Why have I been charged for sending pictures when I know not to send them

[Anonymous]

I have been charged for 7 instances within messages for supposedly sending a picture, which I never do as I know I will get charged as this is not covered within my contract. So the question is why ? 

[Cleoriff]

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@MI5 wrote:
Not free, no, they will be using character count.
Keep your eye on the text counter so you don't go over.

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Apologies. I phrased that badly. They are included in character count but don't convert to MMS... is what I meant to ask....?

[MI5]

Yes as long as they don't take you over 480 characters.

[Anonymous]

The use of smileys as mms is now handset dependant.

Previously on my Note 3 if I sent a green smiley it would just be part of the text count but if I sent a multi coloured one it would convert to mms.

However Since the last samsung update this is no longer the case and coloured smileys are now just part of the text.

[Anonymous]

However on my S4 which is also running 4.4.2 coloured smileys continue to convert to mms.

[Cleoriff]

If I send smilies at all....it is only the green (free) ones

[Anonymous]

@Cleoriff if you check your mms settings in your new shiny red note 3 there is one that will give you a warning if you skip from text to mms.

Try one. Go to your text and select a coloured smiley. I think you will be pleasantly surprised assuming you have updated your software. (Mine is an o2 branded Note 3)

[Cleoriff]

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@Anonymous wrote:
@Cleoriff if you check your mms settings in your new shiny red note 3 there is one that will give you a warning if you skip from text to mms.

Try one. Go to your text and select a coloured smiley. I think you will be pleasantly surprised assuming you have updated your software. (Mine is an o2 branded Note 3)

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No just green smilies at present Nick. It has an update waiting to install...but as I am in Spain...not jiggering about with it...:smileywink:

My lady in red has been good all the time I have been here...(apart from the initial network search when I landed)...so not pushing my luck...