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00soups00
cruzin



Registered: Aug 2002
Location: Melbourne
Shame / Disagreement Advertising and Spam To A Horrible New Level

*Beep Beep, Beep Beep*

I excitedly run to my phone, hoping to see an SMS from tattersalls to say i am the first winner in their new SMS Lottery, unfortunately not.

Second wish was for it to be someone that i actually knew.

nope -


From A Girl named: Liza.

(the message reads:
Hi. Liza here. I'm looking 4 a real man. If u want 2 meet me or 1000's of other girls txt "flirtme" to 188995. Msgs cost $1.10 inc. GST. Optout @ blueskyfrog.com

edit: Mobile Ph. which sent this msg - 0416-905-406

*sigh*

What absolute shite. I might be single, but i really don't need this shite to be sent to me. I cant believe people will msg this back long enough to make it a viable business.


How can they've been seriously allowed to commission this junk!

Old Post Apr-23-2004 07:44  Australia
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Pointy
Supreme tranceaddict



Registered: Jan 2001
Location: Melbourne, Australia

Yerr its gay I got all these fucken calls from Lavalife for a while - was always a private number!! The whole worlds fucked by spam They say somethin like 90% of emails circulating the world is spam!

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djway
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Registered: Dec 2002
Location: .syd.au.

muli and I know all about this

Short version: There are VERY strict laws on SMS spam. These laws come down to a reply to the number saying take me off the list, the user must be removed from the list.

--djway


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00soups00
cruzin



Registered: Aug 2002
Location: Melbourne

im not gonna reply, because then Telstra win the battle of spam by doing nothing at all but providing the bandwidth for these txt messages.

i'd rather just whinge and delete the sms.

Old Post Apr-23-2004 08:41  Australia
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muli
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Registered: Oct 2003
Location: Sydney

quote:
Originally posted by djway
muli and I know all about this

Short version: There are VERY strict laws on SMS spam. These laws come down to a reply to the number saying take me off the list, the user must be removed from the list.

--djway



Yea dude hehehe

This is actually in BREACH of the new spam regulations that came into affect on the 11th April.

quote:
be sure that you have the express or implied consent of the recipients of any commercial electronic messages whic you send.


THey may get away with it.

Its blueskyfrog who are run by Legion Interactive, give the wankers a call and tell em to get fucked.

THey are our competitors hehehehe


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muli
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Registered: Oct 2003
Location: Sydney

quote:
Originally posted by 00soups00
im not gonna reply, because then Telstra win the battle of spam by doing nothing at all but providing the bandwidth for these txt messages.

i'd rather just whinge and delete the sms.


no dont reply, it will cost you $1.10!


We don't run these dodgy adult services hahaha, tell ya what tho, they make a fortune!


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djway
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Registered: Dec 2002
Location: .syd.au.

quote:
Originally posted by muli
Yea dude hehehe

This is actually in BREACH of the new spam regulations that came into affect on the 11th April.


Lol, we haven't been done over here yet, but I'm not sure what sort of issues/rules we do follow. All i know on the legality of it is, there is a new guide line, ADMA LOVE our work (and endorse us) and our only opt out is a reply message.

Mind you, I'm not talking about Premium SMS, which is what the issue is.

Soups/all; Muli's correct. Replying to a Premium SMS will cost you ~$1.10 up to $3.95.

--djway


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escee
q1dm6



Registered: Apr 2002
Location: Perth, Australia

OH THE HUMANITY!

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00soups00
cruzin



Registered: Aug 2002
Location: Melbourne

anyone got a number for Legion Interactive
that i can call and abuse some poor outsourced
curry on the end of the phone in India??


or Doncaster.

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narcism
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Registered: Jul 2002
Location: Let go of my mind

i get them from nextblue or (insert other random rnb night)
HAHAH i have never stepped foot in any place like that nor have my friends, but apparently levi from aussie idol was singing tonight.... damn i really should of went

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00soups00
cruzin



Registered: Aug 2002
Location: Melbourne

all that study has definately broken your brain Narcism

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muli
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Registered: Oct 2003
Location: Sydney

quote:
Originally posted by 00soups00
anyone got a number for Legion Interactive
that i can call and abuse some poor outsourced
curry on the end of the phone in India??


or Doncaster.


02 8302 5000

They are based in sydney, williams street actually.

Yea wade we do a lot of premium SMS MO/MT. We are fully supported by ADMA, but i suppose having a close relationship with them means we also have to follow their rules strictly.

Premium numbers range from 55c - $4.95 (and with the new 19 sms numbers i think it will go higher ) so be careful, you can easily get ripped off.

Also some providers charge YOU to send you content. Like weather reports etc.. so make sure you check out the costs when you sign up for these things, they can be up to $4.96 also


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