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    Ringtone 'scam'

    My brother was playing with my phone ( ) and texted off for a 'one free ring tone' deal ( x2 )
    - And now, about once a week i get message telling my the new tones (costsing £6), and then two telling my how to receave them (£1.50 each, i think).

    - The net result is im losing the best part of £10 every week, which is trebling the amount of credit im geting though!

    The messages dont tell be how to stop them, and i cen afford for this to continue much longer!
    - What can i do about it?


    Daniel (stumped)

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    Text stop to the number they are coming from or contact your network operator.

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    Ah yeah, i fogot to say, i did text stop to the number (83332)

    - When i ring (02) do i just say "block any texts from there number" ?

    - Can they do that for you? And does it cost load (ie, would be better doing it on the landline)


    thanks, Daniel
    Last edited by oshta; 18-06-2005 at 04:57 PM.

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    Looks like you need to dial 100 from your phone. Might just be contract users though.

    To be honest, doesn't matter what it costs. It's going to be cheaper than recieving the texts

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    Quote Originally Posted by BenW
    To be honest, doesn't matter what it costs. It's going to be cheaper than recieving the texts
    True, but if i can do it using the landline, which i dont pay for... might as well?

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    what sort of tone was it? my sister whos 8 - doesnt really understand money did this and i stopped it by texting in the original ringtone she asked for after the word stop. for example if it was a football tune try texting stop football or stop arsenal etc.

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    it was the crasy frog ringtone, which i never even got!

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    if its the crazy frog then its off jamster. thats what my sis try texting stop frog or stop crazy go on jamster website maybe.

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    Take them to court and ask for the £10million they have made, and also to stop the adverts. Pleasethankyoucomeagain.
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