Crazy SMS text via landline

BexTech

T-Mobile and the Virtual networks that use the T-Mobile infrastructure, such as Virgin Mobile, M&S, Fresh for example don't use the BT SMS system, hence you have to call the T-Mobile system to manage SMS from those providers.

System

I called 0800 5875252 and got options for standard curfew (11 pm to 8 am), no curfew, watershed 9pm to 8 am, midnt to 6 am, and turn it off completely (press 5).

steve187

many thanks for post chose option 5 , hopefully i will get some sllep now

dxolympic

Had same problem. Called 08005875252, pressed 1 for options, pressed 5 to cancel.

but_2

OK you turn off the sms service on your home phone, does the sender know its been refused?
i sent a text to my home and nothing has happened at all

johnatjasperlodge

We recieved one of these 08456021111 calls.

I tried to contact BT, spoke to the nuisance call line. A very impolite young man told it was not a nuisance call even though my curfew was active and that I had to call the BT customer service when the opened .

Not a nuisance call 05.17am on New Years Morning, he must have come from another planet.


I'm glad we are with Virgin!!

DonnyDave

johnatjasperlodge wrote: »

We recieved one of these 08456021111 calls.

I tried to contact BT, spoke to the nuisance call line. A very impolite young man told it was not a nuisance call even though my curfew was active and that I had to call the BT customer service when the opened .

Not a nuisance call 05.17am on New Years Morning, he must have come from another planet.


I'm glad we are with Virgin!!

If you are with Virgin, then why contact BT?

Maybe I've missed something here, but at New Year, people tend to send each other text messages wishing the recipients a "Happy New Year". Was this the purpose of this message? And, if so, perhaps the sender either sent it at 05:17 or minutes or hours before. When text messages are sent they are delivered straight away, subject to network capacity/availability. They don't tend to wait until daylight hours to appear on the receiver's phone.

As advised above, call 0800 587 5252 to opt out of receiving SMS messages to your landline, whether with BT or Virgin Media.

KnittingBetty

Just received yet another silly SMS text message from 0800 12140702 to my BT landline even though I'd opted to stop 'cold' calls via Telephone Preference Service. BT were very helpful and advised opting out using their text service facility:
1. Ring 0800 587 5252
2. Select option 1 to manage when / if calls are received
3. Select option 5 to stop calls completely

It takes just 20 minutes from changing preferences for this to kick in. Fingers crossed it works.

KnittingBetty

Heinz

KnittingBetty wrote: »

Just received yet another silly SMS text message from 0800 12140702 to my BT landline even though I'd opted to stop 'cold' calls via Telephone Preference Service. BT were very helpful and advised opting out using their text service facility:
1. Ring 0800 587 5252
2. Select option 1 to manage when / if calls are received
3. Select option 5 to stop calls completely

Please also see Post #4 in the below thread.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/21320675#Comment_21320675