T-Mobile Hit With Class Action Lawsuit Over Text Messaging

Don't want to pay outrageous fees for text messaging? For most, the solution is simply to call their carrier and have texting turned off. You can't get charged if you don't have access to the service, right? Well, for T-Mobile customers, that hasn't been an option. (All other carriers, as far as I can discern, allow turning off services on an a la carte basis.)

But customers complain that T-Mobile refuses to disable texting services at the carrier level (not even incoming ones), and people say they're getting charged for incoming messages they should be receiving at all. You guessed what's happening now: Class-action lawsuit.

I've actually heard this complaint directly from T-Mobile customers in recent weeks. And now it seems they have a remedy, or at least the hope for one.

Maria Detwiler filed the suit in Seattle District Court, alleging T-Mobile's policy violates both federal and state laws. No dollar amount is specified for damages, but this is one of those rare cases where consumers can actually show, to the penny, just how much they've unfairly been charged. Punitive damages will almost certainly be requested as well.

No news yet on how other wronged T-Mobile customers can join the class action suit. [SEE BELOW] I'll update this post when that information becomes available for those who feel they're due some compensation because of T-Mobile's policies. 

UPDATE: Potential plaintiffs looking for more information on the suit should email attorney J. Paul Gignac at j.paul@aogllp.com.

LINK: Class action nails T-Mobile USA over texting services