At 21 Feb 2008 19:01:45 -0800 SMS wrote:


> Does AT&T have something similar to Verizon where you can specify
> a nickname (nickname@vtext.com) and only accept text messages
> sent to that nickname?

I don't know. T-Mo does the nickname thing, but it's simply an alias- they
"can't" (translation: won't) block messages sent to the numeric address.
In fact, unlike Verizon, T-Mo "can't" (won't) disable texts on any account.
T-Mo was just hit with a class-action suit a couple of weeks ago by
disgruntled lawyers, er, um, customers who are tired of paying for spam
texts, despite begging T-Mo to disable texting on their accounts entirely.