Stop iPhone adding a space to a phone number

Hi - for the third time or so, I am getting peed off that I cannot send a text to a number without iPhone adding a space.
For example if someone says: "Text STOP to 123456 to stop these messages", the iPhone reformats "123456" to "123 456" or some such, and the text does not go.
Surely there is a way to stop this? Blowed if I can find it! And Googling it has not helped.
On another point, it puts me off uising this type of texting for marketing of my own, because if I - fairly web-savvy - cannot suss it out, then many other iOS users won't be able to either.
Thanks for ideas or thoughts .
Malc

Why do you want spaces??? It's an evil thing, I hate it and it ***** up my addressbook! It won't turn off even if I have turned formatting off in Address Book.
Apple PLEASE learn from other manufacturers who have the experience of making phones, like Nokia and Sony Ericsson. Just a simple thing as sending a contact to another phone via Bluetooth or SMS, how come you haven't added that yet???

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