Mobile number directory

I've started getting SMS ads sent to me by companies who've never had
my mobile number (my hairdresser, electric company). I presume someone
has started selling mobile numbers they've aquired somehow. Any idea
who this might be?

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Andrew Gabriel
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"Andrew Gabriel" <andrew@cucumber.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:ha2dsu$dcs$1@news.eternal-september.org...
> I've started getting SMS ads sent to me by companies who've never had
> my mobile number (my hairdresser, electric company). I presume someone
> has started selling mobile numbers they've aquired somehow. Any idea
> who this might be?
> Andrew Gabriel
>
>
Register with the TPS

If that doesn't help, port in another number

Steve Terry

"Andrew Gabriel" <andrew@cucumber.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:ha2dsu$dcs$1@news.eternal-september.org...
> I've started getting SMS ads sent to me by companies who've never had
> my mobile number (my hairdresser, electric company). I presume someone
> has started selling mobile numbers they've aquired somehow. Any idea
> who this might be?
>
> --
> Andrew Gabriel

I suggest you contact a psychic. Phone companies sell your number for
profit and
to take a cut of what they charge for reverse SMSs they allow.
Ask yourself why mobile companies REFUSE to stop or allow you block reverse
SMS!

"Roger" <roger20nospam@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:ha30f7$ofi$1@news.albasani.net...
>
> "Andrew Gabriel" <andrew@cucumber.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:ha2dsu$dcs$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>> I've started getting SMS ads sent to me by companies who've never had
>> my mobile number (my hairdresser, electric company). I presume someone
>> has started selling mobile numbers they've aquired somehow. Any idea
>> who this might be?
>> Andrew Gabriel
>
> I suggest you contact a psychic. Phone companies sell your number for
> profit and to take a cut of what they charge for reverse SMSs they allow.
>
Often it's phone staff acting without authority selling on numbers.
>
> Ask yourself why mobile companies REFUSE to stop or allow you block
> reverse SMS!
>
>
T Mobile, Vodafone and i think maybe Asdamobile all now offer
reverse charge SMS barring.

If your network doesn't, write to their exec office demanding to know why
a growing number of their rivals do

Steve Terry

On 01/10/09 21:24, Steve Terry wrote:
> "Roger"<roger20nospam@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
> news:ha30f7$ofi$1@news.albasani.net...
>>
>> "Andrew Gabriel"<andrew@cucumber.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:ha2dsu$dcs$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>>> I've started getting SMS ads sent to me by companies who've never had
>>> my mobile number (my hairdresser, electric company). I presume someone
>>> has started selling mobile numbers they've aquired somehow. Any idea
>>> who this might be?
>>> Andrew Gabriel
>>
>> I suggest you contact a psychic. Phone companies sell your number for
>> profit and to take a cut of what they charge for reverse SMSs they allow.
>>
> Often it's phone staff acting without authority selling on numbers.
>>
>> Ask yourself why mobile companies REFUSE to stop or allow you block
>> reverse SMS!
>>
>>
> T Mobile, Vodafone and i think maybe Asdamobile all now offer
> reverse charge SMS barring.
>
> If your network doesn't, write to their exec office demanding to know why
> a growing number of their rivals do
>
> Steve Terry

Tesco also do.

Ivor

In article <ha335o$spt$1@news.albasani.net>,
"Steve Terry" <gFOURwwk@tesco.net> writes:
> "Roger" <roger20nospam@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
> news:ha30f7$ofi$1@news.albasani.net...
>>
>> "Andrew Gabriel" <andrew@cucumber.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:ha2dsu$dcs$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>>> I've started getting SMS ads sent to me by companies who've never had
>>> my mobile number (my hairdresser, electric company). I presume someone
>>> has started selling mobile numbers they've aquired somehow. Any idea
>>> who this might be?
>>> Andrew Gabriel
>>
>> I suggest you contact a psychic. Phone companies sell your number for
>> profit and to take a cut of what they charge for reverse SMSs they allow.
>>
> Often it's phone staff acting without authority selling on numbers.
>>
>> Ask yourself why mobile companies REFUSE to stop or allow you block
>> reverse SMS!
>>
>>
> T Mobile, Vodafone and i think maybe Asdamobile all now offer
> reverse charge SMS barring.

That's good to know - Vodafone didn't do this when I asked some
time back.

The SMS sender is a name, not a number in each case. I don't know
if these can be reverse charged SMS (you can't reply to them).

After forwarding one of the ones from my hairdresser to Vodafone's
spam SMS box, they've stopped, so either Vodafone have blocked them,
or they happened to stop anyway.

--
Andrew Gabriel
[email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup]