Who Called Us

I used to work at Western wats and it is a complete joke- They recycle the number several times a day even after the empolyees have told the managers that the number does not want to take the survey they STILL use the same numbers and ignore what the person on the other end of the phone has said. I do not blame you guys for being angry, I would be angry too! Its hard for the workers because honestly we know that you guys have said no and do not want to be bothered with a "fast 5 min survey" that turns into a 40 min survey. So yay for your anger but just direct it to the correct people. Don't get upset with the worker but rather if they call ask to speak to the manager and chew them out for being idoits.

well idk i called them; got routed to their so called i.t department. got this guy- - - carlo he said. did not give me any real help whatsoever. said repeatedly i dont want to participate but this guy acted like he did not hear a word. i hated it!

for job purpose

They have called five times in the last two weeks. We have asked several times to be taken off the list. They keep calling. They keep commenting, they have a right to call and are not subject to the “do not call list.” So as a result of the continued calls I have sent letters to the FCC, the phone company, my Congressmen and both Senators, and my state representatives as well as the Governor. I will continue to send letters until this company and others like them get the message.

They've called me 3 times a day for the past 2 weeks. I've already invested in a 2 way voice-recorder. Every time they call I'm going to record the conversation. Of course in California I'd have to get their permission to record, but hey..
Now here's the real catch... every phone call they place to you after your do not call request carries a fine of $10,000 in court... I think I'll let em' call 3 more times before I take it to my lawyer, that way there's proof of harrassment.
Let's see how much they like the game when they have to play by my rules.

I got a call from this number just moments ago. I said "Hello?" five times and nobody responded; all I could hear was static. Reading this page says they are conducting surveys. I have no problem answering the surveys, if SOMEBODY WOULD RESPOND WHEN I SAY HELLO.

I won't be answering again. I don't like when numbers I don't recognize call my private cell phone. There's a REASON why I rarely give my number out.

I just wish they would stop calling me. How can we block this call?

if WATTS is so cool and "nice," why is it moving its operation to Cebu in the Philippines? not just cheap pay -- they know President Obama will soon put them and all the other phone irritants out of business.

Outfits like Western Watts should be oulawed in the United States. While an outright banning is impossible, phone mills like WATTS would shut their doors in a hurry if more people would file civil suits over the harrasment and violation of privacy caused by this joints.

Fuckin Western watts employee of the month, get a real job and stop fuckin harrasing people and Stealing time and min of those of us with real jobs and have to work hard. for real. I fuckin hate the corrupted system that doesn't stand up for people. Harassment is illegal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We ain't falling for ur scam. idots.

MOST ANNOYING EVER. They keep calling while I'm at work or trying to sleep, and of course no one ever answers, so even if I wanted to talk to them (which I most definitely don't) I'd have to sit on the line a whole minute for the privilege. I hate these idiots more than words can convey. Here's some helpful feedback: invest in a better auto-dialer if you expect to talk to someone NOT pissed-off by the time you get around to the call.

Hopefully the opt-out email works. After five tries I managed to word it politely.

I got a call on my cellphone tonight at 8:55pm from 801-623-4631 and I didn't answer, because I didn't recognize the number. I looked up here and found complaints, so here's my report...

I called my cell provider T-mobile and spoke with Connor in customer service. He said that he was glad I called and would open a ticket to see who is calling and burning up customer minutes with this kind of thing. I would suggest that anyone getting these calls should call their provider and open a ticket like I did. Maybe we can put a stop to it that way.

Blessings and peace,
Jack


"Success is learning to deal with plan B." ~author unknown

This number called my daughter's cell phone. I read down this page and appreciated what the informed people had to say about Western Watts. I called back and was able to speak to a customer service rep, telling them they were calling my 12 year old's phone and asked that they please remove her # from their list. They were very kind and helpful. I never really mind offering my opinions on surveys and for those of you who get your panties in a bunch over it? Next time you wish a service offered to you had different options, had a better handle or had more flavor? Yeah, it's all because of people like you who think their time is so precious that it isn't something that satisfies you.

Have been continually harassed by these idiots. As to John listed above who is one of these callers who is asking us to be courteous, I say to heck with you. You stated that all you have to do is ask to be taken off their calling list....Baloney!!! I asked repeatedly for them to take me off their calling list and for them to stop calling me and they still call incessantly!! I don't know what good it will do, but I filed a complaint with the FCC because their calling is so relentless......

caller left no voicemail - dono

wow i got my cell phone activated 2 days ago. How did they find my number so fast?

They suck, always calls my number, dumb ass

Im an employee from western watts,i wanted to let you guys know that our company is an independent survey research company. We are not subject to do-not-call-list restrictions because we don't sell anything, we only do research studies. We call numbers randomly using the computer, so we reach households, businesses, cellphones and we also reach numbers who are on the no call list. We don't tell the sponsors of the study to avoid biasing the answers of the repsondents, but some studies have specific instructions to tell as to who is the sponsor of the study. When you mentioned that there was no one on the other line, the system dialer automatically hangs up if you don't speak right away. We don't leave messages on voice mails because we prefer to speak to the person we are looking for. Some of my co-workers are rude and some are polite, so it really varies. Some of our surveys take about 30 mins. and some takes 5-10 mins. We do surveys for politics, radio, hospitals, cellphone companies, restaurants, stores, consumer products and many more. We call households during 5-9pm, but sometimes we call until 10pm if there's a project that needs to be closed within that day, so I apologize for the inconvenience it has caused you but it's part of our job. Our surveys are legitimate and all of your answers are completely confidential. I hope that your view of western wats might change. The most important thing to remember is that, WE ARE NOT SELLING ANYTHING BECAUSE WE ARE NOT TELEMARKETERS.

Info here:
numberzoom.com

A somewhat legitimate call from somebody wanting to do a survey about my recent purchase at T-Mobile. It didn't take long and the guy was friendly, if a bit dumb.

ya Brett is a bit*h !
brett
It does not matter if your on the do not call list! Surveys, charities, and political, and people not selling you anything can call all they want get your facts straight or shut up!
2008-09-28 18:47:08 UTCbrett
When you get dead air is when the auto dialer is connecting to you and if you wait for a response someone will answer its not some conspiracy to find out when your home, its computer lag! If you don't know what your talking about you should not talk! The more times you open your mouth the more opportunities you have of putting your foot in it!
2008-09-28 18:48:01 UTCbrett
Western Wats is the largest survey company in the united states and all the surveys are confidential to both parties! Big companies, political groups and market research firms hire them to get important public views! Most of the employees are college students trying to make ends meet so if you care at all about other peoples lives and not just your own you will take the time to answer the 5-15 min. survey and help them and their family make a living,

Im on the do not call list and these but heads still call me ...

