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From: Martin Jay on 6 Apr 2010 08:09 On Mon, 5 Apr 2010 01:48:54 +0100, "Steve Terry" <gfourwwk(a)tesco.net> wrote: >Get yourself a T Mobile or Vodafone PAYG or contract, and have >reverse charge text barring enabled. > >5 Years ago i had a T Mobile Freetime750 contract (with big cashback) >I immediately enabled reverse Text barring, and over the contract period >had no trouble at all. > >It's obscene that the other mobile networks 3, Orange, O2, (and their >virtuals) haven't followed suit. I think Tesco Mobile (an O2 virtual of course) does offer premium rate SMS barring. -- con-con giffgaff: <http://www.spam-free.org.uk/giffgaff/>
From: Martin Jay on 6 Apr 2010 08:53 On Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:46:43 +0000, Martin Jay <martin(a)spam-free.org.uk> wrote: >My on-going problems with the thieving, lying, scum at giffgaff >continue. > >See ><http://groups.google.com/group/uk.telecom.mobile/browse_thread/thread/3bc805979223720e#> >or Usenet article <806.1268774293.20100316(a)spam-free.org.uk> onwards. I'm in shock! :) I received this email, presumably from 2ergo although it doesn't specifically say it is: ----- Begin Quote ----- Thank you for your recent email. I have tried to call you today but unfortunately I had no joy. Cellserv will refund you �6.00 within 28 days by postal order to the address provided below. ----- End Quote ----- So, the good news is that it appears I'm going to get a refund. I'm still of the opinion that giffgaff should have dealt with this problem directly. I think this case has raised some serious issues about the way the whole premium rate SMS system works. But most of us here were already aware of them. :( -- con-con giffgaff: <http://www.spam-free.org.uk/giffgaff/>
From: Brian Gregory [UK] on 6 Apr 2010 13:26 "Steve Terry" <gfourwwk(a)tesco.net> wrote in message news:hpbc1r$ie5$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > Get yourself a T Mobile or Vodafone PAYG or contract, and have > reverse charge text barring enabled. Anyone know more about this? Does this do what's required and literally bounce back any incoming text with a charge attached? Or does it just stop me sending texts to short codes like that might result in such a text coming back? What about if I wanted to use an occasional reasonably priced text response service, like I used to use one that for 25p told me when the next bus was coming (not just off the timetable, actually calculated from real time location of the bus). -- Brian Gregory. (In the UK) ng(a)bgdsv.co.uk To email me remove the letter vee.
From: andy on 6 Apr 2010 16:23 On 6 Apr, 13:53, Martin Jay <mar...(a)spam-free.org.uk> wrote: > On Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:46:43 +0000, Martin Jay > > <mar...(a)spam-free.org.uk> wrote: > >My on-going problems with the thieving, lying, scum at giffgaff > >continue. > > >See > ><http://groups.google.com/group/uk.telecom.mobile/browse_thread/thread....> > >or Usenet article <806.1268774293.20100...(a)spam-free.org.uk> onwards. > > I'm in shock! :) > > I received this email, presumably from 2ergo although it doesn't > specifically say it is: > > ----- Begin Quote ----- > > Thank you for your recent email. > > I have tried to call you today but unfortunately I had no joy. > Cellserv will refund you £6.00 within 28 days by postal order to the > address provided below. > > ----- End Quote ----- > > So, the good news is that it appears I'm going to get a refund. > > I'm still of the opinion that giffgaff should have dealt with this > problem directly. I think this case has raised some serious issues > about the way the whole premium rate SMS system works. But most of us > here were already aware of them. :( Well, your opinion differs from Phonepayplus, who tell you to contact the provider
From: andy on 6 Apr 2010 16:31
On 6 Apr, 18:26, "Brian Gregory [UK]" <n...(a)bgdsv.co.uk> wrote: > "Steve Terry" <gfour...(a)tesco.net> wrote in message > > news:hpbc1r$ie5$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > > > Get yourself a T Mobile or Vodafone PAYG or contract, and have > > reverse charge text barring enabled. > > Anyone know more about this? > > Does this do what's required and literally bounce back any incoming text > with a charge attached? > > Or does it just stop me sending texts to short codes like that might result > in such a text coming back? > > What about if I wanted to use an occasional reasonably priced text response > service, like I used to use one that for 25p told me when the next bus was > coming (not just off the timetable, actually calculated from real time > location of the bus). How come everybody here claims to know all about these services, then asks such questions? You'd probably still be able to send to the number (and possibly be charged the 10 or 12p), but the charged response message would not come. That's what happened in one of the cases I was actually trying to subscribe to use up old credit, when Carphone Warehouse were blocking premium rate from Fresh (but denied it), as I described earlier If you want to use such services occasionally, you'd have to get the bar temporarily removed |