Someone calls at odd hours of the day or night - never leave a message.  We don't return long distance calls from people we do not know and definitely do not return long distance calls from people who deliberately choose NOT to leave a message.  We figure that if the call was important, the caller would leave a message.

Something to keep in mind about all these continuing bothersome calls for surveys, so called charities and so called charity pickups despite asking them to remove you from their list:

Call centers have sprung up in my town that make use of the survey and the charity loophole around the do not call list; they have been a headache for law enforcement, emergency services, neighboring businesses and residential areas.  When I ask any patrolling officer in town about these call centers, they are quick to state their frustrations about the criminal activity that some of these call centers have brought into the area. Several law enforcement agencies regularly visit some of these call centers looking for warrant arrests etc.  I have heard from sources including from frustrated employees that work for these call centers complaining about the drug activity, vandalism of cars and neighboring businesses, break-ins and theft, drinking while on the job, smoke breaks are actually marijuana breaks, drunk driving, very dangerous driving, tons of tossed out litter of empty liquor containers, trash, food etc.  I?ve even heard that the mangers are also involved in criminal activities and have even preyed on their legitimate employees who are simply trying to eek out a living on horrible wages.  Also the operators are untrained in a very high turn around, poorly managed and dysfunctional work environment.

Also realize this when you call a companies? customer service line and get horrible service from the call center that?s been hired by the company.  One time while on a call with our bank?s customer service, the operator was so loopy that it required ending the call and calling again to try and get someone else to help, think about that when you call a companies? customer service and the conversation gets odd, off the wall and obtuse ? you may be talking to an operator that?s drunk or on something.  After 6 months of getting a different and wrong answer to our ongoing problem each time we called our bank?s call center, we gave up and closed the account.

With so little police left in our town due to cutbacks, they can?t always respond to vandalism and break-ins when it?s witnessed as they have their plate full responding to the major emergencies, this allows the criminal activity free reign, the neighborhood becomes the hood.  Some insurance companies require proof of private security patrols before they will honor a claim due to vandalism or theft leaving the neighboring businesses off guard and uncovered.  These businesses also have the added cost to hire private security, install security systems/monitoring, upgrade lighting etc.  Then there are the dangers and headaches to the nearby businesses employees such as their cars being vandalized or broken into.  Some businesses simply give in, pickup and move out of town.

One of my neighbors owns a call center and he requires that his operators are bonded, but I guess there?s no laws requiring this ? there should be.  Right now in my town it seems like anybody can start up a call center and hire questionable labor for cheap without much regulation.

I my efforts the past several years to try and get something done, I am most struck by the fact that there?s no real help, everyone is more worried about being sued than dealing with the obvious problem - you are on your own....

Please stop calling

Calling all the time

Called my cell phone, Political survey, asking if I support ObamaCare.  I hung up.

Called on 1/31.  I did not answer, never answer calls from unknown number.

This number robocalled and left a partial message on my voice mail. The recording said it was a political survery and they will call again later. Swell! Between the anonymous calls, the hangups, the scammers and the politicians they fill up my mailbox with junk. And I guess since the election isn't until November, these calls will keep coming.

Politics Polling

POLLING POLITICS

I am NOT paying for cell minutes for these clowns, whoever they are, to keep calling me. There's a word for people who keep calling and never leave a message: HARASSMENT

Get almost daily phone calls from this number.  Message is garbled and can't understand

They did leave me a message but nothing you all have talked about. My message said "Please call me back." And that was it. This is from the same number you are all talking about too.

I have been getting this phone # 202-540-0113.
How can I stop them to calling me?

Also had a call from this number Sunday after 6pm and just again Monday (on my cell), i did not answer either time, but see this time they left a message

The one time I answered a call like this, I gave them irrelevant answers, like "why?"  and "interesting"...it geeks the system out and they don't call back :)

Rec'd call Sunday evening 7:00 PM.  Caller ID says NATLPOLL2012.  Voice message was automated political survey.

Another "undecided"

We'll put that down as an "undecided"

NEED TO STOP THIS NUMBER BEING CALLED.

ii agree with glost i dont answer if i dont know you

The robocall from 202-5400113  will sometimes hang up sometimes you'll get a 3 question survey about if you believe marriage should be between 1 man and 1 women . It,s sponsored by the national organization for marriage or noma. It's a secretly funded  hate group, some say it's a mormon group. You can try calling 202-457-8060 and ask for Dave Monge, I did on a saturday and left a message telling them to take my number off their lists and database. I wonder how many others are sick and tired of relious fanaticvs trying to force their religious beliefs on everybody else. These so called 'christians' are mostly a bunch of war lovers and death penalty supporters and adulterers who would go to hell for their murderous actions and beliefs if their god was real. They are very nearly the same as al-queda and the other death-dealing anti-women, anti-human rights cults. Too bad they don't act the way their 'messiah' said to and spend their millions feeding starving children. What a bunch of hipocrits! By the way the red states consume the greatest amount of porn. What a bunch of closet pervs!!!

This is a political survey call from The National Organization for Marriage.  There are two simple questions to complete the survey.  First you answer "yes" or "no" if you are a registered voter.  Then there is a poorly worded question about marriage between men and women.  Sounds like "yes" for traditional marriage only and "no" for pro same-sex marriage.  If they call me again I'll do the survey and answer "no" to the 2nd question since that is not the response they want for their objectives.
 You can call 1-800-816-3521 and request to be taken off their internal do not call list.  Be sure to follow ALL the instructions since you need to answer about 3 questions for it to be effective.  Also note that it will take 3-5 days to be effective.  I did this yesterday and they still called again today - hence next time I'll do their survey and answer contrary to their objectives.  I think they currently are working with Gov. Chris Christie and are doing a "blitz" accross Wahsington State.
  Link to their website - http://www.nationformarriage.org/site/c.omL2KeN0LzH/b.3836955/k.BEC6/Home.htm
  Some Public Relations persons from this organization -
To schedule an interview with Brian Brown, President of the National Organization for Marriage, please contact Elizabeth Ray, eray@crcpublicrelations.com, (x130) or Anath Hartmann, ahartmann@crcpublicrelations.com, (x105) at 703-683-5004
  I'M SURE THEY WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU!!!

person above said you would think they would wise up ...but a machine makes the calls ...so they don't care...a person just comes on when you answer

Sick of these phone calls!  - no respect for those of us who work for a living

I got a voice mail after about a dozen calls from the same number. The vm said they were the National Organization for Marriage and they were begging me not to vote for Ron Paul in the 1/21/12 SC rep. primary. It seems that Ron Paul would not sign their letter saying that he was opposed to same sex marriage.

Get calls from this number and many others. They are a real pain. Seems like they always manage to call when in the middle of something. I do not answer calls that I do not recognize.
You would think they would wise up but they don't. Guess they need the work......

Called yesterday and left a message that it was a survey and they may call back. Called again today asking opinion about gay marriage. Call appears to be sponsored by a conservative religious group.

Bigots from the "National Association of Marriage" trying to spread more hatred.

Thanks Grant!
i called the number and it was a quick process to get "off"the list, we will see. Just make sure you are calling from the nuber that recived the call.  if they just ask a simple opinion I might answer the qs but they want all this info about your demographics ( associated with my phone#) I don't think so.

Call 1-800-816-3521 to be taken off their calling list.  Listen carefully and follow ALL instructions.