I got a call, and the person trying to get me to take the survey was rude, interrupted me when I tried to tell him -no-, and then hung up on me!

So I called them back at 801.373.7735

If you want off their internal do-not-call-list, call that, and press 2, of if you don't want to use a machine, ask the operator for a customer service line.

The customer service reps are much nicer than the telemarketer/survey people. :)

I've assked the A-holes at WATS to take me off their list over and over. NOTHING HAPPENS! The creeps who run this joint should be hauled into court for annoying the public and general nuisance to society. I hope the government modifies the DNC rules and will force these flim-flam phoners to close their doors.

available to you is still the same.,

i've worked for western wats and its a market research firm. Due to connection problems, since we call through VOIP, u hear static noise or pushing buttons, etc. We do not respond on answering machines since its a waste of time and we value much to opinions of live respondents. We do surveys sometimes commissioned by the government, a party or an independent research for statistical purposes only. our redial system is automatic. so once you say 'call back at six' the computer (or program) automatically schedules and calls back at exactly the time you set for your convinience. We don't do prank calls since that's a sensitive company violation. When we call and nobody answers, the computer usually calls back by itself. The program won't stop calling unless there is a formal refusal from the respondent (or you, whom we are calling). We are headquartered in Orem, Utah. :) ONLY TELEMARKETERS ARE COVERED BY THE "DO NOT CALL LIST" federal law. Western Wats do not call anything. It is not from any party (either republican or democrat, since sometimes they do call for political issues) and they do call for Company products, restaurants and other scientific surveys as well.

They called me 3 times tonight, funny how the calls came right as the VP debates were on TV. Are the republicans behind this? I am also on the do not call list and I NEVER get these kinds of calls

I wish they'd say something or play a message rather than an empty call. SOOOO annoying!

I had several calls appear on my Caller ID in the last few days from 801-623-4631. I was finally home tonight to take the call. The caller identified himself and said he was with Western Wats (westernwats.com) conducting a survey regarding the recent call I placed to XM Satellite Radio's customer service department. He also stated it was only a survey, and that he was not selling anything. The call was legit. FYI: Western Wats maintain their own internal Do Not Call list if you don't want to be contacted by them. Go to: westernwats.com

I'm on the Do Not Call List too. Second time today. When my answer machine pick up, they hang up.

It does not matter if your on the do not call list! Surveys, charities, and political, and people not selling you anything can call all they want get your facts straight or shut up!
2008-09-28 18:47:08 UTCbrett
When you get dead air is when the auto dialer is connecting to you and if you wait for a response someone will answer its not some conspiracy to find out when your home, its computer lag! If you don't know what your talking about you should not talk! The more times you open your mouth the more opportunities you have of putting your foot in it!
2008-09-28 18:48:01 UTCbrett
Western Wats is the largest survey company in the united states and all the surveys are confidential to both parties! Big companies, political groups and market research firms hire them to get important public views! Most of the employees are college students trying to make ends meet so if you care at all about other peoples lives and not just your own you will take the time to answer the 5-15 min. survey and help them and their family make a living,

REMOVE ME FROM YOUR CALLING LIST!!!!!!603-679-5673, 603-679-1516 and 207-655-2123 We are part of the NATIONAL DO NOT CALL NUMBERS!!!

Not anyone on the line.

let's call them ( all at the same time) :)
Western Wats
701 East Timpanogos Parkway web: westernwats.com
Building M
Orem, UT 84097
Phone: 801.373.7735
Fax: 801.379.5073
CEO: David Haynes
CFO: Brad Jones
Email: contact@westernwats.com

This call was from Target Point Consulting.. I specifically asked the lady what the company name was and had her spell if form me,,, heres their web site targetpointconsulting.com - was politically motivated about the government involement in energy and the oil companies.

called at 7:16 p.m., I was asleep, but I remember the person saying it was a survey, and they needed the year I was born, usually I don't engage in conversations at all like this, but I was caught off guard, once I gave the year I was born, he said something to the effect that he didn't need to do the survey, which I didn't understand, but now I am concern because of the question. My home/cell phone numbers are on the national do not call registery.

I'm *supposed* to be on the Do Not Call list. :-p

Response to N. Black on comment list here. I HAVE ANSWERED ALL THEIR QUESTIONS WHEN CALLED AND THEY CONTINUE TO CALL!! I understand these people are only doing their jobs. But I have answered the questions and I am sick of the calls now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

These people have called me over six times in less than three hours today. I have now reported them to the do not call registry. You cannot even understand what language these people are talking. Sound like they got crap in their mouths.

i received a call from 8016234631 last night at 10:30pm. after i heard something about survey, i hung up, since i felt the caller was inappropriately called me that late. my home # is on the "do not call list.

a lady called me again at 10:00pm. this time, i couldn't hear very well, the connection was really bad. so i hung up. then, i started to check this # on whocalled.us site.

do not call my number again i'm on the do not call list. if you want a response stay on the darn phone.

Received a call from this number at 10:00pm on a Tuesday. They hung up on my answering machine. It is not socially acceptable to call a working family at 10:00pm mid-workweek. This is going too far!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We are on the National DNC list too!!!!

Since I don't recognize the number, I don't pick up the phone.

I got a call from this number - no one answered and the call was blank. I hung up obviously. This was ~16:30 EST. My number is on the national do not call list.

I am on the do not call list. I received a call from this number but when I answered nobody was there. I hung up immediately.

I put the number on the DO NOT CALL list and sent an e-mail to the company.

They keep calling but don't leave a message.

this number 801 623 4631 called us looking for our daughter for a survey. My gosh, she hasn't lived at our house in 6 years. The least they could do is use more current information! It was political too. This really makes me wonder about the people running for public office these days.

stop

I have to say it again, The DO NOT CALL LIST is Worthless!!!!!!!

My husband said the phone rang at least 10 times on this Sunday afternoon. He didn't answer because of the Provo, UT on the Caller ID.

They're calling AFTER 9pm in my time zone, this is against FCC rules, isn't it?

It has rang 5 different times today, I didnt answer at all. so I came and looked it up. This isnt right for them to keep on calling. its 8:40 at night. Politics. makes me not want to vote.
the next time I will get it and let them know not to call here again.

