Text message spam is becoming problematic worldwide. I’ve already gotten a few. Just a few junk messages are not much of a problem for me at this time but I don’t like it nonetheless.

SMS spam is much worse than an email spam because it’s more costly for people who don’t have a text-messaging add-on to their cell plan. For those who don’t have a text message add-on, it cost at least $0.05 per message. I remember we used to be worried about junk faxs. Now we are worried about junk text messages.

In the U.S., two senator propsed m-SPAM act in April this year. (m-SPMA stands for SMA spam.) We don’t have to wait until the bill passes. AT&T and Verizon have already added some features to block unwanted text messages from their customers’ inbox.

Verizon
Log on to vtext.com using your regular Verizon username and password. You’ll see “Text Messaging” menu on the left. Then go to “Preferences” and “Text blocking.” There are different ways to block different types of text messages there.

AT&T
Go to mymessages.wireless.att.com. Choose “Preferences” and go through text-messaging and alias options.

Hope this helps.