[unixfox]

I do believe in responsibility. I also believe you should be able to disable a service you don't need.

People used to text me all the time. I CANNOT prevent them from doing it and I still get billed even though I did nothing on my part to cause the charge.

[Misterioso]

Get rid of your phone and take back your life.

[Gordon Greene]

“People used to text me all the time. I CANNOT prevent them from doing it and I still get billed even though I did nothing on my part to cause the charge.”

That’s something worth being angry about. I’ve always thought that was scum-suckingly bad... As for the girl in the story, there is no good excuse.

[PAR35]

I CANNOT prevent them from doing it and I still get billed even though I did nothing on my part to cause the charge.

Call your cellphone company, and ask them if they will block texting, or if you need to switch carriers. When they say they'll block, keep a written record of the date and time of the call. Refuse to pay for any more texts that they bill you for.

[ken in texas]

People used to text me all the time. I CANNOT prevent them from doing it and I still get billed even though I did nothing on my part to cause the charge.

What wireless carrier do you use? I have Sprint... after logging on to their web site I was able to set an option to block all incoming text messages except from several numbers that I will accept.