Geekissues

I got a nice little unsolicited SMS today: “Only 4 days left 2 own an Elite Gaming Experience. Join the ACER PREDATOR Auction – SMS PREDATOR & YOUR NAME to 34451 & bid 4 machine used in Dreamhack. R2/sms. optout-stop predator to 31155”.

Being in the mobile [advertising & marketing] industry I take a lot of my knowledge for granted and hence this post. I think it’s only fair that I share a little.

So after receiving said SMS I decided it was only fair that I complain. I promptly ran off to a very handy little site out there on the internet that very few people know about, SMSCode, and checked who the owner of the shortcode(s) in question was. I gave them a call and – oh surprise surprise – it was the wrong number; no problem the receptionist was helpful enough to give me their customer service number. After a rather lengthy process of explaining my grievance, the fact that I received an SMS for which I did not opt-in, the C.S. agent took my details and ensured me she would call me back with the details.

That was somewhere near 6 hours ago and no call yet. I’m not holding my breath.