Spam email is something we have used a lot these days. It is inconvenient that your email address can be found anywhere on the Internet, as an innocent subscription to the newsletter leads to a bombardment of useless offers and messages. Fortunately, filters exist to deal with much of the debris that floods our inboxes, but there is one area of our lives that is prone to spam on an almost daily basis: text messages. Yeah, in 2020 it's apparently always a thing to text people. And trust us, we've seen our fair share of SMS spam. Whether it's new real estate investments, a bank loan offer, 20% off your next grocery order, or just other junk, it's often hard to keep up with the constant stream of spam. Some apps offer to filter your SMS spam and delete it automatically, but the problem with these apps is that the SMS message is always sent to your phone, you just don't see it. This could be a problem if you are traveling and your phone is roaming; you will always be charged for spam that reaches you. If you are an Etisalat subscriber, you can block a particular SMS sender by sending SMS B followed by the sender ID to 7726. But if you have a long list of annoying messages to block spam, it can really take some time to do. , so luckily there is an easier way to do it directly through the Etisalat website.
How to block SMS spam through the Etisalat website
To get started, log into your Etisalat Self Care account at Etisalat.ae with your registered username and password. Once you are logged in, on the top right under your account ID, click on "My Etisalat"
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(Image credit: Future) Then click on "My Account" and click on the phone number you have on file.
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(Image credit: Future) You will then be redirected to your main account, where you can view your account usage, billing history, and other information linked to your Etisalat account. Here, click on the "Service Details" tab,
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(Image credit: Future) There are two things you want to do on this page. The first is to click on the button next to "Etisalat Marketing Calls"; this prevents Etisalat customer service from calling you with offers related to upgrading your phone plan. Below you will find a list of all SMS messages you have received in the last 7 days. For any sender you want to block, just find it in the list and click the "Block" button. The system will ask you to confirm the block and once you have selected Yes, you will receive an SMS that the block has been applied. If you ever want to unblock someone in the future, just scroll down and you will see the list of numbers that have been blocked, just click ``unblock'' to allow your messages back.
Be careful with your block
A word of caution though: it is not a good idea to block messages from important services like your bank or utility, as the same sender of the message is often used to send authentication codes to two. factors for online transactions. So be careful when blocking certain numbers, otherwise you may not be able to use these features online until you unblock them.