[Update: It seems "SMS" is not used universally. It means: "Short Message Service (SMS), often called text messaging, is a means of sending short messages to and from mobile phones." I used "SMS" because I think "text" is another of those words which are too generic to be really useful.]
I'd e-mailed T-mobile UK and asked them how to stop their promotional SMS messages. They'd answered by e-mail before, but this time I was called up on the phone, and a guy asked me to verify my identity in various ways... I couldn't remember what my "account" was, it seems it was my password, and I had actually not called out for three months it seems, I use the phone mainly for backup and for those who really need a phone number, but I prefer e-mail, and so I couldn't give a recent phone number I'd called... and he finally gave up and just came to the point.
It turned out he had only called to give me a very simple way to turn off T-Mobile SMS spam. I guess they want to keep it secret.
So here it is: text the word "stop" to 49011. Boom.
In various countries and for various companies there are various ways to stop SMS spam, also from all companies. Because they are always sent by computer, not phone, and they can block computer-generated messages. So just look into it, you'll probably find a way.
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Strange, I have Verizon and only get SMS from two entities, Borders (book store) text me a coupon every week. Verizon want me to use the "new every 2" upgrade, aparently having a 26 month old phone is Unamerican and I probably reveal socialistic tendencies.
My phone still works.
We were thinking of using SMS for calling status messages from the Callboxes, but we went with TCP/IP instead.
SMS spam is still much rarer than email spam. Pray that it remains so!
SMS?
Short Message Service
This is where messages are ported over the cell (and land line I guess) service. They are low priority messages carried in the paging channel I believe. Anyway, it means text messages by cellular (mobile if you're in the UK).
"Bob's mobile rang, it was Wendy"
Wendy? Bob?
Bob (The Builder) was one of the early adopters of cell phones amongst British Children's soft sculpture characters. His hands on secretary Wendy would always be calling him on his mobile.
We all remember characters like these. A wonderful caricature in "Life On Mars"
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