BELL QUEBEC
Montréal
Landline
Zip Code
H4Y, H4Z, H5A, H5B
Location
Montreal, QC
GPS
45° 31' 3.31", -73° 35' 16.95"
The telephone number (514) 288-0420, associated with the vicinity of Montreal, QC, is a Landline number that's registered through Bell Canada. A total of 802 searches have been made for this number. Also, 100 user(s) have commented, with the most recent one submitted on May 20th, 2017. The spam score is 100%. Continue reading below for more detailed insights.
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This number has been reported as spam 6 times, has been searched 802 times, and has garnered 100 comments by our users. These numbers are higher than average, indicating a possible high risk of spam.
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User comments suggest that phone number (514) 288-0420 is associated with a survey or market research company that frequently calls without leaving messages, causing frustration. Some users perceive these calls as intrusive, noting they may not comply with 'Do Not Call' lists. There are claims of the number calling at inconvenient times and possibly being linked to an automated dialer.
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This is a mobile QC Landline number. It is based out of Montréal county in Montreal, QC. The zip codes in this area include H4Y, H4Z, H5A, H5B. The GPS lat longs associated with the area are 45.51758527590438, -73.58804075313401.
This number has been marked as spam 6 times, received 100 user comments, and has been searched for 802 times. These metrics indicate that the number (514) 288-0420 is most likely a spam caller.
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Area Code 514 Trends and Insights
The 514 area code, a central part of Québec's vibrant region, exhibits diverse area code demographics and economic trends according to public data sources. Known for its rich cultural tapestry and bustling urban centers, this area reflects dynamic communication patterns as its population navigates shifts in local and global economies.
Call Complaint Trends
Within the 514 area code, FCC complaint metrics reveal notable patterns in communication methods between 2015 and 2024. Wireless complaints were initially high in 2015 but saw a decline until a resurgence in 2023. Wired complaints, after varying fluctuations, reached their lowest point by 2024, while VOIP complaints remained consistently low. By type, issues with prerecorded voice calls diminished entirely by 2024, whereas text message complaints spiked in 2023, highlighting growing concerns with text-based communication. Regarding unwanted calls, telemarketing complaints plunged to zero by 2017, yet robocall issues have experienced more recent oscillations, increasing notably in 2023.
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(514) 288-0420 - May 20th, 2017 3:32am
I just let these bozos talk to my answering ma****e! I don't pick up on numbers I don't recognize!
(514) 288-0420 - April 26th, 2014 8:22pm
Stop freakin' calling me!!! I am on the DNC list and you're being a pest!!!
(514) 288-0420 - April 12th, 2014 12:34pm
CA***IAN SPAM. If you answer do they say "Excuse me."?
(514) 288-0420 - March 9th, 2013 6:42pm
Have had problem a year ago with this caller. ****s up when I answer & leaves no message. I'm on do not call list in Arkansas but makes no difference.
(514) 288-0420 - April 4th, 2012 11:50pm
This # is for cibc bank it's a survey
(514) 288-0420 - December 11th, 2012 2:05am
its a bill collecter. if ya owe don't answer
(514) 288-0420 - February 1st, 2012 2:10am
Survey company from Montreal Ca***a
(514) 288-0420 - February 2nd, 2011 5:00am
I am on Pennsylvania's DO NO CALL list for my home and cell phone. Companies are to check this list BEFORE randomly calling PA households. The Attorney General of Pennsylvania will prosecute companies that abuse this list and continue to harass a household that HAS NOT REQUESTED a company contact them.
(514) 288-0420 - June 29th, 2011 9:53pm
called but no one answered right away when I picked up. I am on the national do no call list.
(514) 288-0420 - February 13th, 2011 7:50pm
No one answered when I picked up the phone.
