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23-06-2009 11:32 AM
quek How do we alert the proper authorities? What would you do if you receive such an sms from Singtel?
23-06-2009 11:29 AM
bjhchong I think this is one of those lousy business strategy that exploits on human weaknesses...

Put it this way: if there's like 10-20 in a marketing dept trying to keng something boost sales, stupid things like this bound to come up...

I guess for us consumers, the immediate action is to NOT ignore advertisement smses & really read what they say... the next thing is to alert the proper authorities...

Stressful world we live in hor?
23-06-2009 10:58 AM
bryan Well, this is an unfair tactic against the consumers. There is a Competition Commission created under the Competition Act which is a law passed to act against any unfair business practices that only favors the companies against the consumers or other competing companies.

http://www.salary.sg/2008/beware-of-.../#comment-5095
02-04-2009 11:45 AM
jack--
4412

I just received an sms from number "+741520". message saying 'Thanks for everything'.

Weird. What da heck man.
09-03-2009 11:43 AM
diesingtel--
4274

I tried replying with UNSUB at least THREE times and they still keep smsing me. That's 15cents gone. Plus I have to pay for each incoming and outgoing SMS, and they KEEP SPAMMING ME WITH ADS.

Could someone go to the press about this?
27-01-2009 11:01 PM
Got Cheated--
3933

hey! me too! i ignored that stupid ad sms and deleted it without reading it.

i saw my bill. And i realised i was charged 3 months for that stupid color me tones!
13-12-2008 03:05 AM
Passerby--
3607

Do something about this and lodge a complaint with the IDA by emailing the details to [email protected] If SingTel is doing what you say they are then it's clearly a violation of the new Premium Rate Services code of practice (http://www.ida.gov.sg/doc/Policies%20and%20Regulation/Policies_and_Regulation_Level2/20070508145556/PRSvcCode.pdf)

Several smaller premium SMS providers have been fined already due to breaches - the IDA has some teeth here!
12-12-2008 04:59 PM
stranger--
3598

Thank you for highlighting this incident. I think a lot of consumers are unaware of such unethical practices.
10-12-2008 11:30 PM
$ingtel--
3584

Oh yea, someone should STOMP this or write to the local papers to make it known to the masses.
10-12-2008 11:28 PM
$ingtel--
3583

You're absolutely right. I called back my no. and found out that the ringtone has changed to a x'mas tone. Its very unprofessional of ST to conduct such unprincipled business practices. Pretty disappointed with ST on this and will probably jump ship to SH once contract ends next yr.
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