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are you charged for adding emojis to text messages?

Fingaz — Sun, 22 Sep 2024 16:31:59 GMT

will i get charged for adding emojis to my text messages?

Re: are you charged for adding emojis to text messages?

MI5 — Sun, 22 Sep 2024 16:33:18 GMT

@Fingaz

Yes if it takes the message over the 480 character count.

Re: are you charged for adding emojis to text messages?

madasaf1sh — Sun, 22 Sep 2024 16:33:22 GMT

@Fingaz

It depends if your phone does some funky stuff with the message, as normally you are not charged extra for emojis..

If you are worried use WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram or even Facebook Messenger...

Re: are you charged for adding emojis to text messages?

Fingaz — Sun, 22 Sep 2024 16:47:17 GMT

its only 1 line of text with one emoji, i dont normally do them in texts as im aware you used or still do get charged

Re: are you charged for adding emojis to text messages?

MI5 — Sun, 22 Sep 2024 16:50:51 GMT

@Fingaz

Turn on character count and if it's below 480 there's no additional charges.

Explained in the guide I posted above.

Re: are you charged for adding emojis to text messages?

Fingaz — Sun, 22 Sep 2024 17:43:14 GMT

so i turned on character count and it was 52/160 then i added my emoji after some more text and it went to 77/70, so i take it that means i would be charged for sending it like that?

Re: are you charged for adding emojis to text messages?

MI5 — Sun, 22 Sep 2024 17:46:13 GMT

No @Fingaz

Under 480 characters and it will not convert.

Re: are you charged for adding emojis to text messages?

Fingaz — Sun, 22 Sep 2024 17:50:45 GMT

ok thanks, its strange, ive turned off mms in the settings but when i type a line of text to say 46/160 then add an emoji it goes to 48/70 and every consecutive emoji after that just adds 2 to the left number and the right number just stays at 70 😕

Re: are you charged for adding emojis to text messages?

MI5 — Sun, 22 Sep 2024 18:00:02 GMT

That's the emojis reducing your count to 70 max @Fingaz

Re: are you charged for adding emojis to text messages?

Fingaz — Sun, 22 Sep 2024 18:24:08 GMT

ok, so where does that leave me with the 480 max character count? thanks

Re: are you charged for adding emojis to text messages?

MI5 — Sun, 22 Sep 2024 18:32:49 GMT

@Fingaz

Your 480 becomes 70

Re: are you charged for adding emojis to text messages?

Fingaz — Sun, 22 Sep 2024 18:49:45 GMT

wow, ok, thats what i was thinking, so then i would be charged if the left number is greater than the right?

Re: are you charged for adding emojis to text messages?

MI5 — Sun, 22 Sep 2024 18:55:44 GMT

@Fingaz

Yes, that's how your phone is responding to the addition of emojis.

Re: are you charged for adding emojis to text messages?

Fingaz — Sun, 22 Sep 2024 18:59:11 GMT

thanks for the help, just out of curiosity, if i did send a text with 5+ emojis and it was 87/70 just say, but ive modified my mms carrier and turned off mms in iphone settings would it still go through and work?

Re: are you charged for adding emojis to text messages?

MI5 — Sun, 22 Sep 2024 19:19:51 GMT

I would expect it to fail unless going via iMessage @Fingaz