How to stop text message spam?

How to stop text message spam?
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answer:Well, there is a good article on blocking it here: http://consumerist.com/5017208/block-text-message-spam It’s really about blocking txt spam that originates on the Internet, but I’m guessing most of them do. However it blocks all txts that originate online.
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