I have not yet gotten in on the whole text messaging on the cell phone trend. I know I am behind the times but to be honest I don't even really understand how to do it. And only a couple of my friends use the feature so I haven't needed to learn yet.
Anyway I just got an email or a text message from someone; probably a stranger, probably spam because I don't recognize the return address. And the message was: "How did I find you?" A good question. I do try to be sparing with my cell phone number. I expect there's some frigging database now that this mystery person can sell to me that lists personal cell phone numbers. Anyway I decided to reply with a message saying "who are you?". But when I entered "W" the text automatically entered the letter "X". I hit the button again until it changed to "W" but then it also added the letter "y" making it "Wy" on screen. I deleted the "y" and then tried to enter "h". Instead the letters "ig" appeared, making "Wig". I pushed the button again hoping to get the letter "h" to replace the "ig" but instead the display now said "Whig". I tried to delete the "ig" but instead pushed SEND. So intending to say "Who are you" I instead sent the message "Whig" to some stranger.
This is why I'm not enthusiastic about the text messaging future.
I used to be like that manually typing out every letter of every word. If you'd pressed the 'w' button, the 'h' button and then the 'o' button ignoring what letters came up chances are it would have switched to 'who'. (but phone technology in the uk seems to be miles ahead of the states so i could be telling you the wrong thing!) i taught my parents how to auto-text so i guess it can't be that hard!
Posted by: sherry | March 28, 2004 at 02:53 PM
I totally appreciate text messaging. My dream is to see my voice mails in text message format but that have not arrived.
There is an "entry method" feature on your phone that you can switch. You can either enter the letters manually by hitting the "numbers" or you can allow the phone to guess what word you are trying to spell by hitting the numbers.
Cell phone spam would definitely be a bust.
Posted by: Balasubramani | March 28, 2004 at 11:40 PM
I'm sure it's spam because I got the same message yesterday on my cell. With the word "Foxy" in return address.
A real invasion on a Sunday morning.
Posted by: ML | March 29, 2004 at 08:24 AM
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The first laugh I've had of this week is attributable to Scheherazade. Thanks!
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Posted by: UCL | March 29, 2004 at 10:11 AM
Sherry, You got me laughing so hard with your reply, I nearly fell out of my chair. Thanks. I needed that.
Posted by: Marie | March 29, 2004 at 11:37 AM
I got that message too. Must be an early wave of SMS spam in the US.
Posted by: Andrew | March 29, 2004 at 12:18 PM
Does anyone know if you/one can track down where text messages came/come from or any specifics such as, time , date, destination and origin. For I have been accused of sending nasty text messages to someone and i don't even know how to text, never did and probably never will.
Please let me know, I am oblivious to the text. Oblivious, wasn't that tune from the Eighties???
Anyway, let me know, any of you whiz's out there this would be of great help in clearing my name. I would really appreciate the info.
RAS
Posted by: Richard | June 15, 2004 at 07:17 PM
How can I track down who sent a text message from what appears to be a phone number and a web site such as 19175555555@199.88.222.22
Posted by: john | November 27, 2004 at 11:09 PM
my phone is messed up and i need to check my text messages, is there any way to check my text messages on the internet?
Posted by: will | September 18, 2006 at 12:40 AM
hi i keep getting text msgs from number 008000 not sure who it is from how do i track it?? its annoying and now becoming scary
Posted by: sabira | October 02, 2006 at 10:19 PM
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Posted by: Bill | February 09, 2008 at 05:33 AM
hi everyone, i keep getting really weird messages from this number: 008000. I just want to know if anyone knows about this number or has gotten any messages from that nummber.
Posted by: sam | April 08, 2008 at 07:53 PM
HI i also got a couple of messages from +008000. Any one has an idea who is it from??
I think it could be some web based service like yahoo etc from where these mesaaegs are coming.
Some one enlighten me on this :(
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