Recently I did a review of text messaging from the web and discovered a couple of interesting security/usage differences between the four major cell phone providers in my area. Here is a brief review:
Sprint/Nextel-The easiest to text message from as the "Send the text" feature is on the main page. Sprint/Nextel have an extensive visitor agreement and guidelines for text messages. http://www.sprint.com/legal/agreement.html
Verizon Wireless-Verizon is the least restrictive of the group as anyone can send a text message from the web and their terms of services for those messages is virtually non-existent. They also have an easy to find "Send a text" feature on their main page. https://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/footer/messagingterms.jsp
Cingular-The text messaging feature from Cingular is the most restrictive as far as access goes. You can only text message from the web if you have a Cingular account. You must be logged in, in order to send a text however the terms and services are virtually non-existent for Cingular, if you have an account you can basically do whatever you want.
T-Mobile-It is quite difficult to locate the text messaging options on their website. After some searching anyone is able to send a message however if you even think about violating the T-Mobile Messaging Terms of Use you should plan to spend the night in jail! T-Mobile takes text messaging violations very seriously. In fact, I was so surprised I must bring section "E" to you: Transmitting any content that is unlawful, untrue (including incomplete, false, or inaccurate biographical information), stalking, harassing, libelous, defamatory, abusive, threatening, obscene, hateful, abusive, harmful (including but not limited to viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs), or otherwise objectionable.https://www.t-mobile.com/Templates/Popup.aspx?PAsset=Msg_Msg_TermsOfUse&print=true
I hope you not only find this information helpful but you use it to make wise choices when sending text messages. I personally find alot of things "objectionable."
5 comments:
even though I have my treo phone I have never sent a text message. It almost sounds to me it should be illegal.
I actually received a text message thru t-mobile.com from some monkey boy who swings thru the trees, claiming to be my friend! Little does he know, that they are in process of tracing it to the ip address and domain that sent it. Looks like monkey boy might have swung into a tree!
hmmm, so if I had T-mobile rather than Sprint, I could've sent my brother to jail for his "I hate American Idol" text message the night of the finale. That wasn't truthful... he just wasn't happy at it in that moment. Scary!
I just sent Queen B a lie via text message.
geez... I really need to switch to t-mobile. I'm tired of getting all of these FALSE text messages! I can understand why they want to throw the offenders into the slammer. I'm feeling abused :(
PS: Champ, I know exactly what you mean. Summertime is rough on tv!
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