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on 29-09-2014 08:09
Hi i don't understand why i am being charged for media messages when infact it should be normal text message?
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29-09-2014 08:17 - edited 29-09-2014 08:19
Hi and Welcome to the forum
MMS are not part of the texting allowance in a tariff and are charged at £0.40pence.
o2 MMS help link MMS
Help link http://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Other-Products-Services/Accidental-MMS-Sending-and-How-to-Avoid-it/td-p...
Alternatively use e mail.
Or Whatsapp , BBM or viber as a few examples but these need to be used by the other parties too.
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on 29-09-2014 08:47
@Anonymous wrote:Hi i don't understand why i am being charged for media messages when infact it should be normal text message?
Are you asking if MMS should be free or are you asking why you are been charged?
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on 29-09-2014 08:48
Please bear in mind that if a text reaches a certain amount of characters in length it will send as an MMS instead of a SMS.
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on 29-09-2014 09:21
This has happened to me once. If you send a message which is really long it can be seen as a media message and charged accordingly. I called up O2, got a refund after a few months and in my phone settings turned off "send MMS"
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