The Distrubances of Free Messages
Free SMS or Short Message Service can be a disturber for its users. Moreover, it is relied on by most of cellular operators to get many customers. Therefore, they compete each other to promote it. For instance. They give extravagant offering in quantity, such as giving1000 or 10.000 free SMS in certain time. Then, actually the case is the users will not use it all in the time although they always use it for communicating with the other people. But they try to spend it by sending useless or meaningless messages to most numbers in their phonebook or there is also somebody else who uses it to cheat or just disturb the other users’ calmness. So that, the worst thing happens is it creates several reasons to disturb the other users time.
Based on statement of Nonot Harsono as member of Telecommunication Regulation of Indonesia, “ Beside increasing customer, it is possible if free SMS has some effect next time…”. So the cellular operators just think about a way to get many customers, without thinking about its bad effect. Actually, it really doesn’t matter if there are some messages come in our inbox. But, if it comes in improper time and its substance is not so important, it will create a case. For instance, we get the message when we are studying a lesson or doing work. If its substance is important, at least, we get information. But, how about unnecessary messages? We can mention sneaky or funny messages. Usually it’s sent by the other SMS users who want to spend their free SMS, send jokes, fill their time, etc. unfortunately, if we also get free SMS and we are tempted to reply it, it usually will be continued to become unnecessary chatting or kidding. Therefore, we will not focus in our productive time because the messages have disturbed our concentration.
Next, unnecessary messages also often come in our rest time. Unconsciously, using or spending our remain free SMS until late at night will disturb our refresh time because it will decrease our time to take a rest. Or, our message alert tone ring when we decided to go to bed. Of course, it also will disturb us, moreover if we are not alone in the bedroom. Perhaps we sleep with our husband, wife, sister, son, daughter, etc. it also will create another case. Therefore, most of us choose to ring our mobile phone off or switch it off.
I have ever read someone’s bad experience in getting free SMS on a blog; richarie.blogspot.com/2010/01/dampak-sms-gratis.html. he told that he was sent a message, Congratulation! You’re the winner of Telkomsel Point. For more information, please send a message; PIN POIN and send to 2228. Sender: 0838-XX74-1217.
Yes, another disturbing is the existence of deception messages in our productive or free time. It often happens that there are some strange numbers come in our inbox. Some of them claim their selves from a cellular operator or company which tell that we are the winners of something. They congratulate us and tell if we want to take the present, we have to call a certain number or send amount of money to the certain account number as our tax. There are also the other deception messages, such as asking pulse, offering beneficial business and loan, etc. proven, they have abused free SMS to play trick on the other customers.
Thus, getting free SMS is something joyful, but we have to be wise in using it.
By:
Dian Rosdiana
2009041068/ II.F
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