How Do You Reject A Cell Call?
Jul 24, 2008 | 2:18 pm
#31
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[There is a push amongst some in the EU (including the minister and some bureaucrats in charge of matters in this area) to have the system become more flexible and/or even change to a more-US-style system since the studies they are relying upon indicate that the total call cost to caller+receiver would be lower. However, this won't be happening anytime soon.]
Jul 24, 2008 | 2:31 pm
#32
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Unfortunately, not this particular group. It is an automated machine, and says press 1 for an agent, 2 to be removed from the list. Press 2 and it immediately disconnects and the calls continue to come. Press 1, finally get a person, and the second you even hint you are not going to immediately give them your credit card and other information they say "hold please" and disconnect.
http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/tcpa.html
Jul 25, 2008 | 3:33 am
#33
Join Date: Apr 2002
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In most European countries that I frequent, incoming calls are free to the receiver as long as the receiver is not roaming because the caller pays a premium over what it costs to call most landlines. If the call receiver is roaming internationally, then costs are there for the receiver too quite often.