Turn off text spam

According to the Washington Post, American cell phone users will receive 1.5 billion spam text messages this year. Some are phishing messages, some are penny stock promotions (as MSNBC notes), and some are porno come-ons.

Ever hear of a legitimate marketer using this technique without first getting the recipient's permission? Me either. Of course, unsolicited text and cell phone contacts are illegal because the recipient has to pay for the privilege of being pitched some dubious offer.

What to do about text spam? Here's how one user got rid of it on her AT&T phone. And here's how a Verizon subscriber got rid of it. Turn off that spam!