Why do I keep getting calls after getting quotes online?
Online lead-generation platforms and contractors share or sell contact details to multiple third parties once a quote request is submitted. This results in a barrage of persistent phone calls and text messages from companies the user never contacted, even after they have already hired someone.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
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Why do I keep getting calls after getting quotes online?
- 1Using a virtual phone number (VOIP or cloaked number) so personal numbers are not sharedDid this help you?
- 2Ignoring calls and texts from contractors after choosing someoneDid this help you?
- 3Going directly to company websites instead of using lead-generation platformsDid this help you?
- 4Using a separate phone number or a privacy service like Cloaked for getting estimatesDid this help you?
- 5Contacting local contractors directly instead of filling out online lead generation formsDid this help you?
- 6Waiting for the calls to naturally wind down over the course of about 10 daysDid this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“somehow I've now had two completely different companies call me saying they heard I was looking to get the work done.”source ↗
“I've had this happen after getting quotes online and I have no idea who actually passed my info around”source ↗
“I'm still getting calls and texts from some of the others asking if I need someone and yesterday a completely different company contacted me saying they heard I was looking for a plumber.”source ↗
“I’ve had this happen with contractors before now I usually get a few quotes pick someone and ignore the rest.”source ↗
“Made the huge mistake of putting my phone number into 2movers not knowing what it was”source ↗
“Now I am getting calls every 10 mins about moving from all the companies in its directory”source ↗
“No idea but I made this mistake too and they are winding down a bit! (10 days after they started)”source ↗
Where this came up
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