801-222-2269

HERE'S HOW TO STOP THE ANNOYING TEXT MESSAGES:

I got the BREW/ozmail text messages everyday too. All you have to do is change your email password on your computer at the website (comcast, yahoo or whatever). Then delete your email account on your phone and make a new one with the new password. I know the problem is text msgs not email, but this works with no side effects trust me.

ok guys, so the reason this happens is because you wen't from a regular phone (dumb phone) to a smart phone/blackberry. This happens because you had the notifications for mobile email on before. Now that you no longer have the dumb phone's software user interface the blackberry/smart phone doesn't recognize it as a notification so you just get it as a text. there are several ways to fix it. Such as reactivating your old phone and cancelling the program, or you have to get a vcast block on your pda, which shouldnt be an issue because you can't use vcast on it anyway.

If you go to the 'About' screen on the application on your phone that lets you access your email on your phone, you'll notice that its written by a company called OZ Communications Inc.  So, the above poster is correct.  You just need to shut off the email notifications on your old phone.  Also, I've noticed that if I'm in an area that has poor connectivity, I get those messages from time to time as well.

I bet those of you who are getting slew's of these messages probably have a bunch of email accounts set up, or you have one VERY active email addy.  Those messages are coming to your phone to tell the email app that there's a new email waiting.

Part of the message says "BREW" then there's a code behind it.
BREW (which is part of the message) is the OS for the phone: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_Runtime_Environment_for_Wireless

The rest is an instruction.

Switched back to blackberry from EnV and calls started coming almost immediatly.  Nothing in message but a series of numbers and letters.  Always from the 11-801-222-2269 number.  Tried to talk to Verizon who tried to tell me they were from videos downloaded months ago on the EnV (I never received any text after the downloads) and they keep telling us they will stop within 24 hours (it's up to 72+ hours now and they are still coming, but every conversation with Verizon they say "it will stop in 24 hrs).  We blocked the 801-222-2269 number right away but it had no effect at all.  We are unable to enter the number with the double 1s in front due to the way Verizon has set up the block function on the website.  Checking our usage for the last 3 days, I found that each time we got the text our bill shows that WE sent a text to that number instead of receiving it.  This is incredibly annoying, and given that they are able to make it look like we are doing the texting, a little scary.  I won't rest until Verizon does something about it, even if I have to talk to every customer service rep they have.

Okay I am Getting annoyed, no I am annoyed.  I keep getting about 10 texts every half an hour. I just activated my new Blackberry from Verizon yesterday.  HELP!! how many times do I have to keep responding Stop

Update, have tried changing password on email and then deleting connection from BB, then resetting email info on BB.  No result.  Getting more and more texts from 11 801 222 2269 every day.  We are sending none but our bill shows that we are.  What exactly is being sent from our phone without our knowledge or permission?  So far no charges are showing up, but if they do, Verizon can count on them not being paid.  Any more ideas about how to make them stop?  We'd be most grateful.

Thank you very much for the info.I got this message yesterday when I was in school, don't know what to do so i called Verizon and they told me what to do.Once again thank you

what do you do?

I just had this same problem when I switched from an Env2 (which I was using verizon's email client on) to a blackberry.  The problem is that the email client (OZMAIL) is still trying to send you emails to your phone, but you don't have the email client on the new phone.  
Solution: Call verizon support, make sure you tell them //BREW (there applications to go programs) and OZMAIL in the message.  Get them to put you through to tech support.  Tech support will have to put in a request to have the messages stopped.  I don't know why when I cancelled the email client that they don't do that automatically but there it is.

I keep getting this text. I bought a background report from Intellius and all it says is it a Qwest land line out of Provo UT
Any way to block this?

you cant block a 12 digit number... only a 10 digit number can be blocked

1-180-122-22269 keeps getting texted to my phone
tried blocking it to no success
talked with Verizon world operator to no success
texted "Stop" back serveral times... to no success

BREW:0104F4BC:OZMAIL CI=E24079FAAD5720BF8485678C42EACF8CMC=6

HOW TO BLOCK TEXTS FROM: 1-180-122-22269
****THIS ONLY WORKS WITH VERIZON CUSTOMERS****

1) Go to Verizon.com
2) Look for Verizon Safeguards..."ITS FREE"
3) You can block up to 5#'s up to 2 months...again FREE!!!

****VERY IMPORTANT*****
You have to ignore the 1-1 at the beginning of the phone...only enter
801-222-2269----> this is their true phone# because their trying to be sneaking by adding two additional digits in front......TRUST ME THIS WORKS....NO MORE 50+ texts from these idiots!!!!!
Pass this on to your VERIZON FRIENDS :)

will see if this works. I have just made the change. Thanks for the info!!

Each time the phone incurs a "hard" reset I get this txt BS.  Most people at Verizon are clueless.  Sooner or later you can get someone in tech who can block (yes, they really can block the full 118012222269 number, provided you get someone in tech who actually knows something about tech....)  My "infection" stops each time I re-sync after a hard reset.  Until then, I get the txt every 30 minutes or so.  Truly ridiculous that Verizon is out to lunch on this one.

you can call vzw and have up to 5 numbers blocked for text and calls for 90 days....you also can block at your VZW account...peace out

I just purchased a Blackberry Curve  8330 yesterday and have been harassed by the 1-180-122-22269 number as well.  I contacted verizon wireless immediately, I even went to the store, and they said I have to wait for my next billing cycle to try and block the number.  I just tried the web address given by Lucy on April 22, 2009:
!http://search.vzw.com/?do=viewdoc&id=16209&p=3015&supportview=1.

I hope it works.

i get text from this number . it is ozmail from verizon wireless email program . if you uninstall the program you still get text from this place telling the program to check for new email. if you reply stop like it says you get charged for replying.

call verizon and if they dont know what ozmail is explain it to them and they will take off the charges !

just got off the phone with VZW.

I get the same stuff...I have the Samsung Omnia and I started getting it the SAME day I activated the phone..its VERY annoying...I did the block on Verizon Wireless.com but I want to do it PERMANENTLY...help :-)

I just started recieveing these dang text messages..I also just bought a new phone from Verizon...Does anyone know if the block at their web site actually works...These text comes in at night while I am sleeping.....and I have to turn my phone off to get any sleep.....The reason for getting my phone, is Sickness in family and need it on 24/7...
This is very annoying.....Please help...