A recent reader experience: "I used my cell phone number when playing a game on the internet (Facebook) and typed in my cell number to get game results texted to me. However, when signing up for the game,  I was not pre-warned that a monthly charge of $9.99 would apply to this particular instance, and being a newbie to my cell phone (and not a texting person) when I got my text message I didn't read anything past the results and was shocked with a charge on my bill that I didn't understand how it got there until I asked my cell phone carrier what Premium Texting was. Boy did I feel duped! I have now learned what it is all about and have put a block on my phone to this type of thing, but am still very annoyed that my phone company allows this type of rip off to me, the consumer.

Don't find out the hard way like I did. Never enter your cell number on the internet and always read the fine print!"

Carol Adds: "There are some other ones out there that if you order things on line they charge you a simple 2 or 3 dollars and in the fine print they also say they are giving you something free and hit you with a $72 first time fee and $24 every month after that. There are several account of this on the internet. Just type in A1 Member and you will see the complaints and how to get some of the refund back."

Kim Adds: "FYI. I use FB and for each of these types of functions, clearly stated in a short, but explicit paragraph, BEFORE one goes to the area to enter his/her cell phone information, (which is required to obtain the results to stupid quizzes such as IQ tests, etc. is the fact that there will be a $9.99 monthly charge. Clearly, people need to read before they click! It was not a rip off, nor was the person duped, as they allege. The statements are clearly there, in readable print (without having to squint or use a magnifying glass) and putting a block on a cell phone for "this type of thing" does not preclude charges that are legal based on customer consent, whether they were too stupid to read the terms and conditions or not. I worked in telecom regulatory law & government affairs for 17 years and learned early on that there were two things that we would never be able to regulate: customer laziness and customer stupidity"