spam texts...
Jan 15th 2009, 7:13 am
#1
Lost in BE Cyberspace
Thread Starter
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 18,187
spam texts...
...are driving me nuts, from companies i haven't even heard of, so god knows how they got my number, anyone know how to stop them...?
got a corker last night though, this company clearly need lessons on how to do marketing:
MM, xx
got a corker last night though, this company clearly need lessons on how to do marketing:
IT'S A SLUMP. IT'S A CRASH. IT'S A MELTDOWN! Enjoy brilliant bailout prices at Al Huzaifa Furniture this DSF. Go on, the recession's in fashion!
Jan 15th 2009, 7:18 am
#2
**** it we'll do it live
Joined: Oct 2004
Location: Dubai
Posts: 7,892
Re: spam texts...
the law here on co.s (including etisalat and du) is very lax on selling subsciber data. hence the plethora of crap sms messages we all get. every time you give a delivery co you number, a shop, restraunt etc they are all able to sell the numbers onto marketeers
Jan 15th 2009, 7:31 am
#3
A bubbly-jock...
Joined: Mar 2005
Location: Teneriffe
Posts: 6,262
Re: spam texts...
...just give out your landline telephone number...they can't SMS a landline, no?
Jan 15th 2009, 7:34 am
#5
Lost in BE Cyberspace
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 5,786
Re: spam texts...
I used to get them all the time and they pissed me right off.When i switched to pay as you talk they stopped.it was worth it just for that!
Jan 15th 2009, 7:41 am
#10
A bubbly-jock...
Joined: Mar 2005
Location: Teneriffe
Posts: 6,262
Re: spam texts...
Huh..how do you get text on a landline..or is that one of those new fangled phones ? Mine's just a phone.
