The jerks who run those scams also make it hell on those of us who work in companies that backend text for other folks. AT&T has changed the rules on what we have to include in messages and websites 6 times so far this year. I swear half of any message is now taken up with verbiage related to these lawsuits. Makes it kinda hard to provide actual info.
Well, this sounds like a shady way of doing billiing in the first place! Why can't you get payment directly from your customers in the first place, like a typical retailer/service outfit?
This entire mechanism of billing through the phone carrier is too insecure, too rife with crooks, and waaaaayyyy too open for "cramming".
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The jerks who run those scams also make it hell on those of us who work in companies that backend text for other folks. AT&T has changed the rules on what we have to include in messages and websites 6 times so far this year. I swear half of any message is now taken up with verbiage related to these lawsuits. Makes it kinda hard to provide actual info.
Well, this sounds like a shady way of doing billiing in the first place! Why can't you get payment directly from your customers in the first place, like a typical retailer/service outfit?
This entire mechanism of billing through the phone carrier is too insecure, too rife with crooks, and waaaaayyyy too open for "cramming".
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