Telco Spam
Some people in the US say you don't get spam via SMS because the telco screens third party sources. WRONG. It's one of the most prolific ways to spam subscribers and the providers are also in on it, spamming you with their own promos.
Another kind of spam is via location service. While I'm glad the iPhone is I think immune to this, I still get it on my other phone.
The line beneath the operator info is usually reserved for location info telling you where you are in the city or at least the location of the network tower currently serving your handset.
Sometimes however the provider would use this to send ads and this is annoying. First of all, yes you can turn it off but it deprives you of location info when the ad isn't shown. Secondly, this breaks whatever trust level you have remaining with the operator. And lastly, while this is not exactly new-I've seen this a few times before-eventually this will open the door for third parties to come in and spam you with more unwanted and unexpected ads.
Sent from my iPhone
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