Comments on: SMSC Crime – an issue? http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/03/smsc_crime.html Daily news and opinion for 250,000 industry executives and mobile fanatics Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:31:00 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Issah http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/03/smsc_crime.html/comment-page-1#comment-220040 Issah Sun, 16 Mar 2008 20:44:57 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/03/smsc_crime.html#comment-220040 A bunch of kids at my school found out a usable SMSC and charged people for access to this extremely valuabele (it's a secondary school). It was soon blocked however. A bunch of kids at my school found out a usable SMSC and charged people for access to this extremely valuabele (it’s a secondary school). It was soon blocked however.

]]> By: Ricky C http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/03/smsc_crime.html/comment-page-1#comment-220016 Ricky C Sat, 15 Mar 2008 23:05:54 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/03/smsc_crime.html#comment-220016 Of course I agree it is very vague. This topic actually intrests me as I became aware recently that one of the UK networks was having trouble with one of its smsc! As a contract user I contacted, the network and I was given £5 disount off my line rental for life! I contacted them as ultimly the revenue lost and the extra costs associated would be passed onto me as a consumer. In regards to your bit about it not being a crime, in my opinion I think it is as you are knowingly defrauding (usually) another network. Of course I agree it is very vague. This topic actually intrests me as I became aware recently that one of the UK networks was having trouble with one of its smsc! As a contract user I contacted, the network and I was given £5 disount off my line rental for life!
I contacted them as ultimly the revenue lost and the extra costs associated would be passed onto me as a consumer.
In regards to your bit about it not being a crime, in my opinion I think it is as you are knowingly defrauding (usually) another network.

]]> By: Dan Lane http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/03/smsc_crime.html/comment-page-1#comment-220008 Dan Lane Sat, 15 Mar 2008 13:02:04 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/03/smsc_crime.html#comment-220008 @Ricky back in ye olde days it wasn't really a crime since it's a standard feature to be able to choose your SMSC... nowadays it's standard for UK operators to block SMSCs and force you to use their own, it's presumably standard with other network operators. That's what jumps to mind when someone says "SMSC Crime" but TBH it's a vague term and could mean many things. @Ricky back in ye olde days it wasn’t really a crime since it’s a standard feature to be able to choose your SMSC… nowadays it’s standard for UK operators to block SMSCs and force you to use their own, it’s presumably standard with other network operators.

That’s what jumps to mind when someone says “SMSC Crime” but TBH it’s a vague term and could mean many things.

]]> By: Ricky C http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/03/smsc_crime.html/comment-page-1#comment-219931 Ricky C Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:04:59 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/03/smsc_crime.html#comment-219931 Ancient Art is not actually true. This practice still goes on, I agree much less in the UK however in the developed world it is a bigger issue. Dan where is your information from? Ancient Art is not actually true. This practice still goes on, I agree much less in the UK however in the developed world it is a bigger issue.

Dan where is your information from?

]]> By: Ben Smith http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/03/smsc_crime.html/comment-page-1#comment-219922 Ben Smith Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:32:35 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/03/smsc_crime.html#comment-219922 @HeavyLight: :-)) @HeavyLight: :-) )

]]> By: Dan Lane http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/03/smsc_crime.html/comment-page-1#comment-219905 Dan Lane Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:39:42 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/03/smsc_crime.html#comment-219905 Is it something to do with the ancient art of using a third party SMSC to which your operator has a connection but not a billing agreement therefore giving you free text messages.... it hasn't worked in well over a decade. Is it something to do with the ancient art of using a third party SMSC to which your operator has a connection but not a billing agreement therefore giving you free text messages…. it hasn’t worked in well over a decade.

]]> By: HeavyLight http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/03/smsc_crime.html/comment-page-1#comment-219885 HeavyLight Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:22:52 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/03/smsc_crime.html#comment-219885 Ben asked: <i>"Do I have to hand back my gun and badge?"</i> "I'm afraid that as you're only 9 months into your contract, Sheriff, there'll be a 'small' cancellation fee..." <em>HeavyLight's last blog post..<a href='http://normob.blogspot.com/2008/03/apple-rm-battle-shapes-up.html' rel="nofollow">Apple, RM Battle Shapes Up</a></em> Ben asked: “Do I have to hand back my gun and badge?”

“I’m afraid that as you’re only 9 months into your contract, Sheriff, there’ll be a ‘small’ cancellation fee…”

HeavyLight’s last blog post..Apple, RM Battle Shapes Up

]]> By: Ben Smith http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/03/smsc_crime.html/comment-page-1#comment-219861 Ben Smith Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:15:51 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2008/03/smsc_crime.html#comment-219861 OK. I'll 'fess up and say I don't know what SMSC crime is. Do I have to hand back my gun and badge? OK. I’ll ‘fess up and say I don’t know what SMSC crime is. Do I have to hand back my gun and badge?

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