5 Ways to Stop Getting Spam Texts for Good

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If there is one thing that anyone around the world can relate to as being absolutely annoying, it is getting spam texts every day. We are constantly being bombarded with messages about services that we have no interest in buying and there is no way to just ask someone to stop that from happening. However, you can certainly take a few steps yourself to bring a significant decrease in their quantity, and here are the top five things you should do.

  • Do not Respond to Spam!

The thing that you must do every single time you receive a spam text is ignored it. Sometimes you really want to contact the person spamming you and express your anger at them but you cannot let yourself do that. Your response is an acknowledgment for them that they have hit an active number. In fact, they are also exploiting this technique by asking users to request them to stop getting these texts by responding with “stop” or “unsub.” You may be thinking that you are getting unsubscribed, but it is just a confirmation that you have an active number that they can send spam to.

  • Block the Number you Get Spam from

Nowadays, you can easily block any number you want on your phone. While that does not stop the messages from coming to your phone, you do not get any notification for it, nor do you even see it in your messaging app. This can solve the problem quite well for most users who do not have their number present online on multiple platforms. There are different apps that you can use to make this happen and both Android and iOS have their own app options to choose from. Some phones even have this feature built-in now so you can use that as well.

  • Contact your Service Provider

This is only an option if your service provider can help you out with it. Some telecom companies allow users to provide them with spam numbers by sending them an SMS with the details of the spam number. They can then block that number in their system and then other users are also protected from that number. Of course, it will be a constant battle of you reporting numbers and the spammers using new ones. At least doing this process costs them both time and money, so some deterrence certainly happens.

  • Do not Share your Contact Information Everywhere

Although your current number is shared online and you get too many spam messages, there is little to be done to reverse that. However, if you get a new number by any chance and you want to make sure that you do not receive spam, be sure to keep it hidden from unknown resources and do not share it online for any purpose. Furthermore, do not use it for any other community events or publicly accessible areas either. Places like community fairs, exhibitions, etc., often collect information from visitors and this information can be sold to advertisers quite easily.

  • Use Airplane Mode

This is only a temporary solution and usually for people who get too many spam texts. Whenever you need to focus on a task and do not want unnecessary messages coming your way, you can turn ON airplane mode on your phone. This will block all calls and messages including spam as well. You can still turn on your Wi-Fi and use the internet to connect to people via apps like WhatsApp or Facebook Messenger.

Conclusion

Now that you know all these methods, do let us know in the comments below which of these helped you out the most.