Elizabeth
McRoberts,#2Author of original report
Wed, April 19, 2006
Apparently you guys are employees of these companies. Have you not heard all the complaints from people who are being charged and can't get this company to stop. How many times do you think I text messaged to 42222 the word STOP??? And every time it charged my cell phone money. I emailed them, called them so many times it wasn't funny! Every time they'd say something stupid...like I had been taken off two months ago...yet the charged kept on coming. How many times do you think I called Cingular? Enough times to get the picture...they wont do anything about it...you have to get BLINKO to stop charging you. So I'm thinking maybe you work for these losers...or you've never experienced BLINKO. If you had, then you'd understand it's not so easy to get them to stop charging you... it's a big fraud! There is no cancelling of membership...you have to jump through hoops for months.
Elizabeth
McRoberts,#3Author of original report
Wed, April 19, 2006
I tried all that...it doesn't work. Cingular told me they couldn't do anything about it, I'd have to contact Blinko and have them take it off. I did text 42222. Many times. The word STOP...it didn't work...it's all a rip off that never ends. Nothing stops them! Yeah eventually if you keep harrassing them they stop charging...but it takes forever...months! I've talked to many others who finally stopped being charged, but only after months of charges, calls, and text messages.
Robert
Salem,#4Consumer Suggestion
Wed, April 19, 2006
Blinko's short code is "42222" if you want to end them send "STOP" to this shortcode. Alternatively as the previous poster suggested cell phone service providers are able to blacklist third party service providers at your request. You may even be able to get a refund through the cell phone company directly depending on the exact situation.
Don
Belleville,#5Consumer Suggestion
Wed, April 19, 2006
Yes, the Blinko and other 3rd party charges are annoying and costly, but there is another way to make it so you can stop receiving these message and charges. Call your service provider, as most of them can block 3rd party services such as blinko.