Annoying advertising SMS - what to do?

If you repeatedly receive annoying advertisements as SMS, you can defend yourself against it. We show you which options you have and how you can really protect yourself.

Switch off annoying advertising SMS - messages from your own provider

• If you receive the SMS from your mobile network provider, you can switch it off in most cases. To do this, log in online from your provider using the web access.
• If there is nothing to be found there, you should contact customer service. In many cases, this can also help you.

iOS and Android: block SMS messages

If the advertising SMS comes from an unknown sender or you want to speed up the above process, you can simply block the sender. To do this, you first have to create a contact on your smartphone for the sender's number. We show you how to block the contact and thus prevent advertising SMS in the linked instructions:

• iPhone
• Android smartphones
• Windows Phone