NW83
join:2002-07-27
Greenwood, SC
1 edit | Email spam is free too
Doesn't mean it's not spam though.
Quite glad ATT didn't try this on my line. Maybe because I'm listed as a business customer? Hmmm... |
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moonpuppy
join:2000-08-21
Glen Burnie, MD | Similar to why I left Sprint/Nextel
I never got any solicitations on my Nextel phone until Sprint bought them out and once a month was another call that tried to get me to purchase a PC card and service. |
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Matt
Take me down to the paradise city
Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC |  I didn't get it?
I switched to AT&T a couple of weeks ago for all my family plan lines. We didn't get the spam. Perhaps it takes the dinosaur ages to put their own customers into the internal marketing database. |
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ptrowski
Got Helix?
Premium
join:2005-03-14
Putnam, CT
clubs: | Didn't get one...
Thankfully. |
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Dominokat
"Hi"
Premium
join:2002-08-06
Boothbay, ME
clubs:
 ·RoadRunner Cable
2 edits | Spammed
Spammed |
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Hookem99
Deep In The Heart
join:2007-07-18
Pflugerville, TX
 ·ViaTalk
 ·AT&T U-Verse
·Suddenlink
 ·AT&T Southwest
| Twice
I got it....twice. My wife also got it on her line. I don't necessarily approve of it, but since I get text's all day long from friends and co-workers, it was not a big deal to just hit delete.
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BiggA
join:2005-11-23
EARTH
| Texting's wayy too expensive
This was not a system-wide thing, we didn't get any, and we have four ATT lines, one of which dates back to the mid-90's and was originally on Cingular's analog service.
If it's free, I don't see too much issue with it.
The real issue is that they charge so much for texting in the first place. $0.01/msg or $5/mo for unlimited would be acceptable, but $20/mo or $0.20/msg is an absolute ripoff. |
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djrobx
join:2000-05-31
Valencia, CA | reply to Matt
Re: I didn't get it?
I didn't get it either. |
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BarneyBadAss
Badasses Fight For Freedom
Premium
join:2004-05-07
00001 | reply to BiggA
Re: Texting's wayy too expensive
I get to pay 0.20 for every msg... I got 6 of these on one cell #.... guess what I'm not going to pay?
I don't use SMS at all... but you can't turn the stupid thing off either!
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Jmartz
join:2000-07-20
Tenafly, NJ | reply to BiggA
I didn't get these messages either. Perhaps AT&T sent the messages only to people who have participated in American Idol text voting in past seasons? |
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jester121
Premium
join:2003-08-09
Lake Zurich, IL
 ·surpasshosting
·ViaTalk
| reply to BiggA
said by BiggA  : $0.01/msg or $5/mo for unlimited would be acceptable, but $20/mo or $0.20/msg is an absolute ripoff. Millions of SMS customers in the US disagree with you. You lose. |
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Dominokat
"Hi"
Premium
join:2002-08-06
Boothbay, ME
clubs:
·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to Jmartz
said by Jmartz : Perhaps AT&T sent the messages only to people who have participated in American Idol text voting in past seasons? I never did. I absolutely HATE that show.....
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"I'm just a goof, looking for my ball." |
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powerspec88
Premium
join:2007-03-11
Harrisonville, MO
1 edit | reply to Matt
Re: I didn't get it?
I didn't get it either. We have 4 lines with AT&T and not one phone got the msg.
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ThirdShifter
Premium
join:2002-03-16
Vernon Rockville, CT | reply to Dominokat
Re: Texting's wayy too expensive
didnt get any as our lines had long been opted out from recieving any marketing sms,alerts etc
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Desdinova
join:2003-01-26
Gaithersburg, MD | Turnabout And All That...
..."makes perfect sense to use texting to tell people about a show built on texting."
Just as it makes perfect sense for those who got spammed to deduct the cost of the messages from their monthly bill. |
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GeekJedi
RF is Good For You
Premium
join:2001-06-21
Mukwonago, WI
clubs:
·CenturyLink
·VOIPo
·Vonage
·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to BarneyBadAss
Re: Texting's wayy too expensive
said by BarneyBadAss :.... guess what I'm not going to pay? Lemme guess...you're not going to pay for the 6 *free* SMS's?
I don't agree with the SMS spam, but if you look, it's a free message.
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Bezel
@sbcglobal.net | Txt Msg
You can complain about the spam, but not the cost. If you notice from Dominokat's post it a "AT&T Free Msg". |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
·RoadRunner Cable
·DSL EXTREME
| reply to NW83
Re: Email spam is free too
AT&T's CEO wouldn't like it much if I spammed him with junk for my business buddies... even if it didn't cost him anything to receive it.
I'm glad that I didn't get this either - I opted out of this junk, and have text messaging disabled (why pay $$$$ for text messaging when I can have Internet with email for a similar price  and I can set my settings on receiving messages). |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
·RoadRunner Cable
·DSL EXTREME
| reply to BarneyBadAss
Re: Texting's wayy too expensive
Yes you can... I had AT&T block all my text + data messaging on my previous phone, as I was being spammed by some 3rd party opt-out text messaging company for joke of a day (which I never signed up for).
These text message ads are like having autodialers call your house with prerecorded ads for low interest rate financing, or the more recent 'factory warranty on your vehicle is about to expire'.
I think these belong in the 'donotcall.gov' listing. |
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jimbo2150
join:2004-05-10
Youngstown, OH | reply to Dominokat
Re: Spammed
I like your connection strength!
"Less bars, in more places!" haha!
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