Dear Pakistani mobile phone operators, do you have any shame?

[RescueRanger]

The worst ones are when they use system alerts for advertisements, a system made for emergency government announcements.

Yeah push notifications should be banned this is why I have really started to hate smartphones.

 

[fitpOsitive]

Yeah push notifications should be banned this is why I have really started to hate smartphones.

whole the day ting ting ting...

 

[RescueRanger]

whole the day ting ting ting...

I’m strongly considering reverting to a dumb phone - I still have my old Nokia 3310 somewhere

 

[fitpOsitive]

I’m strongly considering reverting to a dumb phone - I still have my old Nokia 3310 somewhere

Bad idea. Will not work. I already have tried.

 

[AZMwi]

So I am suffering with this problem since I bought a Pakistani mobile Sim card, but only recently started to getting annoyed with it.
I receive 4 to 5 advertisement messages from my mobile phone operator. Almost alway have to come and check out my message box in my mobile.
I never subscribed to such advertisements. Why I and other Pakistanis are shamelessly bombarded with such useless peace of annoying art? Can PTA do anything about it?

entire nation is facing the same problem.

 

[Sinnerman108]

So I am suffering with this problem since I bought a Pakistani mobile Sim card, but only recently started to getting annoyed with it.
I receive 4 to 5 advertisement messages from my mobile phone operator. Almost alway have to come and check out my message box in my mobile.
I never subscribed to such advertisements. Why I and other Pakistanis are shamelessly bombarded with such useless peace of annoying art? Can PTA do anything about it?

Ok,
What you need to do is complain not to the operators, but PTA,
you may want to take on twitter, PTA has an official handle.

It is PTA's duty, as a regulator to ensure that such things don't happen,
What is more, is that if someone is selecting you to send an advertisement,
that means they have your data ( demographic and usage ) ,

Again this is something that the idiots at PTA should be regulating,

So, take on twitter and cc enough media to force them to respond.

 

[Krptonite]

It’s because there is no real control mechanism - I remember in 2005 when bulk sms was just coming out - even then it was a curse. 6/7 messages every day when your phone could only store 12 messages in its history.

Does Pakistan have a Do No Disturb (DND) registry?

It's an effective legislative mechanism implemented here in India to counter this very menace.

 

[RescueRanger]

Does Pakistan have a Do No Disturb (DND) registry?

It's an effective legislative mechanism implemented here in India to counter this very menace.

Sadly no.better controls are needed

 

[Ghazwa-e-Hind]

You're talking about marketing messages,

My balance on all my SIMS disappears after few days and starts showing 0.

I have data permanently turned off but sill.

Everything in Pakistan has a mafia now

Water mafia, telecom mafia, land mafia, dairy mafia, poultry mafia etc.

Ok,
What you need to do is complain not to the operators, but PTA,
you may want to take on twitter, PTA has an official handle.

It is PTA's duty, as a regulator to ensure that such things don't happen,
What is more, is that if someone is selecting you to send an advertisement,
that means they have your data ( demographic and usage ) ,

Again this is something that the idiots at PTA should be regulating,

So, take on twitter and cc enough media to force them to respond.

PTA never solves a complain.

Consumer court might work, but never PTA

 

[fitpOsitive]

Look at these gentlemen. Sary din mobile ting ting ting

Bezar kerdia Hai in logon nain.

 

[fna]

That’s nothing. When I went to lahore I started getting whatsapp messages for massage parlors.

whatsapp is owned by facebook, the biggest data selling/gathering operation.
hum bolain gay to bolo gay kay bolta hai

 

[MisterSyed]

The worst are the flash messages, which are supposedly for emergencies only, will stop everything on your phone to display the message. This stuff should be illegal. Every scheme has its own number so no matter how many you add to the block list they keep coming. Then there are the endless scam messages and local businesses getting a hold of your number most probably from illegal means to advertise and so on. I remember when I applied to a university and gave them my no. every educational institute in the city started sending me messages, I think one even called, I'm not sure.

Zong ones happen alot MANNN

 

[MisterSyed]

Zong forced me to buy telenor, but still ended up keeping both so I get spammed double now. I don't know what I was thinking.

F

 

[lastofthepatriots]

whatsapp is owned by facebook, the biggest data selling/gathering operation.
hum bolain gay to bolo gay kay bolta hai

I don't have a Facebook. Never created one. Hun das

 

[Mujahid Memon]

This is a real problem with pre paid SIM card numbers the shop keepers sell the numbers on the back of the sim jacket to marketing companies.

Always buy your SIM card from a regional retail sales office or authorised franchise - if you are still receiving the spam messaging here is the process to report them to PTA:

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Those are not from marketing companies but from MNO themselves

So I am suffering with this problem since I bought a Pakistani mobile Sim card, but only recently started to getting annoyed with it.
I receive 4 to 5 advertisement messages from my mobile phone operator daily. Almost alway have to come and check out my message box in my mobile.
I never subscribed to such advertisements. Why I and other Pakistanis are shamelessly bombarded with such useless peace of annoying art? Can PTA do anything about it?

Glad you are receiving only SMS. I regularly get at least 2 calls daily