Maybe it was triggered by your phone jumping to a particular cell tower.

Not sure they would need your number if the cell provider broadcasts to every phone that enter the zone for the tower. However, I'm not familiar with the technology and am only speculating.

Also, are you sure that your Bluetooth was off? Looks like there are services offering proximity advertising using Bluetooth.

http://bluecastmobile.com/bluetooth-proximity-marketing

I think Shane is right. The same thing happened to me while crossing the border between Denmark and Sweden in a car. As soon as we came over the bridge we each received a text that said "Welcome to Sweden" and something on currencies and emergency numbers as far as I remember. I think that when our phones were registered on the first cell tower in Sweden they send the text out to a unique ID of the phone registered on the tower - the same ID they use when they lock your phone to a certain provider (just guessing here...).

I think it was okay in that case but I wouldn't wan't to receive ads all the time while driving around. Doesn't sound legal but then again it just might be... I rarely read the small print...  

I suspect, but again it's only speculation, that the company who is advertising would cover the cost of the text message and it wouldn't be billed to the recipient.

Thats old!  It wont be the same thing.  When I was 12 and went on holiday I got txts from my services provider saying welcome to where ever  and the rate of mobile calls. Thats 11 years ago!  Thats your services provider what did that.  I am hoping floors 2 go is not my service provider even though the building is orange I don't think its orange.

JMB

No, well I dont see any logo on the screen saying GPS is turned on.  Its a rubbish £90 waterproof phone  which is a mint phone for the price though!  Last weekend I was a little drunk for some reason I started this game if I get my phone in your pint you have to down the pint!  My phone ended up in every ones drink! Got a little stick!!!


JMB

On a slightly different subject i keep getting calls from Asian sounding people saying the exact same thing , that they are calling from Vodafone and checking that i have recieved my free phone yet and can i confirm details such as my postcode. As Im not stupid I say if your my provider you must have my details so you tell me   to which they cant answer. Obviously they must have got my mobile number from my own website and they dont have my postcode or anything else. I had one today and i said yeah i got the free phone thanks   then i asked her to hold a second and just left the phone on the side while i carried on working   .

They must get people falling for their B/S all the time i suppose they then go on to ask for your credit card number etc etc.

Cell phones and text messaging is the next junk advertising medium out there.  If you have a cell phone with text messaging turned on, you can receive text messages from others advertising whatever.  Guess what.  You get to pay for the text message.  That is at least true in the US.  This based on my experience.  I have eliminated text messaging from my phone for this very reason. 

I personally urge all of you to do the same.

Peter

In the UK it should not happen you should never get charged for a txt unless you authorize it BUT it did happen with my girlfriend she got charged £1 a txt and she got this txt every month for 4 months so it cost her £4 she didnt notice untill she checked her bills I know my girlfriend would not of signed up for football information! I never heard of any one in the UK eliminating txt messaging in fact I dont know if you can actually do that in the uk.

I hate the ones where they call you but it only rings once you dont have any chance of answering! They do this on purpose so you call back but it costs you alot of money! I did it! I got this missed call twice and I thought I never heard it ring I rang it back this guy starting talking saying sorry we missed you I then ended up with a bill for 4 pounds just for couple of minutes on the phone!



My parents get the worst calls!  My dad was working in Africa on an oil rig and the African Government decided they supply the company Food and Internet and Mobile connections!  Well soon as it changed over to the Africans my Dad said the food became horrible and the internet kept cutting off and worse! My mum was getting calls from abroad saying my Dad was Dead or seriously ill send money so we can send the body back or give him medical help! So my mum called his mobile and to find he is fine first time it happend it was a big shock of coarse we was getting calls all the time mobile and house phone. He left as its a horrible place to work and went to work in Dubai and Malta no more calls now.


JMB

You fell for that one  i have had a few of them but i guessed what they were and phoned Vodafone to complain. They knew all about them and said yes if you ring them you will be charged loads of money

Yeah I know but when you just see 1 or 2 missed called on your phone you just ring it back well I did any way! Dont really bother looking quick glance and if a name comes up if not then find out who it is.  Now I do check the numbers before I ring them back!

JMB

but my phone number aint on the van. and not driven past 1 for weeks and we had the txt on the same day. i bet next time i get 1 so do you

Guys, this is targeted advertisement. It is paid for (or should be,) by the person/company. it works (something) like this:

All mobile providers know where you are according to your GPS. It is ALWAYS enabled. Shutting it "off", only means that they cannot share the GPS info with anyone. The provider however, can use it at will.

So......

When your GPS position matches whatever parameter was set, you get the message. It is highly unlikely that anyone jotted down the number from the side of your ride as you passed by. Nor is it likely that any information was exchanged between the parties,... at all.
When the bill comes, see who the sender's number belongs to. However this info can be 'spoofed' by the provider, as it might say that it was "Floor2go" who paid for the call, but you can pretty much be assured that they never actually placed it.

In it's own way, it works much the same as google's 'targeted' ads, or certain mailer's you get by post (snail mail).