EbilDustBunny March 16, 2010 Share EbilDustBunny GC Alumni March 16, 2010 Does anyone get them besides me? I gets txts about credit card debt and buying homes. Idk how to stop them... These texts don't happen often but when it's on your phone it's pretty annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stutters March 16, 2010 Share stutters GC Alumni March 16, 2010 call your carrier (att, sprint, verizon) and have the shortcode they're coming from blocked. just like email, don't reply to sms spam with an unsubscribe or opt-out message. oh, and get ready for more. marketers are convinced the only way to do mobile marketing is through sms, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unclean March 16, 2010 Share Unclean Member March 16, 2010 I get them about nightclub promotions. I've tried texting every form of "remove" to them, but they still appear once every month or so. Just looking it up, it looks like the CAN-SPAM act doesn't cover text messages: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/canspam.html The FCC’s ban does not cover “short messages,†typically sent from one mobile phone to another, that do not use an Internet address. (insert sad face here) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EbilDustBunny March 16, 2010 Author Share EbilDustBunny GC Alumni March 16, 2010 ... Does not include SMS?! That is so lame. Thanks for the advice SJ I'll do that for now on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stutters March 16, 2010 Share stutters GC Alumni March 16, 2010 yeah, something about "the legal system not moving at the speed of technology." go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EbilDustBunny March 16, 2010 Author Share EbilDustBunny GC Alumni March 16, 2010 I remember when we used to get advertisements at work via fax. So much paper and ink wasted... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samurai nightling March 17, 2010 Share samurai nightling Member March 17, 2010 lol fax spams, what year was that in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoMamma March 17, 2010 Share YoMamma Member March 17, 2010 I get those txt spams too from time to time. They're almost always about getting out of debt, which I find quite funny since I have no debt currently. They annoy me because my cell phone bill gets charged 10cents per txt message and there's no way to block them from what I've seen. The only solution I know of is to call my provider and cut off txt messages completely, but then I can't get txt messages from friends. Therefore, unless they get out of hand, I'll just deal with the 2-3 spam txts per month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mookie March 17, 2010 Share mookie GC Alumni March 17, 2010 lol fax spams, what year was that in? I'm gonna go out on a limb and say, maybe three or four years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroDamage March 17, 2010 Share ZeroDamage Member March 17, 2010 Every carrier that I know of has a website or a section of their wireless site dedicated to SMS. You can set up an email or name that will go to your phone via sms. Mine is my name @vtext.com for example. There are also controls for receiving sms messages from the web and an area for blocking certain senders. Check with your carrier. This article is a couple of years old but the information should still be valid. I hand it out whenever I hear complaints like this. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/12/technology/personaltech/12pogue-email.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymo March 17, 2010 Share anonymo Member March 17, 2010 And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who would attempt to send me SMS advertisements. Just the mere thought of this happening has enraged me...get a handle on it down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairweather March 17, 2010 Share Fairweather Member March 17, 2010 this is going to be the n00biest question of the month, and will probably be ridiculed for it but...... what is an SMS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mookie March 17, 2010 Share mookie GC Alumni March 17, 2010 Short Message Service AKA text messaging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairweather March 17, 2010 Share Fairweather Member March 17, 2010 ah you wipper snappers and ur crazy terminology these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stutters March 17, 2010 Share stutters GC Alumni March 17, 2010 And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who would attempt to send me SMS advertisements. Just the mere thought of this happening has enraged me...get a handle on it down there! i've just opted you in for the hannah montana campaign. enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EbilDustBunny March 18, 2010 Author Share EbilDustBunny GC Alumni March 18, 2010 lol fax spams, what year was that in? I'm gonna go out on a limb and say, maybe three or four years ago. *rings a bell* sir you make take a prize off the top shelf! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymo March 18, 2010 Share anonymo Member March 18, 2010 And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who would attempt to send me SMS advertisements. Just the mere thought of this happening has enraged me...get a handle on it down there! i've just opted you in for the hannah montana campaign. enjoy! Hannah, Montana? Is it nice there? I've never been... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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