o2 Phone Offer By Text

boo_star

Hi,

Received a text today from o2 offering me something or other phone on PAYG for £149.99.

It gave a weblink which was apparently for the o2 site (o2.co.uk) with a number to call 2220 to stop messages. Now I was under the impression to stop texts you would text STOP to a specific number rather than call them but figured I may as well call it and got a number not recognised or thereabouts response.

I am aware CS is 2202 so it wasn't that number and now being on Giffgaff that may be the reason it didn't work but is this some kind of scam as I have never received any phone sales texts like this before.

Anyone else had this recently/today?

Snakeeyes21

It looks like the number to opt in and out to the o2 marketing texts.
a quick google came up with a post on the O2 forum.
http://forum.o2.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=11465

The number is also mentioned on the o2 blog in the comments
http://blog.o2.co.uk/home/2009/01/got-your-surprise-yet.html

boo_star

Snakeeyes21 wrote: »

It looks like the number to opt in and out to the o2 marketing texts.
a quick google came up with a post on the O2 forum.
http://forum.o2.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=11465

The number is also mentioned on the o2 blog in the comments
http://blog.o2.co.uk/home/2009/01/got-your-surprise-yet.html

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I guess I'm stuffed then, number ported to Giffgsff but no way to actually stop it (2202 and 2220 don't work)

May give o2 CS a ring tomoroow to stop them sending ANYTHING to my mobile.

Many thanks for the response though.