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Wireless Carriers Tell Senate: "Text Messaging Rates Have Dropped, And Your Queries Have Led To Lawsuits Against Us!"
The national wireless carriers have responded to the Senate's request for information on why its text-messaging fees have doubled over the past three years. Their collective response: they haven't gotten more expensive, they've gotten cheaper—and your public suspicion of our business practices has led to lots of class action lawsuits! More »

9:04 PM on Mon Oct 13 2008
By Chris Walters
15,814 views, 82 comments

Most discussed humphrmi: Here's an easy way to fix the problem (this statement is targeted to the wireless carriers): When someone sends 10 messages more »
timberland
Timberland Offering Up To $150 To Recipients Of Its Text Message Spam

Did you receive text message spam from Timberland between 2003 and last month? If so, you may be eligible for $150 in we're-not-admitting-guilt apology money from them, according to Info World:

Under the terms of a preliminary settlement agreement, [Timberland and e-commerce company GSI] will pay $7 million into a cash fund to reimburse those who received the messages, according to KamberEdelson LLC, one of the law firms that helped bring the suit.
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4:51 PM on Wed Sep 24 2008
By Chris Walters
5,015 views, 11 comments

Most discussed timmus: Wow -- $150 in cold cash? THESE lawyers are who we need to represent us against Visa, TransUnion, etc. more »
sprint
Sprint Keeps Sending Mysterious Security-Related Text Messages, But Doesn't Know Why
Chelsea wants to know why she keeps receiving these cryptic text messages from 9099. The messages alternate between telling her new phantom services have been added to her account, and sending her an account PIN and security answer. We thought it was someone trying to gain access to her account, but the PIN and security answer aren't hers, and the services never show up on her bill. More »

12:26 PM on Fri Sep 12 2008
By Chris Walters
5,337 views, 24 comments

Most discussed brandymb: 20 cents a message billed to your account, whether you want the messages or not.. watch the bill. more »
how to
Block Text Message Spam
If you've ever received cell phone spam, you know how infuriating it can be—especially if you pay by the message. David Pogue of the New York Times recently got hit with a spate of junk text messages on his Verizon plan, and he figured out how to block most of them. If you're with AT&T or Verizon you can block any messages sent through the Internet, as well as change your text message address to an alias to thwart number-guessing spammers. Sprint will let you block specific addresses. T-Mobile lets you block email messages and set up filters based on specific phrases. Login info below. More »

4:12 PM on Tue Jun 17 2008
By Chris Walters
7,235 views, 23 comments

Latest by Jenny27: I tried to stop e-mail based text messages, but t-mobile doesn't permit that (contrary to the NYT article). Here's the more »
Sending a text message is at least 4 times more expensive than retrieving the same amount of data from the Hubble telescope, according to an astronomer at the University of Leicester. Now we just need a phone that sends messages via deep space. [physorg.com] (Thanks to Linus!) MORE »

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rude
Dear T-Mobile: Please Stop Sending 5 Text Messages At 5 AM Every Month To Say That My Billing Cycle Has Started
Dustin is angry and tired because T-Mobile sends him five text messages at 5 a.m. on the 11th of every month to let him know that his billing cycle has started. He asked T-Mobile to stop sending the useless message, but they insist that the texts are a "feature" that can't be disabled. Their solution? "Put [the] phone on silent on the 10th of every month." More »

1:10 PM on Fri Apr 11 2008
By Carey
6,740 views, 41 comments

Latest by Maykentucky: Ohmygosh, this JUST happened to us. I thought it was a fluke, but it really is annoying, even if it more »

Because shopping is never convenient enough, Amazon has introduced a new text message based service where you can shop and purchase directly from your mobile phone via SMS. Ars Technica gives it a trial run and says it works pretty well. [Ars Technica]

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class actions
Tmobile Sued For Charging For Unwanted Text Messages

Tmobile was hit with a class action suit yesterday over its charging customers for unwanted text messages. Unscrupulous marketers can get your cellphone number, send you "premium" texts (for dating services, daily jokes, horoscopes, etc), and then have Tmobile bill you for them. Tmobile gets to keep a piece of the profit. Other cellphone companies let you disable text messages sent from the internet, where most text spam originates, or turn off text messages all together. Tmobile has refused to give customers this option.

Class action nails T-Mobile USA over texting services [RCR Wireless News]

11:00 AM on Thu Jan 31 2008
By Ben Popken
3,266 views, 24 comments

Latest by magnoliasouth: Glad to see someone standing up to T-Mobile. I knew that they would have to answer to their bad business more »
early termination fees
Reader Escapes Verizon Contract Without ETF, Even Though He Has Text Message Plan
Until now, we've been telling people trying to escape their cellphone contract without early termination fees based on a raise in text message prices that it's necessary that they don't have a text message plan. However, reader Mtman says he used a novel argument to get out of his Verizon plan, even though he did have a text message plan! More »

12:00 PM on Mon Jan 28 2008
By Ben Popken
7,038 views, 29 comments

Latest by fcastro: Hi all does anyone know if this is still valid? Can I still call up verizon in April and use more »
fast food
Pizza Hut Announces Nationwide Mobile Ordering
Pizza Hut may not be the world's best pizza, but now that they've rolled out nationwide mobile ordering—via their website on any web-enabled phone, or text message on the rest—they're certainly one of the easiest pizza joints to order from. More »

11:57 PM on Wed Jan 16 2008
By Chris Walters
1,969 views, 33 comments

Latest by econobiker: @morganlh85: yeah or the pizza hut five miles from me but in a different town/county who won't deliver to our more »

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