Results 1 to 7 of 7
- 09-29-2008, 05:47 AM #1John GeddesGuest
An item on BBC Radio 4's You and Yours today reminded me just how dodgy
the Reverse SMS system is.
There was mention in this group a couple of years back of T-mobile
offering an opt-out for those who didn't want to receive Reverse-charged
SMS messages.
Does that still apply today? For those in areas with poor T-mobile
coverage does any other UK mobile operator currently offer an opt-out
for Reverse SMS for either pay-monthly or PAYG users?
John Geddes
Derbyshire
› See More: Opting out of Reverse SMS
- 09-29-2008, 12:40 PM #2Mad Cliffy's Legs Don't WorkGuest
Re: Opting out of Reverse SMS
On Sep 29, 12:47*pm, John Geddes <[email protected]>
wrote:
> An item on BBC Radio 4's You and Yours today reminded me just how dodgy
> the Reverse SMS system is.
>
> There was mention in this group a couple of years back of T-mobile
> offering an opt-out for those who didn't want to receive Reverse-charged
> SMS messages.
>
> Does that still apply today? For those in areas with poor T-mobile
> coverage does any other UK mobile operator currently offer an opt-out
> for Reverse SMS for either pay-monthly or PAYG users?
>
> John Geddes
> Derbyshire
I think Vodafone might have been toying with the idea?
- 09-29-2008, 05:39 PM #3{{{{{Welcome}}}}}Guest
Re: Opting out of Reverse SMS
"Mad Cliffy's Legs Don't Work" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
news:[email protected]...
> On Sep 29, 12:47 pm, John Geddes <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>> An item on BBC Radio 4's You and Yours today reminded me just how dodgy
>> the Reverse SMS system is.
>>
>> There was mention in this group a couple of years back of T-mobile
>> offering an opt-out for those who didn't want to receive Reverse-charged
>> SMS messages.
>>
>> Does that still apply today? For those in areas with poor T-mobile
>> coverage does any other UK mobile operator currently offer an opt-out
>> for Reverse SMS for either pay-monthly or PAYG users?
>>
>> John Geddes
>> Derbyshire
>
> I think Vodafone might have been toying with the idea?
Yes, Vodafone have recently followed T-Mobile's lead and now offer reversed
premium rate SMS opt out.
- 09-29-2008, 05:52 PM #4steveGuest
Re: Opting out of Reverse SMS
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> An item on BBC Radio 4's You and Yours today reminded me just how dodgy
> the Reverse SMS system is.
>
> There was mention in this group a couple of years back of T-mobile
> offering an opt-out for those who didn't want to receive Reverse-charged
> SMS messages.
>
> Does that still apply today? For those in areas with poor T-mobile
> coverage does any other UK mobile operator currently offer an opt-out
> for Reverse SMS for either pay-monthly or PAYG users?
>
There is an undocumented "charge to account bar" on My T-mobile which is
*not* the same thing.
The T-mobile opt out apparently does still exist but you have to ask
customer services to enable it.
The don't exactly go out of their way to advertise it. I have seen bits
of their website that flatly deny it is even possible.
Steve.
- 09-30-2008, 02:49 AM #5Chris DentGuest
Re: Opting out of Reverse SMS
John Geddes wrote:
> There was mention in this group a couple of years back of T-mobile
> offering an opt-out for those who didn't want to receive Reverse-charged
> SMS messages.
It still exists. Just last week we discovered one of the kids had
joined a £10/mo game cheats site, billed through the phone bill, using
SMS last month. T-Mobile have agreed both to refund the charge and to
prevent similar in future.
Credit where credit is due, this was great service with minimum fuss.
Thanks T-Mobile.
Chris
- 09-30-2008, 12:31 PM #6Ivor JonesGuest
Re: Opting out of Reverse SMS
In news:[email protected],
John Geddes <[email protected]> typed, for some strange,
unexplained reason:
: An item on BBC Radio 4's You and Yours today reminded me just how
: dodgy the Reverse SMS system is.
:
: There was mention in this group a couple of years back of T-mobile
: offering an opt-out for those who didn't want to receive
: Reverse-charged SMS messages.
:
: Does that still apply today? For those in areas with poor T-mobile
: coverage does any other UK mobile operator currently offer an opt-out
: for Reverse SMS for either pay-monthly or PAYG users?
:
: John Geddes
: Derbyshire
Tesco have an opt-out.
Ivor
- 09-30-2008, 02:05 PM #7BGNGuest
Re: Opting out of Reverse SMS
On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:49:44 +0100, Chris Dent
<[email protected]> wrote:
>> There was mention in this group a couple of years back of T-mobile
>> offering an opt-out for those who didn't want to receive Reverse-charged
>> SMS messages.
>
>It still exists. Just last week we discovered one of the kids had
>joined a £10/mo game cheats site, billed through the phone bill, using
>SMS last month. T-Mobile have agreed both to refund the charge and to
>prevent similar in future.
<boggle> Send the brat out to work!
--
-- Nick ICQ: 9235201 EMAIL & MSN: [email protected]
-- Triumph Tiger 955i -- http://www.bgn.me.uk -- Touch -
-- LOTR#4 SKOGA#8 DS#7 BOTAFOT#159 BOTM#2 FBOTY#06 PM#11
Similar Threads
- Verizon
- Alltel
- RingTones
- RingTones
icecasino
in Chit Chat