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fed up with being charged a mms for a text

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Fed up with this now ... if I send an average lebngth text it automatically goes as an mms and then charges me ... there is no way to find out the max length of a message before it gets sent this way.  I didnt sign up for this and therefore 02 are breaking their contract with me by doing this ... help!

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perksie
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This app auto-splits an sms into two if you go over the 160 character limit:

 

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.handcent.nextsms&hl=en

To support Disasters Emergency Committee: http://www.dec.org.uk/appeals text Nepal to 70000 to send £5

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Which phone do you have? Most phones have, in the message settings, an option to show the number of characters. A standard text is 160 characters including spaces. If you tell us the model of the phone we can point you in the right direction.

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1 sms is 160 characters long (international standard)

 

What phone do you have

iPhone 11 Pro 256gb on unlimited data
iPad Pro 12.9” 2020 256gb refresh o2 family discount
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My first mobile was in 1995 a CM-R111 from sony on Cellnet.
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this link explains the issues it will show business support

 http://t.co/kpeuXCuXO0

iPhone 11 Pro 256gb on unlimited data
iPad Pro 12.9” 2020 256gb refresh o2 family discount
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My first mobile was in 1995 a CM-R111 from sony on Cellnet.
Wincanton South Somerset (Full 4g 3G 2g indoor coverage) Remember we are all customers here not customer services

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Thankyou for your time in responding, I have a samsung galaxy ace II running gingerbread xxlkg android version 2.3.6

 

I have looked everywhere for the settings to tell me how much I can type ~ but i cant find it and thsi amount changes anyway ...

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And why am I being charged?  Surely the fair thing to do is to charge me TWO or THREE sms for it (free on my contract) instead of sending it as a Mms (very costly on my contract, so much so that I never send photos)

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I've read through this list and none of them apply to me!!  

* Im not sending text to email address

* One contact only

* I dont use subject headers

* I dont send contact cards

* Probably a long message ~ but I'm NOT given the OPTION of sending it as two texts

* Dont use smiley faces

* And I dont attatch anything!

 

* There isnt a counter either 😞

 

Sorry to sound negative, Im just fed up with being sold a contract only to find it's not as cheap as I was led to believe 😞

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This app auto-splits an sms into two if you go over the 160 character limit:

 

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.handcent.nextsms&hl=en

To support Disasters Emergency Committee: http://www.dec.org.uk/appeals text Nepal to 70000 to send £5

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Thankyou slight_smile

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