[StressedDev]

The same technology Beeper Mini uses to get onto iCloud can also be used by spammers, crooks, etc. to get onto iCloud. You either get both or none. Frankly, as a paying Apple customer, I want them to close this because I hate SPAM. Also, the obsession of iMessage seems very strange to me.

[beeboobaa]

Nonsense. You still just receive SMS messages as normal, so any spam will be delivered to you regardless.

The solution to spam is to petition your government to crack down, or do server side filtering. Banning random phones is like playing whack a mole.