What
is SOS SOS on Grumbletext?
It's a whole section of Grumbletext dedicated to
fighting spam and junk texts on your mobile
phone.
As well as this intro page, you can click here to
find out lots more on the whole subject of junk
texts.
What can you use SOS SMS for?
1) information -
most people reach us through Google - they've received
a suspected junk text and want to check if it's real
or bogus. The easiest way to check on the site is to
type part of the text message into the search box - if
you come up with too many results, enclose the phrase
in speech marks ( " " )
2) revenge - by posting complaints here,
in public, and to the regulator, ICSTIS -
by posting your complaint here you are warning others,
you help stop people responding to these services, and
lose the operators money in the process. You have the
option to copy your complaint to the regulator, who
can fine them. more
3) revenge (part II) -
we are looking at the possibility of taking legal
action against companies associated with premium rate
cons - Click here to find out all about
it and to register your interest in the event we go
ahead with the action
How do you post on SOS SMS on Grumbletext?
In the right pane, simply click the 'post message'
icon.
If in the future you get any more of these types of
messages, you can report them directly to us and
ICSTIS by forwarding them to us via SMS.
Tip: if your
text matches one of the list of identified spammers on
the right then it will automatically be forwarded to
the relevant page.
Where's the best place to find out more...
1) SOS SMS intro
- find out all about junk texts
2) Our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page should
tell you lots more about Grumbletext in general.
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