Comments on: American Idol Spam Text Messages on AT&T http://www.tipb.com/2009/01/16/american-idol-spam-text-messages-att/ The #1 iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch Blog Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:04:40 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Lost Hotels http://www.tipb.com/2009/01/16/american-idol-spam-text-messages-att/comment-page-1/#comment-68590 Lost Hotels Fri, 14 Aug 2009 09:26:31 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=6694#comment-68590 <p>Simon Cowell is soooo bad, still funny to watch him take people down though</p> Simon Cowell is soooo bad, still funny to watch him take people down though

]]> By: American Idol live http://www.tipb.com/2009/01/16/american-idol-spam-text-messages-att/comment-page-1/#comment-38800 American Idol live Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:32:39 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=6694#comment-38800 <p>Thank you for your help!</p> Thank you for your help!

]]> By: bob http://www.tipb.com/2009/01/16/american-idol-spam-text-messages-att/comment-page-1/#comment-33839 bob Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:28:14 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=6694#comment-33839 <p>sms advertising is a pest to society. i receive many ads a month which ends up costing a lot due to only having a few texts a month allowed in my service but i don't want unlimited texting due to only ever texting one person</p> sms advertising is a pest to society. i receive many ads a month which ends up costing a lot due to only having a few texts a month allowed in my service but i don’t want unlimited texting due to only ever texting one person

]]> By: Ryan K http://www.tipb.com/2009/01/16/american-idol-spam-text-messages-att/comment-page-1/#comment-31110 Ryan K Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:39:24 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=6694#comment-31110 <p>I have received a few telemarketer calls on my iPhone, but no advertising texts yet. I can foresee a "Do Not Text" list in the future much like the current "Do Not Call" list you can put your number on for telemarketers now.</p> I have received a few telemarketer calls on my iPhone, but no advertising texts yet. I can foresee a “Do Not Text” list in the future much like the current “Do Not Call” list you can put your number on for telemarketers now.

]]> By: K Black http://www.tipb.com/2009/01/16/american-idol-spam-text-messages-att/comment-page-1/#comment-28527 K Black Sun, 18 Jan 2009 18:56:39 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=6694#comment-28527 <p>Actions like this are why everyone is starting to look to IP telephony, and more and more cell phones will fall into the background. Soon cell phones will become very little more than an apparatus to put a microphone and speaker on your Internet connection.</p> <p>How do I know? I'm a principle engineer for a major fiber optic company, and also a former A level at several cell carriers. Thankful to be out of the telecommunications industry and now focused wholly on Linux and tech, I see cell phones all together as a nuisance.</p> <p>Give AT&T enough rope, and they'll hang everyone, not just themselves!</p> Actions like this are why everyone is starting to look to IP telephony, and more and more cell phones will fall into the background. Soon cell phones will become very little more than an apparatus to put a microphone and speaker on your Internet connection.

How do I know? I’m a principle engineer for a major fiber optic company, and also a former A level at several cell carriers. Thankful to be out of the telecommunications industry and now focused wholly on Linux and tech, I see cell phones all together as a nuisance.

Give AT&T enough rope, and they’ll hang everyone, not just themselves!

]]> By: jdmeg6hatchy http://www.tipb.com/2009/01/16/american-idol-spam-text-messages-att/comment-page-1/#comment-28526 jdmeg6hatchy Sun, 18 Jan 2009 18:41:31 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=6694#comment-28526 <p>If this happens, I see text message advertising to be the replacment for telemarketing...that's the whole reason I got rid of my home phone!!! Ehhhh!!!</p> If this happens, I see text message advertising to be the replacment for telemarketing…that’s the whole reason I got rid of my home phone!!! Ehhhh!!!

]]> By: xbFIFTEEN http://www.tipb.com/2009/01/16/american-idol-spam-text-messages-att/comment-page-1/#comment-28434 xbFIFTEEN Sat, 17 Jan 2009 14:17:27 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=6694#comment-28434 <p>To Everyone that got the text: you know you recieved it because you voted last time around! Don't act like you d'int! LOL ;)</p> To Everyone that got the text: you know you recieved it because you voted last time around! Don’t act like you d’int! LOL ;)

]]> By: Matt Sawyers http://www.tipb.com/2009/01/16/american-idol-spam-text-messages-att/comment-page-1/#comment-28341 Matt Sawyers Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:35:56 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=6694#comment-28341 <p>I cringe at the whole idea of "SMS spamming" I think there should be an opt-in rather than a opt-out, then I could see this working out.</p> <p>@Trav - just bought a Sony Vaio, it didn't have a bunch of stuff like that on it, actually I was impressed by how little software was on it. Now for HP's, that's a different story...</p> I cringe at the whole idea of “SMS spamming” I think there should be an opt-in rather than a opt-out, then I could see this working out.

@Trav – just bought a Sony Vaio, it didn’t have a bunch of stuff like that on it, actually I was impressed by how little software was on it. Now for HP’s, that’s a different story…

]]> By: ANA http://www.tipb.com/2009/01/16/american-idol-spam-text-messages-att/comment-page-1/#comment-28301 ANA Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:16:04 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=6694#comment-28301 <p>@Jeremy S- I think more old people watch AI than teens. I read/saw somewhere that thats the reason they got the new judge....to try to appeal to a younger crowd since the original panel of judges are from like the 80's and no longer relevant.</p> @Jeremy S- I think more old people watch AI than teens. I read/saw somewhere that thats the reason they got the new judge….to try to appeal to a younger crowd since the original panel of judges are from like the 80’s and no longer relevant.

]]> By: Steve http://www.tipb.com/2009/01/16/american-idol-spam-text-messages-att/comment-page-1/#comment-28300 Steve Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:02:07 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=6694#comment-28300 <p>@Jeremy: Exactly. We're all doomed. Thank God I only have another 30 or so years to go, then I'm outta here. :)</p> @Jeremy: Exactly. We’re all doomed. Thank God I only have another 30 or so years to go, then I’m outta here. :)

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