AT&T / etech

We received two calls from these people, who can barely speak engligh, identifying themselves by saying they were with AT&T. I could not understand the caller, and told him so. He then gave the phone to another shyster, whose English wasn't much of an improvement. He, after first telling me that if I disconnect the modem on 12/12 and leave it unplugged for five days, changed his mind and said it would only neeed to be unplugged for two minutes. "Well, isn't that nice of AT&T to do that free of charge!" I said. He then told me that ordinarily AT&T charges $32 for the new service but, because I am who I am, it'd only be $8.00. I gave him the year of my birth, and told him to recognize the fact that I wasn't born yestetday, and hung up.

ETECH has called several, several times during a day and they are
not only rude but don't know what the word NO means. NOT
INTERESTED> Have repeatedly asked to be taken off the calling list.
I am close to 80 years old and wonder if I am even to to make it
to that age. I am not well and your continuous calls are making me
much worse. I have reported your abuse to the doctor but he tells
me that even though he is in sympathy, he can only give me
a notice stating my condition. Who do I send it to?

Jo Pratt:

I used to be an Employee at Etech. It was policy there that unless the person specifically, just as I am stating here says "PUT ME ON YOUR DO NOT CALL LIST" the employee couldn't.

Considering jobs in this town are scarce and that while it's not the best job in the world to have, a job is a job. We didn't like calling you anymore than you liked to hear it.

Since for your age you seem computer savy go to www.donotcall.gov to put yourself on the National Registry.

I took that job so that I would not be a drain on our welfare system. I have never taken a handout from the government and while I absolutely hate Etech...you might be a little respectful that while some telemarketers are indeed horrible, most of them are not. I wish you could have met the co-workers who worked very hard at their jobs in order to feed and clothe their children, go to school, or who like you are over 70 years of age but yet still must work in order to survive because they have no retirement.

BTW: Etech is located in Texas not in South Carolina.