Yep, they've been calling me several times a day -- just got one -- after 9:00! But I just bought a new phone that lets you block numbers, so I added it. They are now 'supposed to' get a busy signal each time and not get thru. We'll see. Very annoying regardless of who they are. Yes, I am on both the state and the national do not call lists. Sigh.

I read the message from Mr. or Ms. "N. Black" who, according to the email is from Great Britain. The laws in the UK are different than tort laws in the US. Indeed, here in the States, it is the research firm or telemarketer that can be sued for harassment -- not the poor victim of the annoying call. Also, as for the comment that research firms don't have to subscribe to the Do Not Call data list, that is true. However, their decision not to use the DNC list is solely because they are too cheap to pay for it.

i have a cell phone and they are blowin me up. dont know how they got the number

Rinky-dink research company with a low-budget telephone answering machine. I dialed number back and listened to a girl speaking on a poorly recorded answering machine drone on about how she conducts some type of "research" for big companies. She's actually just working on a high schoool or college class project.

Got a call from this number at 5:30. No message. I am also on the government "do not call" list.

They're a political polling organization thus not subject to DNC guidelines. Just lie back and think of England:-)

I have been getting this call saying it is a survey call. and i have telemarketing block on my phone you would think they wouldget the idea when you call my number you have to push 1 to get through you would think they would realize i don't want to be bothered with these stupid calls.

called me at 9pm, a little late to be bugging people don't ya think? I didn't answer it

They call several times a day & never leave a message. Hmmm, must not be important.

Wanted to speak to my wife. Asked her political questions.

Multiple calls with no one on the other end. Their auto dial link to the survy taker seems to be delayed or not working very well. Finally waited fro someone to come on and requested (in nouncertain terms, by the way) that the company never call again. Just got another call, so I tried the "opt-out" e-mail mentioned in other messages. We'll see if it works.

getting every day, no message left

I also am on the NATIONAL do not call list! Go figure.

Looks like these people are up to their same old tricks. I answered but didn't say anything. then they hung up LOL!!!!

Never picked up because I didn't recognize the number.

Reported to Do Not Call; now blocked on my phone. If you're on the Do Not Call list, report these a**holes. If you're not on the list go to donotcall.gov and register.

they called me today and I am in michigan

I, too, am on the Do Not Call Registry. They never say anything, there is simply no one there when I answer the phone.

Thank god I missed the call, but I was still wondering who had called from this number...then I found this website!!!

I too am on the 'Do Not Call' list. Are political surveys, companies you have done business with, and so-called 'charity' solicitors exempt from following the Do Not Call guidelines? Or are they just breaking the law? Those seem to fall into the majority of MY UNWANTED callers.

Got a call yesterday that said "unidentified" on caller ID. They left a message saying they were from "America's Viewpoint." The person thought somebody was on the line, but it was my machine. She probably wouldn't have identified the organization if she knew she was talking to a machine. It is probably a political survey of some kind. Or an advocacy group. Or push pollers. I can find no such organization on the Web, but I'm not going to waste a lot of time looking. My area code is 314. It's in MO, where Obama was campaigning yesterday, but I don't know if this is a Democrat-associated polling group or not. I'm on state and national no-call lists, but if it's politically oriented, I suppose they have a free pass. The thing these "jerks" don't count on is that they alienate the very people they're trying to attract to their candidates, by bugging the heck out of them all the time. I'm not looking forward to 5 months of this aggravation.

(801) 623-4631
Type: Land Line
Provider: Cricket Comm
Location: Provo, UT

These scumbags call every night as my wife and I put our daughter down. We are on the DNCL. Never anyone on the line either. They should burn in ****

I too am on the do not call list. This joint keeps calling, like tonight, repeated calls every 30 minutes. I sent them an email to quit the crap.

they called at 8:30pm when no one was home. caller ID showed: PROVO UT and they did not leave a message. i am on the national do not call list

I am on the NDNC list too. I didn't answer.
If you look the number up on whitepages.com it comes up with
Cricket Comm
Location: Provo, UT

5. If you're really going to be uncooperative, ask to be placed on the companies do not call list, this will eliminate all calls from Western Wats, or whatever the company is that called you. BE AWARE IT CAN TAKE SEVERAL DAYS FOR YOUR NUMBER TO BE ADDED TO THE LIST
6. Don't take out your frustrations on the callers, they get enough of that during the day, don't add to their list of problems. Some insider information, they're people, and they have all of the same rights as you do. If you're profane, or yell, or anything like that, you're liable to harassment charges, which, depending on the person conducting survey, may or may not press charges, most likely they won't, as they understand your frustration, I personally just gave the green light for one of the 'dialers' on my team to press charges on a caller, due to harassment. We just ask that you be courteous, and we'll be so much more likely to help you out. When you yell at us for several minutes, then ask to be placed on the Do Not Call List, chances are we're not going to do it, because it's work for us, and if you've been a jerk to us, we're in no position to try to help you out.

Hopefully I've cleared up some questions, I'd be happy to answer any other questions you have.

N. Black
ae_vintage@hotmail.co.uk
Feel free to email me with any other questions, however DO NOT email me asking to be placed on the DNC

continued.

1. Just answer the questions, I mean seriously, most times the questions take under 5 minutes.
2. When the call and tell you that they're calling from your bank, they're calling as representatives, not as actual employees of say National City Bank.
They're calling as customer service representatives. Companies such as National City Bank, Suntrust bank, Citizens Bank, Wells Fargo, Beehive CU, and many more all outsource their customer service surveys to companies like Western Wats. The people who do call you have absolutely NO personal identifiable information. Meaning, they only see your name. They don't even see your phone number. They see NO account information, they see NO account passwords/PIN numbers or anything of the sort. I understand that it may be unnerving to answer questions about your bank, but be assured that they're only calling with questions regarding your satisfaction on the bank. "How long did you have to wait in line..." "Did the representative smile.." Those are the type of questions that the people will ask.
3. If you truly do not have time to answer 3 minutes of questions, simply ask to be called bank at a certain date and time, and we will call you back then.
4. In regards to leaving voicemails, it is stricly against any market research company to leave voicemails, as there is no way to dial back into the phone centers directly.
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Everyone-

I'd just like to help you all clear up the questions that you've all got.
After reading through all of these ridiculous comments, it's quite obvious that you
do not quite understand what companies like Western Wats do.

Western Wats is a survey based market research firm.
I've worked there for the past 2 years and have moved up through the 'ranks' as you could say.
Market research firms, like Western Wats, do not apply to the National Do Not Call list, that list is for compliance by telemarketers only.

