{"id":820,"date":"2008-05-22T05:51:46","date_gmt":"2008-05-22T10:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/?p=820"},"modified":"2008-05-22T05:51:46","modified_gmt":"2008-05-22T10:51:46","slug":"maxis-on-the-anti-sms-spam-bandwagon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/archives\/2008\/05\/22\/maxis-on-the-anti-sms-spam-bandwagon","title":{"rendered":"Maxis on the anti-SMS-spam bandwagon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was reported recently that Maxis (my current mobile provider of choice), will offer an <a href=\"http:\/\/thestar.com.my\/news\/story.asp?file=\/2008\/5\/8\/nation\/21181939&amp;sec=nation\">anti-spam service for cellphones<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Once you get MessagePlus, which costs RM1 per month, you can start blocking spam. Where do I get most of my spam from? Maxis information services!<\/p>\n<p>So, while this magical service is the first in the world, is this just because Malaysia lacks an extension to the Do Not Call Register?<\/p>\n<p>MessagePlus also includes an auto-reply feature for SMS messages. Think of this like vacation mail, in traditional e-mail. Vacation mail that costs money &#8211; you&#8217;re charged on a per SMS basis, ranging from between 5-15 sen per message.<\/p>\n<p>It seems Maxis has a new business development manager, Nikolai Dobberstein. And the idea of sending spam, and charging folk to stop receiving the spam, seems like its just gold! Excellent idea for business development, I&#8217;m sure.<\/p>\n<p>Me? I&#8217;ll live with the spam. And when mobile number portability shows up (find link), I might move to another sensible provider.<\/p>\n<p>A useful statistic? Malaysia&#8217;s SMS use is ranked at sixth in the world, for total SMS volume.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Maxis%20on%20the%20anti-SMS-spam%20bandwagon&body=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bytebot.net%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F05%2F22%2Fmaxis-on-the-anti-sms-spam-bandwagon&share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email a link to a friend\" data-email-share-error-title=\"Do you have email set up?\" data-email-share-error-text=\"If you&#039;re having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. 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Now, you can see the i-Value Plan with a 12 month contract, i-Value Plan with a 24 month contract, and the more sensible Value Plus Plans with a 6\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;General&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1387,"url":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/archives\/2009\/03\/23\/mobile-number-portability-and-the-switch-to-digi","url_meta":{"origin":820,"position":1},"title":"Mobile Number Portability and the switch to DiGi","date":"23\/3\/2009","format":false,"excerpt":"The one telco that I have never had the pleasure of dealing with yet, is DiGi. 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Point of observation: lots of the blogosphere, probably get paid [not necessarily monetarily] to write reviews, which are generally crap because they\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;General&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1521,"url":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/archives\/2009\/06\/02\/the-state-of-broadband","url_meta":{"origin":820,"position":5},"title":"The State of Broadband","date":"2\/6\/2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Taman Klang Jaya, formerly known as Taman Goodwood, currently gives me great woes, when it comes to getting an Internet connection. In short, there is no choice, but the monopoly that is Telekom Malaysia, and their substandard DSL service, better known as Streamyx. 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