6165974074

I am in Birmingham and have received 4 calls from 616-597-4074 on my work number this month.  Immediate hang-ups the first few times.  The last time (5/19/08) a male voice said he had reached a wrong number and hung up.

called the 800 number, they were very apologetic & removed my number...hopefully it works!

Re:Calls from Circulation III at 616-597-4074

I have not answered as I do not answer calls from companies or numbers I do not recognize or that I have not asked to call me.  I know that I will create a lot of buzz with this but if they are working in the Birmingham area for the Birmingham News trying to increase subscriptions,  would it not be in their best interest to respond to your "Hello" with info on who they are and what they want, rather than sit there and breath while you listen to people talking in the bacground?  They really just want to verify, by your "hello" that it is a personal residence and that someone actually lives there. That way, they can say that you ordered the subscription and bill you for it.  Whatever happened to honest work for honest pay? I turn off the ringer on my phone. Anyone who absolutely must speak to me knows how to do so.  My possession of a land line does not give anyone wishing to be a nuisance, the power to do so.  I think instead of calling this company's 800 number and asking to be removed, I think that I will call the Birmingham news and ask them why they out-sourced a job to a company in Michigan, when there are people in Birmingham needing a job and those people have much better manners regarding phone etiquette and actually WANT to work.  Bet they can't answer that one.

I got a call from 616-597-4074.  Caller ID said "Circulation III".  I live in Washington State and 616 is a Michigan area code.  They were selling newspaper subscriptions for our local paper.  I told them I'm on the do-not-call list and that they're breaking the law.  The woman said that their computer generates numbers.  I told her it's their responsibility BY LAW to make sure none of their generated numbers are on the DNC list.  She was dumbfounded.

Then I decided to have a little fun.  She said that all they have is a phone number, no names or addresses.  So --- I gave my physical address, but I gave my great-grandmother's name as my own.  She's been dead for over 40 years.  So, I'm going to get a "free" paper until the bill comes.  When I don't pay, they can't put it on my credit report because they don't know my actual name!  It's the least they can do for hassling a person who's on the DNC list!  IN THE END, I WON.