I do understand that these calls can be irritating, however, there are steps you can do to minimize frustrations.

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Many times these people have called and I'm tired of it. I was out feeding my animals last evening and waiting for an important call, so I ran in the house about breaking my leg only to find out its these people. Calling them back I only get a recording. How can I get them to stop calling me?

I just recently switched phone carriers. I've never had a problem with solicitors before. All of a sudden I'm receiving calls from 801-623-4621 and 801-623-4631. The do not call list doesn't protect us from these annoying calls. I noticed that if you block one number they use a different one the next time.

Dude! I am so sick of these people calling my phone. On the weekends, when I am at work, and so forth. And then when I actually get the chance to answer the phone, there is nobody on the other line. And when I call it back it is just a recording to go visit some website. so.....here I am...Trying to find this stupid website to see if I can get this madness to stop!!

I live in NJ and they called at 9:00 PM!!! My mom answered the phone for me and she said that they said my last name wrong and then said they were calling from my bank!! She told them, I wasn't home. When I checked the caller ID it said Provo, UT. I asked my bank if they have any affliations in Provo, UT and they told me that they are strictly a NJ based bank and would never call me especially at the hour. The next time they call I am going to ask them to please remove my name and number from their list.

Received call at about 7:25 PM on 4/24/08. No one answered when I picked it up. I believe this first call is to find out if someone is at home. The next call within about a half-hour will be a female who speaks in Spanish. This same thing happened to me last night. This call originated in Utah. I've also filed a complaint with donotcall.gov

Most telemarketing companies ignore the National Do Not Call List. Federal Law governs that Telemarketers must keep a "do-not-call" list. When a telemarketer calls just say "Please put me on your do-not-call list" by saying this the company can longer call you for a period of 10 years. It's worked for me. The number of telemaketer call have decreased.

I got a call from 801-623-4631 asking if I had been using a certain bank (I will not say the bank's name)...of course I did not give out any information..I told the caller I could not talk today and could they call again tomorrow..then I looked up the number and found this page..Needless to say I will not give any information to them tomorrow either.

A woman called and said she wished to speak to 'head of household'.
I asked what wanted to sell me? She said she was doing a survey, and I would like it.
I said I don't do telephone surveys, and hung up.

Seems like every time I make a change to my cable TV package I start getting calls from these guys or someone like them. Last time they called every day for a couple of weeks - at night mostly. I never answered and they finally quit calling.

No one there when I answered.

Called my home phone and was transferred to my cell - I did not recognise the number and just ignored the call.I am also on No-Call Registry.

Asked a survey of questions about my cable, Internet provider and telephone service.

I am on National Do Not Call List and keep getting a lot of unsolicited "Unknown Caller" phone calls. My number is also unlisted.

did not answer. Got message that was only a beep and back ground noise.

this # called me the other day but I wasn't able to pick up (Kids).
I checked the # out later that night, and so when they called me today I let my screaming baby answer the phone before I politely told them I'm unlisted for a reason & not to call me again.

I received a call from this number, I heard breathing and no one answered me when I said Hello. I am on the NO Call List.

Also on the do not call list...let me guess,they just happen to not have "THAT" particular list.....righttt

THEY ASKED FOR MALE HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD I SAID THERE ISN'T ONE AND THEY HUNG UP ON ME.

I got the phone call several times in one day. I called the number and it is a research company wanting you to do a survey. westernwatts.com

I answered, they hung up

Got a call from the research company. They were looking to get feedback for registered Indiana voters. I ask the lady on the other end why they bothered to dial an area code outside of Indiana and she apologized and hung up.

I'm going to punch somebody.

have called everyday for the past 3 days

i hate unknown caller they are such pricks i have this problem alot i have went as far as putting blocks on but they still get through

I picked up and said "Hello." No one there so hung up. On DNC List - what's the point since the calls just keep on coming.

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This number called my phone around 8:55 central time. Unknown who it was.

who the fuck are these people

thanks KAT, RN, I SEE THEM and Ann western!
America! handle your phone as an adult. Know the difference between TELEMARKETING from LEGITIMATE RESEARCH.
answer the phone, weigh things up, take it or leave it but have a NICE close. request if you don't want to be phoned back! it's that easy

and yep it's with a SINGLE 'T' WESTERN WATS

know more bout:

VOIP
RESEARCH
PARAMETERS OF DNC
RDD
PHONE INTERVIEWS
COLLEGE JOBS
DEALING WITH PEOPLE
DEMOCRACY

this is America...

What the hell? I just got this number a few months ago, and all I get now are these strange calls. I am also on the do not call list for like 5 months

We do not know who is 801-623-4631

The phone rang and when message came on....the message said if you need to make a call and beep beep beep!!!

Got two today, one at 5pm, one at 7pm. Apparently my opinion matters.

Unknown Name - 2:18pm 1/05/08 no one there. it woke me up, grrrrr. Also this number is on the no call list and has been for several years. Damn, now Iam wide awake.

I have filed an online complaint on the DoNotCallRegistry website.

They Called me 6 times in one day, various hours. I am also on the NDNC list and yet here I am with my caller id clogged with this crap!

Wester Watts research - called 2x in 1 day. No messages. Returned call to that number and just recording.

I didn't answer; they didn't leave message.

I've gotten at least 3 calls from this number this week--and today on Sunday! There's no answer when I pick up the phone and if they reach my answering service they don't leave a message. Really annoying.

I live on the East Coast of CANADA and I've been finding this number on my phone at the office I work at. It comes up "unknown name" and they never leave a msg.

They never identify themselves. Just say hello once or twice and hang up.

The number came up on Called ID as CELLULAR CALL. When I called back I got a recording that stated it was Western Watts independent research center. I would think that this should be illigal. Our # is on the do not call list.

received call from this number on Sunday 11/26/07 at 1719 CST. The answering machine answered and they hung up...VERY ANNOYING!! St. Louis MO

3 calls in 1 evening from 3 different 801 area code phone numbers, all western watts. did not answer twice; 1 time I answered no one was on the other end. I am on do not call list.

"Research, Survery" whatever...even if this is a company you've dealt with in the past year...once you ask them to take you off that list, THAT'S IT. They no longer are able to call you.

I have gotten calls from this number several times on my cell phone which is on a do not call list, always around dinner time.