(514) 288-0420 - February 11th, 2011 11:47pm
please i wanna know who call me
(514) 288-0420 - January 9th, 2011 10:31pm
all day
(514) 288-0420 - May 7th, 2010 4:00am
The national pandemic of telephone terrorism perpetrated by desperate criminal collection agencies is because they are trying to terrorize people who are naive enough to answer and submit to unsolicited telephone calls or written "collection" letters that have no legitimate legal debt****ociated with them or any of the companies, universities, or whomever else they claim to represent. Because most "little guys" were bankrupted by the criminal Wall St/Congress/Big Oil/Big Business/Military robber barrons, so the desperate collection agencies are attempting to collect unpaid debts from innocent people by terrorizing them into submission.Word of advice. NEVER answer any calls you don't recognize or are not expecting. Use selective call rejection service if available, or switch to an Internet-based telephone service which provides comprehensive call rejection options. If rogue calls become chronic, turn off all the ringers on all of your phones except one, and set its volume to the minimum setting. If you don't answer the call and the caller is legitimate, they will usually leave a voicemail after the first or second try. Rogue callers never leave voicemail messages because that could be used as evidence a***nst them if it came to a lawsuit. If you receive a rogue letter in the mail warning you of some "collection" action a***nst you, if you don't actually owe it, reply with a short letter stating that you don't owe it, you've never done any business with them of any kind, and you expect the collection agency to close the matter, stop harrassing you and take any bad credit marks they've caused off of your credit rating, and furthermore, that any further contact from them must be in writing and signed on their official business correspondence letterhead. Send your letter to them a.s.a.p., always within thirty days, first class certified mail return receipt requested. If they refuse it and you get the letter back unopened, leave it unopened and save it in your files as evidence a***nst them should they pursue legal action a***nst you. If they did receive it and continue to pursue action a***nst you, let them. The judge will throw it out of court. Warn all your friends about this rash of desperate collection agency terrorism, and how to combat it.Above all, keep a record of everything, of every rogue call w/ caller ID information displayed including time and day of each call. Maintain a complete file on any snail-mailed intimidation from rogue collection agencies, including copies of all correspondences and postal receipts.--S**** Here:http://www.privacyrights.org/fs/fs27-debtcoll.htmhttp://www.ehow.com/way_5849463_do-up-certified-dispute-letter.htmlhttp://hubpages.com/hub/How-to-Defeat-a-Collection-Agencyhttp://hubpages.com/hub/Battling-Consumer-Debt-Collectors-Part-2-I-Do-Not-Owe-This-Debthttp://hubpages.com/hub/Sample-letters-for-disputes-to-creditors--collectors-and-credit-bureaushttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FDCPAhttp://www.fair-debt-collection.com/statue-limitations.htmlCredit Report:https://www.annualcreditreport.com/cra/index.jspUSPS:http://www.usps.com/send/waystosendmail/extra ... mailservice.htmhttp://www.usps.com/send/waystosendmail/extra ... eiptservice.htmOther links:http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/personal/02/29 ... tors/index.htmlhttp://hubpages.com/hub/How-to-Defeat-a-Collection-Agencyhttp://clarkhoward.com/shownotes/category/12/103/358/http://clarkhoward.com/topics/drop_dead_letter.html--Information for filing complaints a***nst rogue telephone calls,telephone harrassment, false "bill collector" harrassment, etc.,in the United States and Ca***a:UNITED STATESUS National Do Not Call Registry, file complaint: https://www.donotcall.gov/complaint/complaintcheck.aspxFederal Trade Commissionhttp://www.ftc.gov 1-877-382-4357File complaint online: https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.govhttps://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/FTC_Wizard.aspx?Lang=enthat is at www.ftc.govFederal Communications CommissionTelephone toll free: 1-888-225-5322http://www.fcc.gov/contacts.htmlFile complaint online: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumers.htmlhttp://esupport.fcc.gov/complaints.htmFCC Abandoned Calls Complaint form:http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/1088D-R.pdfemail: [email protected] Business Bureau, Check out a Business, find owner, contact info; file a Complaint:http://www.bbb.org/us/INTERNET CRIME:File report for Internet Crime at:Internet Crime Complaint Centrehttp://www.ic3.gov/default.aspxCA***ARCMP Phone bustersTelephone toll free: 1-888-495-8501Mon-Fri 8:30-5:20 pm (Eastern Time)E-mail: [email protected] Website is at: http://www.phonebusters.com File complaint online: https://www.recol.ca/intro.aspx?lang=en(Register with a password and then can continually file complaints)Ca***a National Do Not Call Registry:Ca***ian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)Telephone toll free to File A Complaint: 1-866-580-3625(to withdraw a complaint is 877-249-2782)CRTC online complaints form: https://www.lnnte-dncl.gc.ca/pfplin-fccoin-engthat is at www.crtc.gc.caBetter Business Bureau, Check out a Business, find owner, contact info; file a Complaint:http://www.bbb.org/ca***a/
(514) 288-0420 - April 27th, 2010 4:00am
so if they do not leave messages for households, when they realize this why don't they take your number out of their system, I have been called more than enough times by these people and have asked to have my number removed from their calling list but I quess they have not done this
(514) 288-0420 - February 7th, 2010 4:11pm
Called on Sunday. Someone called and asked for the man of the house as he was conducting a survey. I did not offer any information and said no one was available. I am on Ca***a's no caller list and wish to have these calls stopped.
