Globes Exclusive: A NIS 182.5 million lawsuit has been filed with the Jerusalem District Court against three Israeli cellular provides: Cellcom, Partner Communications, and MIRS Communications by three people who claim to be subscribers of the defendants. The plaintiffs claim that the defendants charge their subscribers for SMS messages sent by them to subscribers who chose to disable receipt of SMS messages and/or mislead the senders by an indication on their cellular phones that such messages were sent. The plaintiffs have asked the lawsuit to be certified as a class-action suit.
In 2005, cellular operates began marketing handsets, nicknamed “kosher phones” to the Chareidi community. These cellular telephones had a special prefix, which blocked SMS messages and could not be used to surf the Internet.
The petitioners claim that the cellular operators are charging them for SMS messages sent, but which they cannot receive. The plaintiffs say that they receive notices about an incoming SMS, and are charged for an SMS message is NIS 0.45 – even though they cannot read the messages.
The plaintiffs claim that even though the operators know full well that they – as kosher subscribers – cannot receive SMS messages, the operators are not blocking the SMS service as Pele-Phone Communications Ltd. has done.
The plaintiffs claim that the operators are misleading them in two ways: first, by notifying them that an SMS message has been received when it has not, and second, by charging them for the service.
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Fighting cell-phone companies ain’t easy, good luck, u got a good case.
Grow up!
Should I sue Microsoft because I have to hit ‘Start’ before I can ‘Log Off’? VERY misleading. It took me a few hours to figure it out the first time 😉
to bugnot, But no one charged you.
hi bugnot! Do you understand the story here? These companies charge more just so you could have no sms or net. They also make you buy new phones for exorbitant fees, which are sometimes disguised as a monthly service charge. I bought some phones and lines from one of these companies, then they actually bill me for sending SMS from my phone which actually was not really blocking SMS. They are ripping off all these religious people and cautious parents using the yesod Aser bishvil shetisaser (heard in the name of the Satmar Rav ZY”A).
They deserve to be brought down from their cynicism and lies, however I haven’t much hope in this wild west country that much will be done.
To #2 When Microsoft starts charging you every time you hit the start button to log-off then you will sue them too.
This is a monetary issue not just a hassle!
Read the article again.
Bugnot- Please try to Bug Not.
They are suing because they are being charged $$$ for a service their cellular company does not enable them to receive.
How is that comparable to your computer ??!!!
If anyone has info how to join this lawsuit please post.
Maybe IDT can start an Israeli cellphone company, manufacture or import simple kosher phones and we can show the ‘bigshot elite companies’ how to succeed in real business.
or Econophone.