I am on the do not call list. 2 times in two days on this number

since you ignore calling me i have called the attorney general in washington and he promised me to take action against companies like yours who harass people with your slimy auto-telemarketing tactics plus im starting a grassroots campaign state by state getting signatures to hand out to senators and congressmen that if they want to be re-elected they better put a stop to vermin like you by enacting laws to shut you down permanently your days of harrassing people are numbered the AG has yout address and location im sure youll be contacted and fined accordingly thats the first step !!!!!!!!!!!! jpalos

Received 2 calls so far this evening, and it's Sunday! How can these people be so insensitive as to call on Sunday evening at dinner time? I'm referring to the management idiots. Very frustrating that our government allows this invasion of privacy. I'm on the do-not-call list too, what a joke.

National Law says that research is not under the restrictions of the national do not call list. If you have a problem, please do not call the number back just tell them that you want to be on their do not call list. Second remember most of these people are college kids just trying to make it through school. They DO NOT KNOW that you are on the do not call list. Research centers do not have access to the national do not call list. Be polite and they will be more willing to help you. I would know because this is my job. I hate it and I understand that people do not like calls like this but please do not shoot the messanger!!

I have gotten at lest two calls where they just hang up. I am on the DO-NOT-CALL list. I filed a complaint.

No one there.

none

called 2X so far, NO msg.

You people obviously aren't thinking very clearly if you are complaining about a getting a call from a surveyer despite being on a "do not call" list. That list applies to telemarketers. You do the math

I have received a call every evening for over one week. Today, I found the company's email address: contact@westernwats.com. I am emailing them to notify them that I am on the Do Not Call List and to cease further contact. The full company contact info is:
701 East Timpanogos Parkway
Building M
Orem, UT 84097
Phone: 801.373.7735
Fax: 801.379.5073
Email: contact@westernwats.com

We received a call from this number this afternoon. First time for this one. We are on the National Do Not Call list. I will be reporting them to said web page.

they have called several times. I am on the Do not Call list

Just a weak hello? on answer machine

This number called repeatedly and did not leave a message.

For those of you getting calls on your cell phone. Did you register your cell phone on the national do not call list? By registering, you are placing your number on a known good list of numbers that is provided to all charities, research groups and telemarketers. Only the telemarketers are prevented from calling you. The others have a known good number for thier records.

I did contact the company identifed on thier opt-out option. Hopefully it will work. I did give them an e-mail address I specificlly set up for giving to people I don't want to give an e-mail to. Otherwise you will probably end up on a known good e-mail list for spam.

I am on national do not call list- still calling

I too am getting phone calls from unwanted callers even though I am ON THE NATIONAL & WI State Do NOT CALL LIst!
What gives? Where is the strength in the law that passed in our Congress?
It is a joke!

Phone rang twice than hung up

I didn't answer the call; went to voice mail. The caller didn't leave any messages.

Caller ID shows "unknown name" - I let my answer machine pick up the call & after my message ends the call or caller disconnects. This is only my 2nd call in 2 days so guess I'll have many more to look forward to.

I let my machins take ALL my calls. Especially if it shows as Toll Free/Unknown/Our Of Area. the person left what I THINK was his name, but he spoke so fast it is hard to say. I just deleted the call from my machine. I added all my numbers to the NDNCL several weeks ago, but I think it takes 30 days to take affect.

This # calls my house all day long and I'm on the do-not-call list. I let the machine screen my calls now

called didnt say a word 2 clicks / ticks just like a tap on the phone.....needs to be shut down .....doing so through these. methods half the time would let an anonymous caller retreive information from any accounts stored in a phone company's record's

I just got two calls from them yesterday. I called the number on their website and followed the instructions to be put on their "Internal Do Not Call List" - hopefully it works.

I received a call from 801-623-4631 Saturday morning asking me to participate in a survey about my resent trip to my local bank branch. I refused. They called back again, Monday afternoon, at 4:31 pm requesting the same. I refused again. This time, I called the number back and heard a recording telling me that they were estern Watts, a political survey company. I have sent an email to my bank about this because it seems very fraudulent to me. Still awaiting a reply.

My phone is on the national do not call list.

The young lady on the Utah end of the phone was doing a radio station survey. She was very polite and although I did not answer her questions, she did answer mine about who she represented and where she was located. She indicated that survey companies are exempt from the "do not call" list. I don't know about that, but I wish they would not call.

Called 3 times today, I'm on the NDNCL.

my number is on the NDNC. Got a call today, left no message.

Got this call at work but I'd already left for the day. They left no voicemail.

I got a call from this number too. At 8 pm one evening I did not answer

Is there any way to get them to stop calling me???

I actually took the call. Basically this ended up seeming like a push poll to me. The questions were leading in that they were essentially negative towards a certain issue (in this case it was in regards to a vote on a bond project in which the city will spend $20m to buy land for preservation). Example: "Would knowing that all home owners with homes worth over 100k would be paying for this project at a cost of $27.00 per year for the next 20 years make you less likely or more likely to vote for this project?"
At this point I told her I thought that the question was phrased in such a way as to try and make me want to vote for the project less. I then asked again who she was affiliated with and she said she was with "View Point" a survey company who does surveys for outside sources. I asked who was funding the survey and she said "I'm not allowed to tell you who is paying for the survey."
That's where I ended the call. "Then I'm not able to answer any more questions for you, sorry."

Called said they wanted to do a costomer survey about my recient call to my gas company. When I said sure, we got to the 3rd question, She asked if I was the actual person that call the gas company in the past 3 months. I said "No" (Because I never did call my gas company) She said we can not continue because I was not the person who supposedly called. (No one ever did call the gas company from my house)

They called 6 times today 10-03-07 between the hours of 4 pm and 8:30 pm. It is very annoying because I don't answer the calls.

These scumbags are out of control. You can register a complaint against them at esupport.fcc.gov

3 calls in 2 days. Each time I asked them to take me off of their list and when I ask that, they respond by saying "Thank you, bye". And that's it...they hang up.

They're baaaaack!

When I actually picked up the phone the caller seemed surprised. Her voice reminded me of a zombie from the Night of the Living Dead. She was mumbling so bad I had to ask her three times what the name of her organization was. "Watts?" I finally said, "with two t ts?" She asked me if I wanted to take a survey. I asked about what. She answered my question with a question, "Are you a registered voter?" I replied that i didn't like that question so she should go on to the next one. She mumbled something like thank ru and hung up.

We are on the DO NOT CALL LIST and received two calls in 2 days from Western Watts. ENOUGH!!!!

