Spam Text Messages

#1 (**permalink**) June 17th, 2008, 04:13 PM

Anyone get these on their Verizon phone? How does a spammer get your
number? How can you block the spam? Can you ever request a custom
number on a Verizon phone or are you just stuck with whatever they
assign? Thanks.

Cori

#2 (**permalink**) June 17th, 2008, 06:03 PM

On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:56:27 -0700 (PDT), Cori
<cmashieldscapting@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Anyone get these on their Verizon phone? How does a spammer get your
>number? How can you block the spam? Can you ever request a custom
>number on a Verizon phone or are you just stuck with whatever they
>assign? Thanks.

Log on to http://www.verizonwireless.com and turn off TXT messaging
that originates from the Internet.

You'll still be able to send/receive TXT messages from a cell phone,
just not via the web; which is where the overwhelming majority of cell
phone SPAM originates.

A_C

#3 (**permalink**) June 17th, 2008, 11:08 PM

I followed this advice (maybe you gave it to me, Agent) a few months ago,
and it stopped the SPAM dead.

Dean

"Agent_C" <Agent-C-hates-spam@nyc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:ae8g5496sukv3s4beqi7huevieu6pftaqq@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:56:27 -0700 (PDT), Cori
> <cmashieldscapting@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Anyone get these on their Verizon phone? How does a spammer get your
>>number? How can you block the spam? Can you ever request a custom
>>number on a Verizon phone or are you just stuck with whatever they
>>assign? Thanks.
>
> Log on to http://www.verizonwireless.com and turn off TXT messaging
> that originates from the Internet.
>
> You'll still be able to send/receive TXT messages from a cell phone,
> just not via the web; which is where the overwhelming majority of cell
> phone SPAM originates.
>
> A_C

#4 (**permalink**) June 18th, 2008, 02:05 AM

Thanks for the information, A_C!

Cori

On Jun 17, 1:46*pm, Agent_C <Agent-C-hates-s...@nyc.rr.com> wrote:

> Log on tohttp://www.verizonwireless.comand turn off TXT messaging
> that originates from the Internet.

> A_C

#5 (**permalink**) June 18th, 2008, 02:31 AM

P. S. I signed in and looked at my features but could not find that
one to remove it.

Cori

On Jun 17, 9:52*pm, Cori <cmashieldscapt...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks for the information, A_C!
>
> Cori
>
> On Jun 17, 1:46*pm, Agent_C <Agent-C-hates-s...@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
>
> > Log on tohttp://www.verizonwireless.comandturn off TXT messaging
> > that originates from the Internet.
> > A_C