(514) 288-0420 - April 21st, 2010 12:54pm
My husband and I are getting odd phone numbers and they don't say who they are or they say that they are with Bell offering a deal on services, I have a bill with Bell so why would they offer any discounted cells or services.
(514) 288-0420 - January 24th, 2010 3:07pm
Called on a Sunday. I am on the Ca***a's no caller list. I want all telemarketers to stop calling my number. I am not interested in surveys, or buying anything. STOP CALLING.
(514) 288-0420 - July 16th, 2010 11:09pm
This number called and left no message. We have no idea who it is, nor do we know anyone from Ca***a
(514) 288-0420 - March 9th, 2010 11:17pm
third time called when called back, no answer.. tired of no call backs for someone i dont know
(514) 288-0420 - March 18th, 2010 4:00am
This number continues to ring at our home, any ideas on how to get it stopped would be appreciated.
(514) 288-0420 - August 8th, 2010 9:45pm
i am also on the do not call list, how come i am still receiving these types of calls?
(514) 288-0420 - April 30th, 2010 4:00am
Call This Toll Free Number & Ask The Supervisor To Remove your number. She sounds very nice.1-800-363-4229
(514) 288-0420 - April 19th, 2010 7:04pm
This number calls at least twice a day. When answering no one answers.
(514) 288-0420 - February 22nd, 2010 7:35pm
Calls and does not leave a message everyday..DO NOT CALL ANYMORE!!
(514) 288-0420 - September 7th, 2010 10:44pm
callerid says "Call Center, PQ". They don't leave a message.
(514) 288-0420 - February 23rd, 2010 11:21pm
They don't leave a message - who is this?
(514) 288-0420 - March 3rd, 2010 8:07pm
don't called anymore.i am suscribe to no called list.
(514) 288-0420 - April 18th, 2010 5:36pm
keeps calling at all hours of the day
(514) 288-0420 - March 9th, 2010 9:55pm
keeps calling, no messages ever left though
(514) 288-0420 - March 10th, 2010 5:00am
http://ww****inionsearch.com/en/tools/donotcall/index.php?they have a Remove my # page
(514) 288-0420 - September 24th, 2010 7:05pm
Allways calling never a message borring
(514) 288-0420 - June 14th, 2010 6:28pm
callerid says "call center, pq"
(514) 288-0420 - January 9th, 2010 6:36pm
bogus! stop calling
(514) 288-0420 - August 8th, 2010 9:24am
called staurday nights
(514) 288-0420 - March 9th, 2010 7:02pm
time lost
(514) 288-0420 - April 17th, 2010 2:15pm
unknown
(514) 288-0420 - April 5th, 2009 10:00pm
They called my home phone on 4/03/09 and ***g up. Called a***n on 4/05/09 and I answered but they ***g up a***n. I hate those computer dialers they use. Since the number is from Ca***a and I'm in California, USA not going to make a long distance call just to tell them to put me on their DNC list. My number is on the Federal DNC list already but they're in Ca***a so it does not apply to them. I never parti****te in surveys so it's an annoyance. Maybe we should just s**** taking the calls and giving them false answers so the surveys will become useless to the corporations which pay to have them disturb us.
(514) 288-0420 - December 4th, 2009 5:00am
@M Power: The DO NOT CALL LIST is for telemarketers, not MARKET RESEARCHERS. The people who call you from 514-288-0420 are MARKET RESEARCHERS. There is no DO NOT CALL LIST for MARKET RESEARCHERS. They are allowed to call anyone in Ca***a from 9AM to 9PM. It is not a telemarketing office. It is a Market Research call center in downtown Montreal. The next time they call you, tell them to REMOVE YOUR NUMBER FROM THE LIST and DO NOT CALL A***N.
