You can get a free phone # through net zero anywhere in the United States
by going to www.privatephone.com/ Is this for real? no Charges at all?
by going to www.privatephone.com/ Is this for real? no Charges at all?
privatephone.com??? free phone numbers
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I'm trying to decide between a New York number (it has the Manhatten areagravitas said:ya.....dunno why I'm going to use my new CO number......I guess when NORAD needs to reach me its no longer a long distance call
code) so I can talk to the Donald ...
and a Washington DC number so I can phone Bush and tell him what
a moron he is!
I had a look and was all set to get a number for Snohomish, Washington (where once I lived) but the fine print in the "Terms and Conditions" kind of scared me off. I understand that I'm not giving them much in the way of personal information but there was sort of a tone of "we'll hunt you down and make you pay if you owe us any money" that gave me pause for thought. I may yet do it because I like the concept. I just need to convince myself that they can't impose charges then track me down with a team of lawyers if I decline to make payment.
Well I'm no expect but I think there won't be any charges now BECAUSE you are not making any phone calls with this phone # because you don't have an actual phone for this new #, so u can't make any phone calls outbound like when you get a new cell, it's just a free voicmail, just like a free email account when you sign up with yahoo. Besides NetZero is a legit provider in the U.S.
I think that would be a little difficult when all they ask for is a name and an e-mail address which, in the case of the name, does not necessarily have to be your real name and you can always provide a Hotmail or Yahoo e-mail you create specifically for the purpose.JustAGuy said:I had a look and was all set to get a number for Snohomish, Washington (where once I lived) but the fine print in the "Terms and Conditions" kind of scared me off. I understand that I'm not giving them much in the way of personal information but there was sort of a tone of "we'll hunt you down and make you pay if you owe us any money" that gave me pause for thought. I may yet do it because I like the concept. I just need to convince myself that they can't impose charges then track me down with a team of lawyers if I decline to make payment.
I mean, how on earth can they possibly hunt you down when they don't even know what continent you're on, much less what country you live in?
Obviously, the legal jargon is in preparation for a time in the future when they add features you would be paying for and have to provide a credit card number, then if you close the credit card account and they have to find another way to collect on outstanding amounts owed to them. Presumably, at that point, you would be providing a lot more (and truthful) information prior to receiving the paid features.
Call me paranoid but in the age of data banks that know virtually everything about an individual, I don't think it would be quite as hard as you think. By virtue of me simply visiting their site, they captured information that tells them I'm in Winnipeg and that Shaw is my internet provider. Obtaining further information probably wouldn't be all that difficult for them.Victoria Rose said:
I'm definitely not someone who sits around in perpetual fear of having my identity stolen. I've used credit cards for online purchases dozens of times in the past. However having the Bank of Montreal replace my MasterCard twice in six months because my number "had been compromised" but providing absolutely no detail about how it had been compromised beyond proclaiming repeatedly that it was not, repeat NOT the fault of MasterCard has served to heighten my awareness about the potential perils of having one's personal information strewn all over cyberspace and who knows where else.
Well if that was the case NetZero would out of business for scamming people. The fact is that NetZero is operating the site, I can understand if it was a company that nobody has heard of, that was offering free voicemail. I do think it is legit now, I was worried just like you before I signed up. I got a # out of Sacramento.
If you're that concerned about the tracks you leave online, perhaps you should install Anonymizer.JustAGuy said:
I talked to my friend right now who told me about NetZero's free voicemail, and he said it is 100% legit, he has never got a bill or any catch 100% free. It's is a free voicemail just like you sign up with yahoo to get a free email account. Here is a FAQ from NetZero www.netzero.net/support/voip/pvt-ph-faqs.html
lol oh ok that was cool. I now have a new york phone number, a beverly hills number and a las vegas number. Now I just need friends.......
Fuck me, what is this world coming to now, where you have to pay those ya fuck and those you hang with. Makes me reconsider my career choise as an asshole.......
that being said,
fuzzy...... will you be my friend???
that being said,
fuzzy...... will you be my friend???
