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  • Sat, 10 September 2011
    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

    Category:vip_ask_tii -- posted at: 6:30pm EDT
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