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03-03-2004, 12:35 PM
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Spam Text Messages
This may turn into a Sprint PCS vent.......
I keep getting spam text messages on my phone!  I contacted Sprint via email about this and haven't heard anything back yet.
Does anyone else have or had this problem? If so, how did you get it to stop?
GRRRRRR
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03-03-2004, 12:52 PM
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Today Star was talking about this, and she was saying how on the "don't call list," it does not cover text messages, so they can message you and you get charged for it.
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03-03-2004, 01:02 PM
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I have Sprint PCS and I got a text message at about 3am last night (woke me out of dead sleep) from itzvk55kh@netzero.net that says "Want a supermodel figure? Lose 3 sizes without exercising! Call 800-xxx...". Just as I was falling back asleep, my boyfriend's Sprint phone starts beeping from a text message alert. How are these spammers getting our numbers? I never give out my cell number to businesses. I've thought about texting the guy back at 4am with some nasty words but I decided not to. I listed his email address here in case anyone else wants to. 
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03-03-2004, 01:36 PM
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Can't believe that someone posted about this...I have a Sprint PCS phone and I got a spam text message yesterday! I can count on both hands how many people have my cell phone number, so how did they get it?
So far, its only been one text message, but if I start getting barraged by them...Sprint is going to get a nasty phone call! They're already tap-dancing on my last nerve for other offenses.
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03-03-2004, 01:37 PM
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Originally posted by ZTAngel
I have Sprint PCS and I got a text message at about 3am last night (woke me out of dead sleep) from itzvk55kh@netzero.net that says "Want a supermodel figure? Lose 3 sizes without exercising! Call 800-xxx...". Just as I was falling back asleep, my boyfriend's Sprint phone starts beeping from a text message alert. How are these spammers getting our numbers? I never give out my cell number to businesses. I've thought about texting the guy back at 4am but some nasty words but I decided not to. I listed his email address here in case anyone else wants to.
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I got that SAME message last night too!!!
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03-03-2004, 01:51 PM
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They're probably like the auto dial things that normal telemarkerters have. They dial a lot of random numbers until someone (thing) answers.
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03-03-2004, 01:52 PM
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I don't see how anyone would stop it until they're able to stop email spam. In fact I've sent over 1000 messages to a friends phone with a click of a button.
-Rudey
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03-03-2004, 02:06 PM
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it is the biggest pain. I've received two of them already... and two minutes later my co worker got the same message. To be honest, I didn't even know i could received text messages! If I get charged for this I"m going to have a shit fit.
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03-03-2004, 05:32 PM
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My boss gets a ton of them. She was in a meeting today for about 3 hours and when she got out she had 22 text messages and all were spam. She does have Sprint and has called them and complained many times. They have done nothing about it.
Luckily I haven't been receiving any.
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03-03-2004, 06:06 PM
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yeah my friend is getting these a lot too....he gets sooo mad every time it happens....hahaha....but hopefully they'll do something about that soon.
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03-03-2004, 06:20 PM
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odd. yeah im about to throw my phone out the window
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03-03-2004, 06:28 PM
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OMG, I have gotten three so far this week... I HATE text messages... Here is why... It takes like an hour to put in my code to bring it up, see it, erase it, and I am sure I get charged for it... These people have their own ring of the inferno...
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03-03-2004, 07:59 PM
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Do all of you getting these spam messages have Sprint phone service?? Just wondering if that is the common thread. If so, then the spammers have to be getting the numbers from Sprint somehow
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03-03-2004, 08:08 PM
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Oh My Gosh! I have SPRINT and got one of these TOO!!!!
Glad I'm not the only one...MAD they are trying to make extra money from a list I THOUGHT was not to be used for any other reason or business.
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03-03-2004, 08:15 PM
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