Text alerts

[Anonymous]

I've just moved from Pay and Go to a monthly contract.  I used to get an outgoing text alert when I sent a message but this no longer happens and I can't see how to change it.  My phone is a Lumia 640.

Can anyone help, please?

[MI5 · Accepted solution]

You don't get them on contracts, they are only for PAYG.

[Anonymous]

Thanks - I did eventually wonder if that was it.  I spent a happy couple of hours sending various duplicates as I didn't think they'd been sent.  It might be useful if that was mentioned when you change over - trivial, I know, but, if you're used to it, it throws you a bit!

[jonsie]

As said,  alerts are usually balance notifications and confirm a text has been sent. Not necessary on monthly contracts. 

[Anonymous]

Yes - I get the balance notification bit but, as you say, it was also confirmation that the text had gone.  I'll learn to live without it, no doubt...!

[MI5]

If you start every text message with *0# you will get a delivery report from the system (the recipient won't see the *0# bit) but it can't be done any other way on O2.

[Anonymous]

Ah - OK - thanks for that.  I'll make a note.  It could be useful from time to time, at least...

[Cleoriff]

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@MI5 wrote:
If you start every text message with *0# you will get a delivery report from the system (the recipient won't see the *0# bit) but it can't be done any other way on O2.

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I didn't know that! Every day's a school day.....

[jonsie]

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@Cleoriff wrote:

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@MI5 wrote:
If you start every text message with *0# you will get a delivery report from the system (the recipient won't see the *0# bit) but it can't be done any other way on O2.

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I didn't know that! Every day's a school day.....

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How long you been with us now.... 

All that does is tell you that the texts have been sent but doesn't tell you that it has been received or read. 

[Cleoriff]

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@jonsie wrote:

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@Cleoriff wrote:

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@MI5 wrote:
If you start every text message with *0# you will get a delivery report from the system (the recipient won't see the *0# bit) but it can't be done any other way on O2.

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I didn't know that! Every day's a school day.....

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How long you been with us now.... 

All that does is tell you that the texts have been sent but doesn't tell you that it has been received or read. 

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Oh I thought it told you it had been delivered...meaning the recipient had received it.....

No point in it otherwise!