How do I activate access to value-added SMS and premium numbers?


Summary
Instructions for activating / deactivating access to value-added SMS and premium numbers
Updated on 23. December 2021 0 users liked this article

1. Initial situation

Seabix recommendation

Leave access to premium services disabled at all times. Otherwise high costs can arise.

According to the federal court ruling, access to premium numbers and access to value-added SMS is generally deactivated. People over the age of 16 can activate this access as described below. However, there is an annual cost limit of CHF 5,000.

2. Adjustments to access to premium services

occurrence description
Block multi-value numbers
  1. Block value-added numbers (connection to value-added numbers are no longer possible)
  2. Send an SMS with the text 090xoff to the destination number 41423
Unlock multi-value numbers
  1. Unlocking premium rate numbers (connection can call all available premium rate numbers)
  2. Send an SMS with the text 090xon to the destination number 41423
Block premium SMS
  1. Block value-added numbers (connection to value-added numbers are no longer possible)
  2. Send an SMS with the text psmsoff to the destination number 41423
Unblock Premium SMS
  1. Unlocking premium rate numbers (connection can call all available premium rate numbers)
  2. Send an SMS with the text psmson to the destination number 41423


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