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OK, this one's over the top, but as I said, this is for "theoretical information purposes only"! Since the calls come from Orem Utah, in the 623 exchange of the 801 area code, then it stands to reason that many of the employees of Western Wats also live in the 623 exchange of the 801 area code. Now suppose (just suppose) that you were to conduct a non-commercial survey of people in the 801-623-XXXX phone exchange to find out about the community's feelings about Western Wats (for informational purposes only). There's nothing against the law to call and ask. Other common Orem telephone exchanges in the 801 area code are: 221, 224, 225, 228, 229, 434, 437, and 485. It would be a shame if someone on the East Coast called at 9AM, only to find that it was 7AM in Utah.

I would never do these things, because I don't mind legitimate surveys, and Western Wats appears to be a reputable company. Because I'm a good judge of character, I can tell that /you/ would never do these things either!

Now, having revealed who is behind 801-623-4621 to -4631, we know that they're conducting legitimate surveys. No big deal.

But if they have really, really ticked you off, or if a CSR from Western Wats was rude to you on the phone, then call the office at 801-373-7735.

Personally, i don't mind legitimate surveys, but some people out there might want to stick it to 'em, usually to make up for some personality defect of their own. I don't recommend it, but if someone wanted to annoy them just as they were annoyed, then here's how to do it (for purely informational purposes only!)

The call center's address is listed in Part 2 of this message. Although the business office in Provo certainly has a mail-room, sending mail to the call center might gum-up the works enough to annoy someone. It only costs 41 cents.

Since you now know their office number, repeated calls to their switchboard would spread the secretarial staff thin, and make important calls go unanswered. Don't just call up and say "you sux" or something stupid like that. As long as you have a legitimate question to ask when you call, then you have every right to call them up, and will never stray into the gray area of harassment.

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The third way is to contact Western Wats directly. By mail, use the address of the business office in Provo listed above:

Western Wats
290 West Center St.
Provo, UT 84601

By phone, call them at:

(801) 373-7735

I hope that helps to clear up the mystery of who is cluttering up your phone's caller log. Yes it is very annoying that they block their outgoing caller-ID, but that's not the fault of the poor young people working as phonejockeys. Don't take your frustration out on the people who call, because they're already frustrated themselves. If they had any career prospects right now, then they wouldn't be slaving away on the phones for a pittance over minimum-wage. Most are students who couldn't give a darn about what survey they are carrying out, and this type of work makes them develop a pretty thick skin, pretty quickly. They develop what I call "personality callouses" so any foul language you might hurl at them just washes right off (and your rant will likely be recorded anyway, so don't be a jerk!)

On a sidenote to Western Wats: why don't you change your outgoing caller-ID to say "survey" instead of "unavailable"? If I see "unavailable" on an unknown incoming call, there's just Zero Chance that I'm going to pick up. But if I see "survey" then I get the option to decide whether I'm not too busy to answer a few questions. I'm betting that you only get a few "hits" per 1,000 placed calls. If your caller-ID said "survey" then I'd bet that you'll double or triple your number of "hits".

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Now, as to who these callers actually are...

Western Wats has two locations in Provo, Utah (about 20 miles south of Salt Lake City):

290 West Center Street in Provo, UT 84601. At the corner of South 3rd Street West, two blocks east of Pioneer Park and two blocks west of University Avenue. This is the business office.

701 Timpanogos Parkway in Orem, UT 84097. Orem is on the northern outskirts of Provo, and Western Wats is at the corner of Timpanogos Parkway and Research Way, just across the railroad tracks from Orem Cemetery. This building is their call center.

Why don't they answer when you pick up? Because their automated dialing system calls a batch of numbers at once, and the first one to make a live connection is routed to one of their phonejockeys, and the rest of the calls are dropped. Yes, this is highly annoying, but it is the most efficient way (in their eyes) to get the maximum number of completed surveys per hour.

How can you get them to stop calling you? There are three ways. First, when you get a call from 801-623-4621 or -4622, -4623, etc. through -4631, you wait until a real person speaks, then just ask them (in your sweetest voice) to "please remove this number from the call list." If the phonejockey is not a complete a-hole, they will tap a few keys and remove your number.

The second way is to go online to their website. Just add ".com" to the company's name. On the website, there is a link to a page where you can enter your number and ask that they remove you from their call list.

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Here's who is calling on this number. It is a survey company called Western Wats located in Utah. They use eleven phone numbers: 801-623-4621 through 801-623-4631. They do customer research on contract for many companies, notably for Kaiser medical, Time Warner Cable, and various banks. Also do research for the Democratic National Committee. In mid-2007 some who have received calls from this company are asked about "temporary" residents of their house, or are asked for a Spanish-speaker in the household... which indicates that they are trying to reach undocumented aliens for a survey, although who would pay for a survey like that is anybody's guess.

Western Wats is not required to respect the National Do-Not-Call List, because they are conducting legitimate customer research surveys on behalf of their contractees. If you have an account at a bank which then hires WW, then they have every right to call you and ask how the service from the bank has been. If you have communications service from Time Warner, then WW has every right to call you on TW's behalf and ask how your service has been. If you are an American citizen, then WW has every right to call you on behalf of the Democratic National Committee to ask you what you think about politics.

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called at 8.30 pm but didn't identify themselves

It's just a phonecall, people. Answer it once and just say, "no thanks, please take me off the survey list." How hard is that? The phone calls stop and you're done with it. And no, I don't work for the company. Before yesterday, I had never heard of them. I looked them up, followed the instructions on the web site when they called the second time (first time, I didn't answer either) and that's that. No big deal. No whining necessary. /GrowUpSpeech

This is not an invasion of your privacy and it is in fact an opportunity for you to voice your opinion if you either liked or disliked service you recently received from a company with which you have done business. If you are so up in arms about someone simply asking your opinion, then don't do business with the company who has hired WW. Stop being a bunch of namby panby babies and start handling your phone like an adult. I could understand the gripes if this company didn't honor a request to be taken off the call list, but they do honor the requests. And they not only have the right, but are fullfilling a legal agreement with the company that hired them to call you and ask for your feedback on whatever topic they have been hired to cover.

If you haven't already read this in other posts, the company is a survey company. What they are doing is *perfectly legal* and frankly is not a hassle if you handle it like a reasonable adult and don't go throwing childish temper tantrums like some of the people posting on this board have described (which get you nowhere with anyone anyway). The person calling you works for Western Wats (one t in Wats) which has been hired by a firm with whom you do some sort of business. WW is under contract to survey peformance of service companies (for instance, Time Warner Cable hires them to call their customers), conducts public opinion/perception polls, and is generaly getting the pulse of what people want/think. If you don't wish to participate in the survey, answer the phone and politely say no thank, and ask to be removed from the calling list. They will do that (worked for me just fine).

