If you think you are receiving an SMS in error or you no longer want to receive a Premium SMS then it is relatively easy to block stop getting these Premium SMS text messages on your phone.
Thankfully, we have come a long way since the early days of SMS payments and messages when a few unscrupulous businesses ran money raking scams via SMS and made it almost impossible for people to opt out and stop paying for things they didn’t want or need.
For most people today, blocking premium SMS is a simple, two minute, one step activity:
1. Text “STOP”. Under most countries’ regulations, all providers of Premiums SMS or PSMS must provide clear information as to how to stop receiving these text messages. In most cases, text the word “STOP” to the number provided at the bottom of the text and you shouldn’t receive any more premium texts from them.
This works in the majority of cases, but…
2. If this does not work, contact your local monitoring organisation for Premium SMS services and inform them of the fact that this particular company is not permitting you to opt out of their Premium SMS messages.
3. Then contact your mobile phone service provider and ask them to block this Premium SMS from your phone.