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Hi all, 

 

Sorry to ask about smileys again, but I’m looking for a simple clear cut answer to a simple question!

 

If I reply to an SMS with a simple smiley face, will I get charged for an MMS or will it just be a SMS?

 

I am using Google messages as my message client on a Samsung phone, and if I put a smiley face into the text box, it still shows as an SMS. Is that correct, and will O2 treat a text as an SMS, if Google messages says it is an SMS.

 

Thanks

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Yes, anything at all below 480 characters to a single recipient is an SMS.
I have no affiliation whatsoever with O2 or any subsidiary companies. Comments posted are entirely of my own opinion. This is not Customer Service so we are unable to help with account specific issues.

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@Sinkers 

It all depends on the character count.

Explained here https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/How-to-Guides/Accidental-MMS-Sending-and-How-to-Avoid-it/ba-p/1014132

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Thanks.

So if it’s simply a one smiley reply, with no other text, then it’s just an SMS presumably?

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Yes, anything at all below 480 characters to a single recipient is an SMS.
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@Sinkers If you use a lot of emojis and are concerned about how many you can send in a text, you should consider using WhatsApp and have your friends install the app too. No charge for however many emojis you send in a text, and texts, calls, and video calls are free too.

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Many thanks @MI5 for that clear reply. 

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