How to Stop Autodialers
- 1). List your phone number on the Do Not Call Registry as a first step to stop autodialers. If your phone number is on this registry, telemarketers (who are notorious for using these dialing tools) must remove you from their calling lists within 31 days. See Resources for the link to add your phone number.
- 2). Pick up the phone and wait for the caller to speak and identify himself if the autodialed calls continue past 31 days after you add your number to the registry. If it's a telemarketer, get information about his company and product then report him to the Federal Trade Commission (see link under Resources). If it's a bill collector, get his company and address information and send him a certified letter with a return receipt for your records requesting that the company stop contacting you. If they don't comply, you may be eligible to sue the collector under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA).
- 3). Connect a call-blocking device to your phone as a third option to stop the autodialed calls. These devices, which you have to connect directly to your phone, are designed to identify an autodialed number and send the calling computer a signal that the line is disconnected. Over time the calling computer will most likely remove your number from its list and stop calling. Keep in mind that this isn't a surefire method because some telemarketing computers are designed to bypass the signal.
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