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Unless you have subscribed to something like a news service/joke of the day/picture of the day etc. you are not charged for incoming texts. It's only when you reply that you get stung, and this can be quiet substantial in the case of premium rate text numbers like the 5 digit numbers sometimes used for competition entries.will he get charged for this?
Probably.The only other company to pester me on my mobile was NTL who have been cold-calling me this past month. I emailed them to stop and they replied yesterday that they took me off their list.
But now I start to get spam texts... coincidence?
NTL knocked on my door at 8pm past night. Didn't even bother with the courtesy of asking if he'd caught me at a convenient time or asking my permission to be advertised at, just straight into the sales pitch for broadband. Five minutes later I got the text spam from 'Opera Telecom'.The only other company to pester me on my mobile was NTL who have been cold-calling me this past month. I emailed them to stop and they replied yesterday that they took me off their list.
Why do you think that NTL might be behind this?NTL knocked on my door at 8pm past night. Didn't even bother with the courtesy of asking if he'd caught me at a convenient time or asking my permission to be advertised at, just straight into the sales pitch for broadband. Five minutes later I got the text spam from 'Opera Telecom'.
Coincidence?
Its was a 'black helicopter moment', just kidding.Why do you think that NTL might be behind this?
Yes, but they cannot pass your details on to a 3rd party without your permission. So, the heating company could text you to book another service when its due, but they can't give/sell your details to a ringtone company. Also, information collected for one purpose cannot be used for another without your consent.beetroot said:if you use the services of a company (in my case a local pool & bowling complex, home heating company) they have the right to contact you by text but once you inform them to stop then they are legally obliged to.
You mean a regularity body that is actually a private company funded by the premium rate industry and which operates a voluntary code of practice? Next thing, you'll be telling me there's no Santa Claus.drmoriarty said:(d) expect nothing from the so-called 'regulatory' bodies but mumbled disclaimers about it being beyond their remit...
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