anyone else got this "text from vodafone"

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    &quot;In 24 hours we will send you a free text with new settings for your mobile when the settings have been received press YES&quot;</p>



    Looks decidedly dodgy to me - cant find anything on the web though (or the vodafone website) </p>
     
    Farnham_Red, Nov 29, 2005
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    I'm not on Vodafone.

    but I do know how mobile phone provisioning messages work and they don't require the user to send a reply to them.</p>

    It sounds to me that you will get a SMS message from a mobile originated premium rate shortcode. This requires you to send a a token back to them (YES in this case) before they can then send you as many preium rate sms as they want. (Until you send a STOP token). </p>

    It's also very easy to send a text that says <font size="2">&quot;text from vodafone&quot; </font>as the reply adress</p>
     
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    Ah thanks

    Yes that does sound the most plausible explanation thanks - I will adopt the good old my phones not broke so I wont fix it approach </p>
     
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    RE: Ah thanks

    Got one ages ago and accepted it (foolishly or not). No plague of SMS messages and no hire charges. Believe it was genuinly from Vodafone. WHy dont you give them a ring?
     
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    RE: Ah thanks

    I emailled them - see if I get anything sensible back tomorrow
     
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  6. Gue

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    it will be

    a dirty woman, so that it will make people text back and it will cost £4
     
    Guest, Nov 29, 2005
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  7. Gue

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    RE: it will be

    Yeah, that's exactly what it'll be :S

    There is no hope for the future of this country.
     
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