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(2) Do you ever get those annoying phone calls with no one on the other end? This is a telemarketing technique where a machine makes phone calls and records the time of day when a person answers the phone.
This technique is used to determine the best time of day for a "real" sales person to call back and get someone at home.
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I'm not sure about it being used to determine the best time of day, it may well be, but I know that the reason for that (or sometimes it's a recorded message), is that telemarketers use an outgoing call dialler to make the calls, but they don't have enough agents in teh call centre in India to pick up the phone when you do.. so you're basically just put on hold when you answer the phone until an agent is available.
Apparently there's a website where you can de-register to ensure you're not on those lists - I'll try and find it. It won't cover a lot of telemarketing companies who choose not to abide by those lists, but it might still help a bit.