Get On, Clip In, Fall Off

Thanks, like, lots.

I've been getting plagued with regular spam text messages on my phone from some company wanting to upgrade my phone for me from the last few months, Normally this is just an irritation, but hey, they were kind enough to send me one overnight. While I'm in the States. Roaming. So not only did they spam my phone, but I had to pay to receive it. Ain't that just something?

Unfortunately, the rules on SMS spam in the UK don't seem to take this into account, largely because there aren't really any rules. Maybe it's time there were.

Sure, in this instance it only cost me 15p (+VAT). But what happens if the amount of spam SMS traffic increases? A few messages a day over a couple of weeks would soon see those 15ps adding up.