Guest morpheus2702 Posted February 23, 2004 Report Posted February 23, 2004 Every week or so, I get a SMS from 'Fabalush' along the lines of: "Da biGst Student Paty of the yr @ CLICK. Kaveh spins it. U shake it. Don't Miss it/ £7 VIP G/list, £12 on door 07940340801 (All Profit 4Victims of Bam 'quake) I haven't got the slightest who or what 'Fabalush is', so I reported it to Orange's Spam SMS no. (7726) a while back. But I'm still getting them so i guess what I'm asking is: a) How much spam SMS (not e-mail) to other people get? :) Have they reported to the Orange Spam no. and had a result? c) Does anyone know who/what 'Fabalush' is? Cheers
Guest ferret Posted February 23, 2004 Report Posted February 23, 2004 As to Q2, I contacted Orange about spam SMS and they pointed me at tsp / tps (can't remember) online. It's a database of people who do not want direct mailings etc. and I think it's illegal to send stuff to people who are on this database. I've registered (it's free) but haven't noticed much of a decline because I hardly ever receive spam SMS. Apart from that they did nothing. update: URL they gave me http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/
Guest wilky Posted February 23, 2004 Report Posted February 23, 2004 Sadly the above poster is correct. Spam messages are not controlled by Orange and their official statement is to point you in the direction of the governing body who look after this type of cr*p. Its the same for all networks. I work at Orange and only today I got a phone call from a company calling about "My free upgrade" quite interesting listening to them squirm when asking where they got my details.
Guest kelv23 Posted February 23, 2004 Report Posted February 23, 2004 Never had any spam texts at all,I'm on PAYG dont know if it makes any difference,my dads on contract and he's had a few,maybe 1 a month,nothing serious..... Orange have taken action against foreign countries spamming,I think they suspend text services with the whole country to stop it.
Guest James Posted February 23, 2004 Report Posted February 23, 2004 used to get loads of messages and calls.. then i found a site on the net and i signed up and i get none now! will try to find the address for you.. Posted from my SmartPhone!
Guest Jasonkruys Posted February 23, 2004 Report Posted February 23, 2004 From the orange website: "If you get spam messages, don't worry, just forward them to 7726 free of charge from your Orange phone. We will then send them directly to the Telephone Preference Service (TPS) where they will be analysed. By doing this, you are helping Orange to prevent nuisance spam messages being sent to you and others" Apart from that, as said before, register with the TPS
Guest squall Posted February 23, 2004 Report Posted February 23, 2004 on the other hand if the messages are abusive etc then orange can (and will) take action - normally report it to the police.
Guest James Posted February 24, 2004 Report Posted February 24, 2004 it was not an orange one..... it deals with all sales calls/messages..
Guest Richie M Posted February 25, 2004 Report Posted February 25, 2004 Strangely enough the only spam SMS i get are from Orange 1117 :)
Guest Pagemakers Posted February 26, 2004 Report Posted February 26, 2004 My only SMS spam comes from Orange too! Posted from my SmartPhone!
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