OT: warning about 194040 scam

Actually, you do.

The terms & conditions are spelled out in the adds, albeit very breifly, and by sending your message you're agreeing to be bound by them.

-- Regards, Noddy.

Noddy furiously typed the following on 10/05/2006 4:47 PM:

AMEN to that Noddy! Why is it that the rest of us that put effort into our lives have the spend the rest of our time dragging up the weakest links just because the P.C. wingers want us too...

...wouldnt it be better that the weakest links in the chain were made to strap in and pull themselves up to the rest of our level and make something of themselves - that way civilisation moves forward and doesnt stand still like it is now!

:-D -- Richard W

Indeed.

Either that, or we just shoot them :)

-- Regards, Noddy.

**That woiuld be 'projection'. Even in the wishy-washy terms you've used. I am simply staggered by the number of people who have been conned by the 'phone companies into using SMS. SMS is dirt cheap (for the 'phone companies). Whilst they cost the consumer $0.20 (or thereabouts), the cost to the 'phone companies, in network time is so little that the real cost would probably not be able to be accurately guaged. Figure on about ONE MILLIONTH of one Cent per SMS and you're probably not far off. SMS is a con-job, aimed at children. It has worked brilliantly. Adults, OTOH, should know better. Email is essentially free. **Anyone who uses SMS without reading the fine print. **I've done plenty of dumb things. SMS ain't one of them. I used it ONCE. I now ignore any SMS messages and wiat for the idots to actually 'phone me (or email). I refuse, point blank, to use SMS to enter any knid of contest, as it is clear that the cost of SMS pays for the prizes (and then some). It is a huge con.

I admit I

**No. We are presently seeing a huge re-direction of resources away from real things, to stupid SMS messages, from children and the feeble-minded. I object to that. Our society could well do without such ridiculous and unnnecessary waste.

Trevor Wilson

There was no way in the world I could have read those from across the room on my tiny tele. They were deliberately small and not shown long enough to read. If tested under law I'm sure I'd be in the right.

Michael

I agree. Any scam that is invented will attract someone and all too often we blame that person for falling for the scam. Quite often (but not always) they fall for the scam for being too honest and not understand the depth of dishonesty other's will go to.

Us? As in us superior people?

You and trevor should stop looking down at the rest of the world :-)

Michael

Do read the fine print before spending every $2? I bet you've made some fairly big decisions in life without reading all the fine print. Does anyone read the fine print for their home insurance or life insurance.

Michael

you crack me up.

You should know what something costs has little to do with what it sells for. For me an sms is worth the 11cents.

Presumably they'd rather avoid talking to you.

Why? It's part of my cap so essentially free. It makes perfect sense.

Hardly. We've become so efficient that if everyone in this country was actually involved in producing goods we'd be in real trouble. We need lawers and tax agents to save the environment.

Michael

I wouldn't bet big money on that.

There's minimum standards for this type of crap, and there wouldn't be too many TV networks that would knowingly let that shit get by if it wasn't kosher. What they generally show you is the *minimum* they have to in order to comply with the regulations, and if you can't understand the terms & conditions for whatever reason it's your problem.

I agree that the terms are ridiculously small and not shown for long enough to read entirely, but if that's all they're legally entitled to do you're up shit creek. Claiming that "the writing was too small to read from across the room" would not be an acceptable defence in my humble opinion.

-- Regards, Noddy.

Of course not, but then again not every $2 I spend is "at risk".

Can't say that I have.

Whenever I've commited myself to anything I've always gone out of my way to fully understand what it is that I'm getting myself into. Particularly where money is involved.

Only an idiot wouldn't :)

-- Regards, Noddy.

As in people who aren't idiots.

Not the rest of the world, just the idiots and morons.

Well, I lived in a few different places around the world, some without much government involvement into business practices etc. My observation is simple - more government protection breeds more morons in society.

Tom

yeah but I would still rescue you if you were drowning or let you buddy breath