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Good luck tracking them down, though.

If we want spammy telemarketing to stop, we have to make it unprofitable. The way to make it unprofitable is to ensure it results in less sales. Decreasing call volume decreases sales. Etc.

There are legal avenues, but it's incredibly difficult to follow through. Literally every time I've asked who was calling me - the name of the company, anything - I've been hung up on, instantly.



Aren't the people who respond to these calls the real problem?

Yes, we can hang-up, but I see no advantage to doing anything beyond that like being mean, yelling, etc.


The Jolly Roger Telephone Co is not mean, nor does it yell at the telemarketer.


Are you referring to yourself as a company?


No, I'm referring to the service the original post is about.

But if you're concerned about my actions, I don't yell or say mean things to telemarketers either. Depending on how much free time I have, I either keep them on the line, or I try to find out who's calling me so I can complain about them and hear the sound of them hanging up instantly




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