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List of Premium SMS Codes and the Companies that send them

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  • 24-03-2005 4:49pm
    #1
    [InsertHandle]
    Closed Accounts Posts: 172 ✭✭


    Attached is a list of shortcodes(57XXX numbers) companies use to send overpriced crap to your mobile. Alongside are the prices, name of company, and their helpdesk number, etc.

    If you never had contact with these but they just start sending you stuff its spam and you can contact the regulator, RegTel

    RegTel
    Cresent Hall
    Mount St. Cresent
    Dublin 2
    T - 1850 741 741
    F - 1850 741 747

    If your really pissed off and feel them having you number is a breach of data protection contact

    Office of Data Protection Commisioner
    Block 4
    Irish Life Centre
    Talbot St
    Dublin 1
    T - 01 8748544
    F - 01 8745405


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    #2
    The Corinthian
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,777 ✭✭✭✭The Corinthian


    Two points:

    You've posted what is at the very least an incomplete list. For the full, and searchable, list you can go here.

    Secondly, most of those listed are actually service providors. While they are resposible for what is sent to you they're not always the people doing the actual sending as their business model is based upon sharing their shortcodes with numerous third parties.


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    mackjohn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 41 ✭mackjohn


    was there not a law type thing passed in europe that forbids cold calling (sending spam to phones landline and mobile) last year? they are a costly and very annoying thing to try to stop once they get going. must of them can be stoped by sending the word unsub or stop

    regards, John


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    flywheel
    Registered Users Posts: 4,027 ✭✭✭flywheel


    hi, there's a sticky: SMS Spam - what to do? that details this information (and more)


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