Sending Multiple Texts

[gemz4the1]

I feel silly asking this as it is such a little thing and I know it but it's on the tip of my tongue I can't figure it out (having a blonde moment). 

Every christmas I do what everyone probably does and send a standard 'Merry Christmas' text to almost everyone in their contact list.  However, I can't think how to do it.  I don't want to send it as a group message as I don't want my work friends and old school friends to all be replying to each other asking who they are.  I want it to send as an individual message, but not so that the recipient gets a list of everyone that I sent it to.

P.S. I have the iPhone 5s if that helps.

[MI5]

Send an email with everyone in the bcc line.

[adamtemp64]

To add if sent as an sms it may get converted to an mms and cost a foutune loads of threads from last xmas / new year.

[gemz4the1]

I would rather send it as a text than an email.

It's not an image or anything just a basic general 2 worded 'Merry Christmas' text.

[Anonymous]

If you don't want to send it as group message and not as an email, looks like you will have to send the texts seperately

[adamtemp64]

see this part of the o2 support pages

sms converts to a mms

[gemz4the1]

Thank you for that link @adamtemp64 - I will make sure that I don't add any icons or emotions in my messages.

I still have the problem of actually setting up the text.  Is it possible to send a text to multiple people without it creating a group?

[adamtemp64]

also look at the smartphone / android issues not to more than 25 people as well.

The advice has been revised since last january but be careful or at 35p a person ity could be expensive

[Anonymous]

There are other alternatives to the Apple stock sms app.

BBM

Whatsapp

Viber 

But these depend on if they have those downloaded.

[gemz4the1]

Thanks for that advice @bandofbrothers.

I use Whatsapp for friends who are abroad as it is obviously cheaper than sending a text.

Some of my contacts don't have alternatives to texts or emails.

Last time I sent a text to a group of people (on my blackberry), I got replies off people asking why I had give their number out as the text showed everybodies numbers (everyone that I sent the text to).