(514) 288-0420 - September 12th, 2009 4:26pm
Called them back and got a recorded French/Englis message. They appear to be a "Survey" type of company. If you answer and wait a minute, someone will come on the line and give you a spiel about asking for your opinion on things. (Radio, politics, TV etc). You have to give them a moment or two for the auto-dialer to connect to a live person. After that you can tell them to take you off their calling list.
(514) 288-0420 - December 3rd, 2009 5:00am
It is a Market Research company which conducts surveys over the phone. Market Research firms are allowed to call anyone from 9AM to 9PM. This company calls fortune 500 companies/doctors/lawyers etc.. They only leave messages for business calling. Some businesses, depending on the study, have the opportunity to call back at a 1-800 number to do the survey. They do not leave messages for households.
(514) 288-0420 - June 7th, 2009 4:00am
Got calls several times a day. It's annoying. Finally, I found this page http://ww****inionsearch.com/en/about/?page=contactus and called them with their 800 number. Someone picked it up and I requested her to remove me from the list. She said no problem.Let's see. If they don't do what they are supposed to do, I'll call their 800 number the whole bunch of time.
(514) 288-0420 - January 31st, 2009 2:07pm
The caller phoned twice this morn. The second time upon answering (didn't recognise the phone number), the caller identified themselves when asked, as "GLoria White" but didn't say on whose behalf she was calling. No one in our household knows anyone named Gloria White - especially in Montreal.
(514) 288-0420 - January 11th, 2009 5:00am
I called this phone number back after not answering it for fear that it was a telemarketer. The recording says that this number belongs to a Survey Company, and they were calling to ask if I would take part in a survey.
(514) 288-0420 - February 7th, 2009 9:00pm
Inquiring about banking adverti*****ts and banking loyalty. Could hear background noise from call center. Caller had French accent. Did some Googling on market researchers in Quebec and I suspect the number belongs to an IPSOS call center.
(514) 288-0420 - March 18th, 2009 6:50pm
They have called several times over the last week. It is a company called Opinion Search. That it how they get areiound the Do Not Call registry. Called them back and told them to remove my number.
(514) 288-0420 - March 11th, 2009 10:14am
Got another one to add to my list. I swear they are coming out of the woodwork. It doesn't matter if your on the Do Not Call List,they find a way to get thru.
(514) 288-0420 - September 11th, 2009 11:08pm
these people need to stop i have no clue who they are or what they want..i called the number back...sounds like lvn search somewhere in quebec...
(514) 288-0420 - August 17th, 2009 11:20pm
Random phone call to my cell phone from this number I don't even know anyone in Quebec, i live on the west coast of Ca***a......
(514) 288-0420 - January 15th, 2009 11:49pm
514-288-0420 is Bell Ca***a in Quebec. I am on the national do not call list and they still are calling. Great list.
(514) 288-0420 - November 29th, 2009 11:56am
I did not answer this call as it said Unknown Name but gave the number. I am already getting frequent calls from
(514) 288-0420 - January 28th, 2009 8:56am
answered call wanted my husband. Told them not available can I take a message. No and ***g up.
(514) 288-0420 - March 9th, 2009 10:30am
This number from Montreal keeps calling and ****s up! Very frustrating - what happened to the do not call list?
(514) 288-0420 - August 16th, 2009 2:03pm
call s anytime of the day and even on sunday. no one at the end of call when i answer.
(514) 288-0420 - January 5th, 2009 7:23pm
Called me @5:04pm EST. Unknown name. They ***g up when they got my answering ma****e.
(514) 288-0420 - October 30th, 2009 10:52pm
Calling at 4:30 a.m. - 5:00 a.m. CST multiple times, about once a week on average.
(514) 288-0420 - February 3rd, 2009 10:14pm
Has been calling my house number all day long trying to sell Va***m stuff...
(514) 288-0420 - January 29th, 2009 9:27pm
This # has called numerous times and when i answer nothing is said.
(514) 288-0420 - May 13th, 2009 6:39pm
call comes in but no one on the line.... right at supper time...