They called me three times in one day and then a week later called me again. I didn't look at my caller id and it was them again. They gave me a survey about my bank. They didnt really seem like they cared what I said though.

I got the call from this # tonight and said hello twice before it hung up and wanted to Google it before thinking of calling it back. My husband is in the Army so I pick up in fear of missing his call without looking at the number sometimes but now that I know about this I will make sure I actually look before I pick up! I am getting sick of all the calls from telemarketers I been getting a day lately! Its VERY annoying to be jumping at the phone thinking it could be my husband calling. Give it a rest. You would think as many times as I dont answer anything without a number or from a state I know no one from would give those guys a hint!

To the Western Wats employee that posted here:

Just because Western Wats pays you money it does not justify what you do. People could get payed to murder children and that would not make it right now would it? So yes we will be rude to you. YOU are invading our privacy.

Called twice today. No msg first time, 2nd time collecting information for Democratic National Committee

Got several calls from this number with the ID Western Watts. Also a call from 801-623-4629, also with the ID Western Watts.

I received a call from 801-623-4631. Anonymous caller asked about my recent bank transaction at a local branch. When prompted about nature of the call, caller ended the conversation.

I have received 8 calls from this number. Fortunately, I have not been around to pick up any of them.

Have been receiving calls from frequently over the last few weeks. They always hang up. Tonight, I spoke with Karen Marquez and supervisor (Janet Smith) who indicated they could not give me a phone number to call back. Both indicated they weren't bound by no call list and added they received my number from the diabetes association.

Its a research center

I have Globalinx call screener - calls like this do not ring my phone, therefore I am not annoyed my them. Checking the screener's caller ID that number called twice in the last 2 nights.

go to the Do not Call Registry Website and file a complaint. This is crucial to take action on these unsolicited calls when you are on the DNC list.

We keep getting calls. Our phone picks it up as a cell call. It hangs up if the answering machine kicks in.

I wonder if these guys are trolling for valid numbers.

Numerous calls that they hangup on. If they do answer being rude doesn't phase them. Being on the do not call list is a joke. I found out who gave them my number so now I can give them a blast of crap.

They called a few minutes ago, asked for my husband, and represented themselves as our bank. They wanted to know about the customer service at the bank when he was there over 3 weeks ago. I said he doesn't do surveys, don't call back.
It also took about 20 seconds for the girl to say hello. At least she was American and I could understand her.

I too have had SEVERAL calls from them in the last ferw days--shows up on my caller ID as "Cellular Phone" and then 801-623-4631. I am in Indianapolis.....

ANNOYING!!!!!!!!!!!

If this is Western Watts and you haven't told them on the phone to put you on their DNC list then you can send an email to them at optout@westernwats.com
and request they put your number on their list.

Getting about a call a day over the last week or so. Since it my home state of Utah I think it has got to be either multilevel marketing scheme or political survey.

i dont' mind a survey every now and then but when you DON'T QUIT or don't answer once we answer STOP CALLING! tis all.

called the past 2 days final i answered, no answer...creepy who is this 801 623 4631

As a former employee of Western Watts i would just like to inform you all that being on the do not call list only means that telemarketers can not call you. comapnies conducting surveys can call you as often as they like as many times as they like. Also we are not recorings we are real people who are basicly screamed at for a living to squeeze out a few surveys. Please be courtious to us. We are not selling you anything we just want your opinion. If you do not wish to be contacted by us when you pick up the phone and we answer simply say "please take me off of your calling list" its that simple. As far as picking up and no one being on the other end a computer dials out a batch of telephone numbers and the first one to pick up is the person we talk to. I hope this has cleared up any questions you have about the number you are being called by.

They dont leave any messages

This company does follow-up surveys for Kaiser patients to confirm they received good service from their appointment. Good concept, but annoying because they keep calling until they get you.

Keeps calling and I am on the no call list.

Here we go again. Just got ridden off the other jerks that were calling every day. I'm on the national do not call list. Don't understand how these people are getting away with this stuff.

AND YES I VERY QUICKLY WAS ON THE NO CALL LIST . IT DOESNT STOP THERE BULLSHIT

THESE PEOPLE CALL ME AND VERY RUDLY ASK FOR MY COOPARTION AT 9 AM IN THE MORNING MULTIPLE MULTIPLE TIMES I WANT TO MAKE THEM FEEL PAIN
ANYWAY POSSABLE. HOW DARE THEY CALL ME WITH A PEICE OF SHIT RECORDING AT VERY EARLY HOURS OF THE MORNING
SPAMMING "MY" PHONE I FUCKING PAY FOR MY PHONE WITH "MY"HARD EARNED MONEY
I LEAVE MY RINGER ON ALL NIGHT FOR EMERGENCY PURPOSES NOT FOR SOME RICH PEICE OF SHIT GOVERMENT COWARDS. I WISH THEY WOULD HAVE KNOCKED ON "MY" DOOR AT 9 AM THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT . BUT O YEAH THERE COWARDS PROLLY SEND A ROBOT. WESTERN WATTS WHOEVER YOU ARE FUCK YOU AND I HOPE I RUN INTO YOU SOMEDAY SOMEHOW.

Found everything you guys said to be true. They called my cell twice in one day, I returned the call and got the same recording!

Comes in as cellular call. They call from a few different numbers. I used the info posted here to opt out. We'll see if it works.

My phone is on the national do not call list.

Caller ID: Unavailable

Call received 6-28-2007

No message left on Voice Mail (I was not at home at the time the call was received).

Claimed to be from the Leukemia Society, but not soliciting a donation.....

"hello" "hello" on cell phone messaging.

They called at about 8:00 CST and asked for the head of the household. I answered all of their survey questions (it took about 30 minutes), and all of it had to do with politics. I tried to find out who they were working on behalf of, but they wouldn't say.

Our phone is on the national do not call list. We have received numerous calls from this number.

Actually, WW isn't technically telemarketing; it's "survey research." The national DNC list apparently doesn't count them as telemarketers so the call goes through. The area code has nothing to do with where the call is coming from. If you have a WW call center in your town or state, chances are it's coming from there (since they do state and local surveying) and the number is just a way to keep people from calling the individual surveyor back an hurling abuse (which has been known to happen). I worked for WW while in college, so I know how this crap works. It's really annoying to get the calls and just as annoying being the poor schmuck on the other end who only works there because they pay $10 an hour and other college jobs only pays $6. :/

Left a bizzare message on our machine, at first it was a man and a woman whispering and snickering. Then, the man proceeded to make some strange remarks about gays and being gay. We couldn't really understand exactly what he was saying as he sounded drunk and was mumbling.

