BEWARE - SMS becomes MMS without warning unless you adjust settings

on 01-03-2014 13:55
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on 01-03-2014 13:55
Recently got an S4 to replace my beloved S2. Was surprised to note that I had been charged for 4 text messages as MMS messages. Discovered the reason - I was silly enough to include a "smiley" chosen from the provided list of options. After wading through Settings I found an option to display a warning when a bog standard SMS is going to be treated as MMS. Typical O2 underhand dealing in my view.
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on 13-03-2014 18:23
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on 13-03-2014 18:23
Yes. Been taking advice about something to suit the eyesight and my fingers (which make constant mistakes
with a small keyboard)
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on 14-03-2014 19:35
I have now set my S4 to warn me when SMS is about to be converted to MMS
However - I recently sent a long sms to 4 people at once. It was converted to MMS and yet there are no emoticons in it - just plain text - but 580 characters long.
So I got a bill of £1.33
I am on contract with unlimited texts.
Anyone any idea what the reasoning is behind this ?
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on 14-03-2014 19:36
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on 14-03-2014 19:36
Please select the post that helped you best and mark as the solution. This helps other members in resolving their issues faster. Thank you.
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on 14-03-2014 19:37
For clarity - I have set my phone to warn me AFTER this incident.
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on 14-03-2014 19:39
That was quick !
Many thanks

on 14-03-2014 20:12
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on 14-03-2014 20:12
There are Green smilys available. To access those go to the keyboard in texts and click on the button to the left of the menu key. A drop down will appear and you can select Green smileys from there that are not charged as mms.


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