(514) 288-0420 - July 26th, 2009 11:18am
***G UP AS SOON AS I ANSWERED. PLEASE TAKE ME OFF THEIR LIST
(514) 288-0420 - August 11th, 2009 9:15pm
so many calls from this number. how do i get them to stop?
(514) 288-0420 - October 24th, 2009 3:40pm
My number is on no call list tired being called for survey's .
(514) 288-0420 - March 18th, 2009 9:52pm
research surveys - asked by first name, were on the DNCL.
(514) 288-0420 - October 5th, 2009 4:00am
They called, but didn't leave a message. Don't know who this is.
(514) 288-0420 - October 19th, 2009 8:34pm
Calls at suppertime, no caller ID, leaves no message. Toothless CRTC.
(514) 288-0420 - December 1st, 2009 1:06am
Didn't answer the phone.They've called twice in the last 4 days
(514) 288-0420 - August 13th, 2009 2:25pm
Really s****ing to get annoyed with these **** up calls.
(514) 288-0420 - August 16th, 2009 2:52pm
They keep calling me and they never leve a message
(514) 288-0420 - March 5th, 2009 6:13pm
Called me to ask personal health information about diabetes.
(514) 288-0420 - March 11th, 2009 6:45pm
This number had been call me home almost everyday
(514) 288-0420 - August 5th, 2009 1:17pm
***ODY IS ANSWERING SEEMS TO ME JUST LISTENING IN.
(514) 288-0420 - April 5th, 2009 12:11pm
They keep on calling and I don't answer.
(514) 288-0420 - June 28th, 2009 1:32pm
They call but after you answer they ****up.
(514) 288-0420 - August 9th, 2009 12:53pm
phone rings no one there when we speak
(514) 288-0420 - November 3rd, 2009 10:10pm
AKA Decima Research. Supposedly a research firm
(514) 288-0420 - February 4th, 2009 1:45am
keeps calling I know ***ody in QC
(514) 288-0420 - February 21st, 2009 1:43am
constant phoning everynight sometimes twice a day
(514) 288-0420 - March 1st, 2009 11:02pm
Calls occasionally with no one saying anything
(514) 288-0420 - March 3rd, 2009 11:11pm
No Identification No answer- as simple as that
(514) 288-0420 - May 23rd, 2009 2:57pm
Solicited for so****ing but I ***g up.
(514) 288-0420 - June 27th, 2009 3:42pm
Calls and ****s up. Keeo calling back
(514) 288-0420 - January 17th, 2009 7:40pm
called and ***g up after answering
(514) 288-0420 - February 2nd, 2009 5:14pm
keeps calling, leaves no message.
(514) 288-0420 - March 10th, 2009 7:47pm
keeps calling no message left
(514) 288-0420 - July 9th, 2009 4:44pm
repeated calls on cell phone
(514) 288-0420 - July 18th, 2009 3:32pm
called, but will not talk
(514) 288-0420 - January 20th, 2009 7:34pm
bank calling about info
(514) 288-0420 - February 8th, 2009 12:50pm
**** up unknown number
(514) 288-0420 - February 22nd, 2009 3:51pm
PLEASE STOP CALLING
(514) 288-0420 - October 18th, 2009 4:23pm
Repeated **** ups.
