Cell phone subscribers do pay for the calls they make, however they also pay for the calls that they receive! Therefore, in order to make sure your minutes are not wasted, give out your phone number only to people you know. Getting wrong numbers on your cell phone can be very frustrating!
Furthermore, if you do not distribute your cell phone number to random people, this will prevent telemarketers calling you and wasting your time. Here are some tips:
- Place your number on the "Do Not Call" list at: http://www.donotcall.gov Once registered at this website, telemarketers will stop calling you within 31 days. If they do call you after 31 days from registering at this site, you can file a complaint on the site.
- Don't put your Cell Phone # as your "Home Phone #" on credit card, mortgage or loan applications because this # will be shared with tons of many companies (atleast 10). If this happens, you'll have 10 different companies calling you on your phone, thus hiking up your phone bill! |
