:29 · Score: 3, Informative

For any interested parties, here is the SIT tone, .wav gzipped then base64 encoded into ascii:

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Here's a number you can call! (800) 777-6348 by waltmarkers · 2003-10-05 09:50 · Score: 3, Informative

TTC Marketing Solutions is a member of the ATA and would love to hear from you! I'm sure we can provide some valuable feedback. Pressing 6 connects you directly to the outbound supervisor. Let's show them the slashdot effect. I hear they have great products, like credit cards, insurance, and magizines!

(800) 777-6348
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