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My son has 66668 numbers as both recieved and sent messages. What is this?

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adamtemp64
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http://www.phonepayplus.org.uk/Number-Checker/Check-a-Number-Results.aspx?ncn=66668

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http://www.phonepayplus.org.uk/Number-Checker/Check-a-Number-Results.aspx?ncn=66668

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@adamtemp64 wrote:

http://www.phonepayplus.org.uk/Number-Checker/Check-a-Number-Results.aspx?ncn=66668


Here's a question, the following presumably forms part of the T&Cs for this service :

 

"Account holder's permission required and must be aged 16 or over"

 

If that hasn't been complied with then should the charges be refunded ?

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@guest2 is correct and a complaint can be lodged directly from the page I linked to assuming under 16

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My 12 yr old daughter spent £35 on this over 2 days.  Fortunately I just got her bill soi stopped it getting higher. I contacted Bongo on the number on their website and they agreed to refund the charges and block her number.

 

O2 say they cannot block premium texts - which is crazy as they can block premium phone numbers.  Nearly all these premium text services begin with a number other than "0" so should be easy.

 

O2 sort it out!

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I would also report the copmpany to phonepayplus as above this company needs stopping

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While it's not their fault I must admit I don't see why O2 can't block premium texts can't or won't?
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@Anonymous wrote:
While it's not their fault I must admit I don't see why O2 can't block premium texts can't or won't?

In a previous thread, the reason given was that they'd have to build & maintain a whitelist and may inadvertently block SMS services that aren't necessarily premium rate (like those ones the local radio stations have etc.)

However, I'd argue that reasoning is a load of poppycock - if they can accurately bill for these premium rate services, it is trivial to block them.  In reality, I believe it's because the operators take a nice chunk of the revenue and so have little incentive to block them, backed by a toothless regulator who have a name that sounds like a dodgy company that provides premium rate services (phonepayplus) that doesn't advocate having a network level block for these services that only 0.0000000000000000000001% of the age appropriate population are actually interested in.

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I have to agree that the option to opt in or out would be welcomed....
Along the same lines as the Adult 18+ restrictions that are automatically imposed.
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