(514) 288-0420 - November 30th, 2009 10:02pm
keep calling
(514) 288-0420 - February 27th, 2008 5:00am
*A GUIDE TO HANDLING OPINION SEARCH, HARRIS-DECIMA and DECIMA (CONTINUED)*1) IF YOU WANT TO BE TAKEN OFF OUR LISTS, call 514-288-0420 or 514-288-0199 or 1-800-288-0199. At all these numbers, ask the receptionist for a supervisor or press 7 and you will reach a supervisor or the supervisor voice mail. If you reach the supervisor voice mail, feel free to leave your phone number and say the words DO NOT CALL ME A***N. We will then proceed to remove you from our database. If you reach a live person, they will most definitely ask you for your phone number. They will not ask for your name or any other information. We need to know your phone number so that we can know which number to remove. Many of you refuse to give it to us. If you do not give it to us, you cannot be removed from our database. You will receive more annoying calls and it is frustrating for us to receive complaints and not be able to do anything about them. Help us help you.2) The difference between DECIMA, HARRIS-DECIMA and OPINION SEARCH:OPINION SEARCH is the call center. It is the company that does the surveys, the research.DECIMA is the actual research company. They get contracts from companies asking for market research. Then, DECIMA asks OPINION SEARCH to conduct the research.HARRIS-DECIMA is actually a partnership formed by Decima, one of Ca***a's major market research companies and Harris, one of US of A's major market research companies. Kind of like a North-American partnership.I would like to underline that Decima is one of Ca***a's major research companies. If you live in Montreal and read the Metro or le 24 Heures, you will sometimes see polls or research done by us. Open your eyes to what you see, read or hear. You will most definitely have a better understanding of society.3) THE PEOPLE OF OPINION SEARCH.So, Opinion Search is a call center where I believe more than 70% of Montreal's student population has worked at least once. It is the perfect student job because it offers very flexible hours and an hourly pay ranging from 9.25-11.50 per hour. Many Concordia, McGill, Dawson, Vanier and M*****opolis students pay their university, rent, food and entertainment with hours worked at Opinion Search. Some people work there part time for extra revenue. I like speaking with people who are not ignorant about society and how it works. For more information, there are adds in the Mirror or Hour pretty much every week. I am sure you or your kids know at least one person who works there since it is one of Montreal's major research call center after Ipsos and Leger-Marketing.4) It is a very interesting job, especially when people I call understand that I AM NOT LOOKING FOR THEIR PERSONAL INFORMATION, JUST THEIR VIEWS. WE ARE NOT SELLING YOU ANYTHING. WE JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU THINK. REMEMBER THAT YOUR PARTI****TION IS VOLUNTARY. ***ODY WILL TWIST YOUR ARM TO ANSWER THE SURVEY. YOU CAN REFUSE, BUT DO IT NICELY AND CLEARLY SO THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY TAKE YOU OFF OUR LISTS AND NOT CALL YOU EVER A***N. WE ARE HUMAN BEINGS TOO. SO LET US HELP YOU.4) WHY YOU HEAR SOMEBODY **** UP ON YOU: At OSI, an interviewer's job is to complete surveys or log calls when there is an answering ma****e, when there is no answer or when somebody refuses. We are all human and some interviewers, mostly new ones, have yet to master the art of logging a call properly. It takes them a few days to get it, so please excuse them.5) If you have any more questions, feel free to call the company at 1-800-288-0199/514-288-0199/514-288-0420 or contact the CEO, Mr. Ed Hum at [email protected] can always visit the following websites and learn more about these companies. I say knowledge is power.ww****inionsearch.cawww.decima.cawww.harris.com
(514) 288-0420 - February 27th, 2008 5:00am
*A GUIDE TO HANDLING OPINION SEARCH, HARRIS-DECIMA and DECIMA*Let me tell you about Opinion Search Inc. or OSI. I am an Opinon Search/Decima/Harris-Decima employee at the Montreal office. I understand your frustration and complaints. I feel very bad when people are called numerous times, especially when they specified they did not want to be called ever a***n. I understand it is very disrespectful and downright annoying. This is usually due to the fact that some of our employees may not be doing their job properly logging calls or our computerized system is not working as it is supposed to.I am writing to maybe clear some misunderstandings concerning this company and this number.First of all, I will explain the difference between market research and telemarketing because they are TWO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THINGS. I am a university student so here is a personal market research definition, mostly inspired from my 2007 Ca***ian Edition of Philip Kotler's Principles of Marketing, a manual used in my Introduction to Marketing class at Concordia University.*Market research*: Companies often need formal studies of specific situations. For example, Toshiba wants to know how many and what kinds of people will buy its new portable PC or your bank wants to know how satisfied you are with their services and if they should really lower fees on certain accounts, or Tim Hortons wants to know if they should continue with the Roll-Up The Rim To Win Contest. Company managers cannot determine that by themselves. They need the population's help and to do that, they use marketing research. So basically, marketing research (surveying or focus groups) is the systematic design, collection, ****ysis and reporting of data relevant to a specific marketing situation facing an organization. Companies use market research for a wide variety of situations. It helps companies understand customer satisfaction and purchase behavior, it helps them determine prices, market****ential, the product, its distribution and its promotion activities. If any of you owns a business, you should understand this or else your business goes to*****.So, what we mainly do at Opinion Search is SURVEY RESEARCH, which is one of the many marketing research approaches. Survey research is the most widely used ****od for gathering descriptive information about the population sample surveyed. A company or a social or governmental organization that wants to know about people's knowledge, at***udes, preferences, or buying behavior can often find out by asking them directly through a telephone survey.Without your opinion, feedback and input, companies or the government will do as they please or will not know how to please you and you will continue to be disappointed and will continue to bathe in your ignorant bliss. As one famous interviewer once said: SURVEYS ARE LIKE VOTING, YOU ARE EITHER PART OF SOCIETY OR YOU ARE NOT.*Telemarketing*: Telemarketing is the act of selling, soliciting or promoting a product or service over the telephone. Some telemarketing companies are the real deal, some are scams. You just have to use your own judgements. Opinion Search is not trying to scam you or SELL YOU ANYTHING.
