How to Stop Facebook Text Message Notifications
18. Jan, 2011 
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Facebook Text Message notifications seemed like a good idea to me when I first heard about them, but after several weeks of using the feature I’m tired of it. Why? Because there’s so damn many… and I really don’t care about knowing every little thing that goes on with my Facebook account. I’ve got enough text messages as it is and I want out. Here’s how to cancel your subscription to Facebook text message notifications.
Facebook Makes Canceling Text Message Notifications Easy
So the information might not be on the frontpage of their website, but once you find out how to unsubscribe from the notifications you’ll see just how easy it is! Remember how you signed up by texting Facebook? Well, unsubscribing is the same thing almost.
Option 1: Text Off to the number that you send your status updates to
To opt-out of Facebook’s Text Message notifications first pick up the cell phone you’re receiving the texts on and open your text message applications. Next, text back the number you receive facebook updates from to unsubscribe from Facebook’s text message notification service.
What’s going on here is you’re letting Facebook’s SMS publisher know that you want out of the notification service. You should receive the confirmation message that you’ve been unsubscribed within seconds.
Also: You can always text 33665 (FBOOK).
Please remember that you can resubscribe by texting “on” to the same number. Don’t know the number? When you signed up for Facebook messages there was a confirmation text message that you should have received but if you’re still lost here’s your next option, but first you’ll need to be near a PC.
Login to Facebook and Unsubscribe in the Mobile Tab
Once you have logged in to your Facebook account click on the Account tab in the top right and select Account Settings.
Click on the Mobile tab and then you’ll see the radio button to turn on and off Facebook text messages.
Need Help?
If you didn’t receive any text message notifying that you’ve unsubscribed you can text “HELP” to FBOOK. That will provide you with some more information on how you can seek help with unsubscribing to Fb’s notification service.
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