Do networks offer a premium text barring service like the premium numbers?

"Alan Stephens" <blank> wrote in message
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> Is it possible to get access to premium texts blocked? I know you can
> get premium number access blocked but this doesn't include premium
> texts. Surely there should be such an option?

According to the customer services I spoke to, no this is not possible
because apparently Oftel requires them to provide a Premium Text Service to
all subscribers.

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In message <[email protected]>,
Clueless2 <nospam@nospam.?.invalid> writes
>"Alan Stephens" <blank> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> Is it possible to get access to premium texts blocked? I know you can
>> get premium number access blocked but this doesn't include premium
>> texts. Surely there should be such an option?

>According to the customer services I spoke to, no this is not possible
>because apparently Oftel requires them to provide a Premium Text Service to
>all subscribers.

OFTEL?

It would be in the best interest of customers for the regulator to
require mobile companies to offer free premium rate message barring to
all customers.

T-Mobile used to offer premium rate message barring from their web site,
but that option seems to have disappeared now. Previously I had a
T-Mobile contract, and I'm on one of their PAYG tariffs now, so that may
be the difference.
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Martin Jay

Clueless2 wrote:

>> Is it possible to get access to premium texts blocked? I know you can
>> get premium number access blocked but this doesn't include premium
>> texts. Surely there should be such an option?
>
> According to the customer services I spoke to, no this is not possible
> because apparently Oftel requires them to provide a Premium Text Service to
> all subscribers.

Well that is clearly wrong since there is no such thing as Oftel. Tell
CS to get re-educated.

In article <[email protected]>, [email protected]
says...
>
> T-Mobile used to offer premium rate message barring from their web site,
> but that option seems to have disappeared now. Previously I had a
> T-Mobile contract, and I'm on one of their PAYG tariffs now, so that may
> be the difference.
>

There are a bunch of options on "My T-mobile" which I can't find any
explanantion for. One of them is "Charge to account bar" anyone know if
that is the same thing?

Steve.

"Clueless2" <nospam@nospam> wrote in message
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> "Alan Stephens" <blank> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Is it possible to get access to premium texts blocked? I know you can
> > get premium number access blocked but
> > this doesn't include premium texts. Surely there should
> > be such an option?
>
> According to the customer services I spoke to, no this is
> not possible because apparently Oftel requires them to
> provide a Premium Text Service to all subscribers.

Whether they want it or not, apparently.

Ivor

"Colin Forrester" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Clueless2 wrote:
>
>>> Is it possible to get access to premium texts blocked? I know you can
>>> get premium number access blocked but this doesn't include premium
>>> texts. Surely there should be such an option?
>>
>> According to the customer services I spoke to, no this is not possible
>> because apparently Oftel requires them to provide a Premium Text Service
>> to all subscribers.
>
> Well that is clearly wrong since there is no such thing as Oftel. Tell CS
> to get re-educated.

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/complain/mobile/subscriptions/