(514) 288-0420 - May 3rd, 2008 4:00am
This is a joke isn't it? Calling the police about being woken up at night by the phone? Don't you think the police have better things to do then to deal with your insignificant annoyances while sleeping? Just turn off the ringer, or better yet, call the company and tell them to put you on their 'do not call list'. It's not hard. Oh and the reasons they keep calling are as follows:-you tell them you're busy then **** up (or tell them a phony time to call back)-You yell at them or are very rude (basically acting like a 9 year old). Handle the call like an adult and you'll be treated as such. If you are rude, it's more likely that they will call you back because you've hurt their feelings of they want some sort of revenge. It's not right, but they are people after all. Some you may like, some you may not. Bottom line, act like an adult and you will be respected like one.-you **** up while they are delivering their introduction. Some may just think they had a bad connection and will call you back later.Also, threats regarding the authorities do not affect the situation one bit. The company is legitamate. If you get called at late, it's by accident. If they do it once, foget about it. If they do it continuously, just contact the company. It's okay to take the first step. Call them up and handle the problem personally.The more professional you are, the better results you will recieve. We are all adults, right?For me, I will keep contributing my valued feedback to improve society by helping companies who offer products and services in my area, the muni****l, provincial and federal govenments, and to help those interviewers trying to make money to pay tuition (so they can finish school and become an even more productive member of society). Oh, and not to mention, recieve cash incentives from time to time for focus groups they invite me to (cash up front after the short focus group. Got 75 dollars for it)!In short: calm down, think rationally, deal with the problem head on,act like a mature adult, and work out a solution. Do those things and I'm sure if you handled it right, you will get the results you are looking for.Goodbye, and wishes for you all to work out your issues with this company and get what YOU want out of it! Don't give up until you get what YOU want!
(514) 288-0420 - February 27th, 2008 5:00am
*MORE ON HOW TO HANDLE OPINION SEARCH*I forgot to tell you.If you receive a call from OPINION SEARCH or any other market research company and it bothers you and you do not want to be called a***n, DO NOT SAY THAT YOU ARE BUSY!!! According to market research standards, when you say that you are busy, that is considered a CALLBACK and you WILL BE 100% CALLED BACK until you grow some ***** and say DO NOT CALL ME/THIS NUMBER A***N. Those are the magic words.------------------------------------------------------------------------I hope all this information helps everybody. And if you want to be really sure to not be called for surveys in the near future, phone your Internet company, your Cable company, the company you bought your TV and Kitchen appliances from, your Magazine subscription and tell them you do not want to take part in any research. Also, avoid entering your phone number on online contests or contests of any kind offered at grocery stores or department stores. Usually, ballots that are filled out for contests will eventually be part of a sample database. And trust me, you will be called at some point by either a market research company....or if you are unlucky, by a telemarketing company.Once a***n, inform yourself, if you do not want big bad corporate companies to invade your mind and household.As John Madison said,*Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.*
(514) 288-0420 - February 27th, 2008 5:00am
