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justfinethanku

Nov 11, 2009, 2:24 PM
These charges are outrageous, I know a LOT of people who have kids downloading ringtones and games because carriers like ATT and Verizon won't let you send photo messages if you don't have internet on the phone.

And it's incredible that those tv texting commercials make so much money off of idiots trying to check thier horoscope, get ringtones or find thier "true love"

what a scam... hopefully the stuff ALL gets taken down.
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kiptonia

Nov 11, 2009, 3:47 PM
The only time you cannot send of receive MMS on AT&T is when you have Data Opt Out / Data Block. You need not have data covered to do it, data pay per use and data packages both will allow you to send them.
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GeeksAreBest

Nov 11, 2009, 4:22 PM
Actually, You can send photo messages unless you have a text or data block on the line. AT&T has smart limites which is a feature that blocks downloads on the number if you set it up in the online account manager.

I'm not sure if Verizon has anything like that but kids get carried away with that no matter what provider or type of phone it is.
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flagrantmisuse

Nov 11, 2009, 4:45 PM
ok. every service provider has some sort of purchase blocker to keep stuff like this from happening. it's not the carriers fault. it's a scam by mblox and mqube and all those stupid companies it's free at first and then get set up for subscription.

and to clarify this...if you look at the VEEERY small print on the bottom of the screen durring those commercials, it says they get billed 10.00 a month thereafter.
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Drew6335

Nov 11, 2009, 5:00 PM
those bastards got me as well so hoooray 😁
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nmconnexion

Nov 11, 2009, 6:51 PM
ummmm....u have to be a fool to be "tricked" by these companies. You can send your request all you want to any advertisement you see on TV, magazines, internet, billboards, etc. It is not going to charge you a dime until you say YES to their response. You have to AGREE and reply that you CONSENT to their service AND their charges (if any). The tiny fine print is an excuse for fools that dont know how to take responsibility for themselves because you are sent a consent message to your phone in normal size font that if you CHOOSE not to read, its your own fault.

GIVE ME A BREAK. This settlement is a joke. Another case of people blaming others for their OWN ignorance!
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USCCFANINKS

Nov 11, 2009, 8:33 PM
Welcome to the American legal system ... frivolous lawsuits are the name of the game
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bp3dots1

Nov 11, 2009, 11:20 PM
Sorry, but monitoring your kids useage of a wireless phone is part of parenting. If you cant be bothered, then get them one of those special kids phones with none of those options.

Whatever happened to taking responsibility for things?

*disclaimer* yes, I realise that some of this is due to some pretty shady companies, but everyone who ended up with these charges agreed to them in some way, shape, or form. If the people are too lazy to read all that stuff they scrolled past to click "accept" then they should be responsible for every penny, and hope they learn a lesson for next time.

This is just another sad example of the govt being forced to act because of people laziness and irresponsibility.
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jmillz

Nov 12, 2009, 10:50 AM
OK, all of this talk about personal responsibility is great...but what about the 70 year old guy I had last week who had "signed up" for gamestop? The way these shady companies are getting away with (at least some of) this crap is they send a text message saying something to the effect that "you are signed up for (insert whatever). If you do not want to sign up for this, just reply "stop" or "unsubsubscribe". Believe it or not, alot of folks just dont know how to text a reply, so they just ignore the message. IMO, its criminal to have to unsubsubscribe to a service you never requested. If they sent the same message and it required you to opt IN, that would be a different thing.
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bp3dots1

Nov 12, 2009, 12:26 PM
A company randomly signing you up for a service and then charging you for it without consent is 100% illegal. This guy, if that was actually the case, would have a valid argument. But I bet that is not really what happened. Maybe he sent a wrong text to somewhere? Maybe a grandkid did it? Did he give out his number or agree to a service in a store? The chances are slim that out of the blue he got subscribed to gamestop.

and yes, its a shady practice, but not illegal in most of these cases.
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mackygirl

Nov 12, 2009, 1:08 PM
It depends. Many consumers visit "free" ringtone sites, and agree to their terms and conditions without actually reading the fine print.
To register at the site they have to provide their mobile number, so they have essentially already agreed to a subscription (the 9.95 or 19.99(flycell)is listed in the fine print) and receiving the text is in this case at least confirmation of the subscription and also gives the consumer the opportunity to cancel the subscription.
This is only one example that I see on a daily basis, some companies ARE alot shadier and bolder and once they have gotten your mobile number they text your device and if you do not reply stop or cancel you are agreeing to a subscription.
Again how they obtained your number ...
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