| It used to be that people were only hesitant to | | | | received text message. |
| answer their home phones due to telemarketers, but | | | | As time goes on and consumers become even more |
| now the same hesitation holds true with cell phones | | | | frustrated with the situation, it is likely that mobile |
| as well. With cell phones, it becomes even more | | | | phone service providers are going to be looking to |
| tricky however because not only can telemarketers | | | | different ways to block spam text. With the recent |
| call mobile phones; they can also send text messages | | | | inventions of a bunch of highly advanced cell phones |
| to them. Text messages from telemarketers are | | | | over the past couple of years, developing an |
| known as junk texts or spam text and consumers | | | | application or "App" to block spam text is something |
| have been battling them for years. The unfortunate | | | | that consumers are very interested in. A downloaded |
| side to spam texts besides the obvious annoyance is | | | | application that a user runs on their cell phone could |
| that some cell customers have to pay for every text | | | | possibly have a little better luck blocking junk texts |
| message that they receive. Due to this, all of those | | | | than the current server side applications that cell |
| junk and spam texts from companies trying to solicit | | | | phone service providers use. Not only that, but |
| are actually costing cell phone customers money. | | | | downloading and using an application provides the |
| Over the past few years, there has been an outpour | | | | user with more control. For example, an application |
| of complaints from mobile customers regarding spam | | | | may be able to give users the option of blocking |
| texting and consumers want it to stop. Cell phone | | | | some text messages, but not others in which they |
| service providers do typically have their own method | | | | want to receive. |
| of blocking spam texts, but most of these methods | | | | It will be interested to see what this consumer trend |
| will still enable a few messages to still get through | | | | has in store for mobile phone users over the next |
| here and there. If a customer has to pay for these | | | | few years. In the end, whether or not people are |
| messages, they can cost anywhere from five cents | | | | able to use applications to block junk texts is really |
| all the way up to fifty cents or more on average per | | | | going to be up to the cell phone service providers. |