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TEXTS COSTS

Anonymous — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 16:29:27 GMT

Why do some texts cost more than others to send to another UK mobile? I'm on payg and costs are ranging between 12p and 36p. Is it my phone (Sony Experia E1-only a month old) or does it depend on the length of the text? 59 year old female who's not all that savvy with this new stuff!

Re: TEXTS COSTS

Anonymous — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 16:35:55 GMT

Removed my silly advice!

Re: TEXTS COSTS

MI5 — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 16:34:15 GMT

It will be the difference between an sms and an mms.
See here for help http://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Other-Products-Services/Accidental-MMS-Sending-and-How-to-Avoid-it/td-p/689503

Re: TEXTS COSTS

MI5 — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 16:35:02 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
It would depend what network you are sending to.

Other networks would cost more than sending to someone else on O2

Not other UK networks though.

Re: TEXTS COSTS

Anonymous — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 19:11:29 GMT

Text to any UK mobile will be 12p. If your text message is more than 160 character, then you'll be charged double of it.
Also as you're getting charged as 36p, it might be of MMS as MMS is charged as 35p per MMS.
Link for call charges: http://www.o2.co.uk/termsandconditions/mobile/pay-and-go-charges-terms-bigtalker

Re: TEXTS COSTS

Anonymous — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 19:14:08 GMT

Please note mms on contract is now 40p

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MI5 — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 19:19:12 GMT

36p will most likely be 3 texts.
Even if you only write one message that has more than 320 characters, you will be charged for 3 standard texts.
The maximum you can send as a text is 480 characters.

Re: TEXTS COSTS

Cleoriff — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 19:39:32 GMT

@MI5 wrote:
36p will most likely be 3 texts.
Even if you only write one message that has more than 320 characters, you will be charged for 3 standard texts.
The maximum you can send as a text is 480 characters.

And most phones inform you if they are converting to MMS?....

Re: TEXTS COSTS

MI5 — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 19:41:21 GMT

Most do but some require that you enable the warnings in the settings menu.

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jonsie — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 19:42:15 GMT

@Cleoriff wrote:
@MI5 wrote:
36p will most likely be 3 texts.
Even if you only write one message that has more than 320 characters, you will be charged for 3 standard texts.
The maximum you can send as a text is 480 characters.
And most phones inform you if they are converting to MMS?....

Most Samsungs do, plenty of other androids too.

Re: TEXTS COSTS

Anonymous — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 20:17:38 GMT

Thank you to all who replied-think I' sorted now.

Re: TEXTS COSTS

Anonymous — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 20:19:07 GMT

Great news. What was your answer?

Re: TEXTS COSTS

Anonymous — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 11:02:00 GMT

Great news @Anonymous Let us know what was the solution as it may help others searching for similar issues....