Ask Tii - Blocking Text Messages from Spammers

Hi Rob,   Yesterday I became the target of someone texting me that I don't know, and is eating up my number of texts.  I called At&t and their options were rather limited.  Change phone numbers or pay $4.95 a month to block up to 15 numbers.  Being the cheap bastard that I am I figured there might be an app for that.... not my cheapness, but blocking texts from your phone.  Ever heard of one??  Steve

 

Hi Steve,

There are not apps for either - Blocking nor cheapness - I am sad to say.  Ok - well that is not 100% true - there is the Free App a Day App.

Per Text Spam - Getting texts from someone that you do not want them from is a big issue - and that AT&T charges you to block spam texters is really a big load of @#$%.

I can't speak per how every one of the 190+ carriers that has the iPhone deals with this. 

(NOTE - if you are on a carrier other than AT&T and they have a better / free solution for blocking Texts - Please add a comment below.)

Regards,

Rob W