Re: Here comes the cell phone ad disaster!

marx404 wrote:
> Just FYI to add to this interesting thread...
> 
> A certain American car company wants to start viral cellular SMS ads and

> text message ads. Hopefully they will see the potential legal and
privacy 
> issues and abandon this very stupid idea.
> 
> If somehow advertisers weasel their way to SMS message spam, my solution

> would be to either block incoming messages, block all phone calls not
from 
> my address book and /or purchase an older basic cell phone that does not

> have those capabilities like the Moto F3 for example.
> 


My recommendation would be for you to start shopping for that F3 right 
now.  Considering the revenue stream the cellular companies would earn 
on this deal, there's no way in hell they'll be interested in developing 
a method for their own customers to filter anything.  A good example of 
their performance for this issue would be their own history, which is 
exactly and sadly nil.

-- 
jer
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