topic Re: Have O2 stopped charging emoticons as MMS?? in Android

Have O2 stopped charging emoticons as MMS??

Anonymous — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 07:24:36 GMT

I know from previous experience that O2 were charging a text as MMS if you added an emoticon but I've sent a few texts with emoticons in the last few days and they've come up as normal text without the usual MMS underneath the message. If I add a photo then it is charged and comes up with MMS underneath (as expected). I've logged into my app also to check if I've been charged but I've only been charged for the one with the photo added. Anyone know for sure before I go crazy daft sending emoticons to all and sundry lol

Re: Have O2 stopped charging emoticons as MMS??

jonsie — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 07:35:48 GMT

They still charge depending on phone and character count. I can send them on both my Notes as long as the character count is less than 160. The smilies on my phones count as 90 characters for the first one but bizarrely adding others then only count as one character each. I can send a short message of around 60 characters and add up to 10 smilies and it will still go as a sms.

Re: Have O2 stopped charging emoticons as MMS??

Anonymous — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 07:37:54 GMT

Interesting! Thanks for that. I have an S4 so will keep an eye on the character count and see if the same applies to me

Re: Have O2 stopped charging emoticons as MMS??

Cleoriff — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 07:41:45 GMT

To confirm I recently put this to the test (purely to do a character count)....and its the FIRST smiley that takes more characters (90) Every other smilie/emoticon counted as 1...

So as long as the total message is below 160 it wont cost a thing...(This is using my Note 3)

http://service.o2.co.uk/IQ/SRVS/CGI-BIN/WEBCGI.EXE?New,Kb=Companion,question=ref%28User%29:str%28Mobile%29,CASE=52295

Re: Have O2 stopped charging emoticons as MMS??

jonsie — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 07:41:35 GMT

That's with using the proper emoticons on the keyboard, not the in app ugly critters

Re: Have O2 stopped charging emoticons as MMS??

Anonymous — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 07:43:12 GMT

Have just tried it.........first emoticon I lose 92 characters then subsequent ones I lose 2 characters per emoticon

Re: Have O2 stopped charging emoticons as MMS??

Cleoriff — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 07:44:33 GMT

@jonsie wrote:
That's with using the proper emoticons on the keyboard, not the in app ugly critters

I never use those anyway.....my 'test' involved using those on the keyboard.

I would also imagine this is phone dependant....I was using a Samsung phone.

Re: Have O2 stopped charging emoticons as MMS??

Cleoriff — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 07:46:01 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
Have just tried it.........first emoticon I lose 92 characters then subsequent ones I lose 2 characters per emoticon

What phone are you using @Anonymous? (As it does appear to be slightly different on each phone)

Re: Have O2 stopped charging emoticons as MMS??

Anonymous — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 07:46:22 GMT

Cleoriff I'm Samsung too.............Galaxy S4

Re: Have O2 stopped charging emoticons as MMS??

gindygoo — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 08:04:39 GMT

It's similar on my Moto G 4G I'm not sure of the character count though as I still cannot find it on this phone.

I'll do a text on the Xperia now as well!

Re: Have O2 stopped charging emoticons as MMS??

gindygoo — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 08:08:02 GMT

Ok, first emoticon uses 67characters then 2 per emoticon after that! I never use them as a rule, but it's handy to know just in case.

Re: Have O2 stopped charging emoticons as MMS??

Cleoriff — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 08:14:32 GMT

There you go then...slightly different on each phone. Though the common factor is the first emoticon uses the most characters and those thereafter use one or two. It would be interesting to see what would happen if you wrote your message and before sending, went back and deleted the FIRST emoticon...

I know, I know....but it's my logical brain cells working

Re: Have O2 stopped charging emoticons as MMS??

jonsie — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 08:18:47 GMT

You can always trust a woman to over complicate and confuse things

Re: Have O2 stopped charging emoticons as MMS??

gindygoo — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 08:21:10 GMT

@Cleoriff wrote:
There you go then...slightly different on each phone. Though the common factor is the first emoticon uses the most characters and those thereafter use one or two. It would be interesting to see what would happen if you wrote your message and before sending, went back and deleted the FIRST emoticon...
I know, I know....but it's my logical brain cells working

Hahaha, now guess what I'm dying to do?

Re: Have O2 stopped charging emoticons as MMS??

Cleoriff — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 08:22:43 GMT

@jonsie wrote:
You can always trust a woman to over complicate and confuse things

Oi...stop being so rude you

I was only thinking 'out of the box'....even though I realise that logically.... if you did that test, the second emoticon would probably jump to being the first.....

Re: Have O2 stopped charging emoticons as MMS??

Anonymous — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 09:43:22 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:

Interesting! Thanks for that. I have an S4 so will keep an eye on the character count and see if the same applies to me

Glad the community could help @@Anonymous!

Re: Have O2 stopped charging emoticons as MMS??

Cairdeas — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 09:58:19 GMT

On HTC ..first emoticon 90 and 2 for each one thereafter x

N.b..only tells me if it converts to mms if I add a photo

Re: Have O2 stopped charging emoticons as MMS??

MI5 — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 11:48:29 GMT

All covered here http://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Other-Products-Services/Accidental-MMS-Sending-and-How-to-Avoid-it/td-p/689503