Complaints about automated calls up sharply

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23. Telemarketer made racist comment

From Sept 7 on, I've received 4-6 calls every day from recordings & live people hawking home security systems (as well as Cardholder Services and local roofer. It was like the telemarketing floodgates had opened!) After trying everything, and getting increasingly upset, I gave the recording the right answers to get to a real person. I asked him "What do I have to do to get you people to stop calling me?!"

He said, "Buy our Honeywell Home Security System." In other words, pay us protection money and we'll leave you alone.

I said, "I'm on two Do Not Call Registries."

He said, "Well, you have Obama to thank for all the telemarketing calls. He (unclear what he thinks Obama did... loosened restrictions maybe?) to stimulate the economy... all to get the moulignon in the White House reelected."

I said, "What? What did you just say?! Are you being racist now?!" He hung up.

I filed yet another complaint with the Do Not Call registries. I sent an email to Honeywell, whose website has NO address, NO phone numbers, NO email address... but I found I could send a message to their blogger, on the condition that I agree they can use my email to spam me.

Then I called SWBell and got their options package for an extra $7/month with Call Blocking and that kind of stuff. I hated to do that, and wasn't sure it would help, but my health can't take this constant barrage of irritations. I've not gotten a single telemarketing call since then, so I guess it did the trick.

I found this website all about the home security telemarketing. It's unreal. What do they hope to accomplish by calling the same person multiple times each day?! http://stoptomwithhomeprotection.wordpress.com/