I shall warn: not a new topic, and the first mention about sabzh date back to August 2009. However, in a network of premium sites still covered quite poorly: the same Habré they devoted only one article , and even that - In a closed blog, and Google, upon request, provides the main forum with complaints of disappointed customers.
problem still exists, and this article, I tried to collect at least how some objective information about it. I wonder?
Generally, users of mobile Internet (and this, in most my, new to the network) as long only "dilute" any attempt: at every wap-site has links to the so-called sms-alarms (read more about them, For example, this article ), which however is not just tricks "vparivayutsya" trusting users. More recently, in addition, it is possible Users sign on paid services through the incoming sms, which also attracted the imagination of fraud: here, for example .
distinguishing feature of such tricks that the network put, as a rule, rogues, loners - such as Internet users like you and me, but who choose to enrich themselves at others' expense. Cellular operators communications and sms-aggregators are usually adequately respond to timely complaint: the money being paid, unscrupulous "businessmen" block.
What Premium Sites
But in our case to complain, in general, there is no one: for all the perturbations of a girl sweet voice support service to answer that your 300 (500, 700, 1000 - here Oh, how lucky) rubles went to visit "the site with higher billing, and prompt order details for the required period for you to see for yourself. Naturally, no complaints to make no one would, to a maximum - "leave" you for tech support different instances where you will not hear anything new.
And it works like this: MTS and Beeline in Russia, coming on a site without knowing it, pay a visit to him at higher rates - 150, for example, rubles per MB instead of the usual 2-10. It does not matter what your rate - even if NL: money is still written off. Now there are official and a regularly updated list of premium resources ( Beeline , MTS ), the order of registration more or less regulated, but earlier, in the first months after introduction "services" providers decide which websites considered "better" and "expensive" other. For example, the notorious social network Vkontakte for some time been a premium for MTS .
UPD1 : Beeline subscribers and still pay (and can be, and continue to pay) more for the use of Opera Mini .
How to get on the premium site without visiting it
When talking to tech support subscriber often surprised to prove that None of these sites he has visited. Unfortunately, the visit is not always necessary: for example, if a normal site shows a picture with a premium - With you for her show written off in full. Moreover: the number of premium sites include banner exchange networks and directories whose counters are on every other wap-portal. They are also not too lazy to "slip" to users of Beeline and MTS image "heavier" because they go with this, some commissions.
Legal side question
I'm not a lawyer. I find it difficult to give an objective assessment of the actions of operators. But the fact that at the time of implementation services (end 2009) on it and a word was said in my contract - a fact. A few hours spent in Google, and found no information on court precedents: subscribers to the forums are outraged, threatening to join and understand the law ... but not anymore. It is clear that few people dare (I personally could not bring himself to) spend their nerves for $ 10: still not every day we have with someone to sue, but for the majority of inhabitants, any law - all dark wood. Nevertheless, this kind of "services" in terms of law seem to me at least questionable. What do you think? I would be happy with any clarifications and amendments.
UPD2 : Habrapolzovatel yul noticed an interesting Item:
the list MTS (the Beeline, probably, too) of course funny items:
- free.i-free.ru/mts
- wap.free.infon.ru
- free.hentamobile.ru
- win.samsungmobile.ru - "... terms of software distribution, located in this catalog includes the free distribution of this software. "
UPD3 : Interesting comment , revealing how to run the premium sites.
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