MarketBeat SMS Service: A Super Simple Guide

What Is This All About?

MarketBeat is a company that wants to send you text messages (also called SMS) on your phone. These texts will share things like stock alerts (updates about company shares), news stories, and sometimes ads from friends of MarketBeat. This article explains where they can send these texts, what you say "yes" to when you sign up, and how you can stop them.

Where Can You Get These Texts?

Right now, MarketBeat can send SMS messages to people in these countries:

• Australia
• Belgium
• Canada
• France
• Germany
• Ireland
• Italy
• New Zealand
• the Netherlands
• Singapore
• South Africa
• Spain
• Switzerland
• the United Kingdom
• the United States

If you live in one of these places, you can join in!

How Do You Sign Up?

Signing up is as easy as 1-2-3 (well, just two steps):

1. Type your phone number into the sign-up box.
2. Click the sign-up button.

That’s it! But by doing those two things, you are agreeing to something (see below).

What You Are Agreeing To

When you enter your number and click sign-up, you say "okay" to receive periodic (every now and then) text messages from MarketBeat on that phone number. Here are the simple details:

• The messages might be sent by a computer system that dials automatically (think of it like a robot that sends texts without a person typing each one).
• Your phone company might charge you for these messages (this is called "message and data rates"). So check your plan!
• The number of messages will change; sometimes you get more, sometimes less.
• The texts will include:
  • Stock alerts
  • News stories
  • Partner advertisements or special offers

Important Callout:
Giving your permission to get these texts is NOT required if you want to buy any product or service from MarketBeat. You can say no to texts and still be a customer. Also, you might have to pay your phone company for the texts, so be aware!

How to Get Help or Stop the Texts

If you need help or change your mind, it’s super easy:

• For help: Text the word HELP to get customer support.
• To stop: Reply STOP to any text from MarketBeat, or visit their mailing preferences page to unsubscribe anytime.

You are always in control!

Read the Fine Print

MarketBeat has longer rules if you want to read them:

• Full terms of service
• Privacy policy

These tell you more about how they handle your info.

Summary

MarketBeat sends text messages about stocks, news, and partner offers to people in 15 listed countries. By signing up with your phone number, you agree to get these messages, possibly via an automatic system, and you might pay your phone carrier for them. You can stop anytime by texting STOP or visiting a webpage. Agreeing to texts is not needed to buy anything.

FAQ

1. Will I be charged for these text messages?
Maybe. Your phone plan might charge you for sending/receiving texts (message and data rates). MarketBeat doesn’t charge you, but your phone company might.

2. Can I unsubscribe if I don’t like the messages?
Yes! Just reply STOP to any message or go to the mailing preferences page. You can do this at any time.

3. Do I have to sign up for texts to use MarketBeat’s paid services?
No. Consent to receive SMS is not a condition of purchasing any goods or services.

4. What kind of texts will I get?
You’ll get stock alerts, news stories, and sometimes advertisements or offers from partners.

5. Which countries are supported for SMS?
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.