Called late in evening, asking for someone who is staying here temporarily--would not identify himself--sounded like a very young man. Thanks for all the comments from others who have been bothered by this phone number calling.

These idiots called my house at 9:30 at night.

I called the number back and got the information from their automated system - their web address is westernwats.com, and they have an opt-out email address optout@westernwats.com

Third call today from same company, each time a different 800/801 number. When the answering machine picks up, they hang up. Jerks.

I've gotten calls from this number, I never answer. Places like this don't just do telemarketing. If they are calling on behalf of someone you do business with (like your phone company or cable provider) to do a survey about that service, they don't have to go by the National Do Not Call List. That list is only for true telemarketers. I think the law should be changed to include ALL calls....

I am on the do not call list as well, also got called from 4629

They have been calling me 2 times a day for the last 3 days. I sent an email to remove me from their list. I hope it works.

The National Do Not Call registry does not apply to politicians or politically financed polls. Independent polling places not polling for a politician should not be calling. Though, most polls are actually financed by campaigns.

Received this call on 4/13/07, can in as unavailable. Called back the number and found out that this a marketing group.

I just ignored it. If anyone calls with "Unavailable" they get the same non-answer.

Got this call yesterday evening, My caller ID listed as Unavailable. I didn't pick it up, a man's voice just said "hello" in my answering machine. Hopefully he won't call again.

Go to the site westernwatts.com

Go to the CONTACT US link on the left hand side. Then they will list a number to call to be taken off their calling list.

I just did this and we'll see what happens lol...Good luck
-Mark

Spam.... :(

So...how is the do not call list working in YOUR area??

they're really annoying, when I picked up the phone, they said they were calling me from Kaiser to find out if I was satisfied with my recent visit to my doctor, but since then they keep calling me,
What the heck......

My phone is on the national do not call list.

I returned this call and was tols it was Western Watts Center. If I was called to answer some questions.... At this point I hung up

Answered and a young guy stated he was from Time Warner Cable and wanted to confirm if a technician came to my residence within the last 2-3 days. I asked him for his employee number for verification since I work with Time Warner Cable as well and he hung up. Traced the call to a Western Watts Market Research Corp. Confirmed with Human Resources that they have no such knowledge of any market research conducted thru 3rd party. Be weary of these phonecalls....

Two calls today... and they just hang up. A-holes. I'm on the Do Not Call list, too.

I have received 3 calls in 2 days. I'm in Cleveland, this comes through caller id as a cell phone. They don't leave a message

They've called several--a dozen?--times. Never anyone on the line, leaves no message

They called at 2:16 pm. When I first said hello (which I said fairly loudly) no one said anything, until I said hello agoin. The man stated he was calling from Kaiser and asked to speak with my spouse.

I got calls from them as well. Didn't answer but on my machine i got a guy saying a bunch of hello's. Just kinda find it odd.

I got a call from this number on my cell phone @ 4:25 CST 1/12/07.

These people dont give up do they. They call ask for the wrong person and keep calling back.

Cellular Call @ 7:47PM
I didn't answer ...thought I had seen the number on here before! I live in Michigan

This is from Western Wats. On their website, they ask that if you would like to be taken off the list, send an email to: optout@westernwats.com or contact@westernwats.com.

I called Bellsouth to complain about this number and the service admin told me that on Dec 8th, the FCC gave the go-ahead, allowing these nimrods to call cell phone numbers too! Call block does not work on electronic phone banks!

same thing getting calls from this no: for like ever!!!

Gett this one a lot, most recently today, also 11/29 & 11/30. Says unavailable, don't answer, never a message. On do not call list, not that it does any good....

3rd call from this # this weekend.
I have call intercept and they never leave name, # or msg.

I got the call tonight. I was thinking, who's calling me from Utah? I did not answer, but when I called back they said there were doing surveys. Hopefully they won't call back.

Someone called my house with this number also, but they didn't say anything... I don't know who it was and it came up Unavailable. I'm from 98368

they called my fax line, had the opportunity to leave a voicemail, but didn't.

When I let my answering maching get this call the female on the other end just laughs and laughs....I've had three in the past two days.

how did they get my number? since when do these people get cell phone numbers? this is really frustrating. some survey about.... i'm not sure. it was more of a request to go to their website for further information, but i can't remember what the site was. anyone know?

I've been getting calls from this number for weeks now. I've never listened long enough to hear what they're calling about. I'm also on the NDNC list. I doubt that this company is using the DNC list to suppress numbers, and is probably a fraud.

Many calls from this number.
Frustrating. No message and I'm on the National do not call List. We should all be questioning the effectivness of the NDNCL. It ain't working.

Had this number call me with a masked'hidden I.D. I traced the call to Provo, Ut.. and found it to be telemarketers..
///- SoldierByte =\\\
SoldierByte.com

live in northwestern suberbs of illinois. recieved call 2x today about 3 hrs apart. awnsered it both times but no one was on the other line

Also, the Do Not Call list doesn't keep political campaigns and pollsters from calling. Same with phone companies.

Missouri 636 area code. I have already been surveyed by these people and they called again? Ummm....

I've recieved calls from this number several times. It is a Cricket Communications cell # registered in Salt Lake City, Utah

I have an answering machine to screen my calls. They hung up when the machine picked up. When I called back it said Western Watts Research. I am the Do Not Call list.

I have gotten this call 3x. Twice in one night. Picked up twice and no one answered. I am on a no call list.

I'm in Mo. 573 area, I too have gotten a call from this #, if I remember correctly it was a survey about what issues I believed in and basically if I was democrat or republican. Said my peace, and never heard back. And I am also on the no call list.

when you answer the phone it's a recording that says, "This call is for business owners." and blah blah blah. once I hear that I just hang up....I've been getting a lot of calls like this lately. Pre recorded messages from mortgage companies. What bothers me most is that I've put my number on the national do not call list but I am still getting telemarketing calls. DAMMIT!!!

2nd call this week.

These same people are calling on 8016234628.

I called this number back only to get a a pre-recorded message saying it was "Western Watts Center, an Independent Survey Research Organization". It's for politicians. Jerks.

My phone is on the national do not call list.