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18-05-2005, 03:51 PM | #1 | ||
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God damn it!
It seems I am a member of some stupid mobile phone club, that sends a message to me every week, charging me something like $5 a week! The thing Is, I cant unsubscribe! Every time I get credit, it disappears double time! Anyone know anything? It comes from any old number, so I cant ring it, and only says "Ringtone club" then "choose a ringtone" and then some code at the end.... Its pi$$ing me off big time! |
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18-05-2005, 03:58 PM | #2 | ||
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Call your network provider and see what they can do about it.
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18-05-2005, 04:01 PM | #3 | ||
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Yea, If its a dodgy company they should be able to block the messages and then you shouldnt get charged, or they find out how too unsubscribe you.
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18-05-2005, 04:11 PM | #4 | ||
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thanks, ill give it a shot!
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18-05-2005, 04:52 PM | #5 | ||
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For those of you interested, I rang the club, they said basically any club that sends you sms's from a number beginning with "19", you can reply to the sms with 'stop' (without inverted commas) and they will stop sending them.
I have done it, but am yet to see if they send anymore... |
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18-05-2005, 06:30 PM | #6 | |||
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Sucks, but it is a matter of buyer beware.... Let this be a lesson to all, read the fine print. |
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19-05-2005, 07:17 AM | #7 | ||
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Yep true, I recieved an sms saying "free ringtone" and stupidly downloaded it, and didnt read the terms and conditions...
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19-05-2005, 11:29 AM | #8 | |||
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consumer groups really need to get onto these companies and outlaw these practices. |
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19-05-2005, 11:37 AM | #9 | ||
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Another reason not to put your mobile number on the net, if you selling stuff. Heard that your phone could even be attacked by a virus these days, especially the Bluetooth phones... true or false??
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19-05-2005, 01:39 PM | #10 | ||
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I have heard the same thing AUGZMK, I think especially bluetooth as the the virus can spread from one bluetooth enabled phone to another when it is in range...
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19-05-2005, 06:34 PM | #11 | ||||
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19-05-2005, 06:40 PM | #12 | ||
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Just do what I do - use a really old phone with non-color screen and no ability to download ringtons/photos/any other useless crap you don't need.
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19-05-2005, 07:08 PM | #13 | |||
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Bluetooth is alot of fun for Bluejacking |
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