Yes! Trying to control me when I'm outside of controlled airspace is one of the reasons I tend to make a listening watch rather than contact a unit, and if I hear them telling someone about me I'll chirp up with details...
Perhaps if more people didn't waste a controllers time by requesting their comfort blanket basic service, then they'd give us the time of day more often when actually requesting something useful like a zone transit. I'm sure some will disagree with me... It won't be the first time!