*MORE ON HOW TO HANDLE OPINION SEARCH*I forgot to tell you.If you receive a call from OPINION SEARCH or any other market research company and it bothers you and you do not want to be called a***n, DO NOT SAY THAT YOU ARE BUSY!!! According to market research standards, when you say that you are busy, that is considered a CALLBACK and you WILL BE 100% CALLED BACK until you grow some ***** and say DO NOT CALL ME/THIS NUMBER A***N. Those are the magic words.------------------------------------------------------------------------I hope all this information helps everybody. And if you want to be really sure to not be called for surveys in the near future, phone your Internet company, your Cable company, the company you bought your TV and Kitchen appliances from, your Magazine subscription and tell them you do not want to take part in any research. Also, avoid entering your phone number on online contests or contests of any kind offered at grocery stores or department stores. Usually, ballots that are filled out for contests will eventually be part of a sample database. And trust me, you will be called at some point by either a market research company....or if you are unlucky, by a telemarketing company.Once a***n, inform yourself, if you do not want big bad corporate companies to invade your mind and household.As John Madison said,*Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.*
(514) 288-0420 - February 27th, 2008 5:00am
*THE OPINION SEARCH DO NOT CALL LIST REMOVAL*IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO HAVE YOUR SUPPER, ***, PARTY OR FAVORITE TV SHOW DISTURBED, GO HERE. ENTER YOUR PHONE NUMBER AND IF YOU WANT TO, YOUR RANT.http://ww****inionsearch.com/en/tools/donotcall/index.phpI hope this helps everybody. When I call you, I think about you. I really do. Sometimes, I feel horrible when I call moms about to c****e their crying babies. I immediately tell them I am sorry and that I sympathize and that I would rather call them at a more convenient time. Sometimes, I disturb family time. And yes I feel guilty. But that is my part-time job and I have hefty school fees to pay. Other times, I call really passionate people who really have interesting things to say about society, corporations and politics.It's always a pleasure doing a survey with them. Other times, I call lonely, old people and they do my survey. Then, I listen a bit to what they have to say. Usually, they are very glad somebody called them.And those are the best moments.
(514) 288-0420 - August 26th, 2008 7:57pm
An employee for the company, hoping to offer some help. First, I apologize for the major complaint here... that is, ***ody on the line. For whatever reason, the company has chosen to use a very flawed automatic dialer for the work. This causes a lag between you answering and it being connected to an interviewer. Nothing we can do, but I'm sorry. If you don't want to be called anymore: the best thing to do, call the number back, ask for a supervisor and ask to be put on the Do Not Call list. If a phone interviewer speaks to you, ask to be put on the Do Not Call list. DO NOT say you are busy, DO NOT **** up. In that situation the interviewers are NOT ALLOWED to put your number on the DNC list. Just ask to be put on the list, and that's the end of it.
(514) 288-0420 - July 20th, 2008 4:00am
My suggestion is to keep a loud police whistle by your phone - whenever they call, wait until you get a live person on the phone and continuously **** the whistle until they **** up... I would also call them back at their numbers and see if you can get a live person and do the same thing. Any kind of loud horn will do. Can't think of anything for you cell phone people. It would look weird for other people to see you ****ing a foghorn or tuba into your cell phone They call my land line in *****chusetts.
(514) 288-0420 - March 19th, 2008 4:00am
SE You're right it is a choice. It is also my choice how I choose to deal with it. Ever try to contact these folks? I have. Email you send is filtered by spam blockers so they won't get it. If you call them and ask questions or to talk to Ed Hum they get annoyed.Since they don't reply to email try calling them. They are in the eastern time zone. This has an added plus, when you call it costs them money not you.1-800-363-4229 ext. 3006 Mr. Ed Humor try Shawn Gallman ext. 3026
(514) 288-0420 - July 18th, 2008 4:00am
THIS NUMBER 514 288 0420 REPEATEDLY CALLS MY HOUSE SO I FINALLY CALLED THEM AND GOT A RECORDING AND I LISTENED TO THE ENTIRE THING AND AT THE END IT SAYS IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CALL 514 288 0199 SO I DID AND I GOT A GIRL THAT ANSWERS IN FRENCH BUT WILL SPEAK ENGLISH AND I TOLD HER I WAS GOING TO CALL HER NON STOP AND GET EVERYONE ELSE TO DO THE SAME UNTIL THEY STOPPED...SO I CALLED OVER AND OVER AND OVER A***N FOR DAYS ............WAY FUNNY YOU OUGHTA TRY IT