Cell Phone Numbers Go Public next month.

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Permalink Reply by PK Koduri on July 29, 2009 at 4:40pm

Thanks Cissi! Does this extend to Text Messages as well because i received at least 5 that were pure spam.

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Permalink Reply by Chris Lucas on July 29, 2009 at 4:47pm

You might want to check this out - http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/cell411.asp I fell for it to on Twitter :)

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Permalink Reply by Cissi Sherlock on July 29, 2009 at 9:25pm

I registered my cell phones a few years back.

I am assuming that you are not saying that the registry number is bogus, but the with Qsent, a safeguard is in place, so don't panic.

My thought: It is better to be safe than sorry OR like my mother told me this afternoon, "I'd hate to have to hunt them down!"

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Permalink Reply by Robby Slaughter on July 29, 2009 at 10:43pm

Cissi, I think the larger concern is that we ALL tend to accept information as fact without checking it first. I know that when I read your post, I started to become concerned, and then when I saw Chris' response, I felt relieved.

Being skeptical is hard work!

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Permalink Reply by Cissi Sherlock on July 30, 2009 at 8:44am

I understand and agree.

If it hadn't been for the fact that I had been this route before, I too, would have had to check my references just as I did when I first registered my phones.

I would suggest no one jump on any band wagon without first checking our references. They might hit a bump and fall off head first, then want to blame me! I am always the first one to say, "Do your homework!"

By the way, as Dennis Miller says, "I like the cut of your jib!" That is in regard to your response to the health care rants.

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Permalink Reply by Jack Shepler on July 30, 2009 at 11:52am

Rule of thumb: if it's an urgent claim that will adversely affect you or handsomely reward you, it's probably fake. Snopes.com is a great place to check.

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Permalink Reply by Cissi Sherlock on July 30, 2009 at 11:54am

Where were you when I signed up for Stores On Line!

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