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jonzo247
Joined: Dec 16, 2004
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Hi,
I would advise everyone who reads this, not to buy content from Jamster for their mobile phone, only once you have bought a ringtone, or picture etc, from them they will then send you further random text messages advertising their services, and if you read the message you get charged £4.
I can confirm that at least 3 people I know have been charged at least £10 by Jamster just for reading text messages they sent. It also looks like one person I know has had his SMS Centre number changed without him knowing so that any SMS he sends are sent via Jamster and not 02, incurring a 60p charge per SMS rather than the more usual 10p.
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methylated_spirit
Joined: Jul 07, 2004
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From: Bonnie Scotland
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I sent away for a ringtone from them once, never again. Cost me £7, after all the txts etc, never even got the ringtone.
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Chazzer3
Joined: Mar 23, 2004
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From: Edinburgh, UK
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I am afraid if you buy from Jamster you must be pretty dumb, (or drunk), when all the content they ask you to pay for is available free of charge on the internet,
my appologies to anyone that has bought from Jamster or similar, 
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twerg
Joined: Sep 04, 2004
Posts: 120
From: Hobart, Australia
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A mate of mind decided to buy a ringtone from then a couple of months ago, he got his tone but on a regular basis they now send him more content, and charge him without his sayso. Very difficult for him to quit this service. Beware everyone, they are scammers!
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methylated_spirit
Joined: Jul 07, 2004
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From: Bonnie Scotland
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Yeah thats the "club" isnt it? They rip you off snd call it a club, the legislation really needs looked at.
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jonzo247
Joined: Dec 16, 2004
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Legislation for these companies needs to be looked at. I once bought 2 tones from another mobile content company, but never recieved them, and when e-mailed them asking them for help etc, they ignored the e-mails. It seems that if it don't work, they expect you to try again, thus lining their pockets as you might try and get a ringtone 3-4 times before you give up and realise it aint gonna working, wasting between £5 and £10, with no hope of getting a refund at all.
I don't think it is right for a company to sell you a ringtone etc, then send you more content which you have to pay for, even though you don't want it, without offering you the chance to stop them sending things to you.
If the company concerned has changed your SMS centre to make even more money out of you, that should be made illegal. It just goes to show that some companies have no morals at all.
Jon
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govigov
Joined: Jul 30, 2004
Posts: > 500
From: Back home - Cochin
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How can they change the message centre number? It can only be changed by the service provider. (Correct me if i am wrong.)
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twerg
Joined: Sep 04, 2004
Posts: 120
From: Hobart, Australia
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A mate of mine bought a ringtone from this 'service' (scam) and ever since he has been charged $5aud every month for on additional content. Was very difficult for him to quit this service too. Beware, this is a Dodgy service and as always, read the find print!
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OluYom
Joined: Oct 27, 2004
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From: Nigeria
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This is amazing! Isnt there a way you guys can complain to say, a regulatry authority? Or find their webhost/domain registrar to complain & get the site pulled down. That works in many instances.
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methylated_spirit
Joined: Jul 07, 2004
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From: Bonnie Scotland
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Jamster are absolutely huge, i doubt that a couple of complaints would do anything...though how they can get away with it in the first place is beyond me |
joebmc
Joined: Jan 03, 2003
Posts: > 500
From: Kent
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I just hate the jamster ad's on TV, for example on MTV there always on in the ad's (and most other music channels). I dont think the channels realise there losing viewers cos I image most viewers (like me) switch channels as soon as they see them annoying ringtone adverts (I especially cant stand that “crazy frog” one).
I’m sure there’s a text to unsubscribe from them something like “text STOP to 8080”, if anyone knows the unsubscribe text please post it to help other’s get these coning company’s from taking our money!
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OluYom
Joined: Oct 27, 2004
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From: Nigeria
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@meths: No harm in trying. It may look like a couple of complaints at the onset, but you'd be shocked how many others would speak up and take a stand once someone steps up. "All that it takes for evil to flourish..."
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Jake Blues
Joined: May 24, 2004
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i heard a while back that these companies were being forced to just use the word "STOP" as a method to unsubscribe, instead of all sorts of stupid codes.
a couple of years back i was sat in the pub half drunk when i got about 6 texts from a company called O2FWD, like an idiot i subscribed to all 6 services but then deleted the texts with stop codes. all i could remember was that they were all different and all crazy, something like: 1g4d5s.
up to this day, if i had credit on that sim,i still get about 12 texts a week from them at 25p each, all "amazing" facts that i actually dont give a damn about and dont make my life better in any way!
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Sammy_boy
Joined: Mar 31, 2004
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From: Staffordshire, United Kingdom
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Do Jamster have a website that would have the 'stop' codes on?
I personally wouldn't touch these kind of companies with a barge pole, paying £3-4 odd pounds just for a ringtone is ludicrous, let alone them then sending you random crap and charging you a similar amount. If you want different ringtones for you phone, go on to ebay - there are sellers on there that will sell you a CD with literally thousands of ringtones, pictures, images etc. for £3 or £4 - the same as one rip off tone from somewhere like Jamster.
I agree too - whenever I have a music channel on and that advert comes on yet again, I get an almost uncontrollable urge to put my fist through the TV, which is a shame, as the original video/cartoon is very funny!
"All it takes for evil to flourish is for good men to do nothing" - Edmund Burke
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stridey512
Joined: Jul 22, 2003
Posts: 35
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I feel sorry for any one who falls for this.
a) You can get the content for free of the net
b) Its a rip off
c) Once your in your trapped
Theses companies need sorting but it does always say on the adverts, scrolling across the bottom.
Just teaches you to always read the small print!! |
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Posted: 2005-01-05 00:35
