Prevent receipt of sms so msgs don't come off my plan

[tunie]

There are a gazillion posts on the Internet and in androidcentral about sms blocking, but I can't find anything about whether or not the messages are actually blocked from receipt or, if they are still received, but blocked from view. I have a limited texting plan and I don't want to change it, but I need to block texts from being received in order to avoid going over my plan. I refuse to pay $25 more per month just so I can text.

Anyone? I've emailed a dev of one sms blocking app, but haven't heard back.

Appreciate any help.

Thanks.

ps. In trying to add tags to this post for future searches, I received this error message. --->> You do not have permission to create tags. You may only use existing tags.<<-- ???

 

[B. Diddy]

I would ask your carrier if you're charged for the text once you've sent it, or only once the recipient has received it. I'm guessing it's the former.

Not sure about the tags question--I've never used that before!

 

[tunie]

I would ask your carrier if you're charged for the text once you've sent it, or only once the recipient has received it. I'm guessing it's the former.

Not sure about the tags question--I've never used that before!

Thank you B. Diddy. I'm trying to stop receiving text msgs. AT&T charges both ways.

Do sms blockers actually prevent the receipt of sms messages so that they don't count against my text plan, or does the phone still receive them but block them from view?

Thanks.

 

[B. Diddy]

D'oh!:-\ Sorry, I totally misunderstood you. Let me re-jigger my search ...

I can tell you at least that Ting does in fact count blocked and spam texts: https://help.ting.com/hc/en-us/articles/205421938-Text-Messaging

Have you asked AT&T specifically about if an SMS message that you blocked on your phone, either by an AT&T feature or a 3rd party app, still gets counted?

 

[tunie]

D'oh!:-\ Sorry, I totally misunderstood you. Let me re-jigger my search ...

I can tell you at least that Ting does in fact count blocked and spam texts: https://help.ting.com/hc/en-us/articles/205421938-Text-Messaging

lol! You're too funny I was thinking that the texts probably would be counted because the carriers wouldn't have it any other way. grr... I never rooted. Maybe that's the answer?

 

[tunie]

Haven't asked ATT yet. I'll call them tomorrow. Thank you.

 

[DroidFromVA]

You have three choices: Some, no, or unlimited texting. AT&T has some phones that will block texts, but there really is no middle-ground for you to occupy.